The second edition of Art Expo India witnessed participation of several art galleries as well art experts not only from India, but also internationally. In an insightful talk on the last day of the event, she discussed Indian art from a global perspective. There is also interest in the art scene in India from foreign buyers. Auctions of Indian art abroad have had paintings go for as much as $1.6m (Dh5.88m) last year. That was for a Husain work, but the other artists are also doing well, selling for tens of thousands of dollars.Nehru Centre in Mumbai might not be frequented by art connoisseurs but last weekend over 20,000 enthusiasts were visited the venue to view artwork from 30 galleries around the world at Art Expo India. “It’s a forum that allows viewers to look at a collection that is representative,” says Vickram Sethi, chairman of the three-day fair. He adds, “Entering galleries could be intimidating and a forum like this helps initiate new people into the world art.” young participation by Ashok Art Gallery has got a spectacular response on both visitors and sale, it was almost crowded all three days. their collections includes masters like C.S.Rao, seniors like Baladev Moharatha, cutting edge like Pratul Dash and new talent Pradosh Swain, Sajal Patra and Kanta Kishore were hot favorite amongst all.The second edition of Art Expo India witnessed participation of several art galleries... more
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is proud to announce the FREE 13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® from Sept. 25th to Sept. 27th, 2009
The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation's largest urban forum for experimental art. completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists' studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is proud to announce the FREE 13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art... more
In previous articles last May and July I discussed Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition's (BWAC) Spring and Summer exhibits noting the mixed but generally quite good quality of the art, its affordability, the diversity of styles and backgrounds of the artists, and that Jewish artists are somewhat overrepresented. All of which is also true of BWAC's Fall 2009 Show: The Words of Color that opens on Saturday and which I previewed on Sunday. In the 1980s many artists incorporated texts into their visual art in ways that were sometimes self-indulgent, often polemical, and sometimes both. In this exhibit some artists integrate texts into the work and others place the text on the side as a kind of commentary reminiscent of our sacred texts.In previous articles last May and July I discussed Brooklyn Waterfront Artists... more
If you don't know Kaki King, you're really missing something. Not only is she a hip Brooklyn export, she can play a guitar like no one since Andre Segovia. She beats and thumps and slaps and strums and picks at strings and frets and wood until her audience is agasp at what they're seeing and hearing. Kaki PLAYS guitar! Check out "Bone Chaos In The Castle" and "Pull Me Out Alive." You'll feel absolute heat and passion blazing from the musician and her instrument. And, now, not only is Kaki King earning fame and critical recognition for her music, she's also pushing her boundaries as an artist and philanthropist with her latest project, "THE EXHIBIT." King doled out twelve guitars to twelve artists with visions of her song lyrics and allowed them to turn each into his own work of art expressing a different Kaki King song title. King will be performing (with pink, painted fingers) at and hosting an exhibit and auction of the art guitars to benefit VH1's SAVE THE MUSIC program this weekend in Brooklyn and all for free. Great role model!If you don't know Kaki King, you're really missing something. Not only is she a hip... more
The exhibition is devoted to the activities of the experimental guitar band Sonic Youth, which profoundly influenced style in the music and art scene from its founding in 1981. This is shown by the numerous joint projects of the band with artists, filmmakers, designers, and musicians, as well as by works of art that Sonic Youth has selected for the exhibition. The interdisciplinary show tells an alternative story of contemporary culture, of teenager rebellion, the restlessness of youth, of the craving for fame and the search for identity, gender roles, sexuality, and religion. This comprehensive project is being staged jointly by the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and KIT - Kunst im Tunnel. The exhibition will be shown first at LiFE in Saint-Nazaire (17 June - 7 September 2008), at the new Museion in Bozen (10 October 2008 - 4 January 2009), and after Düsseldorf at the Malmö Konsthall. Accompanied to the exhibition the band will give a concert in Düsseldorf.
