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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Miwa Yanagi, Japanese Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia 2009
Miwa Yanagi: Windswept Women: The Old Girls' Troupe at Japanese Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009.
http://www.vernissage.tv | 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. This large-scale installation, TUBE (created at the Atelier Calder, Saché, France), resonates with the environment of the floating city and creates a space where vision and movement are linked by means of the body. TUBE addresses the physical and optical experiences of the viewer, and the passage of time, while creating the feeling of being inside and outside simultaneously. One can describe TUBE metaphorically or geometrically but to be appreciated it must be experienced directly. No image can convey the gradual accumulation of sensory experiences awaiting visitors who pass through the translucent tunnel of parallel lines. Kempinas changes the function of magnetic tape ...
http://www.vernissage.tv | Turkish artist duo :mentalKLINIK's installation PuFF reminds of a boxing ring with little black robots fighting against themselves and the glitter that is sprayed on the floor of the ring. The installation PuFF attempts to create an unidentified space, an indecisive zone of repetition replete with the absurdity of a floor, which is continually filled with glitter only so that it can be continually vacuumed. MentalKLINIK was founded in 2000 by Yasemin Baydar and Birol Demir. Art 40 Basel 2009.
Dropstuff.nl has been invited to take part in the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia as collateral event. From June 2 -7, 2009, during the opening days of the biennale, Dropstuff.nl set up the gigantic 60 square meters LED screen on the pier between San Marco and Giardini (Riva Caâ di Dio). Dropstuffâs main focus in Venice was to show a new generation of artists and designers, who approach the audience in a direct manner. No white museum walls, but interactive art in public space. By using SMS, bluetooth, touch screen and sensors, the audience was participating in the art work.
http://www.vernissage.tv | The Saatchi Gallery on King's Road, London, opened in October 2008 with an exhibition dedicated to new art from China. The current exhibition entitled "Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture" (runs until January 17, 2010) brings together new work of more than 40 American artists, among them: Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford, Tom Burr, Joe Bradley, Jedediah Caesar, Carter, Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, Peter Coffin, Guerra de la Paz, Francesca DiMattio, Bart Exposito, Mark Grotjahn, Jacob Hashimoto, Rachel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Ryan Johnson, Matt Johnson, Paul Lee, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Neel, Baker Overstreet, Stephen G. Rhodes, Amanda Ross-Ho, Sterling Ruby, Gedi Sibony, Amy Sillman, Agathe Snow, Kirsten Stoltmann, Dan Walsh, Jonas Wood, Aaron Young. Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture / Saatchi Gallery, London. Exhibition walk through, June 25, 2009.
http://www.vernissage.tv | At Design Miami Basel 2009 Natalie Kovacs curated a show for Carpenters Workshop Gallery entitled Never-Ever Land. Located at the Design Miami entrance, Never-Ever land presented an alternative functional sculpture garden, âexploring the possibility for design to entertain, enliven and enlightenâ. Among the pieces on display were the Sensory Deprivation Skull by Atelier van Lieshout, the Mountain Chair by Marc Quinn, the aluminium bench Spaghetti Corten by Pablo Reinoso. Another work by Atelier van Lieshout is the Mini Capsule Hotel. The Mini Capsule Hotel is a self-operated hotel that can house up to 6 couples âin a straightforward lodging, not unlike hutches for rabbitsâ. Brad Pitt bought the piece for his kids, by the way. In this video, Raphaele Shirley talks with curator Natalie Kovacs about the Mini Capsule Hotel and the concept of her exhibition Never-Ever Land. Design Miami Basel 2009. Basel / Switzerland, June 8, 2009.
The Fondazione Querini Stampalia currently presents a major solo exhibition with new works by Mona Hatoum. The exhibition, entitled Interior Landscape, coincided with the opening of the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and takes place over two floors of the museum â both in the contemporary exhibition spaces as well as within the existing Museum collection in this historic building, formerly the home of the Querini Stampalia family. Mona Hatoum: Interior Landscape includes over 25 works, many of which are new or previously unseen in Europe. Mona Hatoum: Interior Landscape. Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Venice / Italy, June 3, 2009.
Liam Gillick's exhibition at the German Pavilion Venice Biennale 09. With statements by Liam Gillick and a review by Ralf Schlüter, Vice Editor-in-chief Art - Das Kunstmagazin (in German language). In Liam GillickâÂÂs German Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009 one meets a kitchen and a cat. The kitchen is inspired by the design of the Frankfurter Küche (Frankfurt Kitchen) by the Viennese architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. Conceived in 1926, the Frankfurt Kitchen with its functional form was intended to optimize household workflows. The first prototypes of todayâÂÂs built-in kitchen were integrated into more than 10,000 public housing units in Frankfurt, Germany. The (animatronic) cat sits on top of the kitchen and fights against the echo in the building and tells us a circular story of misrepresentation, misunderstanding and desire.
