Posts Tagged ‘From the DS Archives’

From the DS Archives: Simon Starling

Today from the DS Archives we bring you British installation artist, Simon Starling. His current exhibition, Trois cent cinquante kilogrammes par mètre carré, will be on view at La Kunsthalle Mulhouse from 24 May–26 August 2012. The exhibition features new works inspired by the architecture of the building that houses the Contemporary Art Centre, the University of Upper Alsace, and the Mulhouse town archives. The following article was[…..]

From the DS Archives: Daniel Lefcourt

Today from the DS archives we dig deep to bring you an early article written about Daniel Lefcourt. His current show, Mockup, is on view at White Flag Projects until June 23, don’t miss it! “Mockup is a storage room, a stage set, a mausoleum, a trade show, a diagram, a game board, a studio, a retail store, a pictograph, a classroom, a museum display, an[…..]

Act. Repeat. Suspend./Double Tide

Today from the DS Archives we venture not too far into the past to Sharon Lockhart’s exhibition of her film Lunch Break at the SF MoMA in 2011 and alert of of her new exhibition Double Tide, currently on view at Espai d’art contemporani de Castelló. In her new film, Lockhart continues her meditative observation of everyday events, this time focusing on one of the few[…..]

It is what it is. Or is it?

There may not be two more recognizable names in the Art world (and hopefully beyond) than Duchamp and Warhol. At different points in art history, the work of these individuals radically changed the ways in which we think about art. Their influence can be found in just about every nook and cranny of art and pop culture. The artists in the upcoming exhibition It is[…..]

From the DS Archives: Martin Creed

In 2010 Martin Creed, along with Richard Wright and the artist team of Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth, were comissioned to make pieces to be exhibited in the Edinburgh Art Festival. Creed’s works are currently on display at the Tate St. Ives until July 27, 2012. The following article was originally published by Kelly Nosari on September 1, 2010: Each year, from mid-summer to early[…..]

Cindy, Incidentally

Even if you don’t think that Cindy Sherman is one of the most important contemporary artists, there is no denying that she is certainly one of the most referenced both in criticism and and in art education. Today for from the DS archives we bring you just one of the many articles Daily Serving has written about Cindy Sherman over the years. I will also[…..]

Always Be Ready For Your Close Up

Exposure can mean very different things to different people. Think, scientific discovery vs. Britney Spears. For today’s look into the DS Archives we hope you will agree that in the art world, if nothing else, exposure means something interesting. In the two exhibitions, Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870 and Found Footage: Cinema Exposed, we are given priviledged views into worlds that are[…..]