Participating artists:
Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, Jerry Aronson, Olivier Assayas, Dara Birnbaum, Angelique Bosio, Joe Brainhard, Glenn Branca, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Ira Cohen, Tony Conrad, Sofia Coppola, Tacita Dean, Jeremy Earl, Barbara Ess, John Fahey, Jeff Feuerzeig, Marco Fusinato, Isa Genzken, Allan Ginsberg, Stefano Giovanni, Jack Goldstein, Mark Gonzales, Kim Gordon, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, Matt Groening, Brion Gysin, Tim Hailand, Jeff Hartford, Todd Haynes, Dick Higgins, Ake Hodell, Jenny Holzer, Tim Irwin, Marc Jacobs, Cameron Jamie, Spike Jonze, Mike Kelley, Richard Kern, Jack Kerouac, Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets), Jutta Koether, Harmony Korine, Levy, Robert Longo, George Maciunas, Yukinori Maeda, Gerard Malanga, Manda, Christian Marclay, Paul McCarthy, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Jonas Mekas, John Miller, Maya Miller, Heath Moerland, Robert Mooney, Thurston Moore, Michael Morley, Bill Nace, John Olson, Roberto Opalio, Jim O'Rourke, Tony Oursler, Steven Parrino, Raymond Pettibon, Edwin Pouncey (Savage Pencil), Richard Prince, Lee Ranaldo, Ed Ruscha, Gus Van Sant, Wilhelm Sasnal, Dana Schutz, Jim Shaw, David Shrigley, Leah Singer, Mike Smith, Patti Smith, Robert Smithson, The Club in Shadow, Kathy Temin, Gokita Tomodo, Dennis Tyfus, Alan Vega, Jeff Wall, Mike Watt, Marnie Weber, James Welling, White Columns Archive, Christopher Wool, Shinya Yamamoto, Nate Young, Sonic Youth
SONIC YOUTH CONCERT
Friday, April 24, 2009
3001, Franziusstr. 7, Düsseldorf
Admission: 7.00 p.m.
Beginning: 8.30 p.m.
"As anyone who's been in a band knows, there's always something different about the drummer.
That could be different in a good way or a bad way; it doesn't matter. Drummers live on their own planet. Anyone needing further understanding should only look to hockey. In hockey, it's the goalie that differs. Having to wearing a painted mask is just the beginning of it.
Understanding the drummer's outsider role provided Sandra Dionisi with the starting point needed to organize "Cut to the Drummer," a compelling art exhibition at Steam Whistle Brewing, beginning with tonight's silent auction, with depictions of 50 drummers by 50 exceptional, internationally known illustrators. The artwork is expected to fetch prices from around $300 to $2,500.
"As I discovered in my research, drummers have their own mythology," says Dionisi, the respected Toronto illustrator behind The Bepo + Mimi Project, an initiative aiming to make design and illustration more socially responsible.""As anyone who's been in a band knows, there's always something different about the... more
The "Art in Mind" group exhibitions offer a platform for UK and international artists to showcase their work to a new London audience. There is a gallery fee to cover all costs and we charge £250 per week for a 3 metre wide space - you can book as much space as you like (3,6,9 meters) depending on how much work you wish to include and the size of your work. Our team organise everything including internet marketing, email promotion, printing flyers, sending invitations, staff for set up, daily invigilating and sales (we take 0% commission on all sales made). All you need to do is organise delivery and pickup of the artworks the rest is taken care of. We supply a free bar during the opening night to entertain viewers, buyers and press contacts.
The next available space is a two week exhibition from the 31 March – 13 April 2009 with a preview opening night on Wednesday 1st April between 6.30 and 8.30pm. The Art in Mind exhibitions take place throughout the year on a regular basis.
For further information contact the director tony@thebricklanegallery.com
t: +44 (0) 207 729 9721
w: www.thebricklanegallery.comThe "Art in Mind" group exhibitions offer a platform for UK and international artists... more
Everything is big in Texas, and what could be bigger than Texas oil? The Center of Land Use Interpretation (CLUI), based in Culver City, California, assesses the material and environmental impact of the oil industry in Texas through video and photography, documenting a state-wide profile of the state's energy infrastructure. At Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston -- the current exhibition Texas Oil - Landscape of an Industry offers this new exhibit as the result of CLUI's University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center’s first artist-in-residence in 2008. The exhibit is currently on view at Blaffer Gallery from January 17 - March 29, 2009. Visit the gallery's site for exhibition details.
Image: El Paso oil refinery. Photo courtesy of the CLUI Photographic Archive / Blaffer Gallery - The Art Museum of the University of Houston.Everything is big in Texas, and what could be bigger than Texas oil? The Center of... more
With 2009 in our sights, Cut&Paste is gearing up for a Digital Design Tournament of extreme proportions. Featuring a hat trick of 2D, 3D, and Motion Design competitions in sixteen cities worldwide, the 2009 tour takes us over, across, and around the world in just over a hundred days, then sends us flying back to New York for the grand finale, the debut of an international showdown between champions.
You heard—okay, read—right. The first-ever Global Championship will shine one massive spotlight on all sixteen cities’ triple threats of 2D, 3D, and Motion Design competition winners, pitting these forty-eight victors against each other to duke it out for their place at the top of the heap. Think of it as Cut&Paste’s rendition of a pressure-cookin’ battle royale.
