marc philip van kempen
Posted by Fabio 9 May 2011
Marc Philip Van Kempen spent several research periods in the city of Los Angeles investigating the ways in which this city represents itself. During and after these visits he collected different elements such as film-stills, photographs, texts and architectural models, all loosely related to the 1939 novel “Ask the Dust” by John Fante. read more
Somewhere To Disappear
Posted by Fabio 9 May 2011
Somewhere To Disappear is a film about the desire to run away. Photographer Alex Soth traveled across America looking for people who’ve retreated from society. Some live in mountain cabins, some in caves, others in the desert. This film is about men, America, Alex Soth and the dream to disappear. Directed by Laure Flammarion & Arnaud Uyttenhove.
www.somewheretodisappearthefilm.com
Özlem Altin
Posted by Fabio 8 May 2011
Özlem Altin (b. 1977, Goch, Germany) has shown internationally including solo exhibitions at Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples (2010) and Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Arnhem (2008). She is recipient of the two-year grant of Günther-Peill-Stiftung Düren, which will conclude in a solo show in 2012.
VINCENT FOURNIER
Posted by Fabio 8 May 2011
Photographer Vincent Fournier was born in Burkina Faso, studied in France, and is now based in Belgium. He holds a diploma from the Ecole Nationale de la Photographie. He has exhibited at Acte 2 Galerie in Paris, the Young Gallery in Brussels, the Marunouchy Gallery in Tokyo, 27AD in Bergamo and has participated in festivals and fairs in Paris, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo and Switzerland.
www.vincentfournier.co.uk
Imogen Stidworthy
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2011
For her second exhibition at Matt’s Gallery, Imogen Stidworthy has developed a new work which focuses on the act of listening to reflect on how we locate ourselves and are positioned within social space. read more
She Went Along With Him
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2011
She Went Along With Him is directed by LA based provocative filmmaker Douglas Burgdorff. The track, Sabali is by Amadou & Mariam.
NOT SAFE FOR WORK!
Steve Bishop
Posted by Fabio 7 May 2011
London based Canadian artist Steve Bishop (1983) holds an MA in fine art from the RCA.
Hyungkoo Lee
Posted by Fabio 6 May 2011
Homo Animatus by Hyungkoo Lee, was an extension of a series of earlier pieces where the artist physically sought to alter – to reduce to cartoon simplicity – his own anatomy. Using plastic forms, enlarging and reducing lenses, Lee created a variety of body costumes that altered both one’s appearance and one’s vision of the real world at the same time.