The 16th International Contemporary Arts Fair of Athens opens its doors this Thursday13 May and until 16 May .
Taking part in Art-Athina will be 58 galleries from 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, the USA, Italy, Cyprus, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Turkey) featuring works by more than 300 artists. In addition, 42 organizations associated with contemporary art will also be represented (museums, foundations, arts publications and media).
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Kutlug Ataman's Exhibition in Whitechapel London
KUTLUG ATAMAN
13 April - 2 May 2010
fff is a multi-screen video installation created by Turkish artist and film director Kutlug Ataman, in collaboration with British composer Michael Nyman.
The work’s title is an abbreviation of ‘found family footage’, though it can also be read as a musical instruction. Consisting of images drawn from a collection of home movies shot in the 1950s and 1960s, fff draws on the archives of two families – the Fryers and the Howards – whose fathers worked for the Farnborough RAF. The footage is an eclectic mix of domestic scenes and the pioneering research into flight conducted by men of both families. Made up of quintessentially English vignettes, the work is fuelled by nostalgia for a seemingly lost age. However, Ataman’s de-construction reveals a more complex narrative. An original score composed independently – or ‘blind’ – by Michael Nyman, accompanies the short films. Ataman edited visual sequences according to Nyman’s music, effectively treating both sound and image as ready-mades.
Ataman’s work primarily consists of cinematic portraits of remarkable, yet often marginalised, individuals. By limiting his authorship in fff to editing and merging two elements authored by others, he constructs a new perspective on British culture from the outside in.
13 April - 2 May 2010
fff is a multi-screen video installation created by Turkish artist and film director Kutlug Ataman, in collaboration with British composer Michael Nyman.
The work’s title is an abbreviation of ‘found family footage’, though it can also be read as a musical instruction. Consisting of images drawn from a collection of home movies shot in the 1950s and 1960s, fff draws on the archives of two families – the Fryers and the Howards – whose fathers worked for the Farnborough RAF. The footage is an eclectic mix of domestic scenes and the pioneering research into flight conducted by men of both families. Made up of quintessentially English vignettes, the work is fuelled by nostalgia for a seemingly lost age. However, Ataman’s de-construction reveals a more complex narrative. An original score composed independently – or ‘blind’ – by Michael Nyman, accompanies the short films. Ataman edited visual sequences according to Nyman’s music, effectively treating both sound and image as ready-mades.
Ataman’s work primarily consists of cinematic portraits of remarkable, yet often marginalised, individuals. By limiting his authorship in fff to editing and merging two elements authored by others, he constructs a new perspective on British culture from the outside in.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ART Is Not DEAD!!!!!!!(just a mini review)
For us who have not visited the Armory Show ...:
"Creative innovations in various art mediums wowed attendants and proved that art is not dead in this time of recession!!!!"
Galleries stepped up their game featuring inquisitive and interactive pieces that both challenged and stimulated viewers. Featured in both Pier 92 & 94, the show did an excellent job of showcasing different mediums and installations. Paris stole the show as a top producer of ingenious pieces. Artists stepped outside the box this year by featuring pieces that challenged form and the imagination. Attendees were forced to view each exhibit as the majority displayed “larger than life” and eye-popping pieces. .
"Creative innovations in various art mediums wowed attendants and proved that art is not dead in this time of recession!!!!"
Galleries stepped up their game featuring inquisitive and interactive pieces that both challenged and stimulated viewers. Featured in both Pier 92 & 94, the show did an excellent job of showcasing different mediums and installations. Paris stole the show as a top producer of ingenious pieces. Artists stepped outside the box this year by featuring pieces that challenged form and the imagination. Attendees were forced to view each exhibit as the majority displayed “larger than life” and eye-popping pieces. .
Monday, February 22, 2010
Size does Matter!!!!!! curated by Shaquille O’Neal
"The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to present “Size DOES Matter”, curated by basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal. This exciting exhibition, on view from February 19, 2010 - May 27, 2010, includes works from international artists exploring the myriad ways that scale affects the perception of contemporary art.
Artists have readily utilized the element of size. Large and small objects require different approaches, elicit unique responses from their viewer, and reflect the varying purposes in which works of art were meant to serve. This dynamic exhibition will include a variety of mediums that play with scale as a key component in the composition of the artwork. Every work in the show was selected by Shaq himself or is being newly made at his request. "
Artists have readily utilized the element of size. Large and small objects require different approaches, elicit unique responses from their viewer, and reflect the varying purposes in which works of art were meant to serve. This dynamic exhibition will include a variety of mediums that play with scale as a key component in the composition of the artwork. Every work in the show was selected by Shaq himself or is being newly made at his request. "
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Design and the Elastic Mind (Review of Paola Antonelli's exhibition in MOMA -2008)
In the past few decades, individuals have experienced dramatic changes in some of the most established dimensions of human life: time, space, matter, and individuality. Working across several time zones, traveling with relative ease between satellite maps and nanoscale images, gleefully drowning in information, acting fast in order to preserve some slow downtime, people cope daily with dozens of changes in scale. Minds adapt and acquire enough elasticity to be able to synthesize such abundance. One of design's most fundamental tasks is to stand between revolutions and life, and to help people deal with change. Designers have coped with these displacements by contributing thoughtful concepts that can provide guidance and ease as science and technology evolve. Several of them—the Mosaic graphic user's interface for the Internet, for instance—have truly changed the world. Design and the Elastic Mind is a survey of the latest developments in the field. It focuses on designers' ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and social mores, changes that will demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and convert them into objects and systems that people understand and use.
The exhibition will highlight examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation, examples based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design. Of particular interest will be the exploration of the relationship between design and science and the approach to scale. The exhibition will include objects, projects, and concepts offered by teams of designers, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, ranging from the nanoscale to the cosmological scale. The objects range from nanodevices to vehicles, from appliances to interfaces, and from pragmatic solutions for everyday use to provocative ideas meant to influence our future choices. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The exhibition will highlight examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation, examples based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design. Of particular interest will be the exploration of the relationship between design and science and the approach to scale. The exhibition will include objects, projects, and concepts offered by teams of designers, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, ranging from the nanoscale to the cosmological scale. The objects range from nanodevices to vehicles, from appliances to interfaces, and from pragmatic solutions for everyday use to provocative ideas meant to influence our future choices. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
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