Archive for February, 2010

Idris Khan At Victoria Miro, London

Idris Khan’s second solo show at Victoria Miro, which opens 17 March, consists of two major sculptural installations and a number of new photographic works that interlink seemingly disparate ideas of religion, Minimalism, music and poetry. Khan’s new body of work has a more formal engagement with the material he appropriates, in order to elicit a kind of lyricism and spirituality using a Minimal aesthetic. idriskhan.png

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Solo Exhibitions Stand Out At The Armory Show 2010

289 international galleries are gearing up for the 12th edition of The Armory Show with presentations ranging from contemporary works exclusively made for the fair to museum-quality historical...

Scott Richter At Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York

James Kalm is still reeling from the crash and burn of his old computer. This video marks the beginning of a new level of half-assed production in HD....

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Gary Hume In Conversation With Ulrich Loock

In his first major monograph, published by Other Criteria, Gary Hume's rich, affecting work is granted new life in over 200 full-colour illustrations. The book includes an...

Chris Moore On Zhang Huan At Shanghai Art Museum

'Pagoda' (2009) Zhang Huan's show at the Shanghai Museum of Art was cancelled a year ago, his prominence and enigmatic art proving too rich for the authorities. Then recently...

Miroslav Tichy At Icp, New York

Miroslav Tichý's Camera No.1 Miroslav Tichý, Untitled, n.d. Miroslav Tichý, Untitled, n.d. "...the mistake is a part of it, it is poetry...and for that you need a bad camera." Miroslav Tichý...

Sovereign European Art Prize Shortlist Announced

This year's Sovereign European Art Prize received over 350 entries nominated by art experts from a over 30 European countries. Whilst the majority of entries showed a...

Ari Marcopoulos At Foam, Amsterdam

Ari Marcopoulos, Alice, 2008 Ari Marcopoulos, Angel, 2008 The Amsterdam-born photographer and filmmaker, Ari Marcopoulos, (Amsterdam, 1957) set off for New York in 1979 and over the last three decades...

Jerry Saltz On Wolfgang Tillmans At Andrea Rosen, New York

Billions of photos are shot every year, and about the toughest thing a photographer can do is invent an original, deeply personal, instantly recognizable visual style. In the...

The 12 Winners Of The Showdown Competition Go Head To Head From Today

Voting starts today for the final head-to-head of the 12 finalists in the Showdown competition. On Monday 1 March the two highest scoring works will then go...