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The American Design Club: Hue Are You?
(20 January 2009) - by Derrick Ableman The American Design Club (AmDC) is proud to announce an open call for a second collection of contemporary design based on the theme of color. Whether mean and green or pretty in pink, designers are encouraged to plumb their palettes in an exploration of the essential role that color plays in an object's function and meaning. Everything from furniture and hardware...
(20 January 2009) - by Derrick Ableman The American Design Club (AmDC) is proud to announce an open call for a second collection of contemporary design based on the theme of color. Whether mean and green or pretty in pink, designers are encouraged to plumb their palettes in an exploration of the essential role that color plays in an object's function and meaning. Everything from furniture and hardware...
James Jean: Kindling
(20 January 2009) - by Derrick Ableman If you like chocolate in your peanut butter, horror in your fantasy and pain in your pleasure, then book it down to the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC to check out Kindling, a solo exhibition of new works by James Jean. Best known for his Eisner Award-winning cover work for Vertigo's Fables comic series, LA-based artist James Jean's debut solo fine art...
(20 January 2009) - by Derrick Ableman If you like chocolate in your peanut butter, horror in your fantasy and pain in your pleasure, then book it down to the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NYC to check out Kindling, a solo exhibition of new works by James Jean. Best known for his Eisner Award-winning cover work for Vertigo's Fables comic series, LA-based artist James Jean's debut solo fine art...
eBoy Pixorama
(19 January 2009) - Fans of eBoy's pixel-based artistry should jet over to Barcelona sometime this winter to check out their latest exhibition, Pixorama, at the ROJO®artspace. The exhibition features beautifully backlit renditions of their pop-colored urban scenography. Incredibly detailed and ever evolving, the Eboy cityscapes are populated with hundreds of modular, pixelated objects that the studio has created since their inception in 1997. If you can't make it...
(19 January 2009) - Fans of eBoy's pixel-based artistry should jet over to Barcelona sometime this winter to check out their latest exhibition, Pixorama, at the ROJO®artspace. The exhibition features beautifully backlit renditions of their pop-colored urban scenography. Incredibly detailed and ever evolving, the Eboy cityscapes are populated with hundreds of modular, pixelated objects that the studio has created since their inception in 1997. If you can't make it...
Liu Jianhua: Dream In Conflict
(14 January 2009) - Chinese artist Liu Jianhua has built a model of the Shanghai skyline using just poker chips and dice. Widely known for his quirky ceramic sculptures, his exhibition Dream in Conflict has just been opened at the Galleria Continua in Italy and features Unreal Scene amongst other works bordering on the surreal. Dream In Conflict Through 24 January 2009 Galleria Continua Via del Castello 11...
(14 January 2009) - Chinese artist Liu Jianhua has built a model of the Shanghai skyline using just poker chips and dice. Widely known for his quirky ceramic sculptures, his exhibition Dream in Conflict has just been opened at the Galleria Continua in Italy and features Unreal Scene amongst other works bordering on the surreal. Dream In Conflict Through 24 January 2009 Galleria Continua Via del Castello 11...
Matthew McGuinness: Casper Disasters
(13 January 2009) - by Ariston AndersonWe first came across Matthew McGuinness' work at Scope Miami last year, when he drove a biodiesel-fueled caravan down to the prosperous art gala. Setting up shop in a trailer, the exhibition was one of the most refreshing parts of the show, featuring intricate collages framed by in materials like recycled soap fats. He continues in the political tradition with a new...
(13 January 2009) - by Ariston AndersonWe first came across Matthew McGuinness' work at Scope Miami last year, when he drove a biodiesel-fueled caravan down to the prosperous art gala. Setting up shop in a trailer, the exhibition was one of the most refreshing parts of the show, featuring intricate collages framed by in materials like recycled soap fats. He continues in the political tradition with a new...
Asgar/Gabriel: Bucolica Obscura
(08 January 2009) - Since 2005, the young Vienna-based artists Daryoush Asgar and Elisabeth Gabriel of Asgar/Gabriel, have been collaborating on a radically contemporary form of figurative painting. Drawing upon historical movements such as baroque, pop art, and abstract expressionism, while referencing contemporary developments in graffiti and photo-realism, the duo create intricately layered canvases in which linear narrative falls prey to the chaos of our image saturated times....
(08 January 2009) - Since 2005, the young Vienna-based artists Daryoush Asgar and Elisabeth Gabriel of Asgar/Gabriel, have been collaborating on a radically contemporary form of figurative painting. Drawing upon historical movements such as baroque, pop art, and abstract expressionism, while referencing contemporary developments in graffiti and photo-realism, the duo create intricately layered canvases in which linear narrative falls prey to the chaos of our image saturated times....
