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F18: Living Kitchen

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:15:18 +0000

At SHIFT Electronic Arts Festival in Basel, artist group F18 presented the work "Living Kitchen - Happy End of the 21st Century (2006), an installation that allows the objects familiar in an everyday kitchen to suddenly come to life. More info.

Marco Schuler: Sculptures and Videos

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:11:41 +0000

German artist Marco Schuler presents new sculptures and videos at Häusler Contemporary Zürich. More info.

Tatiana Trouvé at Migros Museum Zürich

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:39:15 +0000

Tatiana Trouvé is known for her room constructions, architectonic interventions, and snake-like metal sculptural objects that are semmingly solidified in movement, as if frozen. At the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst Zürich, Tatiana Trouvé presents new works in her first solo exhibition in Switzerland: an installative spatial structure with architectonic interventions and large format drawings. One of the highlights of the exhibition is the installation in the main hall of the museum, called 350 points à l’infini (350 points towards eternity). More info.

Zilvinas Kempinas Flying Tape

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:03:27 +0000

At this year's Art Forum Berlin, Berlin's international fair for contemporary art, Spencer Brownstone Gallery presented a magnetic tape installation by Zilvinas Kempinas. The Lithuanian artist, who lives and works in New York is known for his works that use unspooled videotape as sculptural medium. More info.

John Wood and Paul Harrison

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:51:49 +0000

The British artist duo John Wood and Paul Harrison present a series of short videos, drawings and text prints at Von Bartha Garage in Basel, Switzerland. The works on display date from the years 1993 to 2009. The works center around making space perceptible and making sense of the world. The range from funny to bizarre to almost documentary and their aesthetics are always very minimalist and purist. < a href="http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/11/18/john-wood-paul-harrison-there-or-thereabouts-von-bartha-garage-basel/">More info.

Inhotim: Nine New Destinations

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:29:44 +0000

Instituto Inhotim in Brumadinho, Brazil, recently inaugurated nine permanent large-scale works by the artists Chris Burden, Doug Aitken, Edgard de Souza, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, Jorge Macchi, Matthew Barney, Rivane Neuenschwander, Valeska Soares, and Yayoi Kusama. Inhotim is a museum complex, formed by a non-linear sequence of pavilions in the midst of a botanical garden. More info.

Jenny Holzer Basel Projections

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:13:37 +0000

An essential part of the Jenny Holzer exhibition at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen / Basel in Switzerland is a series of projections in public space. Since 1996 Jenny Holzer has created light projections in public spaces around the world, at sites including the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris and the facade of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. This video documents the light projections onto Basel's City Hall (November 1, 2009), Basel's Cathedral (November 3, 2009), and the Swiss Railway Station (Bahnhof SBB, November 5, 2009). More info.

Antony Gormley: One & Other Dusk

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:34:49 +0000

At 9 a.m. on Wednesday 14th October 2009, the last participant of British artist Antony Gormley’s One & Other project, Emma Burns, stepped onto the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London. Two days before, when we filmed Trafalgar Square at dusk, it was a completely different scenery, as you can see in this video that we don’t want to withhold from you: One & Other at dusk, starring Michael Conlon. More info.

Shift Electronic Arts Festival Basel

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:23:08 +0000

Shift Electronic Arts Festival Basel

Wilhelm Sasnal Opening at Hauser & Wirth Zürich

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:58:27 +0000

Until the 19th of December 2009, Hauser & Wirth Zürich presents an exhibition of new paintings on canvas and works on paper by Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal. Many works in the show relate to Wilhelm Sasnal’s first ever feature-lenght film entitled Swiniopas (Swineherd), which he realized in the past year. Wilhelm Sasnal Opening at Hauser & Wirth Zürich. October 30, 2009. More info.

Jenny Holzer at Fondation Beyeler

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:07:45 +0000

Jenny Holzer is considered as one of the most popular contemporary artists. Holzer is known for her use of words and ideas in public space. In 1982 she publicised her statements and aphorisms (”truisms”) on one of Times Square’s gigantic LED billboards, in 2008 she created a site-specific light projection for the newly renovated facade of the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum in New York. Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel, Switzerland, is now presenting Jenny Holzer’s first large sale exhibition in a Swiss museum. The focus is on recent works, some of which have never before been shown in Europe. More info.

