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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 Cecchini, Michael Lin, Yoko Ono, Y.Z. Kami, Daniel Buren, Leandro Erlich (VTV’s coverage of his work at P.S.1 here), Blue Noses, Sylvie Fleury, Subodh Gupta, Lee Bul, Fabrice Hyber, Yang Fudong. Mobile Art was commissioned by Chanel and conceived by the company’s designer Karl Lagerfeld. It was originally imagined as a means to mark the first appearance fifty years ago of the iconic CHANEL “2.55” quilted stitched-leather handbag.
The Mobile Art Container is sited in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield on the East Side of Manhattan, off Fifth Avenue at 69th Street. It is open to the public through November 9, 2008.
This video provides views of the outer and inner hull of the pavilion, an exhibition walk-through and statements by Barbara Cirkva, Division President Fashion, Watches and Fine Jewelry at Chanel, and Douglas Blonsky, President of the Central Park Conservancy and Central Park Administrator.
Press Prevew, October 20, 2008.
PS: For more videos on Zaha Hadid (Phaeno Science Center etc.), klick here!
PPS: See also the review of Chanel Mobile Art by Nicolai Ouroussoff at the New York Times.

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Sophie Calle: Take care of yourself, French Pavilion, 52nd International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale. “When chosen to exhibit in the French Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Biennale, Sophie Calle put an ad in the newspaper to recruit ‘an enthusiastic person to act as exhibition curator’. This method of selection is well and truly part of Sophie Calle’s artistic approach; from around 200 replies, she chose Daniel Buren to assist with her project: Take care of yourself.”… “I received an email telling me it was over. I didn’t know how to answer. It was as if it wasn’t meant for me. It ended with the words: Take care of yourself. I took this recommendation literally. I asked hundred and two women, chosen for their profession, to interpret the letter in their professional capacity. To analyze it, provide a commentary on it, act it, dance it, sing it. Dissect it. Squeeze it dry. Understand for me. Answer for me. It was a way to take the time to break up. At my own pace. A way to take care of myself.” (from the PR (pdf)). Worldshaking. Venice, Italy, June 8, 2007.
Pre-/Reviews at Studio International, Edward Winkleman, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, Der Spiegel, Art Fairs International, Time blog, Guardian Unlimited.
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