Ryan McGinness: Aesthetic Comfort and No Sin/No Future
(07 January 2009) - It's likely that Ryan McGinness doesn't need the help of his benefactress and art-loving fashion designer Agnès b. anymore, but we have a feeling the skateboarder from Virginia Beach isn't the type to forget where he came from no matter how successful he is today, both in his stomping ground of New York and worldwide. While many critics compare his ability to blur the...
(07 January 2009) - It's likely that Ryan McGinness doesn't need the help of his benefactress and art-loving fashion designer Agnès b. anymore, but we have a feeling the skateboarder from Virginia Beach isn't the type to forget where he came from no matter how successful he is today, both in his stomping ground of New York and worldwide. While many critics compare his ability to blur the...
Stacey Steers: Phantom Canyon
(06 January 2009) - Stacey Steers' animated film "Phantom Canyon" was created from over four thousand handmade collages incorporating the images from Eadweard Muybridge's famous series of photographs from 1887 called "Human and Animal Locomotion." In this film, which is intended to mirror how we all find meaning in our experiences, a curious woman goes on a surrealistic journey with an alluring bat-winged man. The process used to...
(06 January 2009) - Stacey Steers' animated film "Phantom Canyon" was created from over four thousand handmade collages incorporating the images from Eadweard Muybridge's famous series of photographs from 1887 called "Human and Animal Locomotion." In this film, which is intended to mirror how we all find meaning in our experiences, a curious woman goes on a surrealistic journey with an alluring bat-winged man. The process used to...
Best of CH 2008: Top Five Art Shows
(25 December 2008) - by Ariston AndersonThe year brought a wealth of art shows that transcended the average gallery night of wine, cheese and browsing into full-on events. Below our top five faves that made the Cool Hunting cut by consistently inviting the spectator to become a participant in the work. Bansky: The Village Pet Store With rat murals across the city and animatronic fast food pets, Bansky's Village...
(25 December 2008) - by Ariston AndersonThe year brought a wealth of art shows that transcended the average gallery night of wine, cheese and browsing into full-on events. Below our top five faves that made the Cool Hunting cut by consistently inviting the spectator to become a participant in the work. Bansky: The Village Pet Store With rat murals across the city and animatronic fast food pets, Bansky's Village...
Portal by James Clar
(22 December 2008) - A new solo exhibition by James Clar in conjunction with the Festival of Light, "Portal" is an installation on display at the Roger Tator Galerie in Lyon, France. Portal consists of a diffuser screen that acts as an abstract doorway with lines of light that travel back and forth through it, bouncing around the room. As a doorway represents the transition from one space...
(22 December 2008) - A new solo exhibition by James Clar in conjunction with the Festival of Light, "Portal" is an installation on display at the Roger Tator Galerie in Lyon, France. Portal consists of a diffuser screen that acts as an abstract doorway with lines of light that travel back and forth through it, bouncing around the room. As a doorway represents the transition from one space...
Cool Hunting Video Presents: Prospect.1 New Orleans Biennial 2008
(15 December 2008) - Prospect.1 is New Orleans' first biennial and the largest-ever international contemporary art show in the United States. Similar in style and scope to Venice, the exhibit consists of site-specific art installations, as well as several galleries in museums and elsewhere in the city devoted to it. As the front page of the event's website proclaims, it's designed to bring media attention and tourist dollars...
(15 December 2008) - Prospect.1 is New Orleans' first biennial and the largest-ever international contemporary art show in the United States. Similar in style and scope to Venice, the exhibit consists of site-specific art installations, as well as several galleries in museums and elsewhere in the city devoted to it. As the front page of the event's website proclaims, it's designed to bring media attention and tourist dollars...
Lou Zhenhong
(15 December 2008) - While there was a plethora of talent on view at this year's Art Asia fair in Miami, I was particularly drawn to the sculptures of Lou Zhenhong at the Contemporary by Angela Li booth. Made from painted resin or aluminum, Zhenhong's Dwarf Series borrows from the ubiquitous vinyl toy vernacular, though there remains nothing cute or cool about these sculptures. Their faces distorted, twisted...
(15 December 2008) - While there was a plethora of talent on view at this year's Art Asia fair in Miami, I was particularly drawn to the sculptures of Lou Zhenhong at the Contemporary by Angela Li booth. Made from painted resin or aluminum, Zhenhong's Dwarf Series borrows from the ubiquitous vinyl toy vernacular, though there remains nothing cute or cool about these sculptures. Their faces distorted, twisted...