Interview with Julie Mehretu

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:54:29 +0000

Interview with Julie Mehretu on the occasion of the American artist's solo exhibition "Grey Area" at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. More info.

Julie Mehretu at Deutsche Guggenheim

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:02:07 +0000

Currently on display at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin is American artist Julie Mehretu's suite of paintings Grey Area. It's the fifteenth work within the Deutsche Guggenheim's series of commissions that started in 1998 with James Rosenquist, followed by Andreas Slominski, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lawrence Weiner, Jeff Koons, Rachel Whiteread, Bill Viola, Gerhard Richter, John Baldessari, William Kentridge, Hanne Darboven, Phoebe Washburn, Jeff Wall, Anish Kapoor, and now Julie Mehretu. More info.

Sophie Taeuber-Arp Retrospective at Museo Picasso Malaga

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:52:24 +0000

Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Avant-garde Pathways at the Museo Picasso Málaga is the first retrospective of the work of Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp in Spain. The show presents over 130 exhibits that include paintings, drawings, collages, textiles, puppets, plans, photographs, sculptures and furniture. In this video, curator Estrella de Diego talks about the concept of the exhibition, the scope of Sophie Taeuber-Arp's work, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp's influence on her contemporaries. More info.

Museo Picasso Malaga

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:10:46 +0000

Portrait of the Museo Picasso Malaga and interview with the artistic director, José Lebrero Stals. Málaga, Spain, October 19, 2009. More info.

The Embassy

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:18:09 +0000

Produced by Alex Dellal’s 20 Hoxton Square Projects, in collaboration with Zoom Art Projects, The Embassy was a multi-disciplinary group show being held during Frieze Art Fair in the former Sierra-Leonean Embassy in London. Participating Artists: Marco Brambilla, Terence Koh, Rosey Chan, Tom Gallant, Alastair Mackie, Oliver Clegg, Wolfe von Lenkiewicz, Bruce French, Henry Hudson, Michael Lisle-Taylor, Laurence Owen, Karim Rabik, Hugo Wilson and Yarisal & Kublitz. More info.

Frieze Sculpture Park 2009

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:16:12 +0000

This year’s Frieze Sculpture Park has been curated by David Thorp and featured works by the followning artists: Zhan Wang: Artificial Rock No. 16 (2007); Maria Roosen: Breast Berries (2009); Eva Rothschild: Someone and Someone (2009); Graham Hudson: Edward VIII (2009); Rémy Markowitsch: BONSAI POTATO (2001/09); Andrea Nacciarriti: Grain Circus (2009); Paul McCarthy: Henry Moore Bound to Fail (Bronze) (2004); Louise Bourgeois: The Couple (2003); Neha Choksi: A Child’s Grove (2009); Vanessa Billy: Two Trees I (2009); Teresa Margolles: Bandera (Flag) (2009); Erwin Wurm: Pumpkin (2009). Frieze Sculpture Park / Frieze Art Fair. Regent’s Park, London / UK, October 13/15, 2009. More info

The Age of the Marvellous

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:47:12 +0000

The Age of the Marvellous is an exhibition in the former Holy Trinity Church in London. The Age of the Marvellous features over 60 works of art, most of them especially produced for the exhibition. Artists: Hilary Berseth, Nicola Bolla, Paul Fryer, Adam Fuss, Reece Jones, Wolfe von Lenkiewicz, Alastair Mackie, Kate MccGwire, Polly Morgan, Martin Sexton, Alyson Shotz, Maria Novella Del Signore, Ben Tyers, Keith Tyson, Jonathan Wateridge, and Hugo Wilson. The entire church, including the crypt and the park outside, will be turned into a contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities. More info.

Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth Finale

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:28:13 +0000

At 9 a.m. on Wednesday 14th October 2009, the last participant of British artist Antony Gormley's One & Other project, Emma Burns, stepped onto the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London. The 30 year old medical photographer from Darlington is one of 2,400 people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures and from all over the UK which have participated in this unique piece of art. They have travelled from as far afield as Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands to Belfast, Northern Ireland to be part of this collective portrait of the UK of 2009. One & Other has seen a different person take their place on the Fourth Plinth every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days. The project has been commissioned by the Mayor of London and produced by Artichoke in partnership with Sky Arts, and supported by Arts Council England. More info.

