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The Schaulager in Basel is already a very special institution and exhibition space. With the solo show “Francis Alÿs: Fabiola“, Schaulager has realized also an unusual project. Instead of presenting artist Francis Alÿs collection of images of Saint Fabiola in its own premises, Schaulager staged the exhibition in the Haus zum Kirschgarten, once Basel’s foremost [...]

In part 2 of the guided tour through the “Räume für Kunst” collector Thomas Grässlin shows us works by Mark Dion, Manuel Ocampo, Franz West, Martin Kippenberger, Michael Beutler and Markus Oehlen. The concept “Räume für Kunst” exists since 1995. Vacant shops in St. Georgen, Black Forest / Germany are temporarily used for exhibitions. For [...]

Monika Sosnowska (born 1972, lives and works in Warsaw) represents Poland at the 52nd International Exhibition of Art in Venice. “Monika Sosnowska studies architecture from the point of view of its failures, she is interested in places encumbered with error, knocked out of functionality, in absurd ideas and absurd implementations…The artist’s latest project, called 1:1, [...]

For his solo exhibition at Museum Ludwig, Dutch artist Erik van Lieshout, made some changes to the museum’s architecture. From the foyer, a temporary wooden stairway leads to the basement of the museum where he shows a video that was filmed in Cologne. Rather than being a video about the museum, it’s a video in [...]

The Nancy Spero exhibition Dissidances at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Sevilla, Spain, was a re-encounter with the artist’s work Maypole: take no prisoners (2007). Nancy Spero produced this installation for the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 for the Italian Pavilion, curated by Robert Storr (see: Venice Biennial 2007). The piece is a [...]

Zaha Hadid Architecture – Projects and Built Work at the Architectural Museum Basel. No. 2 in VTV’s REMIX series. Video showing impressions from the opening of the exhibition. Architekturmuseum Basel / Switzerland. September 9, 2005, Click image or this link to watch video.

Coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, the collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz opened the Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space in Miami’s Design District. The new space houses the personal collection of Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz and serves as an extension of their home. The three-story, [...]

Until November 9, 2008, the Central Park in New York hosts Chanel Mobile Art and the Chanel Contemporary Art Container by Zaha Hadid. The futuristic pavilion designed by Prizker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid presents changing installations of works by contemporary artists from all over the world. Among the participating artists are Tabaimo, Nobuyoshi Araki, Loris [...]

On the occasion of the opening of the Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space in Miami’s Design District, VernissageTV met with the architect of the new space, John Marquette. In the second part of Sabine Trieloff’s conversation with John Marquette, the Miami-based designer talks in detail about the different elements of [...]

In this video, Ingar Dragset of the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset talks about their exhibition “The Collectors” that they showed as representation of Denmark and Nordic Countries Finland, Norway and Sweden at the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009 – the idea behind the exhibition, how it came about, the different concepts for the Danish and the [...]

In the third part of the interview Luigi Colani talks about his relationship with colleague designers, his architectural projects in China, the Rotor House Project, and the needs and challenges of realizing a large flying wing passenger aircraft. More interviews with Luigi Colani: Conversation with Luigi Colani at Building Design Podcasts, interview at “Plastics – [...]

At Design Miami Basel we met with Rianne Makkink and Jurgen Bey of Studio Makkink & Bey who presented new work at the booth of Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai / China. Gallery Director Pearl Lam has invited Studio Makkink & Bey, the joint-venture of architect Rianne Makkink and designer Jurgen Bey to investigate Chinese craftmanship and [...]

Designer’s Gallery / Gabrielle Ammann presents selected pieces from the work of architect and 2004 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize Zaha Hadid. On display are design objects, architectural models and Zaha Hadid’s “Silver Paintings” in an effort to make the interrelationship of architecture, design and art visible. The exhibition runs through March 25, 2007. [...]

For the “Aquariva by Marc Newson”, Marc Newson has partnered with Riva and their official designers, Officina Italiana Design, to reinterpret the “Aquariva” speedboat. Riva is an Italian boat-maker that became famous for its mahogany range of boats. Riva produced boats that were the equivalent to luxury cars such as Ferrari or Rolls-Royce and were [...]

Design Miami/ Basel takes place in a new venue, the Markthalle Basel, which is the largest dome in Europe and a local landmark with over 6,000m2 of floor space. The participating gallerists have collaborated with architects, designers and artists to create unique exhibition spaces within the Markthalle. Design Miami/ Basel 2007. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) [...]