Bruce Nauman: mindfuck

Gerard Byrne: Present Continuous Past

Mark Boulos: No Permanent Address

Tuesday evening

Sunday evening

Although the music was pleasurable and melodious to bad the sound was not in it's best, because I couldn't understand a word of what the Marble Jacksons' were singing at The Old Queen Head, in Angel.

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Bojan Šarčević: Gyrobifastigium

"Šarčević presents works made from elemental and evocative sculptural materials - onyx, wax, and fire - that realise beautiful expressions of abstract and mathematical geometric form. On the floor of one room rests a candle burning atop an onyx polyhedron that has been made from a flat sheet of stone as if folded according to the rules of a particular subset of polyhedra known in geometry as ‘Johnson Solids’ (convex polyhedra whose faces are formed from regular, but non-uniform polygons)."

Cristina Lucas: On Air

Alejandro Ospina: Megalopolis

"In previous work Ospina has taken portraits from the web profiles of a tech-savy youth, literate in the manipulations and visual vocabulary of contemporary image-making. Having reframed these portraits via painting as an interaction between identity, technology and media, Ospina now pans back to present the world these avatars inhabit. ... Ospina’s work uses architectures of painting as a way of negotiating contemporary problems of image-making and artistic production in a networked world of complex relationships, inconsistent representations, and of technologies that have produced a flow of information at a magnitude and rate that is literally super-human."

Art Paris Art Fair 2013

Press Release 23rd January 2013

AN EASTERLY WIND IS BLOWING OVER
ART PARIS ART FAIR 2013
RUSSIA IS GUEST OF HONOUR

From 28th March to 1st April 2013, ART PARIS ART FAIR brings together 140 galleries from 21 countries under the majestic glass roof of the Grand Palais. The fair presents modern and contemporary art and is confirming its identity as the art event that focusses on the art scenes of the East (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia). For the first time, it has decided to invite a country as guest of honour. This year it is Russia.

MANY NEWCOMERS AND A MORE INTERNATIONAL SELECTION
With 61 newcomers to the fair, the 2013 selection brings profound changes and a notable expansion of its international dimension. This year, 21 countries are represented (compared to 16 in 2012) and a total of 43% of participants are from abroad. Several countries are joining for the first time, notably Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and finally Russia, which comes with an unprecedented representation of 11 galleries.

Among the new participants are Laurent Delaye Gallery (London), Michel Soskine (Madrid), Heino Gallery (Helsinki), Tanit (Munich), Bodson-Emelinckx Gallery (Brussels), Várfok Gallery (Budapest), SEM Art Gallery (Monaco), Mimmo Scognamiglio (Milan) et Galleria Giuseppe Pero (ex 1 000 Eventi, Milan).

With regards to France, ART PARIS ART FAIR welcomes the return of several leading galleries, including Christophe Gaillard, Suzanne Tarasiève and Christian Berst. A number of other major French players on the art scene are coming for the first time, notably Pièce Unique, Anne de Villepoix, Galerie Maeght and Fleury in the modern section.

RUSSIA, COUNTRY OF HONOUR
In line with its policy of exploring the art scenes of the East, Art Paris Art Fair has invited Russia as guest of honour. A central space in the fair will be dedicated to some 10 galleries from a number of cities in Russia including, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Vladivostok while some 15 European galleries will show work by Russian artists. With around 90 artists represented, ART PARIS ART FAIR will be an opportunity to discover or rediscover Russian art, with work made by leading talents from the diaspora of the 1920s and 1930s (such as Boris Grigoriev and Aleksandr Yakovlev), the non-conformists who opposed the Soviet power culture from 1960 to 1991 (Vladimir Andreenkov, Erik Bulatov, Igor Makarevich…) to the stars of the contemporary art scene (AES+F, Olga Chernysheva, Oleg Kulik, Boris Mikhailov, Pavel Pepperstein, Olga Kisseleva, Alexei Vassiliev...).

Also on show at the fair will be the leading figures of Russian photography such as Nikolay Bakharev and Alexander Gronsky at Grindberg Gallery and Rauf Mamedov at Lilja Zakriova Gallery.