Jim Hodges at Centre Pompidou

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:53:19 +0000

Currently, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, is showing works by the American artist Jim Hodges, titled Jim Hodges: Love, etc. It's the first personal exhibition devoted to Jim Hodges by a major European institution. On display are around sixty of his works, offering a panorama of the unique world of this artist. More info.

Stephanie Syjuco: Copyshop

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:36:40 +0000

This is an interview with San Francisco-based artist Stephanie Syjuco who has conceived a project for this year's Projects program of Frieze Art Fair. Her project called Copystand: an autonomous manufacturing zone is a workshop in which a small group of artists are making bootleg copies of other works exhibited in the fair, and an adjacent gallery stand where these works are presented for sale. In this interview, Stephanie Syjuco talks about the idea behind her work Copystand, how it is received by the audience and gallerists, and her work in general. More info.

Thomas Struth: Paradise

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:55:15 +0000

As every year, Deutsche Bank is presenting an exhibition at their VIP Lounge at Frieze Art Fair. This year, the show is dedicated to the work of German photographer Thomas Struth. Deutsche Bank has over fifty of Struth's earlier works in its collection. Many of them examine the 50s and 60s German city developments of the Wirtschaftswunder. The works presented at Frieze are photographs of forests, depicting an abundance of growing trees, creepers and plants of all descriptions. More info.

Patti Smith performing at Robert Mapplethorpe opening

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:51:17 +0000

Patti Smith performing at Robert Mapplethorpe opening at Alison Jacques Gallery. October 13, 2009. More info.

Miroslaw Balka: How It Is at Tate Modern Turbine Hall

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:25:55 +0000

As the tenth work in Tate Modern's annual series of Unilever commissions, Polish artist Miroslaw Balka installed a enormous steel container filled with – darkness. The sculpture, called How It Is is 30 meters long, 10 meters wide and 13 meters high and completely dark inside. The interior walls of the steel chamber are lined with a soft flock that is 10 times blacker than normal black paint.

John Baldessari at Tate Modern

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:34:43 +0000

In June 2009, conceptual artist John Baldessari received the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, now the Tate Modern in London presents the most extensive retrospective of his work to date in the UK. John Baldessari: Pure Beauty. Tate Modern, London / UK. Press preview, October 12, 2009. More info.

Grosse Freiheit Nr. 8

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:18:20 +0000

During the international art fair Art Forum Berlin, Hamburg-based gallery White Trash Contemporary used a temporary showroom at Strausberger Platz 19, to present part of the gallery’s program in Berlin. White Trash Contemporary is run by Nils Grossien. In this video he provides us with a short introduction to his program.

Zachary Formwalt at Kunsthalle Basel

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:42:57 +0000

Zachary Formwalt at Kunsthalle Basel. More info.

Interview with David Elliott 2

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:40:41 +0000

Part 2 of the interview with the Artistic Director of the 17th Biennale of Sydney 2010, David Elliott. More info.

Interview with David Elliott 1

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:32:05 +0000

Part 1 of VernissageTV's interview with David Elliott, Artistic Director of the 17th Biennale of Sydney (title:THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age). The Sydney Biennial is Australia's largest international festival of contemporary art.

JR: Women are Heroes

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:27:28 +0000

"Women are Heroes" is a project and an exhibition by French artist JR that coincides with this year's Nuit Blanche in Paris. More info.

Preview Tempelhof Conveyor Remix

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:59:04 +0000

This years edition of Preview - The Emerging Art Fair was held in the main hall of the former Berlin Tempelhof Central Airport. The Zentralflughafen is not being used anymore, but there's still a conveyor belt in the main hall. Gallery MyVisit used it to display works by Frederik Foert. If you want to know how an art fair look like from the point of view of a piece of luggage, then this video is right for you! More info.

John Bock Fashion Show

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:14:13 +0000

Excerpts from German artist John Bock's lecture / fashion show at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, featuring weird vogue, underground action and animals (that didn't get hurt). September 26, 2009. More info.

Interview with Daniel Knorr 2

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:25:49 +0000

Second part of the interview with Daniel Knorr, a romanian artist who lives in Berlin. Interview: Olga Stefan. More info.

Interview with Daniel Knorr 1

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:25:07 +0000

First part of an interview with Romanian artist Daniel Knorr on the occasion of his most ambitious project to date, the solo show Led R. Nanirok at Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland. Interview: Olga Stefan. September 20, 2009. More info.

