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PINTA New York

November 25, 2009 by ArtJetSet

PINTA is the Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Fair hosted in New York in late November, which coincides with Christies’s and Sotheby’s Latin American Art acutions. Eleven Rivington showed Valeska Soares’ marble pillow sculptures, marble so delicately chisled to resemble the softest lace and intricate embroidery. Dean Projects presents Reinaldo Sanguino, ceramic sculptures of crowns perched on a pedastal of Tiffany and Hermes boxes. Y Gallery showed Tamara Kostianovsky sculptures of shanks of meat created by stitched together and […]

Categories: Pinta • Tags: Doris Salcedo, PINTA, Priscilla Monge, Reinaldo Sanguino, Tamara Kostianovsky, Valeska Soares

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Artists on Their Bicycles Calendar

November 24, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Launching at Art Basel Miami 2009, the Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art New York is publishing a limited edition of 500 numbered Artists on Their Bicycles New York Calendar. January Philip-Lorca diCorciaFebruary Collier SchorrMarch Ugo RondinoneApril Richard PhillipsMay Amy GranatJune Rainer GanahlJuly Rita Ackermann / Aurel SchmidtAugust NNSeptember Maurizio CattelanOctober Ryan McGinleyNovember Pierre HuygheDecember David Byrne / Cindy Sherman Editors Emma Reeves and Gianni JetzerPhotography Lukas Wassmann, Design Li, Inc. Publisher Swiss Insitute / Contemporary Art, New YorkPrice: $ 45

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X- Initiative: Phase III, Hans Haacke

November 23, 2009 by ArtJetSet

The first solo exhibition of Hans Haacke in New York since 1986, Weather or Not showcases a brilliant example of Haacke’s works and practice. This large scale kinetic installation is a beautiful example of how Haacke excels in experiential environments. With an under current in economic-political discourse of the middle east, displaying texts written in Arabic, Hebrew, English and German, this room hosted a visually captivating and meditative installation.

Categories: Alternative Spaces • Tags: Hans Haacke, X-Initiative

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X Initiative: Phase III, Artur Zmijewski

November 22, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Polish video artist Artur Zmijewski presents a series of his video installations at X Initiative. Well know for his Documenta 11 submissions, Zmijewski’s work discusses in a highly confrontational way issues of culture, religion, and ideology of soico-political difference. The first room is a series of wall mounted video screens showing Democracies, a series of 10 minute clips shot by the artist at public demonstrations around the world. At a modest volume the sound of protests and cries lull to […]

Categories: Alternative Spaces • Tags: Artur Zmijewski, X-Initiative

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Artlog Party at Chelsea Museum

November 20, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Miami in New York: Artlog Party at the Chelsea Art Museum was a glam event to celebrate at once Artlog’s launch of “Artlog Live” mobile platform, pre-party for PULSE art fair’s up coming Miami fair, in conjunction with the opening of Jean Miotte: Spirit of Defiance exhibit. Three great parties rolled into one fun night at the Chelsea Art Museum. Looking forward to checking out the Artlog Live at PULSE booth P-03, some kind of navigation come GPS Twitter iPhone […]

Categories: New York • Tags: Artlog, Chelsea Art Museum, Pulse Miami Fair

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POWarts Panel at Sotheby’s on Collecting

November 15, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Last Monday, Sotheby’s Auction House hosted POWArts panel titled Visions For Collecting followed by a preview of the impending Contemporary sale. On the panel, Nancy Spector, chief curator of the Guggenheim NY. Alison Gingeras, chief curator of the Palazzo Grassi, featuring the private collection of François Pinault. Lynne Cooke, curator at large of the Dia Art Foundation, deputy director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Three of the Art World’s most brilliant and insightful curators shared their […]

Categories: Panel + Symposiums, Uncategorized • Tags: Alison Gingeras, Lynne Cooke, Nancy Spector, POWarts

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Contemporary Art Auction Results

November 14, 2009 by ArtJetSet

The November round of Contemporary auctions in New York brought about astounding results and renewed confidence in quality works achieving record prices.Sotheby’s hit well beyond the global high estimate for this sale, while Christies lagged a bit but recovered on some key pieces. Top 3 works, Andy Warhol, Peter Doig, and Jasper Johns.

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MAXXI Rome Opens

November 13, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Italy’s MAXXI national museum of 21st century art opens in Rome. Designed by the architect du moment Zaha Hadid, the building took 10 years to complete and is situated at the site of the former montello military barracks. With two distinct collection departments, focusing at once on Art and on Architecture, the mission is to present the national and international artistic production, with special attention to the experience and realities linked to the Italian context.

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YLVA OGLAND & SNÖFRID performance for PERFORMA

November 9, 2009 by ArtJetSet

The Swiss Institute New York hosted a performance by Ylva Ogland, where she distills campaign boiled with rubies to invoke her twin alterego SNÖFRID that lives in mirrors. An elegy to Snowwhite, the rubies are an element to inspire lust and lustfulness in the 165 proof vodka that is the bi-product of the beautiful heating and cooling distillation process. Traced on the floor were ghostly white chalk drawings of all the elements and objects used in the distillation process.

Categories: Performance • Tags: PERFORMA, Ylva Ogland

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Urs Fischer at The New Museum

November 3, 2009 by ArtJetSet

A tongue in cheek… rather tongue in wall dialogue about art, society, commodity culture and how we negotiate through this in art and in contemporary life. Going back to Robert Morris’ Mirrored Cubes towards Urs Fischer’s mirrored cubes distorts the scale and the impact of these daily objects, food, and items that surround us.

Categories: New York • Tags: New Museum New York, Urs Fischer

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres Beds

November 2, 2009 by ArtJetSet

I was on my way home from Laguardi airport, and saw this Felix Gonzales-Torres billboard Bed. Getting off a 6am flight, this was the warmest welcome back to NYC. I have a fondness for the Bed Iconotgraphy. Felix Gonzales-Torres was a Cuban-born American, artist who lived and worked in New York Citry. This is a new reinstallation by the MoMA preparing for the retrospective of his work opening soon.

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Monthly Archives: November 2009

PINTA New York

Artists on Their Bicycles Calendar

X- Initiative: Phase III, Hans Haacke

X Initiative: Phase III, Artur Zmijewski

Artlog Party at Chelsea Museum

POWarts Panel at Sotheby’s on Collecting

Contemporary Art Auction Results

MAXXI Rome Opens

YLVA OGLAND & SNÖFRID performance for PERFORMA

Urs Fischer at The New Museum

Felix Gonzalez-Torres Beds