Art Basel’s 2014 edition in Hong Kong closed with galleries reporting strong sales throughout all five days, with both established and emerging private collectors from across the world in strong attendance. Visited by over 65,000 people, the show drew high praise and was visited by directors, curators, trustees and patrons from museums and institutions worldwide. […]
A future sunbed, an organic fungus transformation, performance lectures, audio walks and mini operas. On June 14 and 15 the festival for sound and performance, ACTS, explores for the third time the urban space around the Museum of Contemporary Art and the music venue Gimle in Roskilde with an ambitious program of experimental performance and […]
With six weeks to go until the opening (28 June), further details of the new commissions for Manifesta 10, the European Biennial for Contemporary Art, along with public and education programs, have been announced. Kasper König has commissioned new works from artists including Francis Alÿs (Mexico/Belgium) Karla Black (UK), Marlene Dumas (South Africa/Netherlands), Yasumasa Morimura […]
The Premio MAXXI, founded to support the young generation of Italian artists, has now reached its third edition, won by Rossella Biscotti (2010) and Giorgio Andreotta Calò (2012) in the past two editions. This year the winner will be announced on June 13, when the jury meets to evaluate all the projects. The exhibition, curated […]
The Norton Simon Museum presents Face It: The Photographic Portrait, on view through Aug. 11, 2014. An exhibition of portraits by some of the most important artist-photographers of the 20th century, including Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Diane Arbus, Imogen Cunningham, Judy Dater and Minor White. Drawn from the Museum’s significant collection of photographs, assembled largely in […]
Taipei Biennial 2014 is pleased to announce the list of participating artists for The Great Acceleration. Curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Taipei Biennial 2014 is expected to present a wide spectacle consisting of an exhibition, film screenings, live performances, talks, readings, conferences, publications and other special events at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and at other […]
A Place Like This, a first-ever curated summertime exhibition, takes up this theme, presenting 23 international positions at selected locations in Klöntal Valley and at Kunsthaus Glarus. A majority of the new works created specifically for this location directly reference Klöntal Valley’s rich artistic tradition. The contemporary artists are invited to engage and activate the […]
La Biennale de Montréal announce the list of participating artists for L’avenir (looking forward). Co-produced with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, BNLMTL 2014 combines a multi-sited exhibition, a dynamic series of performances, film screenings, talks, tours, publications, conferences and other special events at the Musée d’art contemporain and at other cultural institutions and public […]
The surrealistic works of American artist Jim Otis celebrate the creative process, both experimenting with and exploring familiar concepts and images in new and different ways. Places he has been, people he has known, experiences he has undergone are all translated through art and infused with new layers of meaning. Otis’s compositions are edgy and […]
The colorful, playful work of American sculptor Danny Campbell seeks to mimic nature through the use of recycled and repurposed objects that he gathers from roadways and byways as part of his artistic process. His work is composed of pieces and shreds of rubber tires that have been arranged into expressive compositions and then covered […]
Born in Paris, France, and raised in Quebec, Canada and Senegal, Stéphane Delaprée began his artistic career as an illustrator for comic strips. Influenced by Matisse, Henri Rousseau, Fernand Léger and Gauguin, Delaprée’s subjective personal style is both ebullient and optimistic, uplifting the soul in expressions the artist calls “happy painting.” Working with acrylic on […]
The Galerie Springer Berlin presents Edward Burtynsky: Water Part II on view through 24.05.2014. This second part of the exhibition features, for the most part, new, previously unpublished works from the series. Along with the film WATERMARK and the BURTYNSKY – WATER book (Steidl), it is Mr Burtynsky’s largest project to date, documenting the scale […]