Arto Lindsay: The Penny Parade in Berlin

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:09:56 +0000

On September 26, 2009, the Brazilian-U.S. American musician and artist Arto Lindsay intervenes in the heart of the German capital, Berlin, as part of the events that celebrate the 20th birthday of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. As in this spring’s Venice Biennale, Arto Lindsay’s art parade in Berlin brought together musicians and cultural initiatives, and invited pedestrians to contemplate and participate. Lindsay’s Penny Parade traveled from Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate and ended at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures). More info.

Serge Spitzer: Molecular Istanbul

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:23:37 +0000

The Mayor Synagogue in Istanbul’s Hasköy district is a very special place. The historic synagogue is hundreds of years old. Today, it is used as storage facility, and houses a workshop and a billiard saloon. That’s what the Romanian-born installation artist Serge Spitzer found fascinating about the place. Serge Spitzer has created a site-specific installation at the Mayor Synagogue, titled “Molecular Istanbul“. In one of the rooms he arranged a vast number of marbles on the floor while in the other rooms the craftsmen do their work. More info.

Preview Berlin 2009

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:36:41 +0000

For this year's edition, Preview Berlin – The Emerging Art Fair moved from Tempelhof's Hangar 2 to the main hall of the former Berlin Central Airport. With the new location, Preview Berlin set up a new, different exhibition concept. The new approach was necessary because of the specific requirements of the new space in the historic building. The fair chose a layout without the classic white wall booths. As a result, the focus is on the fields of sculpture, installation, performance and video.

Art Forum Berlin 2009 Highlights

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:17:25 +0000

A review of the 13th international art fair Art Forum Berlin by Ralf Schlüter, vice editor-in-chief of German art magazine Art – Das Kunstmagazin (in Geman language). More info.

Art Forum Berlin 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:38:16 +0000

13th edition of the international fair for contemporary art, Art Forum Berlin. First look at the fair on September 23, 2009. With new directors, the international fair for contemporary art, Art Forum Berlin, performs a restart. The 13th edition features some 130 international galleries. For the first time, the fair is open to a limited number of galleries who present art since 1960. With this expansion, Art Forum Berlin wants to become more varied and even more attractive for the visitors. More info

Sarkis: Site at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:39:11 +0000

Two days before the opening of the Istanbul Biennial, the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art - or Istanbul Modern - held the opening reception for the exhibition "Site", a show that gives an overview of Istanbul-born artist Sarkis' work. Sarkis is one of the most important Turkish artists. Site points to all the stages that Sarkis' career has gone through in the course of half a century. In this show, Sarkis reconsiders the different periods of his art together for the first time in an attempt to reinterpret and reconstruct them. Sarkis: Site at Istanbul Museum of Modern Art. Opening reception, September 10, 2009.

Pronto! On Telephony.

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:05:11 +0000

The exhibition Pronto! On Telephony at [plug.in] in Basel / Switzerland, shows artworks that deal with both playful-experimental and critical-reflexive themes concerning the social impact of the telephone.
The show presents works by the artists and art groups !Mediengruppe Bitnik (CH), Heath Bunting (UK), CADA (PT), Christian Croft/Andrew Schneider (USA), Fabio Gramazio/Martin Kubli/Daniel Udatny/Michel Zai (CH), Graham Harwood/Richard Wright/Matsuko Yokokoji (UK), Crispin Jones/IDEO (UK), Christian Marclay (USA), Lisa Parks (USA), and Unsworn Industries (SE).

Marcus Graf on Istanbul Biennale

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:08:53 +0000

Interview with Marcus Graf, Head of the Guided Tour department of the 11th Istanbul Biennale. Marcus Graf is an expert concerning the Istanbul Biennale, currently writing on his PhD on the history of the Istanbul Biennale. More info.

Guerra de la Paz: Travelogue

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:49:06 +0000

VernissageTV followed Miami-based artist duo Guerra de la Paz to Istanbul for the opening of their solo show at Artane Gallery. In this video we meet with the owner of the gallery, Sevil Sert, and the two artists, Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz, who talk about their current exhibition. More info.

