l o r i  h e r s b e r g e r  A R T I S T  instant karma no.2, 2012

l o r i  h e r s b e r g e r  A R T I S T 

instant karma no.2, 2012

G O  S E E:  G U T A I:  S P L E N D I D   P L A Y G R O U N D

the guggenheim, 15 february - 8 may, 2013

This Friday The Guggenheim opens to the public a collection spanning some 120 objects from 25 artists on loan from museums and private collections in Japan, America and Europe “featuring both iconic Gutai and lesser-known works to present a rich survey… Gutai: Splendid Playground explores the group’s radical experimentation across a range of media and styles, and demonstrates how individual artists pushed the limits of what art could be or mean in a post-atomic age.”

s a b u r o  m u r a k a m i  A R T I S T passing through, 1956 Murakim was part of the most important international avant-garde movements in Japan in the 1950s, called the Gutai, which “examined its aesthetic strategies in the cultural, social and political context of postwar Japan and the West… in an expanded, transnational history and critical discourse of modern art.” Passing Through is an example of what Murakim calls his ‘painting’ where his ‘marks’ were visible impressions created by running through a series of large paper panels stretched like canvas. watch here.

s a b u r o  m u r a k a m i  A R T I S T

passing through, 1956

Murakim was part of the most important international avant-garde movements in Japan in the 1950s, called the Gutai, which “examined its aesthetic strategies in the cultural, social and political context of postwar Japan and the West… in an expanded, transnational history and critical discourse of modern art.” Passing Through is an example of what Murakim calls his ‘painting’ where his ‘marks’ were visible impressions created by running through a series of large paper panels stretched like canvas. watch here.

n a t e  l o w m a n  A R T I S T green escalade, 2005 phillips contemporary art auction london

n a t e  l o w m a n  A R T I S T

green escalade, 2005

phillips contemporary art auction london

I N S I D E  W I T H  M A T E R I A L  L U S T

W E N D E L L  C A S T L E  b a r r y  f r i e d m a n  l t d 

volumes and voids + a new environment 

through february 2, 2013

“Castle unveils an entire new body of work in two consecutive solo shows at Barry Friedman Ltd and Friedman Benda… featuring a series of new unique and limited edition furniture, each with a generosity, freedom of expression and confidence in execution not seen before. Multiple dimensions are explored as Castle expands on the possibilities of voids and volumes.” Take a look INSIDE. 

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G O  S E E:  D I E T E R  R O T H.  B J O R N  R O T H

hauser & wirth, through april 13, 2013

“Roth was not an artist who tolerated boundaries. In seeking to pulverize them, he elevated the processes by which things happen, embracing accidents, mutations, and accretions of detail over time… ‘Dieter Roth. Björn Roth’ culminates Hauser & Wirth’s 20th anniversary and inaugurates the opening of the gallery’s new, second exhibition space in New York City.”

B R I T I S H  P U N K  O N  P A P E R  l o u d  f l a s h blondie single flyer, 1977 rip her to shreds, crysalis records “more than any movement before or since, punk was defined by the poster.” loud flash: british punk on paper was curated as a complete survey of the punk aesthetic through rare posters by toby mott(the mott collection) for haunch of venison. from the sex pistols to anonymous work, the collected material is a snapshot of an era of British life and the art of the poster. 

B R I T I S H  P U N K  O N  P A P E R  l o u d  f l a s h

blondie single flyer, 1977

rip her to shreds, crysalis records

“more than any movement before or since, punk was defined by the poster.”

loud flash: british punk on paper was curated as a complete survey of the punk aesthetic through rare posters by toby mott(the mott collection) for haunch of venison. from the sex pistols to anonymous work, the collected material is a snapshot of an era of British life and the art of the poster. 

m a r i n a  a b r a m o v i c  A R T I S T art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful, 1975 performance duration 45 minutes, watch here.  The Artist is Present Marina Abramović is both her subject and medium in her artwork, exploring her ‘limits of her being’. “Revealing only her face and hands, concentrating her corporeality in these two elements. She continually repeats an action regarded as typically feminine, reinterpreting it in the context of art history through her performance: The artist combs her hair forcefully, without a pause, for more than 50 minutes. During this time, she repeats the sentence “art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful” like a mantra. The constant repetition of the words and the action give the work a sustained intensity that puts the artist and the audience into a trance-like state, in which overcoming the physical pain frees the body and mind from the conventions of Western society and culture.” via.

m a r i n a  a b r a m o v i c  A R T I S T

art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful, 1975

performance duration 45 minutes, watch here. 

The Artist is Present

Marina Abramović is both her subject and medium in her artwork, exploring her ‘limits of her being’. “Revealing only her face and hands, concentrating her corporeality in these two elements. She continually repeats an action regarded as typically feminine, reinterpreting it in the context of art history through her performance: The artist combs her hair forcefully, without a pause, for more than 50 minutes. During this time, she repeats the sentence “art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful” like a mantra. The constant repetition of the words and the action give the work a sustained intensity that puts the artist and the audience into a trance-like state, in which overcoming the physical pain frees the body and mind from the conventions of Western society and culture.” via.

K N O L L  u n k n o w n

K N O L L  u n k n o w n

r o b e r t  b r o w n j o h n  D E S I G N E R obsession and fantasy, 1962

r o b e r t  b r o w n j o h n  D E S I G N E R

obsession and fantasy, 1962

g i u s e p p e  p a g a n o  D E S I G N E R  chair, 1942 WRIGHT important design auction

g i u s e p p e  p a g a n o  D E S I G N E R 

chair, 1942

WRIGHT important design auction

m e m p h i s  D E S I G N  A R C H I V E the cover show, 1986

m e m p h i s  D E S I G N  A R C H I V E

the cover show, 1986

REQUIRED READING

CAMPANA BROTHERS: complete works (so far)

“A highly anticipated monograph, the first of their career, this book contains newly commissioned photography and detailed information on all of the Campanas’ designs, including prototypes, rare one-offs, and limited and mass-production pieces. In addition, four illuminating essays by experts in the design field make this the book on the Campanas for years to come.”

r o b e r t  v e n t u r i  D E S I G N E R queen ann chair, 1984 WRIGHT important design auction

r o b e r t  v e n t u r i  D E S I G N E R

queen ann chair, 1984

WRIGHT important design auction

I N S I D E  w i t h  M A T E R I A  L U S T last night at Phillips de Pury DESIGN MASTERS  through december 10, 2012 shiron kuramata ’laputa’ bed, 1991

I N S I D E  w i t h  M A T E R I A  L U S T

last night at Phillips de Pury DESIGN MASTERS 

through december 10, 2012

shiron kuramata ’laputa’ bed, 1991