Without You Baby, There Ain't No Us
(08 December 2008) - One of my favorite installations at this year's Scope Miami was "Without You Baby, There Ain't No Us," a special Scope project by Comenius Reothlisberger and Admir Jahic of The Invisible Heroes. Fascinated with the YouTube phenomenon, Comenius and Admir have created a series of drawings on handmade paper which document a variety of videos, from the utterly absurd (a video featuring an animated potato)...
(08 December 2008) - One of my favorite installations at this year's Scope Miami was "Without You Baby, There Ain't No Us," a special Scope project by Comenius Reothlisberger and Admir Jahic of The Invisible Heroes. Fascinated with the YouTube phenomenon, Comenius and Admir have created a series of drawings on handmade paper which document a variety of videos, from the utterly absurd (a video featuring an animated potato)...
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NADA Art Fair Miami 2008
(06 December 2008) - NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance), the small but relatively well-established fair known for its more raw, youthful energy has really come into its own this year. (Images above by RISD grad Ara Peterson, represented by Ratio 3.) If I had to pick my favorite at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, this would be the one. From the art itself to the fresh-faced exhibitors...
(06 December 2008) - NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance), the small but relatively well-established fair known for its more raw, youthful energy has really come into its own this year. (Images above by RISD grad Ara Peterson, represented by Ratio 3.) If I had to pick my favorite at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, this would be the one. From the art itself to the fresh-faced exhibitors...
Design Miami 2008: Al Sabah Art & Design
(05 December 2008) - Easily the most intelligent, holistic and culturally relevant exhibition in the Miami Design District, Al Sabah's debut of "East meets West" was a revelation. The collection consisted of two components. The charming Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans worked with Sabah for several months, traveling throughout the Middle East, in selecting indigenous furnishings to which she later, back in The Netherlands, applied her viral forms of...
(05 December 2008) - Easily the most intelligent, holistic and culturally relevant exhibition in the Miami Design District, Al Sabah's debut of "East meets West" was a revelation. The collection consisted of two components. The charming Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans worked with Sabah for several months, traveling throughout the Middle East, in selecting indigenous furnishings to which she later, back in The Netherlands, applied her viral forms of...
Scope Miami: Asian Art Steals the Show
(04 December 2008) - Work by Asian artists, and those of Asian descent, seemed to dominate the Scope Miami fair this year. The sheer volume on display confirms that Eastern art is gaining sway in Western markets, and rightfully so, as the below selections would support. Rogerio Degaki, a Brazilian artist of Japanese descent, was on exhibit at the Rhys Mendes booth. The vibrant, glittering sculptures looked like anonymous...
(04 December 2008) - Work by Asian artists, and those of Asian descent, seemed to dominate the Scope Miami fair this year. The sheer volume on display confirms that Eastern art is gaining sway in Western markets, and rightfully so, as the below selections would support. Rogerio Degaki, a Brazilian artist of Japanese descent, was on exhibit at the Rhys Mendes booth. The vibrant, glittering sculptures looked like anonymous...
Three Highlights from Design Miami 2008
(04 December 2008) - Design Miami/ officially opened to the public yesterday in a new tented pavilion whose surface skin was designed by the New York-based Aranda\Lasch. While the hall was eerily quiet, the mood remained one of cautious optimism, as exhibitors tried to put their best foot forward in hopes of successfully pulling through the year's final fair. Matthew Marks Gallery exhibited a broad collection of Domestic...
(04 December 2008) - Design Miami/ officially opened to the public yesterday in a new tented pavilion whose surface skin was designed by the New York-based Aranda\Lasch. While the hall was eerily quiet, the mood remained one of cautious optimism, as exhibitors tried to put their best foot forward in hopes of successfully pulling through the year's final fair. Matthew Marks Gallery exhibited a broad collection of Domestic...
Art Basel Miami Beach 2008 Preview
(02 December 2008) - by Ariston AndersonFor anyone who has been to Miami Art Basel, the biggest art event of the year in the States, they know that walking the giant halls of the Miami Beach Convention Center, surrounded by some of the best galleries in the world, can be a near religious experience. And veterans know that some of the most amazing new art lies outside of the...
(02 December 2008) - by Ariston AndersonFor anyone who has been to Miami Art Basel, the biggest art event of the year in the States, they know that walking the giant halls of the Miami Beach Convention Center, surrounded by some of the best galleries in the world, can be a near religious experience. And veterans know that some of the most amazing new art lies outside of the...
