“Art must concern itself with the real, but it throws any notion of the real into question. It always turns the real into a facade, a representation, and a construction. But it also raises questions about the motives of that construction.” – Mike Kelle…
Archive | October, 2010
Alevtina Kakhidze – Revolutionary Obedience
“Art must concern itself with the real, but it throws any notion of the real into question. It always turns the real into a facade, a representation, and a construction. But it also raises questions about the motives of that construction.” – Mike Kelle…
De Chirico’s joke on fascism?
Gladiators at rest (gladiators au repos) 1928-29, oil on canvas, 157 x 198 cm.
In the late 1920th, Giorgio de Chirico was commissioned to create a series of gladiator paintings for Léonce Rosenberg, an art dealer. One of these pieces ‘gladiators au repos’, designed for Rosenberg’s apartment in Paris, is the …
Take a break
Remember Zimoun?Zimoun : 186 prepared dc-motors, cardboard boxes 60x60x60cm, 2010. from ZIMOUN VIDEO ARCHIVE on Vimeo.
Three cheers for creative enterprise
It was the kind of scene teenagers dream about experiencing one day, after they’ve gone to college and moved to the Big City. A rambunctious, casually hip crowd spilled onto the sidewalk last night at 190 Orchard Street, on New York’s Lower East Side, where the Rooster Gallery was celebrating …
One To Watch: David Poland’s DP/30 on Exit Through The Gift Shop
The other day Jaimie D’ Cruz, the producer of Banksy’s documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, and Chris King, the film’s editor, sat down with David Poland of Movie City News for an extended interview that covers a wide range of topics.
For the first time ever, Jamie and David provide a lot of behind-the-scenes information and anecdotes about the the film and Banksy’s process in making it. If you’ve seen the film and have questions about how it was made, this rare interview is a must watch.
One Not To Miss: TRESPASS Book Launch In Paris
Next Tuesday, October 26th, our book Trespass: A History of Uncomissioned Urban Art will have it’s official book launch in France at the TASCHEN store in Paris.
The event (which unfortunately Sara and I won’t be able to attend) will feature new artwork from a range of French artists including Blek Le Rat, Invader, JR, Zevs, and Alexone
If you are in Paris, we hope you can join us. Many of the artists in the book will be there in attendance. Here’s the info:
LANCEMENT DE « TRESPASS » AU TASCHEN STORE PARIS
A l’occasion de la sortie de Trespass, une histoire de l’art urbain illicite
TASCHEN a le plaisir de vous inviter à une rencontre-dédicace avec les artistes
BLEK LE RAT et ALEXONE
Le mardi 26 octobre
de 19h à 21h
TASCHEN Store Paris
2, rue de Buci
75006 Paris
Contact Store: 01 40 51 79 22
store-paris@taschen.com
Contact presse: Lou Mollgaard 01 40 51 73 08
l.mollgaard@taschen.com
Avec l’aimable participation de:
Galerie Onega et Galerie L.J.
Wooster Collective