Out now: VernissageTV PDF-magazine No. 16, April 2011.

During a trip to an evening of openings in Paris, VernissageTV had a closer look at the retrospective with the subtle works of French artist Pierrette Bloch at Karsten Greve Gallery. In Fribourg / Switzerland, we had the chance to do an extensive interview with Edith Dekyndt, who had a solo show at Fri-Art Centre d’Art Contemporain, titled “Dieu rend visite à Newton”.

Number 16 also takes a look at the London Art Scene, where a lot of local galleries showed their program at London Art Fair, and Hauser & Wirth opened new spaces with a Martin Creed solo exhibition that featured a dangerously revolving neon sculpture.

In Berlin, VernissageTV met with Agathe Snow whose solo exhibition at the Deutsche Guggenheim was showcasing large-scale collages and mobile sculptures. In this show the New York-based Corsican artist Agathe Snow focuses on monuments, trademarks, and historical sites and investigates how they leave their mark on collective memory and national identity.

For the first time, VernissageTV took at trip to Lithuania, to document Zilvinas Kempinas exhibition at Galerija Vartai in Vilnius. Kempinas conceived a show that presented important older and new works.

One of the main themes of the current issue of the magazine is New York. VernissageTV attended several openings such as Ivan Navarro at Paul Kasmin and Tara Donovan at The Pace Gallery. An extensive photo gallery is complemented by a text by FAD Editor at Large Ben Austin, who shares his personal experiences of Armory Week with the readers.

And finally, issue 16 gives an outlook on VernissageTV’s participation in Art Cologne and the video art program that features the artists G.H. Hovagimyan, Christina McPhee, Maria Joao Salema, Raphaele Shirley, Ultra Art Fair, and Lee Wells.

Artists in this issue: Pierrette Bloch, Alexandre Joly, Bettina Pousttchi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Agathe Snow, Edith Dekyndt, Zilvinas Kempinas, and Tara Donovan.

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On the occasion of Žilvinas Kempinas’ exhibition at Vartai Gallery in Vilnius / Lithuania, VernissageTV had the chance to speak with the artist about his life in New York, the exhibition at Galerija Vartai, and new works and future projects. In this video, which is an excerpt, Žilvinas Kempinas talks about the sources of inspiration and the creative process. The complete video (17:20 min.) is available after the jump.

Interview with Zilvinas Kempinas, Galerija Vartai / Lithuania. February 22, 2011.

PS: See also: Zilvinas Kempinas at Galerija Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania; Zilvinas Kempinas Magnetic Tape Installation / Remix; Zilvinas Kempinas: TUBE / Lithuanian Pavilion / Venice Biennale 2009; Manifesta 7. The Rest of Now. Bolzano/Bozen, Italy / Part 1/2.

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• Zilvinas Kempinas at Galerija Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania

Žilvinas Kempinas’ solo exhibition at Galerija Vartai in Vilnius, Lithuania showcases five of Kempinas’ installations: Columns (2006), Serpentine (2010), Bike Messenger (2006), Fan Drawings (2010), and Ballroom (2010). The show is the first of a new cycle of exhibitions that commemorate Galerija Vartai’s 20th anniversary. The gallery was one of the first private galleries in Lithuania after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Apart from its exhibition program, Vartai organizes exhibitions representing Lithuania at art events such as the Venice Biennale 2009, where the gallery presented Žilvinas Kempinas’ installation Tube (2008) in the Scuola Grande della Misericordia.

In this video, VernissageTV attends the opening of Žilvinas Kempinas’ solo exhibition at Galerija Vartai. An interview with Žilvinas Kempinas’ is coming soon. Clicke here for more videos and information about Žilvinas Kempinas. See also the press release and photo set after the jump.

Zilvinas Kempinas at Galerija Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania. Opening reception, February 22, 2011.

Update (March 24, 2011): The exhibition has been extended until April 9, 2011.

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At this year’s Art Forum Berlin, Berlin’s international fair for contemporary art, Spencer Brownstone Gallery presented a magnetic tape installation by Zilvinas Kempinas. It was the only work on display at the gallery’s booth. The Lithuanian artist, who lives and works in New York is known for his works that use unspooled videotape as sculptural medium. At the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Zilvinas Kempinas represented Lithuania with his installation TUBE.

Zilvinas Kempinas magnetic tape installation at Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Art Forum Berlin 2009, September 24, 2009.

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This is a review of the 13th international art fair Art Forum Berlin by Ralf Schlüter, vice editor-in-chief of German art magazine Art – Das Kunstmagazin (in Geman language).

Ralf Schlüter had a closer look at works by the artists Erinç Seymen at Galerist (Istanbul), Gert and Uwe Tobias at Contemporary Fine Arts (Berlin), Anna und Bernhard Blume at Kicken Berlin (Berlin), Zilvinas Kempinas at Spencer Brownstone Gallery (New York), Jasper Niens at Galerie West (Den Haag), and Kunstverein Mauritius at Fiebach und Minninger (Cologne). Art – Das Kunstmagazin itself presents the exhibition Art History – 30 Years of Art Journalism in Pictures.

Art Forum Berlin 2009, Highlights. September 24, 2009.

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