“PROMISES:” A NEW SECTION DEDICATED TO YOUNG GALLERIES
This year ART PARIS ART FAIR is launching a new section entitled “Promises” reserved for galleries that have been established for less than five years and who have never participated in the fair. Twelve galleries are taking part in this new initiative which aims to provide an opportunity to discover new talents. The 2013 selection includes the following : 16th Line (Rostov on Don), Leonardi Agosti (Sète), Backslash (Paris), Duplex 10m² (Sarajevo), Edward Cutler (Milan), Lam Art Gallery (Riyad), Lehr Zeitgenössische Kunst (Cologne), NK Gallery (Antwerp), Gallery de Roussan (Paris), Vincent Sator (Paris), Trinity Contemporary (London), XPO Gallery (Paris).
“Promises” is supported by l’Officiel Art

ARTDESIGN PLATFORM : EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN DESIGN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
The objective of the Artdesign platform is the exploration of the links and cross-over between design and contemporary art. Eight cutting-edge galleries have been selected to present one-of-a-kind, exclusive pieces made by contemporary talents. On show will be for example the “sculpture-objects” made by Hubert Le Gall presented as a one-man show by Mazel Gallery, unique pieces by Mattia Bonetti at Cat-Berro gallery, and the latest work by designers Arik Levy, matali Crasset and Pupsam at Slott gallery. Domeau & Pérès gallery will present a thematic « monochrome » show while MiniMasterpiece gallery will uncover jewels made by artists and designers. For its first participation, Perimeter honors the African design.
The Artdesign platform is supported by IDEAT Magazine

SPRINGTIME IN PARIS
Entitled Springtime in Paris, the VIP programme is designed to highlight the best on what is happening on the Paris art scene with major exhibitions such as Adrian Paci at Jeu de Paume, Anticorps by Antoine d’Agata at le Bal, Correspondances at the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton, Disaster Thaddaeus Ropac’s new gallery space in Pantin, Julio Le Parc at the Palais de Tokyo, Ettore Sottsass at Sèvres-Cité de la Céramique, Walid Raad at the Louvre museum and Alina Szapocznikow, dessins at the Pompidou Centre. At the same time, there are elements of the history of Russian art in Paris on show such as the exhibition entitled Chagall, entre guerre et paix (Chagall between War and Peace) at the Luxembourg museum, Alexei Vassiliev on The Brothers Karamazov at the Maison Victor Hugo, and of course the newly refurbished Zadkine museum.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

ART PARIS ART FAIR: 28th March – 1st April 2013

Preview (by invitation only) Wednesday 27th March 2013 From 6 pm to 10 pm

Opening Hours:

Thursday 28th March, Saturday 30th March and Sunday 31st March, from 11.30 am to 8 pm.

Friday 29th March from 11.30 am to 10 pm

Monday 1st April from 11.30 am to 7 pm

Entry fee: €20/€10 for students and groups

Catalogue: €20

www.artparis.fr

EXHIBITOR LIST (as at 9th January 2013)

140 exhibitors

21 countries

61 new galleries

57% French galleries and 43% international galleries

* new or returning participant

AUSTRIA
Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna

BELGIUM
André Simoens Gallery, Knokke
Bodson-Emelinckx Gallery, Brussels
J. Bastien Art, Brussels
Mazel Gallery, Brussels
NK Gallery, Antwerp
Pascal Janssens Gallery, Gand

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Duplex 10m², Sarajevo

CHINA
10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
IFA Gallery, Shanghai

GERMANY
°Clair Gallery, Munich/Saint Paul de Vence
Lehr Zeitgenössische Kunst, Köln
Priska Pasquer Gallery, Köln
Renate Bender Gallery, Munich
Tanit Gallery, Munich
Wolkonsky Gallery, Munich

