Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art opens its new Culver City space this Saturday with an exhibition of Brazilian artist Nina Pandolfo. “Life’s Flavor” will present new works by Pandolfo, ranging from sculpture to mixed media paintings on canvas. Pandolfo lives in Sao Paulo, where she remains one of the nations chief proponents of graffiti and street art.
Carmichael Gallery’s new space is located at 5795 Culver City, CA. “Life’s Flavor” runs from March 20 to April 18, 2010.
Antony Gormley’s life sized figures are slowly talking their place in the New York landscape in preparation for Event Horizon. His cast iron (4) and fiberglass (27) statues will populate Madison Square Park and the surrounding Flatiron District. The outdoor event/exhibition is a bit of a reprise of 2007’s Blind Light, where Gormley’s work originally appeared at London’s Hayward Gallery.
You can follow the installation here. And, from March 26 to August 15, 2010, check out Gormley’s work in full glory in New York. (via It’s Nice That).
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.
Great series from TATE Channel. Sad to see it end.
In the last installment of our Sound & Vision series, English Post-Punk singer Mark E Smith gave us a brief tour of his rise to fame with The Fall and the early influence of angry British Surrealism on his music.
London-based Heatherwick Studio, the architects behind the British Pavilion at this year’s Shanghai Expo, have provided us with a preview film of the concept behind their intriguing design.
Spanish-born Ivan Puig makes good use of sculptural forms in his large scale photography. “Tour de Force” (2001), shown above, is a fun example. His work doesn’t stop at fun though. He plays with societal issues like immigration and education through sculptural devices well.
At Scope New York, Puig is shown by Kunsthaus of Santa Fe, Mexico. Three works take up roughly one half of the booth, indicative of his oeuvre and telling of his interests.
Liao Yibai’s stainless steel sculptures are simply too big to ignore at the Mike Weiss Gallery booth at Scope New York. Set in the middle of the fair, the exhibited pieces – oversized watches, rings, shoes, and a the impressive “7 Dollar Bill” (above). Living and working in Beijing and Chongqing, China, the artist lectures at the local Chongqing University. Unfortunately, the images here do not do justice to the detail of the sculpture, but will however provide a sense of scale.
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Ogilvy & Mather, bring Re-Creation II to the Big Apple on March 5, 2010.
The exhibition will take place at the new Ogilvy & Mather headquarters (636 11th Avenue, New York) and showcases several artists deemed among “the most important emerging contemporary” figures. A full five floors will be devoted to large-scale installation, murals, and sculpture. Seen above, Aakash Nihalani’s Untitled Orange Field II of hand painted plastic and vinyl, is a highlight of the previewed material.
Re-Creation II will complement the Armory Art Fair during the opening week, and extend through to July 31, 2010.
Work from Will Barras, Mark Jenkins and W.K. Interact rounds out our first look at Re-Creation II after the jump.
The 2010 Whitney Biennial opens on February 25, 2010. As the institutions signature event, the Biennial of 2010 hits a cross section of contemporary art rather than focusing on a specific theme. It’s the 75th edition, and through a balance of media (painting, video, performance, etc) the exhibition explores both past and present of the Whitney Museum.
In preparation for the event several informative videos were produced. I’ve chosen to highlight those which tackle the process of putting together the Biennial. Above is the most basic – “What is the Whitney Biennial?” After the jump, I’ve posted two videos detailing the process of choosing exhibiting artists.
Complementing the Biennial, a secondary exhibition entitled Collecting the Biennial highlights those pieces that have entered the core collection following showing during the event. 2010 sees Ari Marcoupolis, Aurel Schmidt, Storm Tharp, Robert Williams, and many more.
