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British artist Liam Gillick was nominated for one of the most renowned visual art awards, the Turner Price, in 2002. He works in various media, including texts and physical structures. The Kunsthalle Zurich, along with three other insitutions, now staged a comprehensive retrospective of his work. Impressions from the opening reception, January 25, 2008.
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Daniel Domig in conversation with Theodore Bouloukos at Thrust Projects, New York / part 2/2
Part 2 of the conversation between artist Daniel Domig and VTV?s New York Correspondent Theodore Bouloukos at Thrust Projects, New York. It?s Daniel Domig?s second solo exhibition at Thrust Projects. Domig is a graduate of the �cole des Beaux-arts in Nantes, France. He has exhibited at Galerie Anton Weller in Paris, Gasworks, London, and Mus�e [...]
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Daniel Domig in conversation with Theodore Bouloukos at Thrust Projects, New York / part 1/2
Currently, New York-based gallery Thrust Projects presents a two person exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Domig and a video by Audry Liseron-Monfils. Daniel Domig is an American-Austrian artist. He was born in 1983 in Vancouver and raised in Salzburg. He currently lives and works in Vienna. In this video, New York Correspondent Theodore Bouloukos [...]
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Cary Leibowitz / Alexander Gray Associates, New York / Art Forum Berlin 2007
For Art Forum Berlin 2007, Alexander Gray Associates presented a solo exhibition of works by New York-based artist Cary Leibowitz. The booth was a re-creation of Leibowitz? ?Candy Ass Carnival? installations of the early 1990s with hundreds of individual artworks and multiples. In this video, Alexander Gray talks about Leibowitz? work and the exhibition program [...]
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Camilla Low, Mamiko Otsubo, Stefan Thater / Daniel Reich Gallery at Hotel Chelsea
The famous Hotel Chelsea in New York is the place where Daniel Reich Gallery presents the works of Camilla Low, Mamiko Otsubo, and Stefan Thater. The exhibition is curated by Marina Leuenberger and Daniel Schmidt. Camilla Low contributes sculptures with a cool, high-gloss surface; Mamiko Otsubo a rarge moon leaning on a curved wall outside [...]
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David Fried: Far From Equilibrium / Sara Tecchia Roma New York, New York
Gallery Sara Tecchia Roma New York starts the Fall season with works by David Fried (born 1962 in New York City). On display are his kinetic art pieces (tables with sound-activated spheres), and color photograms. ?His hand-crafted ?SELF ORGANIZING STILL LIFE? objects consist of interactive, sound-activated spheres, which ?dance? in real-time in response to ambient [...]
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New York Correspondent Theodore Bouloukos and the Re-emergence of the Private Salon
An emerging trend in New York appears to be the return of the private salon. Wherein a generous host opens his/her space to an equally emerging artist?just for the night. Eschewing the politics of the gallery scene, these evenings give a young artist the chance to show work unencumbered by the dictates of the art [...]
At Preview Berlin we met the directors Beth and Ted Greenacre of Rokeby Gallery, London. Ted talks about the artist the gallery brought to Berlin and the concept of the gallery. At Preview Berlin, Rokeby presents two solo exhibtions by Raul Ortega Ayala and Erica Eyres. Preview Berlin - The Emerging Art Fair, Germany, September [...]
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Daniel Rozin: Fabrication / Bitforms Gallery, New York
Daniel Rozin (born 1961 in Jerusalem) creates interactive installations and sculptures. His works have the ability to respond to the presence of a viewer. Currently, Bitforms Gallery, New York, presents three new works by Daniel Rozin. Daniel Rozin?s ?Weave Mirror?, ?Peg Mirror?, and ?Snow Mirror?. The exhibition runs until October 6, 2007. Bitforms Gallery, New [...]
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Kent Henricksen: Divine Deviltries / John Connelly Presents, New York
Kent Henricksen's exhibition "Divine Deviltries" at the Chelsea-based gallery John Connelly Presents is the artist's second solo exhibition in New York at the gallery. The gallery's walls are ... More info at http://www.vernissage.tv/
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Reena Spaulings: How to Cook a Wolf / Kunsthalle Zurich
?In 2004, the New York-based artist Reena Spaulings emerged from the daily operation of an art gallery (Reena Spaulings Fine Art, founded by John Kelsey & Emily Sundblad) on Manhattan?s Lower East Side. Often playing on the double-identity of art dealer and artist, Spaulings? work undermines professional divisions of labor and disciplinary hierarchies, while interrogating [...]
The current exhibition at Kunsthalle Zurich is dedicated to the conceptual artist Christopher Williams. Christopher Williams (born 1956) lives and works in Los Angeles. In the 1970s he studied at the California Institute of Arts under the first generation of conceptual artists on the west coast - among others under John Baldessari and Douglas Huebler. [...]
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Open House / Graesslin Collection / part 1/3
After the successful opening of the Kunstraum Graesslin art space in 2006 (see Inauguration Kunstraum Graesslin), the Graesslin family again invited art lovers to St. Georgen in the Black Forest for an open day. We took a guided tour with Thomas and Karola Graesslin. The tour started at the Kunstraum, where a new exhibition presents [...]
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Talking Pictures / K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen / D�sseldorf
A strong interest in theatrical themes and forms of expression is currently becoming apparent in contemporary art. Since the 1960?s, theatricality has received lasting condemnation in connection with the fine arts. However, today this category has a great artistic appeal. This also applies to the live qualities of theatre, to its palpability and artificial methods [...]
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Interview with Christian Labonte / Audi Design
At Design Miami/ Basel 2007 we met Christian Labonte of Audi Design. Christian Labonte has been responsible for the design strategy of carmaker Audi since 2004. Christian Labonte trained as a cabinet-maker before studying architecture in D�sseldorf and industrial design in Essen. He has received many international design awards for the products of the Audi [...]
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Timothy Tompkins / Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects presents new paintings by Timothy Tompkins in the main space and curated projects by Gosia Wojas and Joanna Szupinska in the project spaces. With kind permission of gallery owner Susanne Vielmetter VernissageTV visited the gallery one day before the opening of the show. In this video Susanne Vielmetter talks especially [...]
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Nordic Pavilion / 52nd Venice Biennale 2007
On display at the Nordic Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale are works by Jacob Dahlgren (I, the world, things, life), Sirous Namazi (Untitled, Container), Adel Abidin (Abidin travels - welcome to Baghdad), Lars Ramberg (Libert�), Toril Goks�yr & Camilla Martens (It would be nice to do something political), and Maaria Wirkkala (Vietato Lo Sbarco [...]
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Aernout Mik / Dutch Pavilion / 52nd Venice Biennale
For the Dutch Pavilion at the 52nd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2007, artist Aernout Mik developed a new, complex multi-channel video installation consisting of three works: Training Ground, Convergencies, and Mock Up. The video installation is embedded in an architectural intervention in the Dutch Pavilion. Aernout Mik ?shows a mixture of staged [...]
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Interview with Anna Somers Cocks / History of The Art Newspaper / part 1/3
The Art Newspaper is perhaps the most widely read arts journal. Many people know The Art Newspaper through the special daily editions from the art fairs Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach and Frieze London which are distributed free. It was founded by Anna Somers Cocks in 1990. We were curious about why she thought [...]
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Who?s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue? / Kunsthalle Baden-Baden / part 3/3
In the third part of our visit to the exhibition ?Who?s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue? Positions of Color Field painting?, at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden we see works by Imi Knoebel, Heimo Zobernig, Stephen Prina, Gerhard Richter, Palermo. Among the works is a painting by Imi Knoebel which is a reaction to the [...]
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