SURFACE TO AIR will present selected works by Olaf Breuning at their Paris flagship beginning tomorrow, October 1, 2010. Born is Switzerland, Breuning moved to New York in 2000 to further his artistic production. Starting as a photographer, Breuning now experiments with drawing, installation and video.
The artist’s work will remain on view until January 11, 2011.
Surface to Air
108, rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris
Keeping the theme of public art projects going this morning, Arrested Motionoffers a look into Jose Parla’s installation for Toronto’s Concord Projects. The artist has produced a series of murals on behalf of Concord Pacific, Canada’s largest builder of planned communities. Still “in progress” the mural will be installed in the very near future.
Josh Beckman’s fantastic “Sea Nymph” installation is on view at Los Angeles’ Machine Project through October 8, 2010. The artist has created a ship wreck in the space, which serves as a stage for a number of nautically themed performances. More at Creative Review.
Machine Project
1200-D North Alvarado Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
I had some very good comments related to the Murakami exhibition at Versailles, which I tend to agree with, and thought that sharing his own thoughts on the installation worth it to extend the discussion. This comes from Verissage.
Following Julia Chiang’s ‘All for You’ installation in February, Lister has made mini-masks, shields and swords which will be on sale at The Standard shop- each as individual pieces of art (acrylic on wood, $200 signed and numbered by artist). The Standard says, “Anthony Lister uses comic book imagery for his own means, redirecting popular culture for personal expression. Heroes and villains are taken out of the panel and placed in a new space, devoid of the usual storyline, dialogue and scenery. His paintings are not controlled by cartoon context; rather, the figures in these portraits are reinvented through the artist’s hand. His mixed media technique, involving layers of ink, spray and brushwork, allows his paintings to simultaneously have a soft, ethereal and garish, raw energy.”
Lister will also be painting a site-specific piece on the glass window of the shop tomorrow, Wednesday September 15, 2010.
Spanish light art collective Luzinterruptus installed a “intervention” in rural Spain (specifically Molinicos, Albacete). Their “Floating Presences” forms an floating army along the town’s river, creating a surreal visual engaging directly with the local environment. The piece is part of the Rizoma Festival.
Rivera & Rivera Gallery, relatively new to the LA contemporary scene, opens an exciting installation of work by Retna this evening. The graffiti artist’s trademark typography fills the space, covering walls and carpets, creating an immersing experience of his multi-sourced style. Retna primarily draws from hieroglyphics and street tagging, his lettering designed to be read in both English and Spanish.
For the gallery, this showing is also a way to, in short, go out with a bang. The final exhibition at their current location, it will pave the way for a new space opening this Fall in Los Angeles’ downtown art district.
Opening on July 10, 2010, The Homebody does more than just present new works by Jim Houser. Known for his installations and elaborate hand-lettered abstract poetry, Houser also provides (for the first time) a soundtrack to the exhibition. The intent is to provide a fully transformative experience. The sounds will be available on a limited edition pressed vinyl, a winning compliment to the displayed goods.
Subliminal Projects (1331 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026)
The Homebody
New Works by Jim Houser
July 10th – August 7th, 2010
Paris’ Palais de Tokyo is host site for Serge Spitzer’s latest foray into the powers of plastic and organized confusion. In this effort, Spitzer is well practiced – he’s been toying with it since the 1970s. For the Parisian installation, Spitzer has adapted an earlier work for a massive sculpture with equally large name, Re/Search:Bread and Butter with the ever present Question of How to define the difference between a Baguette and a Croissant (II).
Alice Pfeiffer of Dazed Digital notes the connections to Paris’ pre-telephone message system – ‘pneumatiques.’ A valid assertion, as Spitzer’s initial effort coincided with the first surge of the internet superhighway and his intent remains to comment on the hegemony of informational systems.
The work remains on view at Palais de Tokyo through May 16, 2010.
Opening this Saturday at P.P.O.W.Debris presents the work of Portia Munson, Sarah Frost, and Aurora Robson. The three artists are connected by a use of recycled mass produced plastic. They each have created standalone installations, indicative of their own artistic leaning. Munson has utilized found objects for almost 16 years, finding firm place in the art world through contribution to the “Bad Girls” exhibition at the New Museum. Frost’s work in Debris is intirely produced from discarded keys, primarily from key boards, representing business large and small and each holding its own unique history. This exhibition is her first in New York.
Finally, Aurora Robson adds large scale sculpture from her series “Landmines” to the gallery’s main room. Her reuse of found plastic forms a fantasy world with a horror twist.
Debris continues through April 24, 2010, at P.P.O.W., 511 W. 25th Street, room 301, New York.
