Here’s a few sample pics of Rafaël Rozendaal’s fantastic ‘Broken Self’ installation, now on view alongside Tara Sinn’s ‘Xanax ‘ at Spencer Brownstone Gallery.
Check back soon for a full suite of images, video etc. and, in the meantime, read more about the show here, and please swing by to hurl a few bottles…
(pics by Yaz Matsui and Rafaël Rozendaal)
Martin Wöhrl will be showing “Spooky,” a new sculpture in the Hector Prize Group Exhibition at the Mannheim Kunsthalle. Other participants include: Regine Mueller-Waldeck, Martin Pfeifle, Özlem Günyol, Mustafa Kunt and Sandra Kuhne. More info here…
Click here to view a slideshow of images from Jaime Pitarch’s ‘beautiful unglittering things’, which opened at the gallery Monday evening. Exhibition continues through December 19th, more info here…
Congratulations to Seamus Harahan who, on Monday evening, was announced as one of this year’s recipients of the UK’s prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards.
The awards, which consist of £45,000 spread in equal installments over three years, exist to “give artists the freedom to develop their creative ideas and to contribute to their personal and professional growth”. Previous prize winners have included Michael Landy, Gustav Metzger, Jeremy Deller and Turner Prize winners Tomma Abts and Mark Leckey.
Read more on the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards here and on the work of Seamus Harahan here.
Jaime Pitarch’s exhibition of new work opens at the gallery tonight!
See you there, 6-8pm. More info here.
The gallery is closed this week and next week for the installation of ‘beautiful unglittering things’, our second solo exhibition by Barcelona-based artist Jaime Pitarch.
Pitarch’s work has included sculpture, drawing, video and performance. Often using humble everyday objects such as a guitar, a chair, and household and consumer products, the artist employs inventive and witty strategies of displacement, recontextualization, and visual punning to peel away at their routine uses and meanings, posing what The Village Voice (writing about his 2006 solo show at the gallery) has called a series of “exquisite conundrums”.
Read more about the exhibition here and Jamie’s work here, and we look forward to seeing you at the exhibition opening night, Monday November 9th, 6-8pm.
The Chili Moon Town “Rally for Dreams” has changed shape!
Artists Anna Galtarossa & Daniel González will now be hosting their “Rally For Dreams” atop a sequined double-decker bus, touring various Manhattan locations.
Date: Fri, Oct 16, 12pm-2pm
Over the course of a Friday lunch hour, a glittering double-decker bus with multiple brass bands playing on its upper level will drive around the city promoting the power of dreams and the unique talent New Yorkers have to make them come true.
Led by the Hungry March Band and a distinguished soprano, the musicians will play, wearing artist-designed pajamas and animal costumes while riding across the island, driving by Times Square, the Empire State Building, Union Square, Canal Street and Bowery (see map below).
Come and meet us along the way!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Artists Anna Galtarossa & Daniel González started collaborating in 2007 on an ambitious public art project: Chili Moon Town Tour. Debuting in Mexico City on Chapultepec Lake, this floating, utopian city was born with the dream of undertaking a journey to New York City. Millions have made this passage throughout history, inspired by the freedom and possibility that Manhattan and its citizens give to the world.
CITY of DREAMS is curated by Blanca de la Torre with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York
Please contact Project Managers: Molly O’Rourke and Jeff Hnilicka or visit the Chili Moon Town website for more info…
Jane South unveils a major new installation as part of the ‘Slash: Paper Under The Knife’ exhibition, now on view at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design.
The exhibition explores the international phenomenon of cut paper in contemporary art, showcasing the work of artists (including Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman, Judy Pfaff, and Kara Walker) who reach beyond the traditional role of paper as a neutral surface to consider its potential as a medium for provocative, expressive, and visually striking sculpture, installation, and video animation.
The exhibition opened to the public on October 9th, and Jane, as part of a special opening week preview along with a number of other artists, has been working in situ on her installation in the museum’s 4th and 5th floor galleries.
You can catch Jane putting the finishing touches to her piece through the end of the day today, October 13th, and the exhibition continues through April 4th, 2010.
Read more and watch a video preview of the show at MAD’s site here.
