In Thailand monks predict their country's fate lies in water - flooding will destroy their homeland, cities in the north whose names begin with either a "Chiang" or "Lam" will be spared, all the others will be ravaged by the deluge. For his fourth solo show at Galerie Chantal Crousel, aptly titled Asile Flottant the artist Rirkrit Tirvanija has constructed a sketch of Le Corbusier's boat of the same name and inserted a section of it into the gallery. Le Corbusier's barge was designed for the Salvation Army literally as a floating asylum meant to provide temporary over night shelter for vagrants wandering the streets of Paris.
Shows & Exhibitions : Fine Art & Fine Craft
Following a period in which many exhibitions were dedicated to Classical Modern art, Chris Dercon took over as director of the Haus der Kunst in 2003 and again opened the institution’s program up to architecture, design, fashion, film and photography. In an effort to inform the public of these changes, Chris Dercon and his team sought a new graphic appearance and invited several graphic designers to participate in a competition.
Fluxus East represents a first stocktaking of the diverse Fluxus activities in the former Eastern Bloc; the exhibition shows parallel developments and artistic practices inspired by Fluxus. Besides "classic" Fluxus objects and scores, the display includes film interviews with Fluxus artists, photographs, films, correspondence, and recordings of music that document the presence of Fluxus in the former Eastern Bloc.
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney is the exclusive Australian venue for the exhibition Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990–2005. Annie Leibovitz is without a doubt one of the most celebrated photographers of our time. The exhibition brings together almost 200 iconic images of famous public figures together with personal photographs of her family and close friends. Arranged chronologically, they project a unified narrative of the artist's private life against the backdrop of her public image.
Central Art Gallery announces the opening of The Marmite Prize for Painting 2010. The prize is the only nomadic, biennial, open submission painting competition in Britain. Works for the 2010 touring show were selected by Marcus Cope, Steve Dutton, Marie Holland, Keran James, Michael Keenan, Sadie Kerr and Stephanie Moran.
Curated by Richard Appignanesi, writer, theorist and editor Raising Dust is a provocative multi-media exhibition which explores contemporary notions of identity and relativity by inviting a group of predominantly Eastern European artists to respond to the poetry and politics of place. Arguably, the very idea of Europe is in itself a dislocation, a 'nomadic horizon' which responds differently to the shifting perspectives and desires of its inhabitants.
Launching a new initiative to nurture and promote some of the best young artists coming out of Britain today, the Aubin Gallery will kick off the New Year with a solo exhibition of sculpture, screen prints and digital video by Adham Faramawy. In this dynamic multimedia show, Faramawy considers the concept of ‘legends’ and examines the multi-interpretable nature of narratives. Legends are typically passed on by oral tradition and become localised geographically and historically, thereby imparting morals that are open to many interpretations.
For the ninth installment of MoMA's ongoing Performance Exhibition Series, the artists Jennifer Allora (b. 1974) and Guillermo Calzadilla (b. 1971) present their work Stop, Repair, Prepare: Variations on "Ode to Joy" for a Prepared Piano (2008) for one month of live performances in MoMA's Marron Atrium.
Imperial War Museum London is embarking on a major project to renew its First World War galleries as part of the Museum’s plans to lead the cultural commemorations of the First World War centenary in 2014. The new galleries, due to open in Summer 2014, will allow the Museum to improve access to its vast and rich First World War Collections, enabling current and future generations to understand and commemorate the toil and sacrifice of individuals who lived, fought and died in the Great War.
CHARLIE SMITH london presents Berlin based artist Gavin Tremlett with his first one person show in London. Tremlett’s portraits and full figure nudes provide a point of entry into an investigation of the human self. Playfully encouraging the gaze Tremlett’s classically rendered adolescent subjects invite us to engage voyeuristically whilst simultaneously turning the gaze back upon itself, as if to both absorb and reflect; to watch and be watched; to tempt and to reject.