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LAXART presents the Los Angeles debut of Tijuana-based collective Torolab and New York-based artist Leslie Hewitt. Founded in 1995 by Raul Cárdenas Osuna in Tijuana, Mexico, TOROLAB is an interdisciplinary collective engaged in a series of experiments responding to the urban conditions of Tijuana. Their project SOS: Emergency Architecture addresses questions of survival, emergency and [...]

Turkish artist duo :mentalKLINIK’s installation PuFF reminds of a boxing ring with little black robots fighting against each other and the glitter that is sprayed on the floor of the ring. PuFF attempts to create an unidentified space, an indecisive zone of repetition replete with the absurdity of a floor, which is continually filled with [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

The P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center opened several new exhbitions for P.S.1′s Fall Opening Celebration on October 19, 2008. One of them (coverage of the others coming soon) is Argentine artist Leandro Erlich’s monumental installation “Swimming Pool” in P.S.1′s unique double-height Duplex gallery. Leandro Erlich’s Swimming Pool was first created during Leandro Erlich’s residency the the [...]

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 [...]

This is the second and final 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. Click here for part 1 and [...]

In an exhibition in the seven-window room of the Kunstmuseum Basel, the museum presents models, plans and visualizations of the planned annex building. The purpose of the extension is to create much needed space for special exhibitions and to provide a appropriate presentation of the valuable works of art from the museum’s public art collection. [...]

A more contemplative view of Rudolf Stingel’s exhibition LIVE at Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin. The dominant element of the exhibition is a giant carpet, that covers the entire floor of Mies van der Rohe’s landmark building New National Gallery. The images have been taken while the press conference was held on the lower floor of the [...]

ArchitectureTalks Lucerne is a two-day international symposium offering a stage on which world-renowned protagonists from the worlds of architecture, art, culture, philosophy, business and politics will address architectural and urban issues in an interdisciplinary manner. This year’s theme was “Shopping Miles and More”. Initiator and Director of the Talks is Frank Joss. Short documentation of [...]

From 1998 to 2005 the Förderkoje was a small exhibition space (not much space, really: 6.69 cbm) in a private flat in Berlin, Germany. As of March 2006, the Förderkoje changed the concept and will temporarily be moving into the private homes of individual hosts. The type of presentation will be worked out, organised and [...]

Alexander Taylor is one of the UK’s leading young designers. In 2005 he won the Elle Deco design award for the series of Fold Lamps produced by Established & Sons. After studying Furniture and Product Design at Nottingham Trent University Alexander Taylor started his career working with architects Procter-Rihl before establishing his own design studio [...]

Global Street Food is the latest project by German designer / creative director / curator / artist Mike Meiré. At Vitra’s Art Basel Party we had the opportunity to have a look at Global Street Food and spoke with Mike Meiré and Andreas Dornbracht of kitchen and bathroom brand Dornbracht. Global Street Food is part [...]

Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Avant-garde Pathways at the Museo Picasso Málaga is the first retrospective of the work of Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp in Spain. The show presents over 130 exhibits that include paintings, drawings, collages, textiles, puppets, plans, photographs, sculptures and furniture. The exhibition is divided into three sections: Broken Rhythm examines the work from her [...]

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 [...]