Bonniers Konsthall presents Lisa Jonasson exhibition

January 25, 2012 – 10:20 am |

The Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm presents an exhibition of work by Lisa Jonasson exhibition on view January 25 – April 29. Lisa Jonasson, Verksamheter som inte får störas, 2012/Lisa Jonasson, Activities that Mustn’t be Disturbed, 2012 Lisa Jonasson’s figures have been blown up and in January they will decorate the glass walls of the Spetsen Gallery. A room within the room holds her richly detailed and colorful collages. Lisa Jonasson is next in line for ... Read More

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Whitechapel Gallery presents survey of British photographer, film-maker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji

January 28, 2012 – 10:56 am |

The The Whitechapel Gallery presents the first major UK survey of British photographer, film-maker and installation artist Zarina Bhimji, open 19 January – 9 March 2012. Zarina Bhimji Your Sadness is Drunk. 2001-2006. Ilfochrome Ciba Classic Print.121.9 x 154.4 cm. Courtesy the artist and DACS, London. Landscapes and buildings haunted by their layered histories are the protagonists in British artist Zarina Bhimji’s photographs and large-scale film ... Read More

Snap Galleries opens Neal Preston. Gods & Rockers exhibition

January 28, 2012 – 10:11 am |

Snap Galleries presents Neal Preston. Gods & Rockers Preston’s first ever UK solo exhibition on view 28th January to 3rd March 2012. Neal’s career has already spanned four decades, and he’s gunning for a fifth. Neal Preston, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page Backstage “He is probably best known for his Led Zeppelin archive, and it will come as no surprise that we are heavy on Led Zep in this show. But hey – what other way would you want it? Neal’s ... Read More

La Triennale 2012 presents Intense Proximity

January 28, 2012 – 7:58 am |

La Triennale 2012 announces its collaboration with Bétonsalon, le Crédac, Instants Chavirés, Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers, Musée du Louvre and Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, six institutions based in Paris and the surrounding region. Ranging from large to small scale, the collaboration between La Triennale 2012 and these institutions will expand the conceptual, programmatic, and cartographic dimensions of “Intense Proximity,” while ... Read More

Shortlist for the Artes Mound 5 Exhibition and Prize announced

January 28, 2012 – 7:52 am |

The shortlist for the Artes Mundi 5 Exhibition and Prize was announced by Ben Borthwick, Artes Mundi’s Artistic Director, following an extensive research process by two selectors—Anders Kreuger, Curator at M HKA in Antwerp, Belgium and Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and curatorial agent for dOCUMENTA (13). The selectors chose from over 750 nominations, including 576 individual artists ... Read More

The 440 Gallery presents A Cup of Air, whimsical new sculpture by Karen Gibbons created from found objects and photography

January 28, 2012 – 7:13 am |

Brooklyn, NY – “I’m going out for a cup of air,” Brooklyn artist Karen Gibbons’s mother would say to her five children as she stepped outside for a reprieve from the stresses of parenting. The free-standing sculpture and sculptural wall pieces in this exhibit, A Cup of Air, express that whimsical metaphor. They are playful, curious and evocative. This new body of work draws inspiration from three sources: the pastoral landscape, the ... Read More

Gallery 114 presents Inside Out. Revelations From Newer Faces group exhibition

January 27, 2012 – 9:52 am |

Gallery 114 presents a group exhibition showcasing its newest artists. “Inside Out: Revelations From Newer Faces” will offer compelling insight into its newest members through a diversity of work and artistic intent. The exhibit promises to be as diverse as the artists themselves. From unique perspective to method of delivery, Inside Out: Revelations From Newer Faces will deliver a spectrum of mediums and aesthetic sensibilities. Artists Diana Crites, ... Read More

Scream opens Unweave the Rainbow group exhibition

January 27, 2012 – 9:46 am |

Scream presents ‘Unweave the Rainbow’, its second annual curated exhibition of emerging artists, on view 26 Jan – 17 Mar, 2012. Malgosia Stepnik, Splash. Photo: Scream Gallery The sequel to last January’s ‘States of Reverie’, ‘Unweave the Rainbow’ features young artists from the USA, UK, China and Poland, each with a unique style, who have in common a psychedelic, other worldy or surreal sensibility. The exhibition title is inspired by John ... Read More

FOTOFEST 2012 BIENNIAL EXHIBITIONS – CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

January 26, 2012 – 7:40 am |

FotoFest announces the Russian exhibitions for its 2012 Biennial Contemporary Russian Photography, which opens in Houston, Texas, on March 16, 2012 and will be on view through April 29, 2012. The Biennial explores modern and contemporary Russian photographic history over the last five decades, from the post-Stalinist period of the 1950s to the present day. The FotoFest 2012 Biennial is the Fourteenth International Biennial of Photography and Photo-related Art, and it ... Read More

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces call for entries for Landscapes contest

January 26, 2012 – 7:31 am |

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call for entries with the theme “Landscapes” for a juried art contest for the month of February 2012. The gallery urges all 2D artists to submit their best “landscape” art for inclusion into the gallery’s March 2012 online group exhibition. The gallery invites all 2D artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field to send us your best ... Read More

Frieze Projects at Frieze New York 4–7 May 2012

January 26, 2012 – 7:04 am |

The eight artists that will participate in the inaugural Frieze Projects program for Frieze New York are: John Ahearn, Uri Aran, Latifa Echakhch, Joel Kyack, Rick Moody, Virginia Overton, Tim Rollins and K.O.S. and Ulla von Brandenburg. The Frieze Projects program is realized annually at Frieze New York and is curated by Cecilia Alemani. Frieze New York will be located in the unique setting of Randall’s Island Park, overlooking the East River. The majority of the ... Read More

Kunsthalle Wien Presents Vanity Fashion / Photography from the F.C. Gundlach Collection

January 25, 2012 – 3:12 pm |

Kunsthalle Wien presents Vanity Fashion / Photography from the F.C. Gundlach Collection in an exhibition on view through April 01st, 2012. Exhibition view Vanity Fashion/Photography from the F.C. Gundlach Collection, Photographer Rüdiger Ettl: F.C. Gundlach, Vor der Cheopspyramide, Karin Mossberg und Micky Zenati, Gizeh 1966© Kunsthalle Wien 2011. Fashion is a manifestation of ideals of beauty and social change, an expressive play between belonging and distinction, ... Read More