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At Art Cologne 2009, Rosenfeld Gallery from Tel Aviv, Israel, presented an installation by Ben Hagari. The work, titled Weather House, was shown within the New Positions Program of Art Cologne. In this video, Ben Hagari talks about the Weather House, his residency in Germany and his work in general. The Weather House is a [...]

We had the pleasure to view the film “Lütte mit Rucola” (Li’l One with Arugula), a new work by John Bock. Yes, the film contains passages that are unsuitable for children as you can imagine when you read this excerpt from the press release: “John Bock is being remote-controlled by the paranormal powers of the [...]

VOLTAshow is a platform for presenting the vision of contemporary art galleries of global repute whose artists represent new and relevant positions for curators and collectors alike. Conceived to bridge a gap between Basel’s pre-existing fairs, VOLTAshow showcases mature galleries who choose as their mandate to work with the most exciting emerging artists. By VTV [...]

M. Brandon MacInnis, the publisher of the monthly art journal, M / The New York Art World, talks about his art journal, the new, large format hardcover M, and the New York art scene. VIP Preview Event in the Chelsea Art Tower, New York, February 24, 2007. > Click image to watch quicktime video in [...]

Running concurrently with the Fernand Leger-exhibition, the Fondation Beyeler presents “Black Beetle“, a project by the New York-based artist Sarah Morris (born 1967). Sarah Morris created a new, very long mural (household gloss paint on wall, 23.7 x 3.8 meters), that reflects her interest in Origami. The work is supplemented by selected paintings from her [...]

On the occasion of the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London VernissageTV met up with Joep van Lieshout, who presented the work Wombhouse in the show. In this video, Joep van Lieshout talks about his background, his work between the poles of art and design, how his work changed over the years, [...]

Piero Lissoni is one of the designers who have been commissioned to give the luxury resort Dellis Cay a shape. He has designed the Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental. Piero Lissoni was born in 1956 in Seregno, Italy. He studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. Piero Lissoni lives and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“Nature Design – From Inspiration to Innovation” at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zürich / Switzerland presents more than 500 objects and projects that are inspired by nature. The visitor will find works by over 150 artists and designers, among them: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Fernando & Humberto Campana, Richard Hutten, Ross Lovegrove, Karim Rashid, [...]

The show This Side Up at the Museum of Design Zurich, conceived by Konstantin Grcic and his team, shows works from the past decade. It emphasises processes and is presented as an arrangement of over-sized boxes that look as if they have been casually opened for the visitors. Fifty products are on display and visitors [...]

Impressions from the press preview and the vernissage of the design fair Design Miami/ Basel. Coming soon: Interviews with designers Julia Lohmann, Max Lamb and the partnership of Clemens Weisshaar & Reed Kram. Design Miami/ Basel 2008, June 2, 2008. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file. > Click this link [...]

In this video, Ingar Dragset of the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset talks about their exhibition “The Collectors” that they showed as representation of Denmark and Nordic Countries Finland, Norway and Sweden at the 53rd Venice Biennale 2009 – the idea behind the exhibition, how it came about, the different concepts for the Danish and the [...]

“Along with his studio Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design (KGID) that was set up in 1991 he has made a name for himself through experiments with materials and a constructive individuality. KGID products are characterised by their everyday usefulness and formal restraint as well as by humour and perspicacity. These are the kind of products that [...]

Currently, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich presents “Your mobile expectations: BMW H2R project” by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson (born 1967). Olafur Eliasson was commissioned by the car company BMW to design the 16th BMW Art Car. What sets Eliasson’s “car” apart from previous Art Cars is that it is not recognizable as a car [...]