Update 29: Meet speaker Kirby Ferguson, the New York-based writer, producer, director and editor of the popular four-part web video series, Everything is a Remix.
cusp conference 2011 will be held in the theater at chicago’s museum of contemporary art. 28-29 september.
[ update 29 ] [ details ] @CuspConference #Cusp2011
Update 28: Meet speaker Rita J. King, Executive Vice President of Business Development at Science House, believes that creative entrepreneurship is the best bet for a positive shift in the global economy and culture in the Imagination Age.
cusp conference 2011 will be held in the theater at chicago’s museum of contemporary art. 28-29 september.
[ update 28 ] [ details ] @CuspConference #Cusp2011
New York Times Style says, “…two impish little vessels by the ceramic artist Kathy Butterly stand out in “Contemporary Clay,” a back-room show at TriBeCa’s RH Gallery that also includes an inchoate porcelain Buddha by Shinique Smith that is glazed in 14-karat gold…Young’s two, huge and gleaming white Moon Jars in the gallery’s windows take a traditional practice to its ultimate limit.” [ previous announcement ]
June 29 – August 20, 2011
Opening Reception: June 28 | 6-8pm
RH gallery: 137 Duane Street New York | Tuesday – Saturday | 11am-7pm
exhibition explores the communication between people and objects. the department of architecture and design is documenting the process of organizing talk to me from its early stages through its opening in july 2011 and beyond via an online journal. 24 july – 7 november 2011 | new york | @MuseumModernArt #design
the full list of commissioned artists is: Fiona Banner • Michael Craig-Martin • Martin Creed • Tracey Emin • Anthea Hamilton • Howard Hodgkin • Gary Hume • Sarah Morris • Chris Ofili • Bridget Riley • Bob and Roberta Smith • Rachel Whiteread
london (reuters) 7/2011 Twelve artists including Tracey Emin, Martin Creed and Chris Ofili will design a set of posters for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next summer, as Britain seeks to use the events to showcase its cultural heritage.
The nominated artists were chosen from a list of some 100, but organizers would not disclose how they came to their final decision.
Asked why Damien Hirst had not made the list, for example, Ruth Mackenzie, director of the Cultural Olympiad, replied: “I think the answer is, we’re not going to go there.”
Emin told reporters at an event at Tate Britain gallery, held exactly a year before the London 2012 Festival event gets underway, that she wanted her poster to be a celebration of life in the city.
“(I want to) show the world that London can really throw a party and that was what it was like with the royal wedding,” she said, referring to the recent marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton that attracted a huge global television audience.
“In times of depression, what came across as really, really cool was the arts. Arts and culture is the soul of the country,” she added. “I’m interested in the party scene, the celebration.”
For Michael Craig-Martin, also selected, artists had the advantage over graphic designers when it came to making posters for an event like the Olympics.
“Artists always bring something different, because you are bringing a personal language to it.”
He said that while art was not competitive like sport, even when a major award like the Turner Prize was announced, he did suffer from envy of other artists’ works, including Martin Creed.
“The minute I looked (at one of his recent works), I felt completely jealous that he had done it and I hadn’t.”
The London 2012 Festival, which is the culmination of the four-year Cultural Olympiad, will run for 12 weeks from June 21-September 9 and include events around the country.
Dozens of projects have already been announced, ranging from the countrywide Big Dance and The Reading Challenge to a production of Hector Berlioz’s “The Trojans” and pop star Damon Albarn’s contemporary opera “Dr. Dee.”
Something approaching a final list of events will be ready by October, Mackenzie said, as would details of the festival’s budget and private sponsors.
Some of the events have been specifically commissioned for the Olympiad climax while others have been held to coincide with the festival. [ Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato ]
while the much maligned logo has managed to win many over, it’s hard to say whether these strange metallic drips will manage to do the same. 5/2010
[ olympic mascots revisited via the import ]
the jagged emblem, based on the date 2012, comes in a series of shades of pink, blue, green and orange and will evolve in the run-up to the games | sabastian coe 6/2007
[ london logo worth every penny – the times | producer: london 2012 | logo designer: wolff olins ]
On 18 June, the V&A unveiled SWARM STUDY / III, a new interactive light installation by Random International. The monumental piece will overhang the staircase that adjoins the Architecture and Ceramics Galleries for the next three years. The installation has been developed specifically for this position, in association with the Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Swarm Study / III is made up of illuminated brass rods, suspended from the ceiling in an arrangement of four large cubes. As visitors move up and down the stairs, so the light follows in swarm-like formations, varying subtly in its intensity. Tracked by a camera, the visitors’ movements stimulate the behavior of the installation. Controlled by a complex algorithm, Swarm Study / III translates collective behavioral patterns found in nature into moving light. Though apparently inanimate, the installation is brought to life by visitors’ activity, engaging them with both the swarm itself and the surrounding space of the Museum.
Swarm Study III by Random International on view 18 June 2011 – 2014
Victoria and Albert Museum | Architecture Gallery and Ceramics Gallery
Cromwell Rd | London SW7 2RL
[ victoria and albert museum ] [ random international ] [ carpenters workshop gallery ]
Wright’s spring 2011 auction season comes to a close with our annual Mass Modern auction on July 9th. This NO RESERVE sale features nearly 500 lots of modern design. From Tank lounge chairs by Alvar Aalto, to Ball wall clocks by George Nelson & Associates, to a Giada decanter by Toni Zuccheri – this sale truly has something for everyone.
