February 22, 2014
Chosen by Abraham Cruzvillegas to describe his art, the term "Autocontrucción" refers to improvised practices and techniques of construction that are widespread in his native city, Mexico DF. In his first retrospective exhibition, the artist initiates an interesting dialogue between the inside and the outside world by reproducing samples of self-constructed architectures inside the gallery space. read more.
February 21, 2014
Renowned for her groundbreaking installations and sculptures, Louise Bourgeois was—and still is, through her work—one of the most influential women of the art world. The National Gallery of Modern Art presents a selection of some of the artist's key works, such as Cell (Eyes and MIrrors) and Spiral Woman. read more.
February 19, 2014
To renegotiate the centre of an area or a region means also to take a look around in order to check out the surroundings. And this is especially true for the area of the Mediterranean, where is not possible anymore to define such notions as centre and periphery. The exhibition Neighbours: Contemporary Narratives from Turkey and Beyond seems to prove exactly this: that centralisation is rather an illusion generated by a ravelled mesh of narratives extending in every direction. read more.
February 17, 2014
Yield point is defined in engineering as the maximum amount of pressure that a material can bare. Under the title Yield Point Eleni Kotsoni’s solo show at a.antonopoulou.art gallery in Athens refers to the transition taking place in the process of deformation through new works created by the Greek artist. read more.
February 16, 2014
Next to the lofty presence of Anselm Kiefer's towers, Micol Assaël's solo show, curated by Andrea Lissoni, occupies 1800 square-meters of space in the Hangar Bicocca with four sizable installations by the italian-born artist. Assaël's works match with the ex-industrial spaces of the venue, engaging with hardcore-engineering machinery reproducing phenomena such as magnetism, electric fields, and mechanically generated labour. read more.
February 15, 2014
In the attempt to cover the recent history of Latin American art from 1960 up to today, Fondation Cartier in coproduction with Museo Amparo de Puebla (Mexico) presents a very ambitious exhibition, which brings together 72 artists from 11 different countries.
Divided into four thematic sections (Territory, The City, Informing-Resisting, Memory and Identity) and accompanied by a half-century timeline of Latin-American history, the exhibition revolves around the relationship between text and image. read more.
February 14, 2014
As if attempting to ape the building spree that characterised the urban growth of many megalopolis around the globe, the Brazilian artist Marlon de Azambuja concentrates on the bone structure that encompass them all, from Tokyo to São Paulo. The focus on materials, flesh and bones of every building, is balanced by references to the figure of the architect, called into question by essential geometric figures, triangles and circles, and by the light-coloured representations of three square rulers. read more.
February 12, 2014
The term psychedelia comes from ancient Greek, composed of two words, psykhé (soul) and dêlos (visible, clear), and it was coined by Humphry Osmond to define experiences that “free thought from the superstructures of social patterns.” The investigation carried out by Maria Adele Del Vecchio's exhibition examine the perceptive/cognitive processes of the mind from a precise political stance, which takes into account personal, historical, and spatial issues related to a psychedelic path towards the "liberation of the self". read more.
February 10, 2014
FACT reaffirms once again the innovative nature of its program with Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life. The exhibition deals with the evermore current and urgent issue of labour, developing a highly interactive navigation for the viewer. Hybrid lives is a space designed for the viewers to sit down and work, interact with each other or just observe. read more.
February 9, 2014
Known for his thought-provoking piece Retouch, where he spray-painted over Mondrian's paintings in Centre Pompidou, Ivan Argote undoubtedly has the most astonishing approach to the notion of the monument. With a poetic yet playful mood, the artist rearranges and transforms symbols and mindsets of everyday life, offering the viewer an original perspective on things one often takes for granted. read more.
