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April 27, 2014

South likes: Who Shall Deliver Us From The Greeks and Romans? at Galeri Manâ, Istanbul

If one thing is clear in the movement of rise and fall of empires, is that classical heritage dies hard. Crisis or not, the culture of ancient Greece first, and Roman Empire later, had a consistent part in the foundation of Europe. In order to understand how this heritage influenced contemporary artists, the works selected for the exhibition at Galeri Manâ, Who Shall Deliver Us From The Greeks and Romans?, approach classical culture from several different perspectives, elaborating on the possible outcomes of the reinterpretation of antique canons. read more.

April 26, 2014

South likes: Mantalina Psoma at Heinz-Martin Weigand Gallery, Berlin

Eerily quiet is the new solo show by Greek artist Mantalina Psoma in Berlin. An atmosphere of eerie quietness is indeed something that distinguishes the paintings of the Berlin-based artist, spanning from 2010 to 2013. Influenced by a group of painters including Hockney and Vermeer, Psoma treats her subjects in such a way that her canvases resemble cinematic photographs. read more.

April 25, 2014

South likes: João Marçal at Parkour, Lisbon

Borrowing the name of a song from Melvins, “Goin’ Blind” (1993), João Marçal presents a new series of works that continues the artist's research in abstract formalism. The inspiration for this works comes from the residual products of the industrial process of packaging.  read more.

April 16, 2014

South likes: Invernomuto at ar/ge kunst, Bolzano

Formed by Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi in 2003, the artist duo Invernomuto presents a solo show named I-Ration after the English-Jamaican term meaning "creation". The show continues the project Negus, which was initiated in 2011, and considers Rastafarian culture for its power "to focalize and even mediate certain socio-cultural tensions that have developed on a global scale", as claimed by scholar Carole Yawney.  read more.

April 14, 2014

South likes: To Meggy Weiss Lo Surdo, Happy Hours at CO2, Turin

What if the entire humanity disappeared out of the blue, without leaving any trace? Curator Marianna Vecellio takes this question as a starting point "for a reflection about the possibility of reconstruction of new, formal and conceptual languages, which can analyze a wider dimension of time and space". read more.

April 13, 2014

South likes: Ricardo Alcaide at Baró Galeria, Saõ Paulo

The Venezuelan artist Ricardo Alcaide occupied the space of Baró gallery with settlements of objects—hence the title of the show—in order to question the precariousness of metropolises in relation to the notion of chaos and uncontrolled progress. Born in Caracas and currently living in Saõ Paulo, Alcaide reflects on the issues that relate the different architectural registers coexisting in metropolitan environments.  read more.

April 12, 2014

South likes: Shezad Dawood at Parasol Unit, London

The film giving the title to the show, Towards the Possible Film, has been shot at Legzira beach in Sidi Ifni, Morocco, a territory where many wars have been fought, between Spain, Morocco, and the independent Saharan tribes. In this liminal territory, which is strongly characterised by the coexistence of different cultures, Shezad Dawood staged his filmic narration elaborating on the human response to episodes of confrontation, exploration and invasion. read more.

April 11, 2014

South likes: Gabriel Kuri at The Common Guild, Glasgow

In the context of Glasgow International, The Common Guild presents Gabriel Kuri’s exhibition All probability resolves into form. For his first solo show in Scotland, the Mexican artist presents new works that are very much in line with his existing practice. Starting from found or donated everyday objects Kuri makes sculptures that, at least on a formal level, attain a status of all but mundane, art-fair-type installations.  read more.

April 9, 2014

South likes: Smart New World at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf

In order to see Smart New World at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, visitors have to comply with a complicated admission procedure developed by the International Necronautical Society (INS). It's the digital capitalism, baby! The terms and conditions of this procedure have been designed to replicate policies enforced all over present-day digital business.  read more.

April 7, 2014

South likes: Sam Pulitzer at Artists Space, New York

The "Colony" that Sam Pulitzer created at Artists Space, New York, is an immersive environment made of different spaces separated by screens that interrupt and regulate the viewer's sight lines. The colony is in fact rather an inventory of visions, outlining a community of artists who share a penchant for occultish imagery that commonly circulates in sub-cultures of music, literature and gaming. read more.

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