Each lot is featured in a specialized, full-color auction catalog [ view catalog online ]. Complete descriptions and images of lots are available online. [ View lots ] Gallery preview runs through July 5th – 8th | 10am – 5pm | with special extended preview hours accompanied by refreshments on July 7th, 5 – 8 pm | 1440 West Hubbard Street Chicago | 312 563 0020 [ wright auction ]
[ Auction 9 July 2011 10 am cst ]
(left) designer: elzbeita chonja | poland
just in… after a much anticipated wait, images (a sampling of polish designers) and an announcement that the 2010 chicago international poster biennial is happening.
stasy eidrigevicius
(left) designer: stasy eidrigevicius | poland
it’s a special show for poster lovers: a unique world-view visual perspective and commentary. for me, seeing the posters face-to-face rather than online or in print, a totally neat experience. if you’re in or near chicago, don’t miss it. the international jury: paula scher, president, usa | takashi akiyama, japan | françois caspar, france | emek, usa | marta granados, colombia | holger matthies, germany | rafal olbinski, USA / poland
exhibition: 11 – 18 july 2011 | harrington college of design | 200 west madison
opening night: 14 july | 6 – 9pm
[ chicago international poster biennial 2010 ] [ the first chicago international poster biennial ]
preview runs through june 27th 10am – 5pm. auction 28 june 12 pm cst.
wind catcher | isamu noguchi
rocking chasie |richard meier
untitled | harry bertoia
Wright presents the collection of the late John R. Eckel, Jr. at auction on the 28th of June. The works of Harry Bertoia, Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell, Edward Wormley and Vladimir Kagan figure prominently in this collection. All proceeds from this sale benefit the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation.
John R. Eckel, Jr. was a patron of the arts. He was a dedicated and loyal collector with a distinct eye. Eckel acquired works with commitment, generosity and passion to amass a collection that conveyed the breadth and depth of the artists and designers he appreciated most. With more than a dozen works by Paul Evans, including an Argente sculpture and a custom wall-mounted cabinet, more than a half a dozen sculptures by Harry Bertoia, numerous furniture designs by the architect Richard Meier that Eckel had acquired to complement his Meier designed apartment in New York and multiple works by other designers, the collection demonstrates his zeal for building a comprehensive and dedicated assortment of works.
Highlights from the sale include a bundled steel wire sculpture by Harry Bertoia, a rocking chaise by Richard Meier and a three-piece Unicorn sofa set by Vladimir Kagan. A beautiful bush form by Bertoia and a galvanized metal sculpture by Isamu Noguchi also stand out within the collection. James Prestini, Maria Pergay, and Jean Prouvé are just a few of the other artists and designers who captured the eye of John R. Eckel.
untitled with lee ufan 2009 white porcelain plate series
12 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches.
RH Gallery is pleased to present Pure Clay: Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan and Contemporary Clay, a group exhibition of sculptures in clay with Kathy Butterly, Nicole Cherubini, Julia Chiang, Naoki Koide, Jeff Koons, Klara Kristalova, Erin McCutcheon, John O’Reilly, Joyce Robins, Arlene Shechet, Shinique Smith, Paul Swenbeck and Ai Wei Wei.
Young Sook Park was born in 1947 in Kyungju, South Korea. Her versatility and precision reflect long-lost artistic traditions from the Chosun Dynasty infused with a contemporary sensibility. Park’s work is represented in prestigious collections around the world including the British Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Her Royal Highness, the Queen of England.
Lee Ufan’s upcoming retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, Lee Ufan: Making Infinity, recognizes Lee as “a historical figure and contemporary master.” Lee came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the leaders of the avant-garde Mono-ha group (Object School). Lee’s struggle for a purification of objects is perhaps what attracted him to the work of Young Sook Park and led to an ongoing collaboration.
Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan first met in 1979 at Park’s gallery in Insadong, Seoul. United by a shared aesthetic rooted in the belief that there is great complexity in simplicity, their initial collaboration produced a minimalist cobalt blue brushstroke that was applied to a series of dinnerware including plates, bowls, tea pots, tea cups and platters. Their collaboration led to terracotta reliefs and large painted plates among other objects. Pure Clay will show these collaborative works for the first time in New York alongside a selection of Young Sook Park and Lee Ufan’s work.
In an adjacent exhibition room, RH Gallery presents Contemporary Clay, a group exhibition presenting a selection of recent sculpture by a diverse group of contemporary artists. Clay seems to inherently contain a certain presence that is both fragile and powerful.
Arlene Shechet references the historical form of the Moon Jar, conceived during in Korea during the Chosun Dynasty. Kathy Butterly’s abstract sculptures cull sources from Asian, Victorian, modern and contemporary cultural relics. Nicole Cherubini’s boxes simultaneously reference Rauschenberg’s cardboard pieces and Gluts while also recalling Eva Hesse’s organic forms. Folktales and fairy tales enter into Klara Kristalova and Paul Swenbeck’s mythical creatures. Contemporary Clay is a world unto its own filled with rich histories, playful interludes and visceral forms.
June 29 – August 20, 2011
Opening Reception: June 28 | 6-8pm
RH gallery: 137 Duane Street New York | Tuesday – Saturday | 11am-7pm
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