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Monday, February 15, 2016
Emmanuel Fremin Gallery: Super Me, Ole Marius Joergensen andGiuseppe Mastromatteo. Thursday, February 25, from 6 - 8pm.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Leila Heller Gallery, Shoja Azari and Shahram Karimi Feb 18 March 26 2016
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Opening Reception:
Thursday, February 18, 6 - 8 pm
568 West 25th Street, New York
‘The cold earth slept below/ Above the cold sky shone;
And all around/ The breath of night like death did flow’ Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Leila Heller Gallery is pleased to present a collaborative exhibition between filmmaker Shoja Azari and painter Shahram Karimi, on view from February 18th to March 26th, 2016. The Cold Earth Sleeps Below features eleven of the artists’ unique, hallmark video-paintings, portraying and exploring humanity’s relation to the natural landscape. The exhibition takes its title from the work of English poet Percy Shelley; the artists seek to revisit, in their own words, the contemporary relevance of “the paradoxical notion of beauty and the sublime that the Romantics fought to free from the clutch of utilitarian materialism, egoism, and the rational mind of the 18th century”.
Beauty betrays; yet its seduction remains as compelling as its deception. In the hypnotic, shimmering collaborations between Shoja Azari and Shahram Karimi, a deep suspicion of the beautiful reveals disaster below the surface of the idyllic: a terrible sublime. For each composition, the painted canvas, layered with elements of relief texture and written text, mirrors the video image; according to the artists, their cooperative “artistic intervention attempts at thwarting or enhancing the perception of the neglected.”
Taking as its point of departure the idiom of landscape as a medium as much as a genre in visual culture—a social hieroglyph mediating larger social values and literalizing the naturalization of societal conventions—The Cold Earth Sleeps Below dismantles the scaffolding of the beautiful. For the six large-scale tableaux in the installation in the main gallery—each animated by the palimpsest of a video projection—the artists have culled found images from the popular imagination of serene, natural landscapes: an aerial vision a cherry orchard, a soothing view though dark grove of trees, a scene of a field of flowers delicately rustling in the breeze. Dreamscape I-VI, compelling their formal, synthetic beauty, evince the anthropological gaze of the natural as harmonious, sedate, governable: gestalt tableaux which suppress as much as they espouse.
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ART WYNWOOD TO OPEN ITS FIFTH EDITION WITH OVER 70 INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES Feb 11-15
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ART WYNWOOD TO OPEN ITS FIFTH EDITION WITH OVER 70 INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES, CURATED EXHIBITIONS OF STREET ART, SEMINAL '60s ART AND INSTALLATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
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Art Wynwood will mark the debut of Kevin O'Leary's contemporary photography exhibition. TitledIrreconcilable Images, the exhibit willfeature original works by O'Leary, a business mogul and investor on "Shark Tank." He describes the photographs as "irreconcilable" because "Viewing the work alerts your sense of foreboding, and you are suspicious of what you are seeing. The eye keeps trying to reconcile the imputed accuracies." The work displayed will span multiple decades and geographies and will include titles such as Self Portrait (1975), Inflating Zeppelin (2008) and Woman on Chains (2013). All profits from the sales of the photographs will benefit aspiring teenage entrepreneurs and the Perry J. Cohen Foundation (PJCF). The goal of PJCF, established by Pamela Cohen and Nick Korniloff, is to create awareness and education around the safe enjoyment of recreational boating, fishing and water sports. The foundation also will provide scholarships for deserving students, as well as financial assistance to future search-and-rescue efforts for others lost at sea.
Martha Cooper, an iconic photographer noted for capturing the street art movement, will exhibit her work depicting Wynwood Walls and the Wynwood Arts District at this year's Art Wynwood. Cooper's work has been influential for urban vernacular art and architecture for over 40 years. Her dedication to documenting graffiti as an art form has propelled her to international acclaim, and because of her efforts, Cooper has been chosen as the recipient of the Art Wynwood Tony Goldman Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kerry McLaney, Founder/Creative Director of Miami's Independent Thinkers and 305 Creative Group, is known for documenting Wynwood's evolution of street art throughout the years. When she first moved to the Edgewater/Wynwood area from Haiti, McLaney was captivated by how the colors, styles, shapes and textures of street art looked from behind the lens. In 2011, she met Martha Cooper, who quickly became an important guide into the street art world. This year, McLaney will have a boothadjacent to the Martha Cooper exhibit at Art Wynwood.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Art Fair march 3-6 NYC, Hope to see all of you there - Fine Art Magazine
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Fine Art Magazine | Art Fair march 3-6 NYC, Hope to see all of you there - Fine Art Magazine
Art Fair march 3-6 NYC, Hope to see all of you there
Alessandro Berni, Clio Art Fair founder and owner.
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Art Fair march 3-6 NYC, Hope to see all of you there - Fine Art Magazine: http://www.hydrartproject.com/ Clio Art Fair is Returning Under the New York City Sky Interview with Alessandro Berni, founder and director of the project Alessandro, Why Clio? Clio is the muse of history. When Clio sings your name while playing her harp, this means that your name has been admitted to the mental olympus of human history. I’ve always been fascinated by this mythologic and inspiring figure. When I conceptualized this idea, I was alone. I suddenly understood that I should create a great team to successfully carry out my vision. Because of that, the first person that I invited to join me was Clio. What are the challenges that you anticipate? We are a new event in a town saturated with events. It’s hard to surprise Manhattan. I would like to underline that this show is not born to host emergent artists. Our show is composed of solid and professional artists. Some of them have their studio and they are not looking for a gallery; others would like to be represented. Basically all of them use this event to make new connections in terms of art critics, collectors, curators, and gallerists. What are the distinguishing traits of your fair, or rather your anti-fair? We emphasize the concept of anti-fair because galleries are not admitted to show the artists that they represent. This event is created for independent artists. Furthermore there are no booths. We highly respect the architecture of the space that hosts our Fair. The result is a curated international group show. How does the selection process work? During the year, we make a call inviting independent artists to send us their masterpieces. Starting from the best works that we receive, we make our selection. All the works shown have been previously analyzed to be admitted by our curatorial team. We discuss everything with the artist. From the dimensions to the supporting materials that will be used. Where are the artists from? US excluded, the more represented countries are Italy and Israel. Basically we have artists from every part of the world including Korea, Argentina, Iran,and also New Zealand. It’s a real international show. What does “international” mean for you in a global context? If you live in the highly technological side of the world, everyone uses the same branch of computer, phone, the same web-sites. But we don’t have the same passport, and in particular the same history. International could be a superfluous word for artists that don’t include their past in their works or the the artists that make art with an impact of technology. I was born in Tuscany (Italy ndr). I’ve lived in Kenya, Ireland, and France. Now I’m the US. I work in English, French, and Italian, and eat sushi everyday. International is the place where I live. Talking with you I’m realizing that this word will become superfluous in the future. Let’s defer to the muse Clio to tell us when it’s time to stop to using it. Why have you chosen New York, are you planning to organize Clio Art Fairs in the future? When it comes to business and energy, there is nothing comparable to New York. The contemporary art world is a circus that each year likes to travel all around the planet. Chelsea was the right place to start our adventure. We were born as a nomadic project. We don’t exclude the notion of us being present in other towns in the future. Clio art fair 2015 hosts 50 artists plus I’ve heard there will be 5 handwritten documents signed by Napoleon Bonaparte. Why this choice to select these historical documents in a context of contemporary art fair? Napoleon is a fascinating figure with lovers and detractors. His life, his success and defeats are studied by all the world. He’s still an example for some, an evil person for others. Despite the personal opinion that everyone could have about him, all the world must recognize that he’s a man that, because of his actions, left his century as an immortal. I personally own these documents. His presence is a wish for all the artists included this year. A wish of glory and success, and why not, that one day, Clio will play her harp for some of them.
ArtClub, Artists Focus , Mehdi Mirbagheri,
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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Phillips Londo, Contemporary April 13 2016: Sell with us
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Making Plans Early for Art Basel? View the Gallery list
BASEL | FEBRUARY 2 | 2016
287 premier galleries to show at Art Basel's 47th edition in Basel
Art Basel today announced its gallery list for the 47th edition of the show in Basel, Switzerland, taking place from June 16 to June 19, 2016. This year, 287 leading international galleries will present works ranging from the early 20th century to the most contemporary artists of today. The Basel show, whose Lead Partner is UBS, will present a diverse geographical selection of leading international galleries from 33 countries.
Alongside a strong representation of galleries from Europe, exhibitors and artists will be shown from across the globe. The participating galleries have exhibition spaces in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Galleries, the main sector of the show, will feature 221 galleries presenting the highest quality of painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, photography, video and editioned works. A strong list of returning exhibitors is joined by six galleries who will exhibit within the sector for the first time, having previously shown in Statements or Feature: Applicat-Prazan (Paris), Borzo (Amsterdam), Karma International (Zurich, Beverly Hills), Jack Shainman Gallery (New York, Kinderhook), Stevenson (Cape Town, Johannesburg) and Barbara Wien (Berlin). The Galleries sector will also include two completely new exhibitors: joségarcía ,mx (Mexico DF) and Pace/MacGill Gallery (New York). The full gallery list is available from artbasel.com/basel/galleries.
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MCA Chicago, Presents Tim Etchells and Shakespeare Feb. 19-27
TIM ETCHELLS / FORCED ENTERTAINMENT
THE NOTEBOOK | FEBRUARY 18-19
SPEAK BITTERNESS | FEBRUARY 20
(IN)COMPLETE WORKS:
TABLE TOP SHAKESPEARE | FEBRUARY 25-27 |
Over the course of two weeks, MCA Stage presents three distinct projects by the experimental British theater group Forced Entertainment, led by director and writer Tim Etchells. Forced Entertainment's works are often concerned with the mechanics of the live event -- disrupting conventions and audience expectations about contemporary theater. They are performing The Notebook, Speak Bitterness, and (In)Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare, copresented with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater as part of the city-wide Shakespeare 400 festival.
The first o
 f the three projects is The Notebook, based on the award-winning novel by Hungarian writer Ágota Kristóf and set during WWII. Kristóf created twin narrators -- unnamed boys who describe their troubled lives in the countryside as the war drags to its conclusion and the new reality of Hungary under the Soviet Union takes hold -- to have a style that is poised between a kids' picture book and hard-boiled detective fiction. The children are social outsiders who survive and understand the world by harsh codes. As the war deepens, the brothers are slowly revealed as struggling moralists, trying to live by consistent principles while Central Europe is crumbling into cruelty and opportunism. The two actors who perform The Notebook speak every word in sync with one another, even matching their breaths. This marks the first time that Forced Entertainment has used an existing text, a departure from devising and writing their own work. The second of the three projects is Speak Bitterness, which is performed over a period of six hours and shows a group of penitents whose task is to confess to everything. They are by turns cowed, breezy, anguished, reluctant, jovial, and determined. In a brightly lit space, a group of performers behind a long table take turns competing to confess the most horrific, amusing, or convincing things-from crimes as serious as forgery, murder, and genocide to nasty indiscretions, such as reading others' diaries and not taking the dog for a walk. Somewhere between a catalogue of human infamy and a strange and comical show-trial, this exhaustive work draws on the culture of confession in society at large. The audience is free to arrive, leave, and return at any point. The third and final project is Forced Entertainment's newest work, and its Chicago debut coincides with Shakespeare 400, the largest global celebration of Shakespeare's legacy, taking place throughout Chicago in 2016. (In) Complete Works: Table Top Shakespearefeatures a selection of four different one-hour Shakespeare plays each night for three nights. These plays are selected from their marathon Complete Works project, where condensed versions of Shakespeare plays are performed on a table top using a collection of ordinary everyday objects as characters.
In this program, specially created for the MCA, members of Forced Entertainment perform a selection of plays to explore the dynamic force of storytelling through the use of language alone, in simple and distinctive retellings of some of the Bard's most famous works. Each night's performance of (In) Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare presents a different group of four plays:
For over 30 years, Forced Entertainment has made formative works that search for identity in a fractured, uncertain world. Based in Sheffield, England, and acclaimed internationally as one of the most important devised theater companies in the world, Forced Entertainment is a group of six artists who make theater and performance works, as well as installations, site-specific pieces, books, web projects, and more. Their artistic director, Tim Etchells, writes for and with the performance collective, and for his own print and online projects, and makes text-driven visual art. The core members and performers of the ensemble are Robin Arthus, Time Etchells, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden, and Terry O'Connor.
RELATED PROGRAM
MCA Talk: Forced Entertainment
February 18, immediately following the performance
Audience members are invited to stay after the performance for a moderated conversation with the members of Forced Entertainment.
TICKET INFORMATION
The Notebook takes place February 18-19 at 7:30 pm, with a running time of two hours, no intermission. This performance contains mature content, and is recommended for ages 16+. Speak Bitterness takes place February 20 at 4 pm, with a running time of six hours. (In)Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare takes place February 25-27 at 7:30 pm, with a running time of four hours.
Tickets are $30 for each performance and available at the MCA Box Office at 312.397.4010 orwww.mcachicago.org.
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