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Make Something of Yourself. Made in L.A. 2014Emily Kramer | Aug 13, 2014
“If you are committed to love, courage, magic, fearless adventuring into the unknown, and continuous expansion for all on this earth and beyond, please take a booklet.” The invitation from artist Jennifer Moon is written …
Anxious Spaces: Instillation as CatalystRobin Newman | Jul 29, 2014
Anxious Spaces: Instillation as Catalyst presented six artists working in what Rosalind Krauss called “the expanding field” of sculpture, forging new modes and styles of sculpture. More precisely in the exhibition’s case instillation art, although …
Vegetation as a political agent. A geography of nature’s resistanceVincenzo Estremo | Jul 21, 2014
Years ago a dear friend of mine pointed out to me that most of the plants that we usually call “weed” come from South America. They arrived in Europe after the colonization of the American …
Four oustanding solo shows at Zabludowicz Collection LondonDroste Effect | Jul 14, 2014
The Zabludowicz Collection’s London project space is a very unique location – a former Methodist chapel from 1870. This time the Collection has decided to present the work of 4 contemporary artists. The exhibition space is big …
John Altoon: Little-known giant, now at LACMAOlivia Fales | Jul 7, 2014
The work of John Altoon is anything but innocuous, yet its playfulness can lead you to think otherwise. His paintings and works on paper burst with color; his ink drawings sizzle. Looking at Altoon’s work …
About Life, Death… and other stories. The Human Factor at Hayward GalleryManu Buttiglione | Jul 3, 2014
The Hayward Gallery dedicates its Summer exhibition to the art of sculpture with “The Human Factor,” a show exploring new ways of using the figure in contemporary art, until 7th September at Southbank Centre, London. …
The Portrait Room. Portrait#11: François RouxMichela Alessandrini | Jun 30, 2014
François Roux likes fireworks, watches science documentaries and catches sound waves. François Roux was born in 1988 in Besançon (France) and studied at the École Supérieure d’Art et Design de Grenoble – Valence. He …
Contemporary glass at Craft in America CenterOlivia Fales | Jun 23, 2014
The popular notion of glass-as-ornament loses ground at the Craft in America Center, where their current exhibition of studio glass, Seeing Into It: Messages in Glass, is on view through the end of June. Featuring the work …
100 Strong: Connecting through the power of foodOlivia Fales | Jun 12, 2014
Artist and chef Maggie Lawson draws a clear distinction between ceremony and ritual. A ceremony is a way of formalizing an event in a community; a ritual can be inscribed within that ceremony, or it …
In Atelier. Aurelio Amendola: 40 years of photography and artist’s portraitsEleonora Salvi | Jun 10, 2014
The exhibition “In Atelier” curated by Vincenzo Trione at Triennale in Milan, exhibits photos collected since 1970 by great Italian master of photography Aurelio Amendola. Eighty-five shots that immortalize the Italian and international protagonists of …
A Walk Through The Art. MIA – Milan Image Art Fair 2014Droste Effect | Jun 5, 2014
MIA – Milan Image Art Fair’s fourth edition was held in Milan on May 23-25, 2014. Below you can find a photographic walk-through of the photography art fair, with exhibition views of a selection of …
Art Meets Radical Openness 2014Vincenzo Estremo | Jun 4, 2014
A few days ago a famous Italian curator and art writer suggested an event in Linz through her Facebook page. She was talking about Art Meets Radical Openness 2014, or just AMRO. She (the curator) asked …
