JAMES ENSOR

Posted on 2009-07-20

An important figure in the Belgian avant-garde of the late 19th-century, James Ensor is subject of an exhibition at MOMA exploring his contributions to modernism. 120 works are presented highlighting an allegorical use of light and the artists deep interest in the carnival. In the end, Ensor is shown as an artist engaged with his time and contemporary debate about modern art.

Exhibition runs through to September 21st, 2009

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York
NY
10019
USA

www.moma.org

  

ZEVS

Posted on 2009-07-13

French street artist Zevs has created a series of dripping Louis Vuitton and Chanel logo paintings for his show at Art Statements Gallery in Hong Kong. The artist created these pieces on lacquer – the traditional chinese way – in collaboration with local craftsmen. All these works will be presented in addition to a variety of his other signature liquidated logos.
Exhibition runs through to September 30th, 2009

Art Statements Gallery
5 Mee Lun Street
Central
Hong Kong

www.artstatements.com/index.ph

  

EROTIC SCULPTURE

Posted on 2009-07-13

The Museum of Modern Art presents The Erotic Object: Surrealist Sculpture from the Collection, an exhibition showcasing 20 sculptures from the Museum’s collection, on view from June 24, 2009, through January 4, 2010. Works by 11 artists are shown, including Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Meret Oppenheim, and Man Ray. Drawing upon the strength of MoMA’s collection, the exhibition includes a number of Surrealism’s most celebrated objects, including Dalí’s bread-and-inkwell-crowned Retrospective Bust of a Woman (1933) and Oppenheim’s notorious fur-lined teacup (1936).

Exhibition runs through to January 4th, 2010

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York
NY
10019
USA

www.moma.org

  

RETURN TO THE WOMB

Posted on 2009-07-13

American artist Neckface’s second solo show has just opened in Copenhagen. This latest exhibition from Nasty Neck entitled “Return To The Womb” takes places at V1 Gallery.

Exhibition runs through to September 25th, 2009.

V1 Gallery
Flaesketorvet 69-71
Copenhagen
Denmark

www.v1gallery.com

  

INVADER TOP 10

Posted on 2009-07-06

Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Top 10, a solo exhibition of new works by the Parisian street artist known as Invader. Returning to the gallery for his first solo show in New York, Top 10 marks a highly anticipated event for this internationally celebrated artist. Known for using mosaic tiles to re-create popular characters from vintage 8-bit video games (such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man) on the streets of cities around the world, the artist’s individual mosaics are carefully cataloged after placement in context to their surrounding environment. Yet, since the project has grown on a global-scale, each piece also carries considerable significance from a larger perspective – populating what is now a worldwide installation that stretches across the planet. Invader’s mosaics can be found on the streets of over 40 cities, on all five (inhabitable) continents. Like the game, his mission is literally an invasion of (public) space.

Exhibition runs through to July 25th, 2009

Opposite – Invader Apple Space (4)

ceramic tiles on board
15 3/4 x 20 3/8 inches [40 x 51.6 cm]

Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street
9th Floor
New York
NY
10011
USA

www.jonathanlevinegallery.com

  

JEFF KOONS POPEYE SERIES

Posted on 2009-07-06

The Serpentine Gallery presents an exhibition of the work of the celebrated American artist Jeff Koons, his first major exhibition in a public gallery in England. Working in thematic series since the early 1980s, Koons has explored notions of consumerism, taste, banality, childhood and sexuality. He is known for his meticulously fabricated works that draw on a variety of objects and images from American and consumer culture. For his exhibition at the Gallery, Koons presents paintings and sculptures from his Popeye series, which he began in 2002. The works incorporate some of Koons’s signature ideas and motifs, including surreal combinations of everyday objects, cartoon imagery, art-historical references and children’s toys.

The exhibition runs through to September 13th, 2009.

Opposite –
Acrobat 2003–09
Polychromed aluminium,
galvanised steel, wood and straw
228.9 x 148 x 64.8 cm

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA

www.serpentinegallery.org