Posts tagged "art"
Loch Ness, non-site by Gerard Byrne

Loch Ness, non-site by Gerard Byrne

Loch Ness, non-site is an investigation by Gerard Byrne into the role of photography today and its undermined credibility as a form of evidence in the digital era. Gerard Byrne is best known for using film, photography and installation to explore indicative moments in our recent history. In his films the casts re-enact conversations originally...
UK light artist Bruce Munro in Longwood Gardens

UK light artist Bruce Munro in Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens, one of the world’s great display gardens, has commissioned UK light artist Bruce Munro to present a debut, garden-wide exhibition, LIGHT!, in the summer of 2012. This is Munro’s first garden installation in the US and will showcase never-before-seen views of Longwood at night. LIGHT! will feature seven large-scale outdoor installations, two installations...
Pilane - contemporary art in an ancient cultural landscape

Pilane – contemporary art in an ancient cultural landscape

Contemporary art in an old cultural landscape – Sculpture in Pilane on Tjörn is a great experience for everyone, young and old alike. Pilane is one of the most beautifully located historic sites in Sweden with about 90 judgment circles, standing stones and stone circles dating from the Iron Age. The ancient remains are surrounded...
Michael Young - Works in China

Michael Young – Works in China

In 2004 Michael Young settled in Hong Kong in order to develop industrial design projects in China. Over the course of time, this process exposed him to enumerate fascinating technologies in factories he felt he could not exploit fully for industrial production. The result of these experiences has led to the creation of an exhibition...
Rock Strangers at the statue of Liberty

Rock Strangers at the statue of Liberty

A 200 foot high digital sculpture was unveiled on top of the flame of the Statue of Libery, New York City yesterday – 4th of July – to mark the launch of the Beck’s Green Box Project. Rock Strangers, created by Belgian artist Arne Quinze, marked both the launch of the Beck’s Green Box Projects,...
Olle Baertling 100 Years

Olle Baertling 100 Years

To celebrate Olle Baertling‘s 100 year anniversary, Galerie Nordenhake presents an exhibition of works from it’s collection. Since Olle Baertling’s first solo show with the gallery in 1976 it has continued to expose his work to both a Swedish and an international audience. The exhibition contains a selection of paintings starting from 1950, through to...
NordArt - Northern Europe largest annual art exhibition

NordArt – Northern Europe largest annual art exhibition

The first NordArt took place in 1999, since then it has established itself as Northern Europe’s largest annual art exhibition. The NordArt is a work of art in its own right and is designed as such each year. More than 200 international artists, selected by a jury, present a comprehensive panorama of contemporary art. Each...
Porcelain characters, made to dislike

Porcelain characters, made to dislike

Remedios Vincent is presenting a series of FEEAS, porcelain characters, made to dislike. They have been created from broken pieces of porcelain, bought in antique markets and recomposed, not in the most correct way, but in the funniest and most macabre way that occurred to him. I try to preserve the antique patina that they...
LIVING, Frontiers of Architecture

LIVING, Frontiers of Architecture

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art north of Copenhagen is organizing the exhibition LIVING, Frontiers of Architecture, an exhibition focussing on the cross relation between art and architecture. The main question for the exhibition is: How does the good life look today? Arne Quinze was invited to participate in this exhibition and he has built...
Arik Levy interview on the theme Design Beyond Design

Arik Levy interview on the theme Design Beyond Design

This is an interview with Arik Levy from his studio where he talks about his inspirations and his work. The interview is made by Designboost and is one of three made this spring on the topic Design Beyond Design, which is also the theme for Designboost 2011. Designer, technician, artist, photographer, filmmaker, Levy’s skills are...