3rd Fotofestival Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:41:34 +0000

From September 5 until October 25, 2009, the third edition of Fotofestival takes place in the German cities Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg. This year's Fotofestival bears the titel "Images Recalled (Bilder auf Abruf)". On display at Fotofestival Mannheim Ludwigshafen Heidelberg are works by artists such as AES+F, Cao Fei, Thomas Hirschhorn, Peter Piller, Bettina Pousttchi, Sean Snyder, and VVORK.

Tadashi Kawamata: Berlin Tree Huts

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:37:54 +0000

As part of the Asia-Pacific Weeks in Berlin, the Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata built several of the tree huts he is known for at the facade of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the adjacent park. This video shows Tadashi Kawamata working on his tree huts. More info.

Beat Zoderer at Von Bartha Garage

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:20:29 +0000

Exhibition with new works by Swiss artist Beat Zoderer at the gallery Von Bartha Garage in Basel, Switzerland. The show presents sculpture, paintings, objects and drawings by Beat Zoderer. More info.

Joseph Beuys and His Students

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:42:46 +0000

On the occasion of the 100th year of Deutsche Bank’s presence in Turkey, Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) hosts an exhibition entitled “Joseph Beuys and His Students – Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection” from 9 September until 1 November 2009. More info.

11th Istanbul Biennial 2009 part 2

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:13:59 +0000

Part 2 of VernissageTV's coverage of the 11th Istanbul Biennial of contemporary international art 2009. More info.

11th Istanbul Biennial 2009

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:09:11 +0000

http://www.vernissage.tv | Impressions from the 11th Istanbul Biennial 2009 during the Press Preview on September 10, 2009, venue Antrepo No. 3. The title of this year's Istanbul Biennial is: "What Keeps Mankind Alive?", the English translation of the song "Denn wovon lebt der Mensch?" from the Threepenny Opera (Dreigroschenoper) by Bertolt Brecht. More info.

Veilhan at Versailles Palace

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:22:52 +0000

Exhibition with works by French artist Xavier Veilhan at Versailles. The exhibition follows the Jeff Koons show at Chateau de Versailles that got much attention last year.

Thomas Feuerstein: Planet Paradies

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:39:50 +0000

The centerpiece of Austrian artist Thomas Feuerstein's exhibition "Planet Paradies" at the gallery 401contemporary in Berlin is the installation Manna-Maschine III. A glass bioreactor is connected with tubes that run across the gallery space. In the machine, certain types of green algae are growing. The installation enables plankton to photosynthesise. More info.

National Anthem of The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:32:05 +0000

Among the participants of Utopics, the 11th Swiss Sculpture Exhibition in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, are the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV). The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland were proclaimed in 1992 and consist of all Border Territories: Geographical, Mental & Digital. For Utopics, the kings Carl Michael von Hausswolff of Vargaland and Leif Elggren of Elgaland annexed the language boundary in Biel/Bienne. Biel/Bienne is bilingual, a French and German speaking city, called Biel in German and Bienne in French. To announce the assimilation of the language boundary, the Jugenorchester (youth orchestra) Biel/Bienne performed the national anthem of the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland.

Holbein to Tillmans at Schaulager Basel / Walkthrough

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:23:18 +0000

This is a walk through the exhibition "Holbein to Tillmans – Prominent Guests from the Kunstmuseum Basel" that is on show at Schaulager in Basel, Switzerland. The exhibition brings together about 200 works from the museum of fine arts (Kunstmuseum) in Basel.

House of World Cultures celebrates 20th Anniversary

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:40:30 +0000

The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures) in Berlin, Germany, celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a series of events. The opening event featured a performance by Swiss artist Christian Philipp Müller. September 2, 2009.

Kumpermond and Nana Dix

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:54:46 +0000

Kumpermond and Nana Dix at Galerie Bauer, St. Moritz / Switzerland.

Interview with artist Sarah Cain

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:18:26 +0000

Los Angeles-based artist Sarah Cain in conversation with Olga Stefan on the occasion of Sarah Cain's first solo show in Europe at Seiler + Mosseri-Marlio Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. More info.

Utopics Sculpture Exhibition

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:10:50 +0000

Review of UTOPICS, the 11th Swiss Sculpture Exhibition in Biel / Bienne, Switzerland, by Gerhard Mack (correspondent Art - Das Kunstmagazin). In German language. More info.

