MIMMO ROTELLA – BEYOND DÉCOLLAGE

Posted on 2020-09-28

Perhaps best known for his Décollages made of distressed street posters ripped from the walls of Rome, “Beyond Décollage” establishes Mimmo Rotella (1918 – 2006) as a major pioneer of the Pop Art movement, who worked simultaneously with Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg.

Rotella created an art form that would chronicle his time and marry the power of iconic film and popular imagery to the history of painting, forming a portrait of Italy during its economic boom as it rebranded itself with modernity in the post-war decades. He did so by inventing new techniques to transform the traditional canvas into a photographic surface, a space for layering, printing and exploring what an image could be. The artist experimented with developing photographs on canvas in his Photo Emulsions and with layering and overprinting found images with newsprint and all manner of popular media in his Artypos.

Opposite – Arabesque, 1965

Exhibition runs through to December 12th, 2020

Cardi Gallery
22 Grafton Street
W1S4EX
London

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HUF X THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Posted on 2020-09-28

25 years ago, The Smashing Pumpkins released their third and most critically acclaimed album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The album, which included tracks like “1979”, “Tonight, Tonight”, “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”, and “Zero”, is some of The Smashing Pumpkin’s most memorable and mentioned work to date.
HUF x The Smashing Pumpkins pays tribute to the Mellon Collie album on its 25-year anniversary and pulls inspiration from some of SP’s most influential work throughout the 90s.

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SHOZO SHIMAMOTO

Posted on 2020-09-28

Shimamoto’s idea is to bring paint back to the material dimension, to the physicality of a chromatic element no longer perceived as a representational vehicle. The result of his technique (the ‘bottle crash’) is a true chromatic explosion. His bottle crash actions of the last decade have an unusual configuration in terms of both the relationship between event and work, and the emotional dimension connected to the action. In fact, these are representative and spectacular moments, real social acts, which include the production of paintings as their outcome. The result is generated by chance, but the gesture and its spectacularity are carefully calibrated.

Shozo Shimamoto was born in Osaka in 1928. After attending the University of Kwansei Gakuin, he became famous as the founder of the Gutai movement in the 1950s, distinguishing himself with an action-based pictorial style, offering an Oriental response to Pollock’s Abstract Expressionism and Allan Kaprow’s Happenings. His works are featured in important exhibitions and museum collections worldwide.

Opposite – Magi M , 2008

Exhibition runs through to December 12th, 2020

Cardi Gallery
Corso Di Porta Nuova 38
20121 Milan
Italy

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XIMONLEE x REEBOK DMX TRAIL HYDREX

Posted on 2020-09-28

The DMX Trail Hydrex was inspired by a mix of scuba boots and archetypal Reebok footwear, fusing the core aesthetics of XIMONLEE’s vision with Reebok’s heritage. A trail-inspired outsole sits atop a functional water boot upper in visually vibrant colorways of brick red and tonal greys.

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GIMMIK – ENTRE LES CHAMBRES

Posted on 2020-09-21

Released initially on hand-numbered cassette on Martin’s own Hidden Reality micro imprint in October 2019, Entre les chambres gets the remaster treatment by n5MD for release on vinyl in summer of 2020. Those familiar with Martin Haidinger’s work as Gimmik might be surprised by a beatless return from Haidinger. However, those that have followed his music know that his synth work is undoubtedly his signature, and Entre les chambres’ two long-form works bring his trademark to the fore, free from the confines of the grid.

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WOLFGANG TILLMANS – LIFE GUARDING

Posted on 2020-09-21

Film and collage by Wolfgang Tillmans. Edited by Michael Amstad

Song written by Wolfgang Tillmans, Tim Knapp, Jay Pluck, Bruno Breitzke
Produced by Tim Knapp, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bruno Breitzke
Vocals and lyrics by Wolfgang Tillmans
Instruments by Tim Knapp and Bruno Breitzke
Mixed by Klaus Knapp at Trixx Studios, Berlin

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