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TMprojects in Geneva, Switzerland shows a new body of work by the artist Président Vertut. The show is called Grey Matters, which is a project that started in 2010 on the occasion of the Geneva City Arts Council’s Grants exhibition at Contemporary Art Centre. With this project, Président Vertut’s character enters into politics: “Through a [...]

In part 3 of the studio visit Patrick Meagher opens a briefcase and presents his first annual report, outlining his activities and core interests and values. A monograph on his work will be available soon. The book, edited by Uta Grosenick, shows the interrelation of Patrick Meagher’s five main bodies of work from the past [...]

Hiroshi Fuji is a social activist. Fuji creates installations, performances, and events that focus on community. He uses materials deemed useless or valueless by society – such as empty water bottles, and old toys – to create works of art. One of his projects is “Kaekko”, a project that simulates the model of a bazaar: [...]

After a successful relaunch last year, the expectations were high for the 2010 edition of Art Cologne, 44. Internationaler Kunstmarkt in Cologne, Germany. The fair has been able to winning back important galleries as exhibitors and to integrate young galleries. The 2010 gallery list also sees top national and international dealers rejoining the fair after [...]

Walsh Gallery specializes in contemporary Asian art in all media. At DiVA New York gallery owner Julie Walsh presented Korean artist Jongbum Choi. Jongbum Choi graduated from Visual Communication Design of Kobe Design University, Japan. His work has been shown around the world, including at the 2004 Shanghai Biennial and Art Chicago 2004. At present [...]

As part of our trip to Madrid we visited the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) in Sevilla, Spain (2.20 hours away from Madrid by High Speed Train). Located right in the front of the CAAC we encountered an installation by Matthew Richie, titled The Morning Line. The installation was commissioned by the Thyssen Bornemisza [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

In collaboration with Dürig Architects, the Berlin-based landscape architects Topotek 1 designed one of the largest sports facilities in Zürich, Switzerland. The sports facility is located between a nature reserve, a highway crossing, residential housing and large-scale industrial buildings. It comprises twelve football fields and a baseball field complemented by three buildings: an ice-rink, a [...]

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 [...]

A conversation with Ambra Medda, co-founder and director of Design Miami/ Basel. In 2007, Design Miami/ Basel explores Process and Performance in contemporary and historic design. Ambra Medda talks about the new venue (the Markthalle, Basel), the participating design galleries, the special program with Design Performances, Design Exhibitions, Design Films, and Design Talks, and the [...]

Curator Mathias Schwartz-Claus, Vitra Design Museum, talks about the current exhibition “Jean Prouvé. The poetics of the technical object”. From the press release: “In conception, this first comprehensive and systematic touring exhibition on the furniture and architecture, which Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) created between 1924 to the mid 1970s, is very much in keeping with Prouvés [...]

In partnership with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Louise Blouin Foundation in London presents a group exhibition of design art with works by Atelier van Lieshout, Drift, Ingrid Donat, Joris Laarman, Lionel Scoccimaro, Marc Quinn, Mathieu Lehaneur, Pablo Reinoso, Rainer Splitt, rAndom International, Robert Stadler, Sebastian Brajkovic, Thierry Dreyfus, Vincent Dubourg and Wendell Castle. VernissageTV attended the [...]

In the second part of the interview with the Campana brothers, Humberto and Fernando Campana, talk about their backgrounds, how they work together, why they admire Oscar Niemeyer, what they would love to design that they haven’t yet, and future projects. This video also features images of the installation they created for Design Miami 2008, [...]

Neon Monster is an art and design collective based in San Francisco that curates and creates limited edition experiences: handpicked selections of art, limited edition multiples, designer toys, current and back-issue comics, and new and vintage vinyl records. Neon Monster was founded in October 2007 by four collectors. John Crowe, Kristy Klinck, and brothers Jacob [...]