Inauguration of Museion, the new museum for modern and contemporary art in Bozen Bolzano, Italy. Interviews with the director Corinne Diserens and curator Letizia Ragaglia. Bozen, May 23 and 24, 2008.
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp Retrospective at Museo Picasso Malaga
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. The exhibition is divided into three sections: Broken Rhythm examines the work from her earliest period, in which Dada and Constructivism coexist openly, side by side; Inhabiting Spaces explains the artistâs contribution to interior design and architecture; and Living Geometry focuses on her actual geometric compositions. The exhibition is curated by Estrella de Diego, Professor of Contemporary Art at the Complutense University in Madrid. In this video, 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. She also identifies lets us know what the most surprising findings were during the research for the ...
Portrait of the Museo Picasso Malaga and interview with the artistic director, José Lebrero Stals. Málaga, Spain, October 19, 2009.
This yearâs 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 Childâs Grove (2009); Vanessa Billy: Two Trees I (2009); Teresa Margolles: Bandera (Flag) (2009); Erwin Wurm: Pumpkin (2009). Frieze Sculpture Park / Frieze Art Fair. Regentâs Park, London / UK, October 13/15, 2009.
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Miroslaw Balka: How It Is at Tate Modern Turbine Hall
http://www.vernissage.tv | As the tenth work in Tate Modern's annual series of Unilever commissions, Polish artist Miroslaw Balka installed a enormous steel container filled with â 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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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: http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/10/13/john-baldessari-pure-beauty-tate-modern-london/
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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 springâs Venice Biennale, Arto Lindsayâs art parade in Berlin brought together musicians and cultural initiatives, and invited pedestrians to contemplate and participate. Lindsayâs Penny Parade traveled from Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate and ended at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures).
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | On the occasion of the 100th year of Deutsche Bankâs presence in Turkey, Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) hosts an exhibition entitled âJoseph Beuys and His Students â Works from the Deutsche Bank Collectionâ from 9 September until 1 November 2009. The exhibition is the first to combine works on paper by Joseph Beuys with drawings, photographs and prints by his most important students: Peter Angermann, Lothar Baumgarten, Walter Dahn, Felix Droese, Imi Giese, Jörg Immendorff, Anselm Kiefer, Imi Knoebel, Inge Mahn, Ulrich Meister, Meuser, Blinky Palermo, Katharina Sieverding and Norbert Tadeusz. The show has been curated by Deutsche Bank Art Director Friedhelm Hütte and art critic Ahu Antmen. In this video, Nazan Ãlçer, Directrice of the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum, and Britta Färber of Deutsche Bank Art talk about the museum and the current exhibition. Joseph Beuys and His Students at Sakıp Sabancı Museum Istanbul. Opening and Press Tour, September 8 ...
http://www.vernissage.tv | Last year, American artist Jeff Koons presented his works at the Chateau de Versailles near Paris, France. This year, French artist Xavier Veilhan shows his works in the Gardens, Royal Court, and apartments of the Versailles Palace. Xavier Veilhan: âMy project for Versailles mainly addresses the outdoor realm, following an east/west axis across the estate, from the Place dâArmes to Le Nôtreâs formal gardens. I will be placing several works or groups of works conceived especially for this exhibition, which will articulate the continuity that joins the siteâs history to its contemporary protraction. This is a project that is dynamic, classical, open and universal, aiming to establish a new bond between visitors to the place and the spaces they come into contact with.â Xavier Veilhan was born in Lyon in 1963. He lives and works in Paris. Xavier Veilhan works in a variety of media such as photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art. The exhibition Veilhan at the ...
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.
http://www.vernissage.tv | This year, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures) turns twenty. To celebrate 20 years of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, well-known artist Rirkrit Tiravanija was chosen to develop the artistic program for the anniversary. Tiravanija has invited other prominent artists such as Christian Philipp Müller, Anri Sala, John Bock, and Arto Lindsay to participate in the jubilee. The opening event on September 2, 2009 featured philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah discussing cosmopolitan ethics, Gob Squadâs Welcome-Performance âWho are you wearing?â, Christian Philipp Müllerâs performance and installation âTohuwabohuâ, a cooking performance by Rirkrit Tiravanija, and the video installation âWhy the Lion Roarsâ by Anri Sala. This video features impressions from the opening event and excerpts from Christian Philipp Müllerâs performance âTohuwabohuâ. The parties and artistic interventions of The Spirit of the House run until September 30, 2009. The full-length version of the ...
http://www.vernissage.tv | Mircea Cantor: Tracking Happiness at Kunsthaus Zürich is Switzerlandâs first solo show of works of Romanian artist Mircea Cantor. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a film created especially for the exhibition, âTracking Happinessâ. 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. The film soundtrack has been composed by Adrian Gagiu. Another film, created especially for the Kunsthaus is âVertical Attemptâ. The video lasts only one second, showing a boy trying to cut the water that is pouring out of the tap. Mircea Cantor: Tracking Happiness / Kunsthaus Zürich. Press preview and opening reception, August 27, 2009.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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 âplate paintingsâ, 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).
http://www.vernissage.tv | Amsterdam-based film and video artist Fiona Tan represents the Netherlands at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Fiona Tan was born in Indonesia and grew up in Australia. In 1988 she moved to the Netherlands to pursue studies at the Rietveld Academie and the Rijksakademie. Her work has been exhibited widely in numerous international exhibitions and institutions including Documenta 11 (Kassel), Yokohama Triennale (Japan), and the New Museum (New York). Fiona Tan lives and works in Amsterdam, where she teaches at De Ateliers. In Venice, she presents three video installations: Disorient (2009), a new video installation that draws on the cityâs medieval influence before the discovery of new routes to Asia diminished its power; Provenance (2008), a research on 17th-century, âGolden Ageâ portrait paintings; and Rise and Fall (2009), a video installation that focuses on images of water â turbulent, churning as well as slow-moving and placid â as a ...
Global Street Food is the latest project by German designer / creative director / curator / artist Mike Meiré. At Vitraâs 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 Dornbrachtâs Edges series of cultural projects and in a way the successor of Mike Meiréâs 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.
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Miquel Barceló, Spanish Pavilion. La Biennale di Venezia 09
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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 artist 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. The exhibition also features a screening of "Paso Doble", the performance originally produced for the Avignon Festival in collaboration with the choreographer Josef Nadji and a series of works by the French artist and writer François Augiéras (1925 - 1971), whose oeuvre Miquel Barceló wishes to bring to a larger public. Miquel Barceló was born in 1957 in Felanitx, ...
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Interview with Joep van Lieshout, Atelier Van Lieshout
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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 background, his work between the poles of art and design, how his work changed over the years, his interest in the human body, the material he uses, and his current and upcoming projects such as very large installation called Cradle to Cradle, which is about the recycling of human beings and will be presented at Vinzavod Contemporary Art Center in Moscow in September / October 2009. 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 ...
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