STEPHEN SPROUSE “ROCK ON MARS” BY DEITCH PROJECTS

Posted on 2009-01-26

2009 is very quickly turning into the year of Stephen Sprouse, not only is the artists work featured in a new Louis Vuitton collection and on the new Le Book, now Deitch Projects has opened a retrospective of the artists work in New York at the former adidas Originals space in Soho. Rock on Mars has transformed the space into a futuristic realization of Sprouse’s rock and roll vision. Showing now, until February 28th

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street
New York

www.deitch.com

  

YVES SAINT LAURENT AND PIERRE BERGE ART AUCTION

Posted on 2009-01-19

For fifty years Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge actively collected art, amassing some 700 works over the period with an estimated value in excess of £300million. Included is this extraordinary ‘Sale of the Century’ collection are paintings by Picasso, Goya and Mondrian. Housed in the pairs Paris’ apartment, the collection has been kept relatively private until now. Christies will be auctioning the estate at Le Grand Palais, one of the grandest public exhibition halls in Paris on February 23rd, 24th and 25th.

www.christies.com

  

TOY GIANTS EXHIBITION, BRUSSELS

Posted on 2009-01-19

Continuing our toy fetish Daniel and Geo Fuchs bring their toy based portrait photography to Brussels for an exhibition at Young Gallery. The gallery is located in the Conrad Hotel, 71 Avenue Louise 1050, Brussels. The photographs are on view until February 4, 2009 so you only have a couple of weeks to take a look.

Alternatively if you can’t make it to Belgium you can purchase the lavishly photographed book ‘Toy Giants’ priced $49.00

www.toygiants.com

  

ANDREAS GOLDER EDITIONS

Posted on 2009-01-19

On the occasion of the opening of his first exhibition at the gallery, White Cube is pleased to present three new lithograph prints by Berlin-based artist Andreas Golder. Two in black and white, one in colour, Mama and Papa display Golder’s ongoing fascination with representations of the human skull and of ‘momento mori’. With imagery that alludes to a wide range of sources, from the paintings of Hieronymous Bosch, to the zombie movies of George A Romero, Golder allows them to converge in a contemporary reworking of the grotesque.

www.whitecube.com

  

LONDON ART FAIR 2009 JAN 14TH – 18TH

Posted on 2009-01-12

One-hundred galleries are selected each year showing work from the last 100 years. While painting is the main focus of the Fair, it also encompasses sculpture, photography, prints, video and installation art. We particularly like this arresting image by Exit contributing photographer Tim Simmons showing as part of the Fine Art Society and titled ‘Intervention Rockpool # 6″


www.londonartfair.co.uk

  

STEVEN MEISEL JIGSAW PUZZLE FOR ART AND COMMERCE

Posted on 2009-01-12

This limited-edition jigsaw puzzle features a pattern-on-pattern photograph of model Meghan Collison as a tattooed pin-up. The image originally appeared in Vogue Italia, for which Meisel has created every cover and lead editorial story for almost the last two decades.
Each custom-made cloth box is signed and numbered by Steven Meisel. The jigsaw puzzle is manufactured by Editions Ricordi, makers of high-quality jigsaw puzzles since 1808.
The puzzle is available direct from Art + Commerce, as well as Barney’s New York, Colette and 10 Corso Como.

www.artandcommerce.com