But wait, we’ve got more new goodies to show off. Each of our events will be introducing a new series of Show&Tell sessions, and the Audience Design Contests come back better than ever in both 2D and 3D, not to mention going global. Because everyone deserves a chance to take on the world.With 2009 in our sights, Cut&Paste is gearing up for a Digital Design Tournament of... more
Following the success of their Notting Hill exhibition last August, 55DSL and Mitchy Bwoy have teamed up again to open a brand new exhibition space in London!
Starting this Saturday, December 6, the 55DSL Newburgh Street Flagship store will be playing host to the best artists that you don’t know about but may already appreciate. 55DSL is committed to using this space to celebrate the true originators of all the disciplines of visual arts and is available for artists of all levels and all types. For further information regarding the space, contact studio_uk@55DSL.com
And to kick things off, 55DSL proudly presents a collaboration between Rabodiga and Mitchy Bwoy with “Hell Hath No Fury”, an exhibition that will explore the basic themes surrounding trust, sexuality and innocence, where the artists will take turns at being the wolf and the little red riding hood… Will innocence prevail? Only you can decide!
The first day for the public to see this show is Saturday 6th of December - from 12pm - the artists will be in residence. The work from this show is available to buy, prices range up to £1500, and that’s not all: to accompany this show there are 55 limited edition prints, with the stunning image you see in the photo seen in the attached press release, all signed by the artists, at £95 each that only the first 20 will be able to buy at £55...just in time for Christmas!Following the success of their Notting Hill exhibition last August, 55DSL and Mitchy... more
Really great exhibit my photography professors are in. Check it out if you are in NYC and are looking for something to do or if you are interested in the history of printmaking.Really great exhibit my photography professors are in. Check it out if you are in NYC... more
Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park gives us an exclusive look at his art exhibit, Glorious Excess, and describes his personal experiences in the spotlight with pop commentary and classical vanitas influences.Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park gives us an exclusive look at his art exhibit, Glorious... more
1%= percentage of drinkable water in the world. A wonderful display of concepts and utilitarian art and design that brings attention and awareness of a vital element, water.
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One Percent Water is an exhibition curated by Ilse Crawford and Jane Withers that explores the social and environmental impact of water.
The exhibition features work from artists and designers including Brandon Ballangéem, Lucy Orta (top image), Fulgaro, Ideo and Doshi Levien (above).
And yet - largely through the way we use and abuse this precious resource - we face a water crisis and many of the ways we use water today are no longer appropriate to our future.1%= percentage of drinkable water in the world. A wonderful display of concepts and... more
As I entered the futuristic-looking Tokyo Big Site building on Odaiba Island, I was greeted by a person with the head of fish. Beyond him/her/it and all about the place wandered a colorful assortment of strange characters which appeared to have been born in fertile imaginations bred on Japanese Anime, Gothic Horror, and Salvador Dali. It was then that I knew I had reached my destination: the Tokyo Design Festa.
Design Festa is a chaotic showcase of artists, musicians, craftsmen, designers, dancers, and performers - the sublime mixed with the avant garde. The Design Festa takes place twice a year in Tokyo and has been going on for 14 years.
Artists come from all over the world to participate. Booths are set up to showcase their creations and crafts. Visitors can look at, handle, and purchase their favorite pieces. In addition they have the chance to talk with the artist to learn more about them and their artwork.
For artists, the Design Festa gives them the opportunity to get their work noticed and possibly sold. The event is a breeding ground for future art as a lot of networking goes on between artists which can lead to potential collabrations.
There is so much to see, do, and absorb in a weekend at Design Festa. The place is literally a beehive of activity. There are performances to see, workshops to attend, bands to hear, painters to watch, and oddity to puzzle over.
Some of the booths offer short workshops to teach visitors a bit their craft. I tried my hand at the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy. Calligraphy in old Japan was considered an all important skill. In the far off days of the Heian Period (794-1192), a person’s calligraphy was believed to be a mirror of their character. I would have been laughed out of the Heian Court with my paltry attempt at the turtle kanji character. My turtle looked a bit more like a sickly chicken strung up by clumsy anti-poultry vigilantes. My teacher, a ten year old girl, was patient with me and guided me as best as she could.
At a makeup special effects booth, visitors were able to get horrific body scars which didn’t hurt a bit. I got myself a nice deep scar running down my arm which later fooled a few drunks at my local bar.
There were several fantasical creations from this booth wandering around surprising the unwary and small children. One was tall elegant alien creature frighteningly realistic but fortunately sweetenly demure.
