Mauro D’Agati – Alamar
Posted by Fabio 28 November 2011
The Alamar’s neighborhoodcextends to the east of Havana, on the other side of the bay. In the 70’s Alamar was born as a model city project, but through the years fell into anonymity until it became a bewildering complex of badly constructed buildings. The Sicilian Mauro D’Agati decided to expose the scene of Alamar through a series of shots that convey life, decay, color, poverty and dreams. read more
THE MALCOLM MCLAREN AWARD
Posted by Fabio 21 November 2011
The Performa 11 Grand Finale will be held in honor of the punk pioneer and Sex Pistols founder Malcolm McLaren. The inaugural award will be presented tonight at the Bowery Hotel in New York, by writer Greil Marcus and musician Lou Reed.
MICHAËL BORREMANS – The Devil’s Dress
Posted by Fabio 14 November 2011
Borremans’ drawings, paintings, and films present an evocative combination of solemn-looking characters, unusual close-ups,
and unsettling still lifes. There is a theatrical dimension to his works, which are at once highly staged and ambiguous, just as his complex and open-ended scenes lend themselves to conflicting moods—simultaneously nostalgic, darkly comical, disturbing, and grotesque. read more
Laurence Tarquin Von Thomas – If You Leave
Posted by Fabio 3 November 2011
Following the success of the first ‘If You Leave’ book in 2010, a second publication is now to be released featuring the work of 89 fresh photographers. ‘If You Leave’ is a contemporary photography collection, curated online by photographer Laurence Tarquin Von Thomas. read more
Susie MacMurray
Posted by Fabio 31 October 2011
Susie MacMurray’s work encompasses drawing, sculpture and architectural installations. A former classical musician, she retrained as an artist, graduating with an MA in Fine Art in 2001. She now has an international exhibition profile and shows regularly in the USA and Europe as well as the UK. read more
Ed Kienholz – Five Card Stud
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2011
Visit Nancy Reddin Kienholz as she discusses her late husband Ed Kienholz’s work from 1972 entitled “Five Car Stud”, now on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA 04 September 2011 – 15 January 2012.
You Rest You Rust
Posted by Fabio 27 October 2011
You Rest You Rust – a group exhibition of Alternative Contemporary artwork. Featuring work by: DAIN, Dale ‘vN’ Marshall, Daniel Lumbini, Penny. Opens to the public on Friday 28th October at The Rook & Raven Gallery, 7/8 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1HN.
DAMIEN HIRST SPIN PAINTINGS
Posted by Fabio 17 October 2011
English artist Damien Hirst’s new paintings are being exhibited at the Triennale di Milano in Italy, in the exhibition “O’clock. Time design, design time”. The new pieces, called Beautiful Sunflower and Beautiful Fractional Sunflower are created by a process called spin painting. read more
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