Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations
Posted by Fabio 18 June 2012
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, explores the striking affinities between Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, two Italian designers from different eras. Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias’s “Impossible Interviews” for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, the exhibition features orchestrated conversations between these iconic women to suggest new readings of their most innovative work. read more
Tomás Saraceno – Cloud City
Posted by Fabio 16 June 2012
Artist Tomás Saraceno (born in Tucumán, Argentina, in 1973) created a constellation of large, interconnected modules constructed with transparent and reflective materials for the Museum’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. read more
Christian Grillitsch – Velodrawings
Posted by Fabio 13 June 2012
Velodrawings, a solo exhibition by Berlin-based Austrian bicycle-drawing artist, Christian Grillitsch. This unique artist makes beautiful and engaging artworks by skidding his bicycle wheel across the canvas. read more
Danja Akulin – Penumbra
Posted by Fabio 12 June 2012
The word penumbra is often rendered “half-light,” but the Latin origin paene umbra literally means “almost shadow.” In between the shadow and the light there is a zone through which we may see what is in the penumbra, but we see it with a darkened hue, and it is problematic to say whether it is illuminated or not. read more
Tom Edwards – A Procession to Caute
Posted by Fabio 11 June 2012
Tom Edwards debut solo exhibition ‘A Procession to Caute’ opened last week at London’s Beach Gallery. Tom Edwards graduated from Brighton University in 2010 with a degree in Illustration, and now lives and works in London.
Koto Bolofo at Colette
Posted by Fabio 5 June 2012
Koto Bolofo, self-taught photographer from South Africa, born in the Lesotho region, fell in love with the moment in the darkroom when the photograph appears. For him, it’s like ancient witchcraft, voodoo! read more
On The Move
Posted by Fabio 1 June 2012
On The Move, explores the different attributes of the word ‘movement’ -‐ both in its physical sense and touching on present day’s chosen and arguably preferred way of life. read more
OB-R : Objecto – Rectangular
Posted by Lillian Mulero and Jan Galligan 31 May 2012
The advent of electronic books and e-book readers has called into question the future of books, publications and the printed page. This exhibition challenges the notion of the death of the book, about which the curators say, “by no means is the book on the way out, but its concept and modes of reading have changed… read more
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