Turning the world upside down

anish kapoor
sky mirror, red 2007
installation view kensington gardens, london (28 september 2010 – 13 march 2011)

anish kapoor
non-object (spire) 2007

Anish kapoor: turning the world upside down' has now opened in kensington gardens, london.
it features london-based artist, Anish Kapoor's monumental works, whose stainless steel curved,
mirrored surfaces reflect their park surroundings, providing a new perspective of the green setting
within the bustling city.

The exhibition is open daily from 6am - dusk and admission is free.
Kensington Gardens, London
September 28th, 2010 to March 13th, 2011

BMX Freestyle Tim Knoll

Tim Knoll BMX

Supakitch and Koralie

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG

Pinta Art Fair

Thurs, Nov 11–Sun, Nov 14
The fourth edition of the PINTA Art Fair will highlight more than fifty galleries exhibiting modern and contemporary Latin American Art.

Why Design Now?: Furumai

EABfair

Additional info go to eabfair.com

Polugrafias . Pollugraphy : Alexandre Orion

NOBODY'S FOOL

-Asia Society Museum


Oh! My God! I Miss you, 2001. The Museum of Modern Art, NY, Purchase, 2004--Asia Society Museum


Make the Road, Follow the Road, 1990. Aomori Museum of Art, 2678. Image courtesy of the artist-Asia Society Museum

Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool is the first major New York exhibition of the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959), and features more than one hundred works ranging from his early career in the 1980s to his most recent paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, and large-scale installations. As one of the leading artists of Japan’s influential Neo Pop art since the 1990s, Nara is well known for his depictions of children and animals. Nara’s cute, though often menacing, children and animals are so readily associated with popular culture, particularly manga comics and animation, that viewers may neglect to contemplate his evocative imagery in depth. His popular appeal masks the serious social and personal dimensions of his work—feelings of helplessness and rage, and a sense of isolation in a hyper-networked society.

The exhibition is organized into the following categories: Isolation, rebellion and music.

At Asia Society Museum through Jan 2, 2011

Contraband

1,075 photographs were taken at both the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Site and the U.S. Postal Service International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. From November 16, 2009 through November 20, 2009, Taryn Simon remained on site at JFK and continuously photographed items detained or seized from passengers and express mail entering the United States from abroad.-Taryn Simon

Showing at the Lever House through Dec 31, 2010

What is beauty?

Stichbury’s subjects possess an unearthly, distorted countenance—their visages are devoid of life and instead exude a chilling sterility and distance that echoes the airbrushed simulation and uncanny perfection prized in postmodern conceptions of beauty. These portraits do not depict individuals, rather archetypal personas; his subjects are culled from contemporary media and pop-cultural imagery, spanning vernacular sources such as glossy fashion magazines, advertising campaigns, yearbooks and online fashion model go-sees. These highly-stylized portraits represent anthropomorphic façades that are as much elusive enigmas, ones that mirror the very fabrication thatoccurs when creating an idealized virtual identity within such social environments like Facebook, Second Life, and Chat Roulette.

Peter Stichbury showing at Tracy Williams LTD. through Oct 30th.

RE:FORM SCHOOL

RE:FORM SCHOOL is a high profile group art exhibition, event series and public awareness campaigning taking place in NYC, that brings together the creative community in a call for the reform of the American Public Education System.

To see the extensive list of artists involved click here

To sign up for a Screen printing class (sorry moms and dads, only for children of age 9-17) with FAILE (how f'in cool!) click here

MAX's Kansas City

Rockin' photography exhibition featuring all the legends of rock and art that graced through MAX's Kansas city. There's even a re-creation of Dan Flavin's Florescent sculpture just as how it was at MKC. Showing at Steven Kasher Gallery through Oct 16th.

Heroes of Birth

Great video installation exhibition at Luhring Augustine of Pipilotti Rist. You may have seen her multimedia installation at MoMa, winter of 2008, Pour Your Body Out (7354 Cubic Meters). This is a much intimately scaled show, featuring 2 video installations and a chandelier made of panties. Yes panties! they were collected from the artist's personal collection as well as her friends and family.

Greenpoint open Studios

Greenpoint Open Studios is a weekend long event celebrating a burgeoning art scene in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It is a collaborative effort between artists, organizations, businesses and volunteers to build a creative platform in which all members of the community can foster and contribute to a support system that encourages the sharing of ideas and relationships. As artist studios and exhibition spaces continue to emerge in the neighborhood we hope to facilitate the growth of a thriving art community. For additional info, click here