GILBERT & GEORGE – JACK FREAK PICTURES

Posted on 2009-06-29

This is the first Gilbert & George exhibition in London since their monumental retrospective at Tate Modern and is their third with White Cube. Described by the writer and critic Michael Bracewell as “among the most iconic, philosophically astute and visually violent works that Gilbert & George have ever created”, the ‘JACK FREAK PICTURES’ will be shown in White Cube Mason’s Yard and Hoxton Square and comprise the single largest series of work ever made by the artists.

Opposite – Forward, 2008, 150 x 237 13/16 in.

This exhibition runs until August the 22nd, 2009

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VOIES OFF

Posted on 2009-06-29

Since 1996, the Voies Off festival has been advocating for the role of photography in contemporary art and other various creative practices, providing them with an international stage during the Rencontres d’Arles. As an alternative to the program of the Rencontres, Voies Off invites a general audience to discover the photographic works by young authors. This year, the panel of jurors selected over 60 artists from all horizons among 950 candidates. They will compete for the 2009 Voies Off Prize. Their works will be shown during night projections every night under the starry sky of the courtyard of the Archbishop’s Palace. These night showings are in fact the heart of the Voies Off festival. Other events include daily portfolio reviews, professional “mornings,” and several thematic exhibitions.

Opposite – Joël Tettamanti, untitled image from the studies ilulissat, greenland, 2008

This exhibition runs until August the 13th, 2009

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LES RENCONTRES D’ARLES PHOTOGRAPHIE

Posted on 2009-06-29

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Les Rencontres d’Arles festival of photography, for four decades, this festival has helped to define the best and brightest in photography — and it has generated quite a bit of controversy along the way, often featuring the work of iconoclasts, renegades, and troublemakers, some of whom are regarded as superstars today. So, there is a good deal of heightened anticipation about what we will discover from this year’s guest curator, New York photo legend Nan Goldin. Goldin has invited the following photographers as guest exhibitors : David Armstrong, Marina Berio, Jean-Christian Bourcart , Antoine D’Agata , JH Engström, Christine Fenzl, Leigh Ledare, Boris Mikhailov, Anders Petersen, Jack Pierson, Lisa Ross, Annelies Strba.

Opposite – Nan Goldin, Nan and Brian in bed, New york City, 1983

This exhibition runs until August the 13th, 2009

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