Archive for November, 2009

NOUGHT FOR THE OUGHTS – Artnet

Monday, November 30th, 2009

NOUGHT FOR THE OUGHTS
Artnet
The dominant duo of Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons continued to work the memes of mortality and anxiety into desirable objects, with Hirst's diamond skull the ...

Damien Hirst’s memento mori – New Statesman

Monday, November 30th, 2009

New Statesman

Damien Hirst's memento mori
New Statesman
This is Damien Hirst explaining to the late Gordon Burn the meaning behind "Turn Away from Me", which is included in his new exhibition "Nothing Matters" at ...

Lianzhou International Photo Festival du 5 au 10 décembre 2009 – Photographie.com

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Photographie.com

Lianzhou International Photo Festival du 5 au 10 décembre 2009
Photographie.com
Many artists he discovered and promoted, such as Fang Lijun and Wang Guangyi, have received great international attention and become leading figures in ...

Brian Eno named artistic director for 2010 Brighton Festival – mad.co.uk

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Design Week

Brian Eno named artistic director for 2010 Brighton Festival
mad.co.uk
For this year's festival, the artistic director – artist Anish Kapoor – collaborated with Harrison on branding. Of next year, Harrison says, 'We're hoping ...
Brighton Festival appoints Eno as guest artistic directorStage


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How Teesside caught the imagination of a GIANT of the art word – GazetteLive

Monday, November 30th, 2009

How Teesside caught the imagination of a GIANT of the art word
GazetteLive
Temenos is the work of Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond and here SANDY McKENZIE takes a look at Anish Kapoor, who is himself a giant of the international art ...

Classical paintings shine at Christie’s in Hong Kong – Reuters

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Classical paintings shine at Christie's in Hong Kong
Reuters
Chinese contemporary art, whose feted artists like Zhang Xiaogang and Yue Minjun once trailblazed the rise of Chinese art before the crisis, ...

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Mother Maia – Vogue.com

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Mother Maia
Vogue.com
The reaction has been really positive and the momentum is growing," Norman, the long-term partner of Damien Hirst, tells VOGUE.COM. ...

French Vogue Scion Corrals Guinness, Rosen in Art Opening Night – Bloomberg

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

French Vogue Scion Corrals Guinness, Rosen in Art Opening Night
Bloomberg
They bring to mind works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jonathan Meese while using source materials, including the Bible, 16th-century Venetian ...

Goings on About Town: Art – New Yorker

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

New Yorker

Goings on About Town: Art
New Yorker
Anish Kapoor: Memory.” Through March 28. (Open Fridays through Wednesdays, 10 to 5:45, and Saturday evenings until 7:45.) Madison Ave. at 75th St. ...

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Tomoo Gokita, the Clayton Brothers and Erik Parker Join STAGES for Miami Show – Art Daily

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Tomoo Gokita, the Clayton Brothers and Erik Parker Join STAGES for Miami Show
Art Daily
... José Parlá, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Kenny Scharf, Eric White, Christopher Wool, Dustin Yellin and Aaron Young.