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Matthias Weischer uses the classical subject of an interior. Arrangement, easels, photographs, textiles and figures create a still – life related atmosphere. These elements find their position in a world, which went slightly but perceivable out off joint. Uncertain spatial circumstances and references between fore – and background are complicating the orientation for the viewer. [...]

Scope New York returns for its sixth-straight year with its new location. Featuring galleries from four continents and 20 countries, including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Spain, and Canada, Scope New York 2007 is the most internationally diverse fair to date. Impressions from the preview, February [...]

Director / curator John Pollard of ADA Gallery and art consultant Althea Viafora-Kress talk about the artists Jared Lindsay Clark (website, blog) and Bruce Wilhelm (website, blog), and ADA Gallery. ADA is an artist run gallery exhibiting contemporary fine art in Richmond Virginia since June of 2003. Scope New York art fair 2007. February 26, [...]

In the third part of our coverage of Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany, we have a look at the exhibition in the Neue Galerie. By VTV correspondent Lizza May David. PS: More reviews: New York Times (Holland Cotter). > Click image to watch Flash video in new movie window. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link [...]

Christine Hill (born 1968 in Binghamton, New York, lives and works in Berlin and New York) has been working on the project “Volksboutique” since the early 1990s. She first drew international attention to her work with this project at documenta X in Kassel in 1997. The work “Official Template” now on display at the ifa [...]

This is the first part of a talk the artists Doug and Mike Starn held at their studio in Beacon. Mike and Doug Starn talk about their large installation called Big Bambú, a massive, moving construction made out of countless bamboo poles that is in constant transformation (see also this video on VernissageTV: Mike + [...]

In this video, VernissageTV takes a look at the exhibition “Acconci Studio and Ai Weiwei: A Collaborative Project” at the contemporary art space Para/Site in Hong Kong Island. Para/Site Art Space has invited Ai Weiwei and Vito Acconci to create a work together. Both artists have never met before, so the collaborative process is kind [...]

The architect and urbanist David Rogers has been one of the speakers at the Architecture Talks Lucerne 2006: “Shopping-Miles And More”. We had the opportunity to talk with him on day one of the symposium. David Rogers is Senior Vice President of Jerde Partnership. He has been responsible for several of Jerde’s most innovative, award-winning [...]

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 [...]

VTV is talking with Kenny Schachter about his gallery’s concept and his booth at ARCO 2006. Amongst others he shows works by Zaha Hadid and Vito Acconci. Untitled (2006) by Zaha Hadid is a cell / body that offers / allows multi functional uses, as a table, counter, seat, container and as a surface to [...]

Since last year, we have been following the development of an ambitious project on the Caribbean island Dellis Cay. Dellis Cay is the project of Dr. Cem Kinay, Chairman and CEO of the real estate development group O Property Collection. Kinay purchased the 560 acre island (part of the Turks and Caicos archipelago) and commissioned [...]

Ettore Sottsass, the most celebrated designer of his generation celebrates his 90th birthday in September. Best known as the founder of the groundbreaking 1980s design group Memphis, this doyen of Italian design has also designed glass and ceramics for Alessi and landmark electronic products for Olivetti. Sottsass has designed an exhibition with the Design Museum [...]

At Design Miami/ Basel 2007 we met decorative arts consultant, dealer and design curator Cristina Grajales, Cristina Grajales served as director of 1950 Gallery in New York City from 1990 to 2000. “Grajales’s passion for many of the twentieth century’s greatest masters – among them Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand – propelled [...]

The Wolfsonian is a remarkable design museum in the heart of the Art Deco District, Miami Beach. The Wolfsonian collection contains artifacts primarily of North American and European origin, dating from 1885 – 1945, which are presented in the Wolfsonian’s permanent exhibition “Art and Design in the Modern Age”. Current exhibitions are Fashioning the Modern [...]

At the College Exhibition at Pforzheim University we had an interesting conversation with Prof. James Kelly. He told us about the history and the concept of the Faculty of Design at Pforzheim University, the application and selection process, and what the students learn in the undergraduate and masters courses of Transportation Design. Pforzheim, Germany, July [...]