Invasion: evasion by Baibakov Art Projects
(02 December 2008) - Located in a former chocolate factory overlooking the Moscow River, Baibakov Art Projects is a group of fifteen Russian artists who have been selected to work in the 2,800-square-meter site and have been given complete freedom to create art without the constrictions of overbearing curatorial control. The not-for-profit exhibition, "Invasion: evasion," was launched with the hopes of placing Russia more firmly on the global art...
(02 December 2008) - Located in a former chocolate factory overlooking the Moscow River, Baibakov Art Projects is a group of fifteen Russian artists who have been selected to work in the 2,800-square-meter site and have been given complete freedom to create art without the constrictions of overbearing curatorial control. The not-for-profit exhibition, "Invasion: evasion," was launched with the hopes of placing Russia more firmly on the global art...
Together For Never Photo Exhibit
(01 December 2008) - Opening tomorrow in Miami and presented by local artists Team Turbo Sex, "Together For Never" is a surreal trio of giant photographs that would fit perfectly above your family's dining room table. Alexis Mincolla, one half of Team Turbo Sex (TTS), explains that these photographs are a reflection of the notion of contemporary female friendships in Miami. The goal was "to make something that...
(01 December 2008) - Opening tomorrow in Miami and presented by local artists Team Turbo Sex, "Together For Never" is a surreal trio of giant photographs that would fit perfectly above your family's dining room table. Alexis Mincolla, one half of Team Turbo Sex (TTS), explains that these photographs are a reflection of the notion of contemporary female friendships in Miami. The goal was "to make something that...
KAWS x Kanye West: 808 & Heartbreak Cover Art
(26 November 2008) - by Tamara Warren For those of you not paying attention to recent pop culture news, New York artist KAWS' fantastical cover art montage—a cartoon-like image in red, purple pink and shades of blue swallowing up musical/sartorial/blogger sensation Kanye West—may prove to be more of a hit than the forthcoming album itself. Converging the world of animation, art and hip-hop, the work will appear on a...
(26 November 2008) - by Tamara Warren For those of you not paying attention to recent pop culture news, New York artist KAWS' fantastical cover art montage—a cartoon-like image in red, purple pink and shades of blue swallowing up musical/sartorial/blogger sensation Kanye West—may prove to be more of a hit than the forthcoming album itself. Converging the world of animation, art and hip-hop, the work will appear on a...
ZEVS: Visual Attack
(26 November 2008) - French graffiti artist ZEVS, famous for investigating the relationship between commercialized cityscapes and the public's unquestioned acceptance of it, presents his first solo show this Saturday in Zurich. Known for targeting omnipresent corporate identities such as IBM, Coca Cola and McDonalds by manipulating their billboards, Zeus brings that same aesthetic to the gallery by transforming the space into an urban setting. Tagging the walls and...
(26 November 2008) - French graffiti artist ZEVS, famous for investigating the relationship between commercialized cityscapes and the public's unquestioned acceptance of it, presents his first solo show this Saturday in Zurich. Known for targeting omnipresent corporate identities such as IBM, Coca Cola and McDonalds by manipulating their billboards, Zeus brings that same aesthetic to the gallery by transforming the space into an urban setting. Tagging the walls and...
Karola Torkos: Fools Gold Confetti Jewelry
(25 November 2008) - Royal College of Art grad and now designer based in London, Karola Torkos creates playful and imaginative jewelry that is quite the contrast to her East German upbringing. Her pieces engage the design process in its entirety by allowing wearers to interact with them; changing up the compositions (Karola makes a variety of styles) forms a more personal relationship with the jewelry.Way more than a...
(25 November 2008) - Royal College of Art grad and now designer based in London, Karola Torkos creates playful and imaginative jewelry that is quite the contrast to her East German upbringing. Her pieces engage the design process in its entirety by allowing wearers to interact with them; changing up the compositions (Karola makes a variety of styles) forms a more personal relationship with the jewelry.Way more than a...
The Objects Show
(21 November 2008) - Just in time for the holiday season, R 20th Century Gallery in lower Manhattan has launched their first show geared toward small-scale objects. Perhaps realizing that these tough financial times make the gifting of rare vintage furniture less likely, R will be offering a wide array of objects and accessories for an equally wide variety of pocket books. Prices range anywhere from $15 to $10,000...
(21 November 2008) - Just in time for the holiday season, R 20th Century Gallery in lower Manhattan has launched their first show geared toward small-scale objects. Perhaps realizing that these tough financial times make the gifting of rare vintage furniture less likely, R will be offering a wide array of objects and accessories for an equally wide variety of pocket books. Prices range anywhere from $15 to $10,000...
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