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As part of the opening reception of the exhibition “The Potosí Principle“, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt presented a performance by the Austrian artist Ines Doujak, titled “Eviva il cotillo”. The performance consists of a countertenor in costume singing excerpts from the confession manual for priests at Indio missions, with instructions to eradicate indigenous [...]

Two of the three Japanese exhibitors are new to the LISTE – The Young Art Fair in Basel. The USA, with twelve galleries, will have a prominent presence; eight of the exhibiting galleries hail from the art metropolis New York. Among the galleries returning to the LISTE are Johann König and Jan Winkelmann, both from [...]

UND is a platform initiated to present Karlsruhe-based art projects and international guest projects, running concurrently with Art Karlsruhe. Participating projects include amongst others: Ferenbalm-Gurbrü Station, projekt-hartmut, Kunstraum D21 Leipzig, POLY Produzentengalerie, Saladestar Barcelona, and Van Eijk’s Good Selection Oslo. Have a look at the UND #2 website for a complete listing. Karlsruhe, March 22, [...]

The title of this years topical show at the Centre PasquArt is “Branding”. The exhibition focuses on the artwork between authenticity and aura, criticism and calculus. Participant artists are Sam Abell, Francis Baudevin, Thomas Baumgärtel, Otto Berchem, Daniele Buetti, Barbara Bunker, f & d cartier, COM&COM, herman de vries, Philippe Decrauzat, Stéphane Ducret (Yodeli), etoy, [...]

This is the second episode of the two part documentary on the Gilbert & George retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum. Coordinating Curator Judy Kim talks about the concept of the Gilbert & George retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum, the works on display, Gilbert & George’s beginnings, the technical aspects of their work, and their influence [...]

After Jeff Koons in 2008 and Xavier Veilhan in 2009, this year Takashi Murakami takes over the Château de Versailles. It’s Takashi Murakami’s first major retrospective in France. VernissageTV correspondent Christophe Ecoffet met the artist in the garden of the palace for an exclusive interview. On display in the 15 rooms of the Château and [...]

Currently, the Vitra Design Museum is showing an exhibition that aims at telling the story of Dubai from a cultural angle. Together with the exhibition “Living under the Crescent Moon” the exhibition “Dubai Next: Face of 21st Century Culture”, being located in Zaha Hadid’s Firestation at the Vitra Campus, complements the museum’s focus on Arab [...]

Richard Neutra is considered one of modernism’s most important architects. The Austrian architect was active primarily in Southern California. The exhibition Richard Neutra: Buildings and Projects 1960-1970 in Switzerland at the Swiss Architecture Museum focuses on the his projects in Switzerland. Between 1960 and 1970, Richard Neutra realized two housing developments and eight villas in [...]

Since May 24, 2008 the city Bolzano / Bozen in the north of Italy is proud to present the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Museion with the opening show “Peripheral vision and collective body”. The new building corresponds to a redefinition of the entire Museion project: as an institution, Museion has been managed since [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

After Jeff Koons in 2008 and Xavier Veilhan in 2009, this year Takashi Murakami takes over the Château de Versailles. It’s Takashi Murakami’s first major retrospective in France. VernissageTV correspondent Christophe Ecoffet met the artist in the garden of the palace for an exclusive interview. On display in the 15 rooms of the Château and [...]

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 [...]

After our interview with the Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana at Design Miami in December 2008 we now had the opportunity to have a closer look at the works of the two brothers. The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein near Basel presents an exhibition called Antibodies (Antikörper) that spans 20 years of [...]

This is an interview with Hannes Koch, part of the design collective rAndom International (together with Stuart Wood and Flo Ortkrass). At this year’s Design Miami Basel, Carpenters Workshop Gallery presented rAndom International’s Audience. Audience is an installation conceived by rAndom International in collaboration with Chris O’Shea. It consists of around 64 head-size mirror objects. [...]