Monday, 26th September 2011
5:24pm
This Saturday, to celebrate the Asia Triennial Manchester 11 (1 October–27 November), local contemporary art gallery, Cornerhouse, is staging an exhibition of works from 2006 to present by Rashid Rana, an important contemporary artist from Lahore, Pakistan. ‘Everything Is Happening At Once’ (1 October–18 December) is Rana’s first major public solo show in the UK and celebrates his previous commission in 2007 for the first ever Asia Triennial Manchester. The exhibition intends to challenge the conception of photography and it’s two-dimensional limits with three series of works: Dis-location, a display of photo-sculptures playing on representation and reality; Between Flesh and...
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Monday, 19th September 2011
12:54pm
Firstsite was founded in Colchester, Essex, in 1994 and is an important centre for exhibiting international contemporary art and innovating education projects that engage the local community with its collection. Among its repertoire are major exhibitions by Antony Gormley, Yoko Ono and Bridget Riley. Louise Bourgeois’s seminal Spider was exhibited at firstsite in 1996, four years before its larger version was held captive by Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall! This Sunday, 25 September 2011, firstsite opens a major new building to the public, designed by the architect Rafael Viñoly (see above). Spread over 3,200 square metres and bounded by the...
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Thursday, 15th September 2011
1:30pm
Early yesterday morning it was announced that the pioneering British artist Richard Hamilton passed away at the age of 89.
Considered the Father of Pop, Hamilton worked across many fields: from painting to printmaking, sculpture to typography and collage. Perhaps his most famous work is Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?, 1956 (see above), an icon of Pop Art before its parameters were even established. “Hamilton's fascination with the authenticity of the image in contemporary society, and the implication this has in political and moral terms has held him at...
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11:47am
The British Art Fair (14-18 September 2011) opened yesterday at the Royal College of Art in London with an array of works buy some of Britain’s best known and loved artists, including Eduardo Paolozzi, Patrick Heron, Barbara Hepworth, David Hockney, Patrick Caulfield and Banksy. Despite the fair’s modest scale, stands were busy and so was the packing area – as works were sold new ones were being hung in front of the crowd. There is also a curatorial element to the exhibits, which serves to link artworks and stands throughout the fair. ‘Form–Matter–Material’ celebrates Britain’s rich history of 20th-century...
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Thursday, 8th September 2011
10:41am
If I said to you that a 50-minute film largely made up of grainy monochrome footage of miners and mining was one of this year’s supreme cultural experiences you might have your doubts. In which case let me try to allay them. A first-time collaboration between the renowned American filmmaker Bill Morrison and the acclaimed Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Miners’ Hymns is a transporting and unashamedly lyrical portal onto Britain’s industrial past, and a requiem for the proud and resourceful communities that owed their existence to the raw materials beneath their feet. Morrison and Jóhannsson both have...
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Wood carving flourished in Southern Germany in the late 15th century onwards, resulting in exquisitely crafted devotional sculptures. Today, these figures and reliefs may be found for as little as £5,000, though the best examples command high prices.
