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December 2012
Forlorn Martyrs Pull A Mirror From The Abyss @ dukan hourdequin – Paris
Another "first" for the city of Paris this winter as next Saturday marks the opening of Czech artist Josef Bolf's solo exhibition @ galerie dukan hourdequin. Josef Bolf, Wires, 2012, (image via Dukan Hourdequin Gallery) Josef, who's never hidden the hostile environments that were part of his childhood experiences always becoming a central subject for his works, presents in this new exhibition some new paintings which seem to lose their earlier personal acuteness; by contrast, they become to possess a more…
Find out more »Ceux qui arrivent @ Le Bal – Paris
Ending the year with some young photography is something we weren't expecting as we usually start the year with Circulation(s) festival which is precisely one of the most important young photography events in France, but... Le Bal are about to open "Ceux qui arrivent" (those who arrive) as a way to showcase recent works by young talented new photographers, and celebrate the Ecole nationale supérieure de la photographie d’Arles who happens to celebrate its 30th anniversary. © DOROTHÉE DAVOISE L’AUTRE GRÈCE,…
Find out more »Manuel Álvarez Bravo @ Jeu de Paume – Paris
Manuel Álvarez Bravo is one of the missing myths in the history of photography, often analyzed from the condescending occidental point of view he merits and deserves new analyses... Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Maniquí tapado (Mannequin couvert), 1931 © Colette Urbajtel Archivo Manuel Álvarez (image courtesy of JDP) And Jeu de Paume's new exhibition is willing to take a fresh new look into his photography, that of the Mexican culture in the 20th century, that of its society and the profound transformations…
Find out more »January 2013
Malleability @ XPO Gallery – Paris
After last summer's Low-tech domotics exhibition we fell in love with Vincent Broquaire's minimalistic paintings and imaginative solutions for the future of our appliances. XPO gallery is once again willing to push the popularity of one of their most successful artists by organizing his first solo show in Paris. Vincent Broquaire, Capture, 2012 (image via XPO gallery) For Broquaire, illustrator and animator of all sorts of dreams and impossible mechanisms, "Malleability" represents another opportunity to ask the viewers about perception…
Find out more »Orange between orange and Orange @ Carroll/Fletcher – London
It's been a while since Michael Joaquin Grey last exhibited in London with a solo expo... 20 years is quite a long time actually, and the inventor and toy designer has had a lot of time to come up with new works that keep defying categorisation. Michael Joaquin Grey - So What 2012 - Computational cinema (image via Carron-Fletcher) For his new exhibition @ Carroll/Fletcher Grey has produced a group of new works that playfully transform the narratives and forms associated with…
Find out more »Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats @ Rivington Place – London
We love "firsts" here @ aqnb and for Peter Clarke Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats represents a major retrospective and first substantial exhibition in the UK. It honours Clarke’s life, work and contribution to art over sixty years and tells the story of an artist who is part of a lost generation, a voice that has been largely unheard in Europe. Peter Clarke, Coming and Going, Oil on canvas, 1960 (image via Rivington Place) The exhibition charts his development as an artist, his…
Find out more »Ici & Maintenant @ Lili-Ubel – Paris
Caroline Lejeune is specialized in representing the chaos, the complexity and effervescence of our life with all its complexity and beauty. And despite the dramatic background of her latest works there is a serene atmosphere in everything she creates. She takes a few steps back to appreciate the beauty of the world, something we should do when visiting her latest paintings at the upcoming "Ici & Maintenant" which opens next Thursday @ Lili-Ubel in Paris. Caroline Lejeune, Tsunami (détail), 2012…
Find out more »Troubles of my time @ Galerie Christophe Gaillard – Paris
Pierre-Yves Bohm has always, throughout his whole career as a painter, explored the matter to represent humanity; silhouettes, faces, bodies, skulls and effigies are shown only to be mutilated on the canvas. Pierre Yves BOHM - Voile de crâne, 2012 (Image via Galerie Gaillard) Opening next Thursday @ Galerie Gaillard, "Troubles of my time" adds a new step in Pierre's extensive career in France showcasing many of his newest works. These are often made of cloth drops - like pieces…
Find out more »Curator’s Choice @ Pippy Houldsworth – London
Opening next Friday comes to central London one of those unique high-profile group exhibitions that happen very few times a year. For Pippy Houldsworth, "Curator's Choice" marks the opening of the 2013 course and a great way to (re)discover some great international artists from the contemporary art scene. Scott Olson - Untitled 2011(image via Houldsworth Gallery) The exhibition explores the relationship between curator and artist, and looks at how each practice complements, or conflicts with, the other. Anne Ellegood, Hammer…
Find out more »Philippe Vandenberg @ Hauser & Wirth – London
Opening this next Tuesday in central London, Belgian artist Philippe Vandenberg will be coming to Hauser & Wirth for the first time, and at the same time this will be the artist’s first solo show in the UK with a selection of oil paintings on canvas and wood produced during the late nineties. Philippe - Vandenberg - No Title 2001 (courtesy of Hauser and Wirth - Photo by Mirjam Devriendt) ‘I am an artist of emotion and reflections. I don’t mean sentimentalism, the…
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