In “Double Silence,” Borremans and Manders invite the viewer into a space and time in which the artists themselves engage in a dialogue through their works, as the title suggests, amid calm or silence. The word “double” means to be twice as much, twofold, but also has several other meanings, such as two together, distinctly different aspects (eg “dual personality”) and forming a pair.
Alberto Giacometti forged a singular path within European modernism, restlessly seeking a new language for sculpture as a “double of reality”. Today, his elongated, pared-down figures have become iconic. Moderna Museet’s latest exhibition Giacometti – Face to Face is the first large-scale presentation of Giacometti’s work in Sweden in over twenty years and Moderna Museet’s Director Gitte Ørskou predicts the exhibition to be a future classic.
Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop was never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall – it’s wet.
The “Zënza Sëida” association and the team of Biennale Gherdëina is very pleased to announce that the 7th edition of Bien-nale Gherdëina, international exhibition of contemporary art will take place in the public space of Ortisei/Val Gardena (South Tyrol), in the heart of the Dolomites UNESCO world heritage site, from August 8 until October 20 […]
Stakes and Holders brings Hong Kong’s successful participation in the 58th Venice Biennale to local audiencesThe exhibition of work by Los Angeles–based Hong Kong artist Shirley Tse follows the Hong Kong participation in the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. M+, at the West Kowloon Cultural District, and the Hong Kong Arts Development […]
Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana reopen on Saturday 11 July.Palazzo Grassi presents ‘Henri Cartier-Bresson. Le Grand Jeu’, co-organised with the Bibliothèque nationale de France and in partnership with the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.Based on a project conceived and coordinated by Matthieu Humery, the exhibition looks at how the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004) is viewed by five different curators, focusing […]
David Datuna the New York-based artist who ate Maurizio Cattelan’s $120K Art Basel Banana is launching a global project with his non-profit Art4Changes in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Every dollar realized from the sale of all of his existing artwork sold during this time will go directly to COVID-19 fundraising efforts. Art4Changes allows the […]
Nairy Baghramian, 01_Privileged Points, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, 2018Photo by Paul Schmelzer for Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Fondazione Furla and GAM – Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan, are pleased to announce Misfits, a Nairy Baghramian exhibition curated by Bruna Roccasalva. The artist’s first solo exhibition in an Italian institution, Misfits is a project […]
With the photographic theme Beyond borders Paolo Gotti confronts a complex theme, that of overwhelming limits and barriers, be they geographical, political, cultural, social or just mental. John Donne, the 17th. century poet theologian wrote “No man is an island”. This is even more true today in our always more ultra-connected world, where globalization is […]
MIAMI BEACH – Artist Sandra Muss has been chosen as the Pulse Project Artist for 2019. Two of Muss’s site-specific sculpture installations, Portals: Dreams of Flight and Open Doors, will be featured in Pulse Projects, the large-scale sculptures, installations and performances that are part of the art fair programming. Portals: Dreams of Flight will be […]
Pintô International, the New York art space that supports the careers of contemporary Filipino artists, will be exhibiting at booth B33, UNTITLED, ART Miami Beach from December 4-8, 2019. Pintô International Director Dr. Luca Parolari is bringing the work of six, pioneering artists to Miami for the fair. UNTITLED, ART is located at 12th Street […]
Following the success of Americans in Florence, Palazzo Rosselli del Turco, which was the premises of the US Embassy during the period when Florence was the capital of Italy, is to host a second edition of the exhibition of contemporary American artists to celebrate the bicentenary of the American diplomatic presence in FlorenceFrom 8 to […]