Another creation was a ghastly sculpture of a half-tree half-woman monster with the severed head of a man in her/its hand. Her/Its roots were nourished with the blood and gore of other men. It was a macarbe cocktail of environmentalism and feminism blended horrifically together.
Along with the countless booths, there are a variety of showings throughout the day in different sections of the event area. Bands, short films, musicians, eclectic performers can be seen outside, upstairs, and in the main hall. I was able to see rock bands, taiko drum groups, naughty nurses, a gyrating eyeball man, and a dancing ninja troupe.
One of the popular returning performance groups is Mr. Eyeball Love Globe from Taiwan. The group is headed by man with an enormous eyeball as his head. His outfit is covered with a similar pattern. His story from his flyer is that he is an alien here to spread love. The Eyeball group was one of the most out-there groups and attracted a lot of attention. They have been to Design Festa several times before.
Design Festa takes place twice a year in May and November. For more information please check:
The Tokyo Design Festa is a semi-annual event where artists, craftsmen, performers, musicians, film-makers, and what-not gather from all over the world to exhibit their creations.
It's a weekend of artistic chaos!The Tokyo Design Festa is a semi-annual event where artists, craftsmen, performers,... more
LiFE, International Space for Emerging Arts in partnership with LES ESCALES FESTIVAL is hosting an exhibit titled, Sonic Youth Etc. Sensational Fix. Show opens June 18th and closes September 7th. Special concert by Sonic Youth on Saturday August 9th. Stefano Giovannini, one of our favorite photographers has work included in the show. Unfortunately you need to cross the Atlantic to attend. For more info go to: Lelife.org
For those of us who plan to be here in NYC 4th of July weekend, you may be able to score FREE tickets to see Sonic Youth. Tickets are available by reservation on The River to River Festival website starting at noon on Thursday, June 12. There is a strict limit of 2 per person. For more info click here.We have a double dose of Sonic Youth news...
LiFE, International Space for... more
Fairbanks-based musician John Luther Adams is profiled in Alex Ross' recent contribution to the New Yorker ("Song of the Earth: A composer takes inspiration from the Arctic", 12 May 2008). John Luther Adams -- not to be confused with John Adams who scored the modern opera "Nixon in China" -- has produced an installation for the Museum of the North at the University of Fairbanks in Alaska that culls geologic, seismic, and meteorologic data into a computer and processing the feed as light and sound. Adams' work “The Place Where You Go to Listen” is not merely an ambient work, but a piece that processes information organically and in real-time. And the title refers to Naalagiagvik, a coastal sliver on the Arctic Ocean, cited in an Inupiaq legend. Check out Ross' profile of John Luther Adams, his music, and projects.
Image credit: John Luther Adams says, “My music is going inexorably from being about place to becoming place.” Photograph by Evan Hurd. Courtesy of the New Yorker.Fairbanks-based musician John Luther Adams is profiled in Alex Ross' recent... more
Food artist Emma Staite's newest collection mixes sweets with art to pretty impressive results.
She has recreated some of the world's most famous artworks using colourful chocolate Smarties, including Banksy's 'Clean Streets Maid,' Warhol's 'Marilyn Monroe' as well as a host of UK city skylines, which all look, ahem, sweet.
Check the link to see the pieces which are being entered into a nationwide exhibition which is celebrating the much loved candy, Smarties. Food artist Emma Staite's newest collection mixes sweets with art to pretty impressive... more
The Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art exhibition at London's Barbican Gallery 'presents contemporary art works under the fictional guise of a museum collection conceived by and designed for extraterrestrials. The Museum’s curators deploy an eccentric classification system, treating artworks as artifacts. The Martian perspective opens up contemporary art to fresh interpretations as well as humorous misunderstandings. In presuming to understand an unfamiliar culture, the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art parodies the way that Western anthropologists historically viewed non-Western cultures through alien eyes.
Playful and irreverent, the collection features works by over 100 artists, including Joseph Beuys, Cai Guo-Qiang, Maurizio Cattelan, Jimmie Durham, Thomas Hirschhorn, Ryan Gander, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hiller, Damien Hirst, Brian Jungen, Dr. Lakra, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, John McCracken, Bruce Nauman, Mike Nelson, Cornelia Parker, Sigmar Pdka, Ugo Rondinone, Daniel Spoerri, Haim Steinbach, Francis Upritchard, Jeffrey Vallance, Andy Warhol and Rebecca Warren'.
If you're around the London area, check out the exhibition from 6th March to 18th May.The Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art exhibition at London's Barbican Gallery... more
