I think they are the most realistic characters I have done. I completely empathised with them. They could be me. That’s what was really scary, how easy it was to make myself look like that.
–Cindy Sherman
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An extraordinary production made using Blender.
3d: Ryusuke Furuya, Kyushu University Graduate School of Design.
Written and directed by Junichi Yamamoto.
In the spectacular large-scale projects he’s famous for (such as “Waterfalls” in New York harbour), Olafur Eliasson creates art from a palette of space, distance, colour and light. The transparent simplicity and experiential nature of his work has built Olafur Eliasson’s reputation as one of the world’s most accessible creators of contemporary art.
“Denmark-born Icelander Olafur Eliasson has taken the art world by storm — and the meteorological dimensions of that statement are appropriate. His immensely popular The Weather Project, at London’s Tate Museum, immersed spectators in an artificial mirrored environment with its own looming sun (and its own analogue of London fog), and attracted 2 million visitors in the process. In the summer of 2008, his four massive waterfalls spectacularly punctuated key sites in New York’s harbour — including one pouring from beneath the Brooklyn Bridge”. TED
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Shaun Gladwell represents Australia at the 53rd International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2009. The show entitled MADDESTMAXIMVS brings together the artist’s trademark slowed-footage video installations of figures undertaking acts of physical virtuosity, with sculptural works and interventions into the fabric of the pavilion itself, such as a motorcycle that sticks in the outer wall of the building.
MADDESTMAXIMVS has been developed over a two-year period and marks a shift from Shaun Gladwell’s earlier focus on urban environments and engages instead in a personal exploration of the boundaries and possibilities of a human relationship to the Australian hinterland.
A video montage of Antony Gormley’s Another Place. Gormley’s permanent installation is situated at Crosby Beach, Merseyside, England.
“The idea was to test time and tide, stillness and movement, and somehow engage with the daily life of the beach”. The completed installation stretched 2.5 km down the coast and 1 km out to sea, with an average distance between the 100 pieces of 500 metres.
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“In partnership with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Louise Blouin Foundation in London presents a group exhibition of design art with works by Atelier van Lieshout, Drift, Ingrid Donat, Joris Laarman, Lionel Scoccimaro, Marc Quinn, Mathieu Lehaneur, Pablo Reinoso, Rainer Splitt, rAndom International, Robert Stadler, Sebastian Brajkovic, Thierry Dreyfus, Vincent Dubourg and Wendell Castle.
In this video, curator Natalie Kovacs talks about the title and the concept of the exhibition, the convergence of design, art and architecture, and specific works like Atelier van Lieshout’s Wombhouse and Mahieu Lehaneur’s Local River.” VTV
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The Saatchi Gallery on King’s Road, London, is currently showing an exhibition entitled “Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture” . The exhibition runs until January 17, 2010 and brings together new work from more than 40 American artists, among them: Kristin Baker, John Bauer, Mark Bradford, Tom Burr, Joe Bradley, Jedediah Caesar, Carter, Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, Peter Coffin, Guerra de la Paz, Francesca DiMattio, Bart Exposito, Mark Grotjahn, Jacob Hashimoto, Rachel Harrison, Patrick Hill, Ryan Johnson, Matt Johnson, Paul Lee, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Neel, Baker Overstreet, Stephen G. Rhodes, Amanda Ross-Ho, Sterling Ruby, Gedi Sibony, Amy Sillman, Agathe Snow, Kirsten Stoltmann, Dan Walsh, Jonas Wood, Aaron Young.
Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture / Saatchi Gallery, London. Exhibition walkthrough, June 25, 2009.
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Information about the 17th Biennale of Sydney is available at http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/bos17/
David Elliot has been chosen to curate the Biennale which kicks off in May 2010.
The following media releases illuminate the theme of the show and the rationale behind the choice of the curator. Releases and image courtesy of Biennale of Sydney website
This installation by rAndom International takes the design imperative left field, outside the box. Is it art, is it design? ‘Audience’ is an installation conceived by rAndom International in collaboration with Chris O’Shea. It consists of around 64 head-size mirror objects that interact with the audience based on a surveillance program that determines ‘who is interesting’.
“In this conversation with Raphaele Shirley, Hannes Koch talks about the piece – the concept behind, how it works, how people react to the piece, ideas for variations of the piece – and other topics such as the special nature of media art / design concerning hardware and maintenance, and future projects.
rAndom International’s ‘Audience’ installation has been awarded an honourable mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electonica 2009.”
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The Fondazione Querini Stampalia currently presents a major solo exhibition with new works by Mona Hatoum. This exhibition, entitled Interior Landscape, coincides with the opening of the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and takes place over two floors of the museum. Mona Hatoum: Interior Landscape includes over 25 works, many of which are new or previously unseen in Europe.
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