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The exhibition Poor Thing (June 10 – September 2, 2007) at the Kunsthalle Basel brings together works by eight international artists in the historic architectural setting of the Kunsthalle Basel. Each of the artists – Karla Black, Robert Breer, Martin Heldstab, Knut Henrik Henriksen, Dagmar Heppner, Karin Hueber, Ian Kiaer, Kilian Rüthemann – have reacted [...]

Galerie Andy Jllien and Galerie Römerapotheke, both located in Rämistrasse 18 in Zürich, Switzerland, currently present works by David Hare. David Hare (1917 – 1992) was an American painter, sculptor and photographer, associated with the Surrealist movement. After his surrealist experiments in photography, he focused on Surrealist sculpture. He was co-founder and editor of the [...]

Sean Kelly Gallery presents a major exhibition of new work by artist Wolfgang Laib (born 1950 in Metzingen, Germany). It’s Wolfgang Laib’s first show since joining the gallery. The exhibition entitled “Without Time – Without Body – Without Place” is organized around one of Laib’s most important new, large-scale pollen and rice installations. On display [...]

Trains and Boats and Planes is Stefan Kürten’s fourth solo show at the Chelsea-based gallery Alexander and Bonin. The subject of Stefan Kurten’s paintings are landscapes and interiors. Fragmented architectural details are woven together to form a tight pattern. In addition to the paintings, Stefan Kürten presents his new series of lithographs, Plantinum Collection. An [...]

Jonathan Meese talks about excitement, performances, deadlines, improvisation, …and audacious VernissageTV correspondents. PS: Jonathan Meese, “Mama Johnny”: April 30 – September 3, 2006, Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Jonathan Meese, installation “Mor”, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin / Fine Art Fair Frankfurt 2006, Frankfurt / Main, March 15, 2006. Click image or this link to watch video. Related Articles:Jonathan [...]

In 2007, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam / Netherlands came into possession of the prototype of a quite spectacular piece of architecture: Finnish architect Matti Suuronen’s Futuro: house of the future. With its distinctive flying saucer like shape Suuronen’s Futuro is an icon of 1960s design. In 1965 Matti Suuronen was commissioined to design [...]

The new museum for modern and contemporary art, the Museion Bozen Bolzano, Italy, openend its doors with the inaugural exhibition “Peripheral Vision and Collective Body” which is on display from May 21 until September 21, 2008. Taking part in this group show is also Portuguese artist Ângela Ferreira with her work “Maison Tropicale“. The project [...]

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 [...]

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 Drawing Center presents Yona Friedman: About Cities (Feb. 24 – April 7, 2007), an exhibition of work by the Hungarian-French architect and artist, who, despite significant reputation in Europe, has never had a solo exhibition in the United States. Showcasing both Friedman’s urban-sociological concerns and his urban-design innovations, the exhibition introduces his work to [...]

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 [...]

Last weekend (July 13/14, 2007) the students of the Faculty of Design at Germany’s Hochschule Pforzheim University displayed their work in one of the two graduation shows (Werkschau) the college holds per year. In this video we take a look at the work of the Transportation Design students, especially what they created under the title [...]

In this episode, Prof. Thomas Gerlach and student Nils Uellendahl show and explain an exciting transportation concept based on swarm intelligence. Faculty of Design at Pforzheim University, Werkschau, Pforzheim, Germany, July 14, 2007. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file.

The CaixaForum Madrid is a new cultural center in the historical center of Madrid, near the renowned Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, the 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize winners. The CaixaForum is a restoration and expansion of one of the few examples of industrial architecture in Madrid’s [...]

Part 2 of the interview with Laurence Desarzens. This year’s festival featured a short film program, Feature Films about football and graffiti resp., an overview of motion graphics and broadcast design, retrospectives on Traktor, music videos and much more. For more information visit: Resfest Switzerland, Resfest International, Res Mag. November 27, 2005. Part 2/2 of [...]