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One of the many collaborative events taking place during the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy is an exhibition that focuses on a group of artists from the 1960s in Venice, California. The curators, Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro, chose artists such as Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Vija Celmins, [...]

Interview with the artistic director of the Berlin based gallery for contemporary art, Loop – Raum für aktuelle Kunst, Rüdiger Lange. Loop just moved to a new space in Jägerstrasse in Berlin-Mitte. At Scope London 2006 Loop exhibited work by Karsten Konrad, Frank Coldewey, Axel Lieber, and others. Rüdiger Lange is also co-organizer of Preview [...]

With a solo exhibition in Zurich Arndt & Partner continue their cooperation with the artist couple Muntean/Rosenblum that commenced at Arndt & Partner Berlin in 2004. “The works of Muntean/Rosenblum stage teenagers, who have learned to embody the stereotypical idea of beauty and of society imposed on them by mass meda.” (PR Arndt & Parner). [...]

This is the last episode on Manifesta 7, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art with views of works by Didier Fiuza Faustino, Heide Hinrichs, Luca Trevisani, Nico Vascellari, Nina Canell, and Pamela Rosenkranz. Manifesta 7 runs until the 2nd November 2008. Still enough time to visit the Trentino – South Tyrol! Manifesta 7, The European [...]

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 [...]

For the 2009 edition of the design fair Design Miami, architect and designer Greg Lynn created the HSBC Lounge and a large installation for Swarovski Crystal Palace. Greg Lynn’s installation for Swarovski extends over 80 square metres and reaches over seven metres in heigh. The ‘walls’ and ‘ceiling’ are made of Swarovski crystal-encrusted suspended panels [...]

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 [...]

During our stay in Miami we had the chance to meet with Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni. Piero Lissoni hosted a book signing and cocktail reception at the Dellis Cay VIP booth at the Art Collectors Lounge of the Miami Beach Convention Center. Piero Lissoni is one of the world-renowned architects who have been [...]

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 [...]

Topotek 1 are not the typical landscape architects. Topotek 1′s mission is to expand the possibilities of landscape architecture. On the occasion of the inauguration of their latest projects and their work on the competition for the redesign of the Flughafen Tempelhof site, VernissageTV met with the Topotek 1 principals Martin Rein-Cano and Lorenz Dexler. [...]

Energy Conscience is a concept by designer Christian Jung. He developed a series of “energy parasites” which use different machines, like a washing machine, to produce energy that can be used by mobile phones, digital cameras and other devices. Faculty of Design at Hochschule Pforzheim University, Werkschau, Pforzheim, Germany, July 14, 2007. > Right-click (Mac: [...]

Chelsea space is a public gallery next to Tate Britain. Chelsea space is part of the Chelsea College of Art & Design and its programme which includes public exhibitions, lectures, concerts and events, some of which are organized in collaboration with the Tate Britain. Exhibitions director, Donald Smith says, “The intention for CHELSEA space is [...]

With “Jean Prouvé. The poetics of the technical object” the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein presents the first comprehensive and systematic touring exhibition on the work of French designer and architect Jean Prouvé (1901-1984). VernissageTV talks with his daughter Cathérine Prouvé at the occasion of the opening reception of the exhibition. Vitra Design [...]

In 1981 Luigi Colani broke a fuel saving record with a streamlined four seater car, in 2002 he completed his 7th streamlined truck. In the final part of the conversation Luigi Colani talks about fuel efficiency, the speed and efficiency records he broke at the Utah Salt Flats in Bonneville and a truck he is [...]

With the 2009 edition, Design Miami celebrates its 5th Anniversary. Design Miami starts a day earlier than the art fair Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB), and presents works that could also easily be shown at ABMB, Maarten Baas’ Real Time project, for example, or the Workshop Workshop project by Jim Drain, Graham Hudson and P. [...]