FINLANDE
Galleria Heino, Helsinki

FRANCE
A Galerie, Paris
Acabas, Paris
AD Galerie, Béziers, Montpellier
A2Z Art Galerie, Ivry-sur-Seine
Galerie Alexis Lartigue, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Alfa, Paris
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
Galerie Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris
Backslash Gallery, Paris
Baudoin Lebon, Paris
Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Saint-Etienne
Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris
Galerie Berthet-Aittouarès, Paris
Galerie Cat-Berro, Paris
Galerie Catherine Houard, Paris
Galerie Catherine Issert, Saint-Paul de Vence
Galerie Catherine Putman, Paris
Galerie Christian Berst, Paris
Galerie Claire Gastaud, Clermont-Ferrand
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Galerie Claude Lemand, Paris
Galerie Coullaud & Koulinsky, Paris
Galerie DA-End, Paris
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
Galerie de Roussan, Paris
Domeau & Pérès, La Garenne Colombes
Galerie Dukan, Paris
Galerie Frédéric Moisan, Paris
Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris
Gimpel & Müller, Paris
Galerie Guillaume, Paris
GVQ - Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris
Galerie Hélène Bailly, Paris
Hervé Perdriolle Inde(s), Paris
Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris
Galerie Imane Farès, Paris
Galerie Jean Brolly, Paris
Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
JGM Gallery, Paris
J. P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie, Strasbourg
La Galerie Particulière, Paris
Galerie Lahumière, Paris
Galerie Leonardo Agosti, Sète
Gallery Lélia Mordoch, Paris
Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris
MAGNIN-A, Paris
MAM Galerie, Rouen
Galerie Melanierio, Nantes
MiniMasterpiece, Paris
Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, Brussels
Oniris | Gallery d’Art Contemporain, Rennes
Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris, Brussels
Galerie Patrice Trigano, Paris
Pièce Unique, Paris
Galerie Pierre-Alain Challier, Paris
Galerie Placido, Paris
Galerie Polad Hardouin, Paris
Galerie Rabouan Moussion, Paris
RCM Galerie, Paris
Revue Noire, Paris
Galerie Richard, Paris
Rue Française by Miss China, Paris
Galerie Sator, Paris
Semiose Galerie, Paris
Galerie Slott, Paris
Galerie Véronique Smagghe, Paris
Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève, Paris
Galerie Taïss, Paris
Galerie Taménaga, Paris
Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris
Galerie Tristan, Issy Les Moulineaux
Galerie Vieille du Temple, Paris
Galerie VU’, Paris
W Eric Landau, Paris
XPO Galerie, Paris
Galerie Zürcher, Paris

HUNGARY
Inda Galeria, Budapest
Kálmán Makláry Fine Arts, Budapest
Várfok Gallery, Budapest

ITALY
Edward Cutler Gallery, Milano
Eidos Immagini Contemporanee, Asti
Gagliardi Art System, Turin
Galleria Giuseppe Pero, Milano
Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo
Mimmo Scognamiglio ArteContemporanea, Milano
Venice Projects, Venice

LEBANON
Alice Mogabgab Gallery, Beirut
Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, Paris

MONACO
SEM Art Gallery, Monaco

NETHERLANDS
Flatland Gallery, Utrecht, Amsterdam
Gallery Lilja Zakriova, Heusden

RUSSIA
16th LINE Gallery, Rostov-on-Don
Arka Gallery, Vladivostok
Nadja Brykina Gallery, Moscou, Zürich
Erarta Galleries, Saint-Petersburg, London, Zürich
Grinberg Gallery, Moscow
Heritage International Art Gallery, Moscow
Gallery Iragui, Moscow
Marina Gisich Gallery -Ural Vision Gallery, Saint-
Petersburg, Ekaterinburg
Pechersky Gallery, Moscow
Pobeda Gallery, Moscow
pop/off/art Gallery, Moscow, Berlin

SAUDI ARABIA
Lam Art Gallery, Riyad

SLOVENIA
Galerija Fotografija, Lljubljana

SOUTH KOREA
313 Art Project, Seoul
H.A.N. Gallery, Seoul
Nuovo Gallery, Daegu

SPAIN
Michel Soskine Inc, Madrid
Arte Estampa, Madrid

SWITZERLAND
Analix Forever, Geneva
De Primi Fine Art, Lugano
Gallery La Ligne, Zürich

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The Empty Quarter, Dubai

UNITED KINGDOM
Laurent Delaye Gallery, London
Perimeter, London, Paris
Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London
Trinity Contemporary, London

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Blue Square Gallery, Washington

ARCOmadrid 2013

Juergen Teller: Woo!

The creation of a sense of individuality and character, but also of belonging - images unfold personal meanings and intimacy. Juergen Teller photographs have an intimacy and identifying understanding about them, and not in relation to oneself. They institute some reality into a world of fantasy, just like movies and reality TV. Where everyday life inspiration is drawn, in particular, from popular music and from street-style fashion. If, on one side, "the exhibition asserts that the fashion photographer proves to be an acute observer and interpreter of" our time, instead of finding the past behind the present; on the other, Woo! it is a realisation that art, in general, need not be an exercise in mirroring reality, "it could have a magical role of capturing and controlling desires, seductions, terrors, pinning them down with colour and form."

«woo: there are plenty of synonyms for sex, not enough for flirtation and romantic pursuit, for the work of winning someone over. Make love used to refer to the process toward, with a little useful ambiguity; now it strictly denotes the act. Court sounds too aristocratic and medieval; seduce is overly limited to the carnal objective. That leaves woo. It's true that woo sounds a little goofy, but that might be ameliorated by more frequent use, or could even be considered a useful bonus connotation in a word for an activity that can put anybody in danger of making a fool of themselves.»

Third resolution

A firm decision to convert my abstract feeling of 'Love Her' into form. Anyway, I'm profoundly concerned about misunderstandings in what is expect, or had failed to communicate the position stand in the relationship.