Mircea Cantor: Tracking Happiness

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:21:00 +0000

Mircea Cantor: Tracking Happiness at Kunsthaus Zürich is Switzerland's first solo show of works of Romanian artist Mircea Cantor. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a film created especially for the exhibition, Tracking Happiness. The video features a group of women clad in white sashaying in various formations barefoot across fine white sand. Their traces are wiped away by their broom-wielding successors. In this film, Mircea Cantor examines the paradox of an age in which traces are perpetually left and deleted.

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Mike Kelley: Kandor

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:55:06 +0000

As part of the “Art Walk” of the St. Moritz Art Masters, there’s an installation of “Kandor” videos by American artist Mike Kelley. Kandor is the capitol of comic book hero Superman’s home planet Krypton. According to the Superman myth, Kandor is the only remnant of the exploded planet and the city is preserved – in a reduced state – in a bottle in Superman’s possession. The Kandor series comprises sculptures (bell jars with the miniature version of Kandor), lenticular lightboxes, and videos (previously shown at Jablonka Gallery, Berlin). More info.

Romanian Pavilion at 53rd Venice Biennale 2009

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:44:48 +0000

Romania presents three artists at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2009: Stefan Constantinescu, Andrea Faciu and Ciprian Muresan. Their works are shown within the framework of a site-specific installation conceived by the studioBASAR architectural group as a theatre set. The exhibition is entitled “The Seductiveness of the Interval“. Excerpt from the press release after the jump. 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2009. Press Preview, June 4, 2009. More info.

rAndom International at Design High

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:31:34 +0000

rAndom International is a London-based collective set up in 2002 by Stuart Wood, Flo Ortkrass and Hannes Koch. Their work explores the conflict between reinterpreting the cold nature of digital and the often hands-on approach of analogue. Most of their work is interactive with an intense curiosity applied to experimental processes. rAndom International have won prestigious design awards such as the iF Desgin Award 2005 and 2006. More info.

KölnSkulptur 5 - Reality Check

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:52:35 +0000

With KölnSkulptur 5 – Reality Check, the Stiftung Skulpturenpark Köln in Cologne, Germany, is continuing the series of KölnSkulptur exhibitions, initiated by the founders of the sculpture park, Michael and Eleonore Stoffel. KölnSkulptur 5 opened in April 2009 and runs until April 2011. The exhibition presents 17 new works by Aaron Curry, Christina Doll, Alexander Esters, Katharina Fritsch, Bernd Kastner, Norbert Kricke, Jonathan Meese, Isa Melsheimer, Thomas Moecker, Thomas Rentmeister, Michael Sailstorfer, Jan Philip Scheibe, Dirk Skreber, Torsten Slama, Alan Sonfist, Thomas Stimm and Ina Weber. More info.

Julian Schnabel at Reformed Church in St. Moritz

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:37:00 +0000

In the context of the 2nd edition of St. Moritz Art Masters, Galerie Bruno Bischofberger presents works by American artist Julian Schnabel. Schnabel became known for his “plate paintings”, large formated images of shattered porcelain painted over with expressive traces of oil colors. Julian Schnabel is also a filmmaker. He has directed four films, his first one being about his late painter fellow Jean-Michel Basquiat (1996). More info.

Dirk Skreber: Reaktor

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:06:29 +0000

KölnSkulptur 5 – Reality Check ist the fifth exhibition of outdoor sculpture at the Skulpturenpark Köln. KölnSkulptur 5 has been curated by Managing and Artistic Director Dr. Renate Goldmann and presents 17 new works to the public. Among the works is Dirk Skreber’s Reaktor, a hole with a car inside that seemingly collided with a steel bar. .

Peter Forgacs: Hungarian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2009

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:35:29 +0000

The Hungarian Pavilion in the Giardini presents the work “Col Tempo – The W. Project” by Péter Forgács. The Hungarian media artist and recipient of the 2007 Erasmus Prize conceived a work that revolves around one single motif: the human face. More info.

Isa Genzken: Open, Sesame! (Retrospective)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:10:43 +0000

The exhibition “Open, Sesame!” (”Sesam, Öffne Dich!”) at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, is a major retrospective at the work of German sculptor Isa Genzken. The show has been developed in cooperation with the Whitechapel Gallery in London. It’s the most comprehensive solo show to date. On display is a selection of over 60 works, spanning Isa Genzken’s artistic career from the aerodynamic wooden sculptures that she made in the 1970s, to her recent installations made of consumer goods and everyday objects. More info.

