Ryan (right) and a doppelganger make work at the opening of his new show, not because he didn’t get it done in time but because this is Studio Franchise.
Ryan McGinness’s Studio Franchise show opened last night at La Casa Encendida, in Madrid. Installed across La Casa’s three main gallery spaces, the exhibition lives up to its name, with an operational art studio in one space, the works produced there installed on an ongoing basis in the middle room, and a range of recent paintings and sculptures in the third gallery space.
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“We’re looking for Ryan McGinness”: La Casa Encendida recruits Ryan alternates on the streets of Madrid
Ryan McGinness’s Studio Franchise show opens tomorrow, February 4, at La Casa Encendida, in Madrid. As Ryan explains of the show, “Studio Franchise is a logical extension of Warhol’s factory sarcasm, the Koons/Murakami/Hirst factory sincerity, and the artist-as-brand reality of today.”
True to its name, the exhibition includes an artist studio modeled on Ryan’s New York studio, and is being staged across La Casa’s three main gallery spaces. The functioning artist studio, in Space C, will be in operation during La Casa’s opening hours, with Ryan and a small team making work that will be installed in Space B as it is completed. Space A features a variety of recent work, including a 45-panel piece and several small acrylic sculptures. With new work being added to the show on an ongoing basis, the exhibition won’t be complete until its final day, April 4. … more
Visitor Pass is a loose series of headshots of various visitors to our studios. Stopping by recently was artist Randy Moore. Read our interview with him (and see his face) here.
El catálogo de Zeng Fanzhi
Como ya habíamos preanunciado, la Fundación Francisco Godia inauguró ayer la exposición de Zeng Fanzhi, uno de los artistas chinos contemporáneos más valorados en la actualidad. … more
Zeng Fanzhi, Autorretrato
El próximo 28 de octubre la Fundación Francisco Godia presentará por primera vez en España la obra de Zeng Fanzhi, el artista de Wuhan considerado uno de los exponentes más exitosos del arte contemporáneo chino. … more
Continuando con la aplicación de la nueva identidad que Base está generando para el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, y dentro del programa de comunicación que está actualmente en desarrollo, hemos diseñado el nuevo plano del museo. … more
Jill Magid in her studio (photo:Czeslaw Czaplinski)
We first met artist Jill Magid several years ago, as she was moving to Brooklyn from Amsterdam. She’s since made her mark in the contemporary art world with a string of compelling work, and exhibitions at Gagosian and Yvon Lambert. … more
La Casa Encendida y The Museum of Modern Art de Nueva York –con el apoyo de The Internacional Council of MoMA– organizan esta exposición Un recorrido por la historia de la fotografía, con la emblemática ciudad como telón de fondo a través de la obra de más de 90 autores. … more
Exhibition catalogue
BaseDesign has been featured in “The Annual”, Creative Review magazine’s yearly issue profiling the 100 top design projects of the year. The project selected is our book-catalog for It’s Not Only Rock ’n’ Roll, Baby!, a 2008 exhibition staged in Brussels’ BOZAR that displayed artworks by artists better known for their musical talent. The show focused on the relationship between art and music through work from more than 20 icons of (not only!) rock including Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Chicks on Speed, The Kills, Pete Doherty, Antony (Antony and the Johnsons), and Belgian rocker Bent Van Looy (Das Pop). … more
La Casa Encendida en colaboración con el MUSAC celebró la semana pasada “Pensar el presente”, unas jornadas en las que los participantes provenientes de diferentes disciplinas abordaron las actuales preocupaciones de las ciudades y el efecto de la crisis actual. … more
