MICHAEL GENOVESE IT’S NOT THE HEAT, IT’S THE HUMILITY

Posted on 2009-07-06

For his premiere solo exhibition in Miami, Chicago native Michael Genovese released a body of work that includes site-specific installations, sculpture, and paintings. Genovese’s technical handling of type and unorthodox use of industrialized media exemplifies his focus on community and its influence, but also digs inward and begins the process of reconciling his public works with his personal journeys.

The exhibition runs through to July 25, 2009

3100 NW 7 Avenue
Miami,
Florida
33127
USA

www.oh-wow.com

  

PITT RIVERS MUSEUM

Posted on 2009-06-29

Ask a museum professional what there favorite museum is, and chances are you might here the same answer time and time again. The Pitt Rivers. A gem of anthropological wonders in Oxford, the Pitt Rivers gives visitors the chance to discover items through a vast maze of objects. It is simply glorious. Recently, the museum underwent an overhaul. The result, an even more Victorian space. The Pitt Rivers Museum cares for one of the world’s great collections. It is equally famous for its celebrated displays and its leading role in contemporary research and museum curatorship.

Pitt Rivers Museum,
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PP
UK

www.prm.ox.ac.uk

  

BANKSY VS BRISTOL MUSEUM

Posted on 2009-06-29

Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery is proud to present a unique collaboration between the city’s foremost cultural institution and one of the region’s most infamous artists. Banksy has gained notoriety in recent years by using stencils to paint images on a diverse array of outdoor locations. This is the first exhibition in a three storey Edwardian museum. Throughout the summer, visitors will find some unusual specimens amongst the museum’s permanent collection – a stonehenge made from portable toilets greets visitors on arrival, a burnt out ice cream van now replaces the enquiries desk and the life size historic biplane suspended from the ceiling now provides refuge for a Guantanamo bay escapee. Banksy has filled the museum with his own wry take on classical art.

The exhibition runs though to 31st August, 2009

Bristol City Museum
Queen’s Road
Bristol
BS8 1RL

www.bristol.gov.uk

  

KAWS CHUM AT HOUSE OF CAMPARI

Posted on 2009-06-29

Brooklyn based artist Kaws recently participated in a group exhibition called First Look: An Exhibition of Emerging Artists From Los Angeles Galleries presented by House of Campari. Curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala of Scenic, the show featured fiberglass Chum characters measuring 90 x 54 x 30 inches.

www.campariusa.com

  

THE DAN FLAVIN ART INSTITUTE

Posted on 2009-06-22

Established in 1983 as a permanent installation of Flavin’s work, this renovated firehouse holds a permanent installation of nine works in fluorescent light created by the artist between 1963 and 1981. The permanent installation traces Flavin’s practice from 1963—when he decided to work solely with standard fluorescent fixtures and tubes—to 1983, when the presentation was realized. In creating this exhibition, Flavin conceived of the sculptures and the architecture as a single, unified installation. By manipulating the formal, phenomenal, and referential characteristics of light, the installation asks viewers to consider a series of contrasts—between colors, intensities of light, structure and formlessness, the obvious and the mysterious, and the serious and the humorous

The Dan Flavin Art Institute is open Thursday through Sunday, 12pm to 6pm. Admission is free. Corwith Avenue off Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY.

www.diaart.org

  

DAMIEN HIRST FOR HARLEY DAVIDSON

Posted on 2009-06-22

Damien Hirst has recently collaborated with several brands, including Supreme and Levi’s. This latest collaborative project see’s Damien explore his fondness for a Harley. The artist gave a Cross Bone and matching helmet the look of his famous spin paintings. This is a limited 1 of 1 artwork.