Hiroshi Sugimoto – Portraits
Posted by Fabio 14 May 2012
In the sixteenth century, Flemish court painter to the British Crown Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) gave us the imposingly regal portrait of Henry VIII now kept in London’s Royal Portrait Gallery. Based on this Holbein portrait, the wax figure artisans of Madame Tussaud’s in their consummate skill recreated an absolutely faithful likeness of the king. read more
MERGING BRIDGES
Posted by Fabio 14 May 2012
The first exhibition to feature British and international artists exhibiting alongside Azerbaijani artists will be shown at the Baku Museum of Modern Art from 15 May 2012. Realised by YARAT!, a non-commercial organisation dedicated to promoting contemporary art in Azerbaijan, Merging Bridges will feature acclaimed artists including the world-renowned Sarah Lucas, Keith Coventry, James Turrell, Idris Khan and Olympia Scarry. read more
Yasuaki Onishi – reverse of volume RG
Posted by Fabio 11 May 2012
In his installation, reverse of volume RG, Yasuaki Onishi uses the simplest materials — plastic sheeting and black hot glue — to create a monumental, mountainous form that appears to float in space. The process that he calls casting the invisible involves draping the plastic sheeting over stacked cardboard boxes, which are then removed to leave only their impressions. read more
CAN YOU PICK A REAL WARHOL FROM A FAKE?
Posted by Fabio 8 May 2012
Art Series Hotel Group have brought together the world’s greatest living art forger, Tony Tetro, with one of the world’s most forged artists – Andy Warhol – to ask which Warhol is Warhol’s? The convicted forgery artist, Tetro, has been commissioned to produce nine replica Warhols that will hang in the hotels alongside a genuine one until August 3. read more
Maess – United Networks
Posted by Fabio 8 May 2012
Maess explores the topic of emergence as motifs to describe the idea of cyber-intuitive space. Using multilayered interactive structures as patterns, Maess creates drawings that explores raw data sets derived from sources such as professional network connections, airline destinations, demographics, Facebook mentions, and others. read more
Filthy Luker Space Invaders Art Attack
Posted by Fabio 30 April 2012
Street artist and interventionist Filthy Luker in collaboration with Red Stripe, transformed Manchester Town Hall into an interactive 80’s arcade game classic. Surprising and engaging the public with its ingenuity.
Doug Foster
Posted by Fabio 30 April 2012
Doug Foster has long been fascinated by the intricacy of the human visual system and how it can be fooled by optical illusion. In 1981 he built a walk-in film installation for his degree show that used projected imagery and large mirrors to incorporate its viewers into an infinite panorama. read more
Lillian Schwartz-The Artist and the Computer
Posted by Fabio 26 April 2012
1976 documentary about Lillian Schwartz’s work with computers and features excerpts from several of her films. Lillian Schwartz is best known for her pioneering work in the use of computers for what has since become known as computer-generated art and computer-aided art analysis, read more
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