Interview with designer Robert Stadler

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:44:35 +0000

Viennese-born designer Robert Stadler studied design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Italy and then at ENSCI - Les Ateliers in Paris. In Paris, he co-founded the Radi Designers group. Since 2000 he has been working solo while simultaneously continuing his activity with the group. He lives and works in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Currently Robert Stadler is taking part in the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London. He presents two works: the living room suite Tephra Formations and the dumbbell set Foreveryoung (Item for Men).

Lucas Samaras at Greek Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:56:14 +0000

At the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009 Greece is represented by Lucas Samaras. Lucas Samaras presents the multi-installation “Paraxena” in the Greek Pavilion in the Giardini. The show brings together three recent series of photographic and video works produced between 2005 and 2009, juxtaposed with a discrete group of sculptural works from the mid 1960s. Lucas Samaras: Paraxena. Greek Pavilion, 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. June 4, 2009. More info.

Haegue Yang: Condensation

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:45:34 +0000

Haegue Yang is representing Korea at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009. Haegue Yang lives and works in Berlin, and Seoul. The main room of the pavilion features a labyrinthine system of multi-colored blinds that flutter in the breeze generated by six ventilators. Scent emmitters add to the sensory experience when walking through the space. More info.

Mike Nelson: A Psychic Vacuum / Remix

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:55:07 +0000

This is a remix of a never published documentary of the installation A Psychic Vacuum that British artist Mike Nelson set up in the Old Essex Market New York City's Lower East Side in September / October 2007. Mike Nelson transformed the disused interior of the Essex Street market in a labyrinth of reconstructed rooms and passageways. A Psychic Vacuum was produced by Creative Time. More info.

Fiona Tan: Disorient

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:00:18 +0000

Amsterdam-based film and video artist Fiona Tan represents the Netherlands at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. In Venice, she presents three video installations: Disorient (2009), a new video installation that draws on the city's medieval influence before the discovery of new routes to Asia diminished its power; Provenance (2008), a research on 17th-century, "Golden Age" portrait paintings; and Rise and Fall (2009), a video installation that focuses on images of water - turbulent, churning as well as slow-moving and placid - as a metaphor for how memory is formed. Excerpts of the videos are available on the Dutch Pavilion website. More info.

Pierre & Gilles Retrospective

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:46:55 +0000

C/O Berlin presents a retrospective exhibition with photographs by the French artist duo Pierre et Gilles. The worldwide renowned French artist pair create portraits of pop divas and film icons, sailors and princes, saints and sinners, mythological figures and unknowns in unique hand-painted photographs. Fairy paradises and lowest depths, popular iconography and History of Art - everything is considered in order to achieve an aesthetic perfection and their vision of the world, corresponding to the artists' dreamed reality. Video by Martin Griessmueller.

Design Studio DRIFT

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:19:06 +0000

Design studio DRIFT was founded by Ralph Nauta (born 1978) and Lonneke Gordijn (1980), both graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. At Design Miami Basel and the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London they presented their modular light object Fragile Future. Fragile Future 3.4 is an installation consistent of modules that combine an electronical system with LED lights and real dandelions. Fragile Future was awarded the price Light of the Future by the German Design Council in 2008. It also received the first prize in Dutch art competition Artiparti and the Young Talent Prize of Stichting MS-Research. More info.

Austrian Pavilion at 53rd Venice Biennale 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:03:18 +0000

Commissioned by Valie Export and Silvia Eiblmayr, the Austrian Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009 presents works by Elke Krystufek, Dorit Margreiter, and Franziska & Lois Weinberger. More info.

Shaun Gladwell, Australian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:00:17 +0000

Shaun Gladwell represents Australia at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009. The show entitled MADDESTMAXIMVS brings together the artist???s trademark slowed-footage video installations of figures undertaking acts of physical virtuosity, with sculptural works and interventions into the fabric of the pavilion itself, such as a motorcycle that stucks in the outer wall of the building.

