Cameron Platter, Black up that white ass II, 2009 Cameron Platter, Black up that white ass II, is a 26 minute animated video work, is a good vs. evil story of contemporary life in South Africa weaved through erotic pornography, historic battle stories, biblical parables, and physcadelic dream sequences. Influenced by the tradition of storytelling… Continue reading Cameron Platter: Black up that white ass II
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Dave Hullfish Bailey, Nils Norman, Surrounded by Squares
Nils Norman, Exhibition view, Surrounded by Squares, 2009 For ‘Surrounded by Squares’ Dave Hullfish Bailey and Nils Norman have each constructed elaborate sculptural installations. Both relate to education and ecology, design theory and the creative industries, as well as to the site of Raven Row. Dave Hullfish Bailey has generated polygonal sculptural forms by feeding… Continue reading Dave Hullfish Bailey, Nils Norman, Surrounded by Squares
Katja Novitskova: Expo 2020 Gbadolite, 2001
Katja Novitskova, Cha City flag, Ba City flag, Tu City flag, 2010 Expo 2020 is a project by Femke Herregraven, Katja Novitskova, Matthias Schreiber, Chris Lee, Henrik van Leeuwen and Mikko Oustamanolakis. “Finding Your Place in the World The impact of global climate change is upsetting the balance of the world in a multitude of ways. Seasonal weather patterns have become… Continue reading Katja Novitskova: Expo 2020 Gbadolite, 2001
Tom Burr, Sentence
Tom Barr, Sentence, 2009 Tom Burr, Sentence, 10 September – 24 Oktober 2009 Bortolami, New York There was no single work in Tom Burr’s recent exhibition “sentence” that was truly emblematic of the whole, but one pair at least came close. The two sculptures his personal effects (White) and (Natural) (both 2009) demonstrate a bold… Continue reading Tom Burr, Sentence
Exhibition: In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artist Since 1955
In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artist Since 1955, 25 January -25 March 2012 ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art, London In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artists Since 1955 is a survey exhibition of the often-overlooked genre of serial publications produced by artists around the world from 1955 to the present day. From the rise of the… Continue reading Exhibition: In Numbers: Serial Publications by Artist Since 1955
Valentino, Menswear, Fall 2012
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino, Menswear, Fall 2012 Once upon a time, women had a dressmaker; men had a tailor. The law of supply and demand elevated those services into haute couture and bespoke, which have, ever since, been the summit of human achievement when it comes to cut and cloth.… Continue reading Valentino, Menswear, Fall 2012
“Looking at where figurative painting is today, there is more room for creativity and imagination.”
Go Figure, Curated by Eddie Martinez, 6 October – 13 November, 2011 Dodge Gallery, New York People say “painting is dead” and within that figure painting is mummified. Since painting began, we have used the figure to let people after us know that we existed before them. This is clear when we look at cave paintings… Continue reading “Looking at where figurative painting is today, there is more room for creativity and imagination.”
