Agathe Snow: Tout Dit (2D)
Agathe Snow: Tout Dit (2D)
02/11/2012I am talking of all things that make you halt, that take over your mind at the expense of all other thoughts. Any obsession, dependence, metaphor, and all generalizations that stop you in your course, leave you flat – an illusion. You only have a back and front, depending on who is looking. - Agathe Snow
Jack Smylie
Caris Reid Studio Visit
Working from her studio in Brooklyn, Caris Reid's paintings portray elegance and strength, but are also haunting, and at times, almost surreal. They are simultaneously invigorating and soothing and trap the viewer in a specific moment in time - although time does not necessarily exist in her brushstrokes. With attributes like these inherent in her work, it seems fitting that Caris' latest exhibition - a group show at Interstate Projects titled Black Lodge - is inspired by David Lynch's Twin Peaks.
Jack Smylie
Photographer - Clément Pascal
end
MOCAtv: SAMO©
MOCAtv: SAMO©
01/11/2012MOCAtv has begun to roll out a new series of artist lyric videos. The videos, conceived by curator/filmmaker Aaron Rose fuse original pieces of music by modern recording artists with famous texts by contemporary artists. The texts are then animated to create a modern take on the artist's words and work. The music and visuals have been created specifically for this project.
Jack Smylie
REED + RADER: Cretaceous Returns
REED + RADER: Cretaceous Returns
30/10/2012It's been a while since we last heard from Reed+Rader, the Brooklyn-based design duo comprised of Pamela Reed and Matthew Rader who are known for their eccentric digital art, and perhaps most notoriously, launching a mainstream love affair between GIFs and high fashion.
// REED+RADER: Cretaceous Returns @ 18 Hewett Street, London, November 8-20, 2012.
Jack Smylie
Dan Colen: A Real Bronx Cheer
Dan Colen: A Real Bronx Cheer
26/10/2012A new book containing works by American artist Dan Colen has been published by Fulton Ryder to be released this October. A Real Bronx Cheer promises pages of Colen's signature appropriated low culture ephemera and tongue-in-cheek humor. Limited to an edition of 1000 copies, email info@fultonryder.com to order.
Jack Smylie
Antony Gormley: Horizon Field Hamburg
Antony Gormley: Horizon Field Hamburg
26/10/2012British sculptor Antony Gormley recently created this stunning 2,500 square meter structure titled, Horizon Field Hamburg at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany. A reflective black platform is suspended 7.5 meters above the floor by eight 22-millimeter cables in an attempt to disorientate and destabilise each individual viewer by conveying space as an expanding condition, as well as commenting on and exemplifying the social nature of space.
Jack Smylie
Gosha Rubchinskiy: TRANSFIGURATION BOOK
Gosha Rubchinskiy: TRANSFIGURATION BOOK
26/10/2012Following the launch of his project TRANSFIGURATION in 2011 - a modest gallery space attached to a photography workshop and skateboard bowl - Russian fashion designer, photographer and film maker Gosha Rubchinskiy's work is to be the subject of TRANSFIGURATION BOOK, an printed extension of the same project. Published by Junsuke Yamasaki with design work by Pavel Milyatov, the book promises to expand on the culture that TRANSFIGURATION has laid the groundwork for as a hub for young artists in the area.
Jack Smylie
Interview: Alexandra Plesner
Alexandra Plesner is the life force behind I Scream Factory, an ongoing collective project that exists primarily online and showcases the talents of up-and-coming photographers through the mediums of, well, photography and ice cream. Beginning its life as a multisensory MA project at Central Saint Martins college in London, Alexadnra quickly found herself inundated with calls from potential collaborators keen to get involved in the project. Ice cream lovers all, we caught up with Alexandra as she explained the underlying concept and direction of I Scream Factory.
Jack Smylie
Photographer - Portrait Images: Pun Sarasas. Additional Images: Melanie Galea, Nadia Sarwar, Sara Mautone, Takeshi Suga, Ting Cheng, Maxim Emelyanov, Katya Sinkovskaya, Lena Vazhenina.
end
International Contemporary Art Fair 2012
International Contemporary Art Fair 2012
23/10/2012Between 18-21 October, the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) continued its mission to showcase outstanding artistic quality and selectiveness, which has led it to provide a balanced panorama of modern art, contemporary art and works from the emergent art scene year after year.
Photographer - Karl Hab
Source - FIAC 2012
Jack Smylie
Jean Prouvé @ Jousse Entreprise
Jean Prouvé @ Jousse Entreprise
22/10/2012An exhibition of works by the celebrated French designer and craftsman Jean Prouvé are now on display at Parisian gallery Jousse Entreprise. The showcase presents a series of Prouvé's latst designs including a range of desks, tables, chairs, shelving and more. The pieces have been constructed with wood and steel to provide a rustic, utilitarian finish. The exhibition will remain on display until Ocotber 27, 2012.
// Jousse Entreprise 18 Rue de Seine 75006 Paris France
Source - Jousse Entreprise
Jack Smylie
