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As every year, Deutsche Bank is presenting an exhibition at their VIP Lounge at Frieze Art Fair. This year, the show is dedicated to the work of German photographer Thomas Struth. Deutsche Bank has over fifty of Struth’s earlier works in its collection. Many of them examine the 50s and 60s German city developments of [...]

The Singapore Show: Future Proof at Singapore Art Museum at 8Q presents artworks from young artists that represent the art scene in Singapore. On display are works by the artists Sookoon Ang, Angela Chong, Genevieve Chua, Chun Kaifeng, Clog 2, Gerald Leow, Charles Lim, Lynn Lu, Mojoko + Eric Foenander, Dawn Ng, Francis Ng, Donna [...]

CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo launches its program of activities for 2009 with exhibition Bestué / Vives: Cisnes y Ratas (Swans and Rats). David Bestué and Marc Vives present two installations: Acciones en el Universo (Actions in the Universe) and their latest work, La Confirmación (The Confirmation). The show also comprises a documentation [...]

Part one of VernissageTV’s walkthrough of the Art Unlimited sector with large-scale installations, video projections, and massive sculptures at Art 39 Basel International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland. June 2, 2008. Art 39 Basel, Art Unlimited section. Impressions from the preview. Basel, June 2, 2008. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video [...]

In 2008, Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary. An exhibition with works by Jeff Wall is rounding off a series of exhibitions the gallery has conceived to mark this occasion. The very first joint project between the Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery and Jeff Wall was a contribution to the exhibition “Westkunst”, which took place in [...]

George Nelson (1908-1986) was one of the most important American designers of the 20th century. In 2008 George Nelson would have been 100 years old. In recognition of this anniversary, the Vitra Design Museum presents the first comprehensive retrospective on his work: George Nelson. Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher. In this video, curator Jochen Eisenbrand talks [...]

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 [...]

Gigon / Guyer Architects are the winners of the Daylight-Award, which the Velux-Stiftung awarded for the third time after 2007 and 2010. The Daylight-Award is a prize that honors architecture projects, that systematically use daylight in order to increase quality of life and energy efficiency. The architects Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer received the award [...]

Chad Oppenheim is one of the architects who design for Dellis Cay, a private island in the Caribbean (Turks & Caicos). He is designing an exclusive zone of villas on the island that will be released during Phase I of the project. The O Property Collection and Nadine Johnson invited us to a plane trip [...]

At the presentation of the Velux Stiftung Daylight-Award presentation at the S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel, Switzerland, another honorary award was given to Isa Stürm Urs Wolf Architects who realized a new (day-)light concept for the museum Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona. It’s an invention whereby the main structure of the building stays untouched. The jury [...]

At Design Miami 2009, Dutch designer Maarten Baas has been awarded the Designer of the Year price. On the occasion of this award, Maarten Baas presented a retrospective of his work, including pieces of his famous Smoke and Clay furniture series. Also on display: Maarten Baas’ Real Time Project, a series of videos depicting a [...]

At Design Miami 2008, industrial designer Ross Lovegrove presented a chandelier / table ensemble titled “Liquid Space” that he created for Swarovski Crystal Palace. In this conversation with Dr. Albrecht Bangert, Nadja Swarovski talks about the connection between the luxury industry and design, the aesthetics and function of Ross Lovegrove’s “Liquid Space”, the Swarovski Crystal [...]

For Dornbracht Edges, designer Mike Meiré is showing the installation “The Farm Project”. With “The Farm Project” Mike Meiré transforms the kitchen into a barn-like, “real-life” stage, charged with aromas, animals, plants and objects – and with an outer cover made of a patchwork of materials. VernissageTV met Mike Meiré in Cologne where “The Farm [...]

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity is the title of an exhibition at The Wolfsonian-FIU design museum in Miami Beach that has a look at French design from the 1940s to today. On display are furniture, industrial design, and craft by some of the most celebrated French designers. The show presents models, prototypes and mass-produced designs by [...]

This year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile is no longer in the city center of Milan but in the new fair complex, designed by architect Massimiliano Fuksas. Among the design companies present at the fair are for example Cappellini, Cassina, De Padova, Driade, Flexform, Kartell, MDF, Moroso, Nils Holger Moormann, Vitra, Wogg etc. Salone Internazionale del [...]