Mostly known for his abstract paintings, artist Bose Krishnamachari has just opened his first solo, UK exhibition, titled Ghost. The exhibition, which is hosted by Aicon Gallery in London, features work that explores what is called the ‘Average Mumbaiker,’ a general psyche of anxiety in the society that is prompted by the idea of acceptance. The show manifests through five large-scale portraits and the installation[…..]
Bruce Nauman’s early career neon pieces have reared up again as the focus of a new traveling exhibition, currently installed at San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light includes some of Nauman’s first neon works from the ’70s and ’80s, as well recent figurative neon works. Nauman’s art has always been both lighthearted and confrontational, making him a strange[…..]
A conceptual video work by acclaimed artist, Bill Viola is currently on display at The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Entitled The Tristan Project: Fall into Paradise, the work was created in response to the Celtic tale of Tristan and Isolde. Viola created four hours of video footage to accompany an operatic production of the legend that was directed by Peter Sellars. From[…..]
Black & White Gallery in Chelsea is currently showing one of Julian Montague‘s recent art projects, To Know The Spiders, until July 12, 2008. Montague is intrigued by the often neglected common presences and occurrences of everyday life. The book version of a previous project, The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification, was published in 2006 by Harry Abrams.[…..]
The work of Spanish artist Jaime Pitarch uses photography, video, sculpture, drawing and installation. The artist often focuses his attention on the altercation of everyday objects such as guitars, tables, glasses and hardware, which render the original function of the object useless. Pitarch’s work is steeped in parody and humor and challenges the viewer’s perception of items that are constantly used, though rarely considered. Pitarch’s[…..]
Currently at OKOK Gallery until May 4th is “While,” a two person show with works by Mauro Altamura and Anna Von Mertens concerning the passage of time. Both artists examine political and historical occurrences from various perspectives. Altamura is exhibiting 144 (out of 1000) photographs from his series, “Anonymous,” which he began during the presidential elections of 2000. Altamura collected images of anonymous people in[…..]
There is a long history of art being presented along side fashion. These exhibitions have left one with the feeling that the art is being used to lend conceptual weight to the clothes. But the rigorous exhibitions mounted at Antwerp’s Fashion Museum makes it clear that fashion designers can be as conceptually strong as visual artists. Their current exhibition is an overview of fashion designer[…..]
