LAZARUS RISING

Posted on 2009-05-11

In his first solo show at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, the world renowned painter Ron English, father of the Agit Pop Movement, pays homage to Picasso’s GUERNICA. Ron English presents some of his latest canvases from a series of paintings based on the 1937 masterpiece, which depicted the tragedy of the Spanish Civil war, transcribing it to reflect our troubled times, alongside an extraordinary body of new works. In the show, entitled Lazarus Rising, the theme of resurrection is deliberately provocative and reflects the contemporary socio-political situation, presenting uncomfortable and dark insights beneath the slick, plastic face of our society.

Opposite – MC Big Boy at Big Ben, Ron English

This exhibition runs until the 6th of June, 2009

Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
1-3-5 Flitcroft St
London
WC2H 8DH

www.elmslesters.co.uk
www.popaganda.com

  

MODEL AS MUSE

Posted on 2009-05-04

Exploring the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion focuses on iconic models of the twentieth century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras. The exhibition, organized by historical period from 1947 to 1997, will feature haute couture and ready-to-wear masterworks accompanied by fashion photography and video footage of models who epitomized their epochs.

This exhibition runs until the 11th of July, 2009

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York
10028-0198
USA

  

THE NEW WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY

Posted on 2009-05-04

The Whitechapel Gallery has now completed an ambitious £13 million expansion, the greatest event in its 100-year history. Following the former Whitechapel Library’s move to new facility, the Whitechapel Gallery acquired the building to restore it and keep it open as a free art gallery all year round.

The Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7QX
UK

www.whitechapelgallery.org

  

EPOS 257’S PAINTBALL

Posted on 2009-05-04

We love EPOS 257’s paintball splattered billboards in Prague.

Because Street Art is ephemeral. And because the artist is always risking arrest. Every piece of street art is to us – “a gesture expressing an opinion” Say Epos 257 “Shooting into the white surface of vacant billboards with a paintball gun – blank canvasses in an urban environment, a gesture expressing an opinion and at the same time abstract painting in a urban environment.

  

SILENT ECHOES

Posted on 2009-04-27

‘Silent Echoes’, a new audio and video work by Bill Fontana, explores the sounds of five famous Buddhist Temple bells in Kyoto when they are not ringing. Vibration sensors were attached to the bells and acoustic microphones were placed inside of their resonant cavities. They measured and recorded how these bells are in fact ringing all the time in response to the ambient sounds of the environment. In the context and psychology of Buddhist culture the idea of a bell ringing all the time is a powerful metaphor. There is a famous mediation in which one strikes a bowl shaped bell and if one’s attention is unwavering one experiences that this bell does not stop ringing as long one is listening.

This exhibition runs until the 30th of May, 2009

Haunch Of Venison
6 Burlington Gardens
London
W1S 3ET

www.haunchofvenison.com

  

McGEE, TEMPLETON, PETTIBON

Posted on 2009-04-27

Barry McGee, Ed Templeton and Raymond Pettibon are pioneers and icons of the contemporary urban art movement. Their work can be found in the collections of major museums and has been shown at large exhibitions and biennales worldwide, but all three have repeatedly emphasised their roots in youth subculture – in the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti, punk and hip-hop. They are joined by an overriding interest in portraying the underdogs, outcasts and anti-heroes of society. Curator Aaron Rose, whose urban art documentary Beautiful Losers is currently touring the world to enthusiastic reviews, is showing these three sought-after artists in the intimate atmosphere of a Berlin gallery. The direct proximity of their works not only allows us to draw interesting conclusions about each artist’s style, but also underscores their unique similarities.

This exhibition runs until the 30th of May, 2009

Circleculture Gallery
Gipsstrasse 11
10119 Berlin Mitte
Germany

www.circleculture-gallery.com