Exhibition: Chris Moore, Catwalking
Chris Moore, Catwalking 2 December-10 February 2012 Kings Place Gallery Born in Newcastle, Chris Moore moved with the rest of his family to London when he was four years old. He entered the world of fashion at the age of 18 and became a Vogue photographer’s assistant, working with luminaries such as Henry Clarke, Norman Parkinson and Cecil Beaton. His early career was… Continue reading Exhibition: Chris Moore, Catwalking
Post Internet Survival Guide, 2010
Katja Novitskova, Post Internet Survival Guide , 272 pages, 180 x 230 mm, Revolver Publishing, 2010 You are holding a guide to the ecology of a severe ongoing merging of matter, social and (visual) information in the present world. The shift to a multi-polar, mobile, post-democratic, gated, real-time set of conditions effectively redistributes the global balance… Continue reading Post Internet Survival Guide, 2010
Benjamin Valenza
Benjamin Valenza at Salon 94 Freemans, New York, 2009 and Residue 01, 2011 Art Since the Summer of ’69 is proud to present Twice upon a Time, Benjamin Valenza’s first solo show in New York City. A large L- shaped yellow metal plate, deeply corroded by acid at four points, performs as an abstract panther in the show, or… Continue reading Benjamin Valenza
Matthew Day Jackson, The Tomb, 2010
Matthew Day Jackson, The Tomb, 2010 The Tomb, a large-scale work derived from the Tomb of Philippe Pot. Attributed to Antoine LeMoiturier, in the collection of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Tomb of Philippe Pot is considered one of the masterpieces of the Burgundian style of the late 15th century. Jackson replaces the eight hooded monks who carry Pot’s… Continue reading Matthew Day Jackson, The Tomb, 2010
Timur Si-Qin
Timur Si-Qin, Untitled, and Installation view of Legend, 2011 Timur Si-Qin speaks about his work in the 2014 Taipei Biennial. I try to make work that doesn’t believe in the separation between culture and biology. To view humans as occupying a special role in the universe—and therefore as outside of nature and separate from other… Continue reading Timur Si-Qin
Exhibition: Ann Cathrin November Høibo, “Christopher Burden On My Shoulders”
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Christopher Burden On My Shoulders, 2012 Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Christopher Burden On My Shoulders, 20 January – 18 February 2012 Standard (Oslo) Having graduated from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts last year, Høibo has made herself known for installations that rely on a layering of disparate elements and combining among… Continue reading Exhibition: Ann Cathrin November Høibo, “Christopher Burden On My Shoulders”
Mark DeLong
Mark DeLong, Untitled, 2011 Mark DeLong, born 1978 in New Brunswick, is a self taught artist working in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture and video. His work has been displayed at Colette, Paris; Bee Studios, Tokyo; Spencer-Brownstone Gallery, New York; Abel Neue Kunst Gallery, Berlin; Perugi Art Contemporenea, Padova, Italy; Museum Of… Continue reading Mark DeLong
Dan Colen
Dan Colen, No Sex No War No Me, 2011 and Rama Lama Ding Dong, 2006 Dan Colen was born in New Jersey in 1979. Exhibitions include the 2006 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2006); “USA Today,” Royal Academy, London (2006); “Defamation of Character,” PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New… Continue reading Dan Colen
Paul Berger
Paul Berger, Whimac 1, 1994 and 750s-mc, 1999 Paul Berger have been working in the photographic medium since 1965, and in digital electronic media since 1981. He earned a BA degree in Art at UCLA in 1970, studying with Robert Heinecken and Robert Fichter. Berger completed MFA graduate work at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New… Continue reading Paul Berger
Central Saint Martins MA 2011, Myrza de Muynck
Myrza de Muynck, Central Saint Martins MA, 2011 Myrza de Muynck is a Dutch designer who graduated from the MA Fashion programme at Central Saint Martins London. Myrza de Muynck is based in London and was chosen as Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s One’s to Watch AW12-13. This enabled Muynck to have both a catwalk show and an exhibition… Continue reading Central Saint Martins MA 2011, Myrza de Muynck
Books: Thomas Demand, La Carte d’après Nature
Thomas Demand, La Carte d’après Nature, 2010 La Carte d’apres Nature, published to accompany an exhibition curated by Thomas Demand at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, takes its title from a short-lived art magazine created by René Magritte between 1951 and 1954. Magritte’s publication ran for just fourteen issues and each consisted of a postcard,… Continue reading Books: Thomas Demand, La Carte d’après Nature
Nan Goldin, Scopophilia, 2011
Nan Goldin, Scopophilia, 2011 Scopophilia, which consists of over 400 photographs culled from Goldin’s career, pairs her own autobiographical images with new photographs of paintings and sculpture from the Louvre’s collection. Organized around themes of love and desire, Scopophilia, which means “the love of looking,” reflects on Goldin’s intensely personal photographs, as well as the unique permission given… Continue reading Nan Goldin, Scopophilia, 2011
Advertising: Lanvin
Lanvin, Fall Winter 2011-2012 Ad Campaign Primped and adorned in Lanvin dresses, two gorgeous ladies are ready for a night on the town. Just as we believe they’re about to step out for the evening, they stand in position, fixate their eyes on their screen and on cue, start to groove to the music and… Continue reading Advertising: Lanvin