Jee Hwang – I have something to say
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2011
By depicting the actions of figures covering their faces, Jee Hwang explore the longing and the struggle to let out thoughts and desires. There is something that disables communication. We try to exchange our thoughts and ideas with others but those attempts are imperfect. 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.
Johnny Romeo
Posted by Fabio 21 October 2011
Johnny Romeo is an Australian born painter. His work centres on pop culture, cultural homogenisation, the failures of blind consumerism, media saturation, celebrity fetish and brand name heroes. He mixes pop techniques with street art to critique some of the consumerist sentiments pervasive in society and, at times, in art, leading to him being called a colourist and a pop individualist.
www.johnnyromeo.net
MGMT at the Guggenheim
Posted by Fabio 21 October 2011
The Guggenheim Museum presents a unique musical performance by the rock band MGMT at the after-party for the annual Guggenheim International Gala on Thursday, November 10, 2011, held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on the occasion of the exhibition Maurizio Cattelan: All. A second MGMT performance at the museum will take place on Friday, November 11, 2011.
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
Quayola – Strata #4
Posted by Fabio 17 October 2011
Strata #4 is a multi-channel immersive video-installation commissioned by Palais de Beaux Arts in Lille. The subject of this work is a series of iconic pieces from the museum’s Flemish collection, focusing specifically on Rubens’ and Van Dyck’s grand altarpieces. read more
Alyssa Monks
Posted by Fabio 17 October 2011
Alyssa Monks’ paintings explore the tension between abstraction and realism, using different filters to visually distort and disintegrate the body. In this shallow painted space, the subject is pushing against our real space. Strokes of thick paint in delicate color relationships are pushed and pulled to imitate glass, steam, water and flesh. read more
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