Global Street Food by Mike Meire

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:24:00 +0000

Global Street Food is the latest project by German designer / creative director / curator / artist Mike Meiré. At Vitra's Art Basel Party we had the opportunity to have a look at Global Street Food and spoke with Mike Meiré and Andreas Dornbracht of kitchen and bathroom brand Dornbracht. Global Street Food is part of Dornbracht's Edges series of cultural projects and in a way the successor of Mike Meiré's Farm Project for the same series. Global Street Food had its debut during imm Cologne 2009. It basically is an exhibition of street kitchens collected from around the world. Among them: a cheese and sausage stand from Buenos Aires, a chopping block from Hong Kong, China, a fruit and vegetable stand from Rundu, Namibia, a terracotta chicken grill from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and many others. More info.

Russian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:18:19 +0000

The Russian Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia presents works by seven artists: Georgy (Gosha) Ostretsov, Pavel Pepperstein, Anatoly Zhuravlyov, Alexei Kallima, Irina Korina, Sergei Shekhovtsov, and Andrei Molodkin. In this video we have a closer look at the installations by Ostretsov, Pepperstein, Zhuravlyov, Kallima, and Korina. The exhibition at the Russian Pavilion is entitled "Victory Over The Future" and is curated by Olga Sviblova. More info.

Interview with Joep van Lieshout

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:46:01 +0000

On the occasion of the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London VernissageTV met up with Joep van Lieshout, who presented the work Wombhouse in the show. In this video, Joep van Lieshout talks about his work between the poles of art and design, and his current and upcoming projects. Joep van Lieshout (born 1963 in Ravenstein, Netherlands) is the founder of Atelier Van Lieshout (AVL). He lives and works in Rotterdam since 1987. He studied at the Acacemy of Modern Art, Rotterdam. Since 1995, AVL creates work in the realm of installation, design, furniture and architecture. The name Atelier Van Lieshout emphasises the fact that the works of art do not stem solely from the creative brain of Joep van Lieshout, but are produced by a creative team of artists, designers and architects. More info.

Miquel Barcelo, Spanish Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:29:53 +0000

Miquel Barceló represents Spain at the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009. On display is a series of large format paintings surveying Miquel Barceló’s work from 2000 to the present. The exhibition also features a group of ceramics. The most recent works come from the same time as when the Miquel Barceló was creating the dome at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. Miquel Barceló placed a number of canvases on the floor, which were randomly covered by the paint dripping from the ceiling. These canvases were used as backgrounds for the new paintings that address three major subjects: primates, African landscapes and sea foam.

Miwa Yanagi at Venice Biennale 2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:50:54 +0000

Miwa Yanagi represents Japan at the 53rd Venice Biennale with her installation entitled Windswept Women: The Old Girls' Troupe. For this work, Yanagi takes the Japanese Pavilion, built in 1956 and designed by Takamasa Yoshizaka and covers its exterior with a black, membrane-like tent. Inside, Miwa Yanagi installs giant 4m high photograph stands containing portraits of women of varied ages. The photographs are presented in ornately designed decorative frames. The women stand unmoved despite being surrounded by turbulent wind and the scenery is surreal. In addition to the photographs, Miwa Yanagi presents a new video work.

Antony Gormley at Kunsthaus Bregenz

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:32:06 +0000

Antony Gormley currently is in the media because of his work One and Other, a work conceived for the Fourth Plinth on the northwest corner of Trafalgar Square. Antony Gormley invited 2,400 members of the public to spend one hour on the plinth. The project runs 100 consecutive days (until October 14, 2009). Running concurrently, Kunsthaus Bregenz dedicates Antony Gormley a major solo exhibition. The exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, is a major solo show that presents four key bodies of work: Body and Fruit, Critial Mass, Allotment II and Clearing. Antony Gormley at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria. Opening reception, July 11, 2009. More info.

Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:06:21 +0000

In partnership with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Louise Blouin Foundation in London presents a group exhibition of design art with works by Atelier van Lieshout, Drift, Ingrid Donat, Joris Laarman, Lionel Scoccimaro, Marc Quinn, Mathieu Lehaneur, Pablo Reinoso, Rainer Split, rAndom International, Robert Stadler, Sebastian Brajkovic, Thierry Dreyfus, Vincent Dubourg and Wendell Castle. Interview with curator Natalie Kovacs. More info.

Zilvinas Kempinas: Tube at Venice Biennale 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:40:59 +0000

Opening reception of the exhibition Žilvinas Kempinas : Tube at the Lithuanian Pavilion (location: Scuola Grande della Misericordia) of the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. Žilvinas Kempinas is widely recognized for his bold use of videotape as a sculptural medium. More info.