Base partner Geoff Cook first met artist Randy Moore over a decade ago when Moore was helping out at the John Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco. Soon after, Moore moved to New York City and the two struck up a friendship. Cook and his partners in Base soon became avid collectors of his work … more
The Word, a magazine about “neighbourhood living and global style,” has commissioned paper sculptor Christopher Coppers to create a work using some of its old issues. The piece will be featured in a three-work Coppers exhibition at BozarShop … more
Chanel Mobile Art has arrived at the third destination of its six-city tour: New York City. While overtly promotional, what makes Karl Lagerfeld’s concept unique is that this Chanel Contemporary Art Container is a traveling museum. We were pleased to visit Chanel Mobil Art, Zaha Hadid’s latest architectural exploration, installed in the heart of … more
Fifty years to the day from the closing of the 1958 World’s Fair, which saw a surge of development and modernization in Brussels, the first-ever Brussels Biennale of contemporary art opens. The biennale is being staged in two primary locations, the former Post Sorting Center at the Brussels-Sud station, and the Anneessens premetro station, … more
On a black background, a white-dotted text scrolls horizontally like a news ticker. The screen displays, in real time, actual news feeds from international press agencies, but with one alteration: All events are phrased in the future tense. … more
London-based photographer David Hughes produces portraits, landscape, and still life images. Whatever the subject matter, his work carries a distinctive aesthetic, and is renowned for intricate details in prop styling. David is represented by M.A.P. and has worked with clients ranging from Burberry and Dunhill to the Tate Gallery. We collaborated with him recently on the photoshoot for the spring/summer 2009 campaign for made-to-measure menswear line Scabal. David took time out of his busy schedule recently to answer a few burning questions we’d been waiting to ask him. … more
On a trip to São Paulo earlier this month, we visited the new Museum of Image and Sound. The recently remodeled museum, still smelling of fresh paint, focuses on new media and technology exhibitions. Some of the pieces we especially liked: Whitney Lee’s “Soft Porn,” … more
The 7th Gwangju Biennale opens today. Including 127 artists from 36 countries, the biennial is staged at venues throughout the Korean city. A series of plenary sessions and programs runs in conjunction with the biennial, up until November 9.
Related stories: Gwangju Biennale 2008: Timely and Countdown to the 2008 Gwangju Biennale.
For more information, see the Gwangju Biennale website, or e-flux.
What?! You haven’t heard of deSingel?! deSingel is a multi-disciplinary cultural institution in Antwerp that stages contemporary dance, music, and theatre performances, as well as architecture and contemporary art exhibitions. Yes, that’s a wide range of cultural offerings. … more
Since the arrival in 2007 of its new Director Peter de Caluwe and new Director of Communication Christian Longchamp, the prestigious Opéra de la Monnaie in Brussels has undergone some striking changes. … more