At Design Miami Basel 2009, Carpenters Workshop Gallery presented the installation Audience by design collective rAndom International. Audience is an installation conceived by rAndom International in collaboration with Chris O'Shea and consists of around 64 head-size mirror objects. Each object moves its head in a particular way to give it different characteristics of human behaviour. Some chat amongst themselves, some shy away and others confidently move to grab your attention. Raphaele Shirley in conversation with Hannes Koch (rAndom International).
In this video, Ingar Dragset of the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset talks about their exhibition "The Collectors" that they showed as representation of Denmark and Nordic Countries Finland, Norway and Sweden at the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009 â the idea behind the exhibition, how it came about, the different concepts for the Danish and the Nordic Pavilion, and the audience's reaction to the show.
http://www.vernissage.tv | The Golden Lion for best artist in curator Daniel Birnbaumâs Fare Mondi / Making Worlds art exhibition at the 53rd Venice Biennale went to German artist Tobias Rehberger. Tobias Rehberger designed the cafeteria at the Biennale pavilion (formerly known as Italian Pavilion). The jury stated: âTobias Rehberger is awarded the Golden Lion as best artist for taking us beyond the white cube, where past modes of exhibition are reinvented and the work of art turns into a cafeteria. In this shift social communication becomes aesthetic practice.â La Biennale di Venezia 2009: Fare Mondi (Making Worlds). Professional Preview, June 4, 2009.
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Bruce Nauman US Pavilion at 53rd Venice Biennale 2009
http://www.vernissage.tv | Bruce Nauman's exhibition Topological Gardens, currently on view at the U.S. Pavilion in the Giardini at the 53rd Venice Biennale, has won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation. The Biennale stated that Bruce Nauman's work "reveals the magic of meaning as it emerges through relentless repetition of language and form." Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens presents a thematic survey comprising four decades of Bruce NaumanâÃÂÃÂs innovative and provocative work over three exhibition sites: the United States Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale, UniversitÃÂàIuav di Venezia at Tolentini, and the Exhibition Spaces at UniversitÃÂàCaâÃÂàFoscari. In this video, we have a look at the works in the United States Pavilion at the Giardini.
http://www.vernissage.tv | More than forty years ago, a small group of Basel gallerists decided to launch an art fair. Art Basel's debut in 1970 was an art fair with 120 exhibitors from ten countries. It then had around 16000 visitors. Today, Art 40 Basel features galleries from 31 countries in Europe, America, and Asia and more than 60000 visitors are expected. International art fair Art 40 Basel 2009. An extended walkthrough. June 9, 2009.
http://www.vernissage.tv | Design Miami Basel left the Markthalle and is now located at the back of Art Basel. In addition to the 27 participating international design galleries, Design Miami Basel 2009 features the Designers of the Future Award Installation, a special exhibition by Marc Newson featuring several of the designers exclusive works including rare prototypes and private commissions, and 3 Satellite exhibitions by rAndom International, Carpenters Workshop Gallery and Maarten Baas. VernissageTV is going to publish episodes on the Satellite exhibitions with rAndom International and Carpenters Workshop Gallery, soon. This video includes a glimpse at Maarten Baas' work Real Time. For this exhibition, Maarten Baas has assumed the role of film director to re-conceptualize traditional clock forms. From the old style analog alarm to the modern digital time counter, he creates the devices from zero, inventing new languages for the interfaces and the external housing. Through lyrical, theatrical ...
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Claude Lévêque / French Pavilion / 53rd Venice Biennale 2009
This year Claude Lévêque is the artist who represents France at the 53rd International Exhibition of Art â La Biennale di Venezia. At the French Pavilion, he presents an installation entitled âLe Grand Soirâ. According to the press release, the work is a uniquely French concept from the eve of the Revolution. âLe Grand Soirâ evokes the moment when the world changed. To support him in this project, Claude Lévêque has selected Christian Bernard, director of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Geneva, as curator. Claude Lévêqueâs works refer to popular culture, to the everyday environment, and to mental images. He creates ambiances, environments and objects while expanding the installationâs dimensions through the use of the sensory effectiveness of light and sound. La Biennale di Venezia 2009: Fare Mondi (Making Worlds). Professional Preview, June 4, 2009.
http://www.vernissage.tv | Takashi Murakami & Pharrell Williams: The Simple Things / Art 40 Basel / Interview with Pharrell Williams At Art 40 Basel, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin presented a 6-foot Takashi Murakami sculpture, made in collaboration with the U.S. record producer and designer Pharrell Williams. The object is titled The Simple Things. It features a glass-fiber, steel and acrylic head based on Murakami's cartoon-inspired signature character Mr. Dob. In its mouth you find objects which are the essentials in Pharrell Williams' everyday life: A can of Pepsi, a cup cake, a sneaker and bottle of Johnsons baby lotion. These objects are encrusted with 26'000 diamonds and gems. In this interview with Ute Thon (Art Magazin), Pharrell Williams talks about how cooperation came about, the idea behind the sculpture, his interest in art and design, the artists and designers he admires, and his own design works. Art 40 Basel 2009, VIP Preview, June 9, 2009.
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