Forecast Summary for London

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Forecast Summary

Forecast Summary [1/-1]
Today: Dull and cloudy, and with occasional mainly light snow for many areas, and with further slight accumulations possible. However snowfall will die out for the most part later. Cold easterly wind persisting throughout.
Tonight: Staying cloudy with a few snow flurries in places. Light snow may become rather more widespread later. Very icy once again as temperatures generally fall below freezing.

Let's get things straight about operations, finances, development, collecting and art and wine...

Heavy snow has fallen outside

It has been a lovely day, today! Heavy snow has fallen outside.

Almost chilling out-side

Almost chilling out-side

Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present

Martin Parr, 'Signs of the Times, England', 1991.

C-type print, 51x61cm

© Martin Parr / Magnum Photos / Rocket Gallery

Unlike a photograph, a painting is a smooth synthesis of observation executed over time rather than the record of a single moment.

Thomas Gainsborough, 'Mr and Mrs Andrews', about 1750.

© The National Gallery, London

Light snow falling outside

What an enjoyable day, light snow is falling outside. I knew it was coming!

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In the last couple of months had been cleaning the water around the statue from dirty environments, insidious movements and slippery surfaces, as well as removing other filthy covering it and destructive objects claiming unnecessarily my attention, so I could make the watery surface a better mirror with a more bright and fine natural cleaner image of the statue in the middle of the surface and its surrounding conditions, the sky, the trees, the people, the city in which it is set and exists.

c/k

Listen! Welcome back.

Cowboy Style

...it is a unique piece, the price is £19k and you will have your commission on the sale...

You're back

Back home; back with friends that will live shortly; back long gone contacts from places where the sun sets and feelings about ways of thought and behave in the world of practice; back to silence and musical moments in information and in communication; back to black & and white and colour images reflecting life and death. Waiting strongly for someone to come back, since it has been more time spent absent from each other than before; desperate not wanting someone to come back, there are things they take time, 5, 10, 15 years, not 6 months. Feels good to be back! to return to an earlier position and more normal condition.

Fourth Plinth

The Fourth Plinth is a space for experimentation in an highest institutionalised place in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square. Throughout almost two decades it as become an innovative and thought-provoking programme of art reflecting the quality of being contemporary and contemporaneous thought.

back to the ... where dreams become reality!!!

Marlborough Contemporary invites you to Cowboy Style

they have already ordered the cowboy style beer...so show up at

Agnieszka Brzezanska lives and works in Berlin and Warsaw. Solo shows include Kunsthaus Baselland (2010), DAAD Berlin (2010) and Nomas Foundation, Rome (2012). A monograph, L’artiste, le modèle et la peinture, was published by Sternberg Press in 2010. Werner Büttner lives and works in Hamburg. He has had numerous solo exhibitions since 1981. He participated in definitive exhibitions in 1980s such as Zeitgeist and Von Hier Aus, alongside contemporaries such as Albert Oehlen and Martin Kippenberger. Forthcoming solo exhibitions include ZKM Museum, Karlsruhe and Museum der Bildenen Kunst, Leipzig. Winner of the 2011 Hans Platschek Prize. Pamela Golden lives and works in London. She has exhibited widely, including a solo exhibition at Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon in 2004. She was recipient of a Pollock-Krasner award in 2012. London-and-Berlin-based-research-led-artist-and-DJ-collective psychoanalYSL is the unlikely lifelong collaboration between childhood friends Benjamin Orlow, Joey Holder and  Christopher Kulendran Thomas (all born 1986). Recent projects for Ceiling Space, Chongqing, Bus Projects, Melbourne and Peckham Hotel, London. Laura White lives and works in London. Her current solo exhibition, We Can Have it All, is on display at Spacex, Exeter until 23 February. Previous solo shows include Collective, Edinburgh (2010) and Castlefield, Manchester (2008).  A survey of her work, the Stuff of Images was published in 2010. Shed my skin since you came in Where do you end and I begin? Awoke my senses yet you stopped time You took me to a deeper high The essence of my hopes and fears Creation of my muddled dreams Cowboy style with a peaceful smile You are from the temple won’t you stay a while From my voice to have my say You take me close to far away And now I find and now I feel The ordinary is surreal Peace and terror all in one My future life has just begun Cowboy style with a peaceful smile You are from the temple won’t you stay a while I am frightened I’m aroused I’m enlightened to the now Cowboy style with a peaceful smile You are from the temple won’t you stay a while Cowboy Style, written by Kylie Minogue,  Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman