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So Different So Appealing: The Stuff That Matters at Raven Row
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012. The Stuff That Matters at Raven Row. Exhibition view, The Stuff That Matters. Courtesy the CSROT Historic Textile Collection at the Stichting Egress Foundation, Amsterdam. Photo: 6a architects. Historical textiles might seem a rather niche idea for an exhibition, but Raven Row gallery’s display of pieces from Seth Siegelaub’s vast collection brings together items that will be of interest to textile experts and fashion fans alike. In addition to the clothing there is a delightful d...
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So Different So Appealing: Barbican Art Gallery: Everything Was Moving
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Friday, 30 November 2012. Barbican Art Gallery: Everything Was Moving. Bruce Davidson, Black Americans, New York City. From the series 'New York (Life)', 1961-65. © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos. The Barbican’s excellent group show of photography from the 60s and 70s demonstrates the multitude of ways the medium can be used to document history, while exploring the blurring lines between art and photography during the period. A further series also utilises colour to dramatic effect. Larry Burrows’...
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So Different So Appealing: Thomson & Craighead: Never Odd Or Even
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Friday, 21 June 2013. Thomson and Craighead: Never Odd Or Even. London Wall W1W, 2013. Twitter, spam emails and the other flotsam and jetsam of the internet all make an appearance in this fascinating survey of the work of Thomson and Craighead. Installation view, Carroll/Fletcher. Trigger Happy, 1998. The Time Machine in Alphabetical Order, 2010. Zooming back 15 years, the show also includes Trigger Happy. From 1998, a modified shoot-em-up arcade game, which features an enemy in the form of a jargon-heav...
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So Different So Appealing: A short interlude
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Sunday, 30 September 2012. Things have been a little quiet here of late, as I'm due to have a baby this week, which seems to take quite a bit of preparation - who'd have thought it. I'll be back posting soon! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is a blog about contemporary. Art and culture. It covers exhibition reviews, book reviews, and other interesting and fun arty stuff. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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So Different So Appealing: Helen Marten: Plank Salad
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Monday, 14 January 2013. Helen Marten: Plank Salad. In ‘Plank Salad’, Helen Marten has reconfigured the space at Chisenhale in London with a seductive installation that uses ephemera from both high and low culture to explore the social codes and messages contained within our physical world. All photos by Andy Keate. Plank Salad' is on show at Chisenhale until January 27. More info is at chisenhale.org.uk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is a blog about contemporary.
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Gives your story purpose. June 30, 2015. CHEMICAL TRAILS – MAYA HAYUK (Full Version). We came across this, this morning on Vimeo and just loved it. Strong heavy lines of colour layered up with similar tones has created quite a spectacular impact. Maya Hayuk painting the Bowery Wall (NYC). You can see more of Maya Hayuk’s colour happy creations here. Enjoy, The Narrative. June 11, 2015. A nice snippet into the thought process of Emily Oberman partner at Pentagram. View more of Pentagrams work. May 20, 2015.
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Gives your story purpose. July 18, 2015. A nice look into the life of Shawn Theodore and what inspires his street photography. This is a portrait of Shawn Theodore, a street photographer in Philadelphia. Early last year I stumbled upon an Instagram account named XST. A collection of powerful, vibrant photos of Philadelphia’s population sprinkled his account, immediately captivating me. Enjoy, The Narrative. May 20, 2015. This new re-design plays with a variety of photography and illustrations as well as ...
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So Different So Appealing: New art from Tokyo part 3: Shohei Takasaki
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Thursday, 30 August 2012. New art from Tokyo part 3: Shohei Takasaki. Few colours in the dark, 2012. The third (and final) artist that I wanted to share from my Tokyo trip earlier this year is Shohei Takasaki, who has a show of new work opening this weekend in the city, if any of you are lucky enough to be in the vicinity. Think about life, 2012. Lovers of midnight, 2012. Wake up, 2010. More info on Shohei Takasaki's work, and the forthcoming exhibition, can be found online at shoheitakasaki.net. It's mo...
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So Different So Appealing: Olafur Eliasson's magical light show
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Friday, 1 March 2013. Olafur Eliasson's magical light show. Olafur Eliasson's beautiful installation Model for a Timeless Garden provides the highlight of the Hayward Gallery's latest blockbuster exhibition, Light Show. Here's a film of the piece to whet your appetite. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is a blog about contemporary. Art and culture. It covers exhibition reviews, book reviews, and other interesting and fun arty stuff. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.