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Adriana Cavarero (born 1947) is a feminist philosopher who lives and works in Verona. She currently is professor of political philosophy at the University of Verona and member of the Expert Group on the Humanities at the European Commission in Brussels. Her work for the Manifesta 7 exhibition in Fortezza / Franzensfeste consists of a [...]

As part of the supporting program of ART HK, Hong Kong International Art Fair, I/O (Input/Out) and I/O Off-Site presented a performance by Hong Kong artist Samson Young. VernissageTV was on site to document Samson Young leading the iphone musicians through a music score of matrix notations on the opening day of the art fair. [...]

At Art Cologne we met Johan Tahon, presented by the Deweer Art Gallery. He set up his own studio at the fair. Johan Tahon was born in Menen, in 1965. He studied art at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Gent. He lives and works in Sint Denijs Boekel (Zwalm) and Oudenaarde, Belgium. Works [...]

Michel Verjux is known for his work with light. Michel Verjux (born 1956 in Chalon-sur-Saône, lives and works in Paris) often uses powerful spotlights to create pure geometric shapes, as he does in this exhibition entitled “Index” at the gallery Jean Brolly in Paris, France. Jean Brolly presents recent works which recall those he conceived [...]

The Performance Project is an essential part of the “Specials” of Liste – The Young Art Fair in Basel. Curated by Silke Bitzer, the Performance Project presents alternating performances daily. This year there were performances by Nezaket Ekici, Ryan McNamara, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen, Saskia Edens, Dawn Kasper, californium248, and Aideen Barry. VernissageTV taped Aideen Barry’s [...]

The World of Madelon Vriesendorp at the Swiss Architecture Museum is an exhibition that for the first time ever brings together Madelon Vriesendorp’s wildly diverse practices from the past forty years. Madelon Vriesendorp is one of the founding members of the OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975 (together with Rem Koolhaas and Elia and [...]

In this video, VernissageTV takes a look at the exhibition “Acconci Studio and Ai Weiwei: A Collaborative Project” at the contemporary art space Para/Site in Hong Kong Island. Para/Site Art Space has invited Ai Weiwei and Vito Acconci to create a work together. Both artists have never met before, so the collaborative process is kind [...]

This is the second and final part of a talk the artists Doug and Mike Starn held at their studio in Beacon. Mike and Doug Starn talk about their large installation called Big Bambú, a massive, moving construction made out of countless bamboo poles that is in constant transformation. Click here for part 1 and [...]

The Golden Lion for best artist in curator Daniel Birnbaum’s Fare Mondi / Making Worlds art exhibition at the 53rd Venice Biennale went to German artist Tobias Rehberger. Tobias Rehberger designed the cafeteria at the Biennale pavilion (formerly known as Italian Pavilion). The jury stated: “Tobias Rehberger is awarded the Golden Lion as best artist [...]

Global Street Food is the latest project by German designer / creative director / curator / artist Mike Meiré. At Vitra’s Art Basel Party we had the opportunity to have a look at Global Street Food and spoke with Mike Meiré and Andreas Dornbracht of kitchen and bathroom brand Dornbracht. Global Street Food is part [...]

Carl Ettensperger has been involved in some of the most prestigious projects in the hospitality industry. For Dellis Cay, he designed ten Over Water Villas, which will be the Caribbean’s first over-water villas. We spoke with Carl Ettensperger at the Dellis Cay booth he designed for O Property Collection at Art Basel Miami Beach 2008. [...]

Part 2 of the interview with the curator of the exhibition Joe Colombo – Inventing the Future at the Vitra Design Museum, Mateo Kries, on January 20, 2006. One of the most successful designers of his time, Joe Colombo produced design classics such as the “Elda” armchair, the “Universale” chair or the lamp “Alogena”. In [...]

At Art 40 Basel, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin presented a 6-foot Takashi Murakami sculpture, made in collaboration with the U.S. record producer and designer Pharrell Williams. The object is titled The Simple Things. It features a glass-fiber, steel and acrylic head based on Takashi Murakami’s cartoon-inspired signature character Mr. Dob. In its mouth you find objects [...]

London-based designer Julia Lohmann is one of the four designers / design collectives who have been awarded Design Miami/ Basel’s “Designers of the Future 2008” prize. Julia Lohmann’s response to the concrete and wool brief set by Design Miami/ Basel is based on research into manmade structures that are exposed to the elements, re-conquered by [...]

At the Designers’ Saturday more than forty companies, including highly regarded institutions and designers from the world of international interior decor, exhibited at six attractive locations in Langenthal / Switzerland. The setting of the exhibitions – sandwiched in between manufacturing plant – is a unique feature, making Designers’ Saturday a very special experience. Langenthal, November [...]