Showing until this weekend – 14th March – at South London Gallery, Michael Landy’s ‘Art Bin‘ does exactly what it says on the tin really, provides a particularly large bin – 600-cubic-metre to be precise – into which artists can dispose of their works…. Famous for having destroyed all of his possessions in the name of art – over 7,000, including his car, birth certificate and VAT records – Landy’s latest work is centered around the concept of failure, and he invites members of the public to submit their creative failures to accompany donations from some of the world’s most prevalent artists – it may indeed be the only time your work is exhibited alongside the likes of Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Julian Opie, albeit in a skip. Filling up nicely, and due to be destroyed at the end of the exhibition, this week is the best – and of course last – time to catch this intriguing art statement….
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Copenhagen’s Kunsthal Charlottenborg was recently taken over by the decidedly colour obsessed Danish artist, Malene Landgreen, where she indulged her fondness for a healthy dose of Dulux and “moved far beyond the conventional frames of painting”… literally going to town on the walls of the contemporary art space in inspired fashion. Landgreen declares that her “work derives meaning from the fact that the uncertain, abstract, unformulated, chaotic and inharmonious, no less than the well-ordered, well-considered and flawless, always relates proportionally to something else. No matter how incomprehensible and ungraspable it might be, indeed precisely because it is. It’s all about relations and proportions. That applies in art, in architecture and in life”… looking for a real life translation? It doesn’t mean, or say much at all… it just looks really nice!
Lewis’s Fifth Floor: A Department Story
Liverpool department store's 'lost' floor in photographs.....
February 9th, 2010
Frozen in time, the fifth floor of Liverpool’s iconic Lewis’s department store has been closed since the early 80s, and miraculously still houses an untouched, although obviously in disrepair, 1950s restaurant and a 1970s hair salon. In collaboration with creative project managers, Neutral Spoon, local photographer – and co-founder of Document Skateboard Magazine – Stephen King has produced a book of photographs from Lewis’s haunting ‘lost’ floor, alongside engaging portraits of current and ex-employees. Showing as an exhibition at Liverpool’s National Conservation Centre from the 26th of this month, through to the end of August, the project also has a website collecting intriguing, and truly captivating memories of the forgotten – or seemingly not so – floor, from staff and public alike…..
Transition by Li Hui, Mannheimer Kunstverein
young Chinese artist's first institutional solo show in Europe....
February 8th, 2010
Using rising fog to convey the meaning of metempsychosis – the transmigration of the soul – it is clear that spiritualism, in particular Buddhism, is central to the work of young Chinese artist, Li Hui. Chinese philosophy also plays a key part in his work to, in this case the concept of transforming negativity into positivity, through the visual representation of a bandaged car wreck, beautifully illuminated by some 13,000 lasers…. a factor which, visually at least, offers a similarity to Moritz Waldemeyer’s work, his ‘Home Disco‘ featured by us early this year. Following it’s showings in Beijing, Busan and Vienna, Hui’s Transition – in cooperation with The Ministry of Art – will be showing in Mannheim, Germany’s Mannheimer Kunstverein gallery until 21st March.
Manga Ormolu by Brendan Lee Satish Tang
Ming dynasty ceramics attacked by Manga prosthetics.....
February 4th, 2010
Well go out on a limb here, and say that, Brendan Lee Satish Tang’s beautifully detailed, if not completely barmy, ceramic artworks are truly one of a kind…. Surely the concept of traditional Chinese Ming dynasty vessels being mutated by the forms of robotic Manga style prosthetics, simply has to be an original one. The British-Canadian artist presents his ‘Manga Ormolu’ series as a “dialogue on contemporary culture, technology, and globaliation through a fabricated relationship between ceramic tradition and techno-Pop Art”…. and we rather like the occasional ridiculousness of his artworks as they so very well visualise our unnerving tendencies to assimilate cultural identities. Exhibiting across Canada this year, Tang is a challenging and unique artist whose reputation we’re sure will grow…..
Typopassage, MuseumsQuartier Wien, Vienna
Vienna's new typography "micro-museum".....
January 27th, 2010
A 60,000 square metre cultural complex in the centre of Vienna, The MuseumsQuartier Wien is the 8th largest of it’s kind in the world, and now, thanks to fellow city dwellers, creative agency Bauer, the MuseumsQuartier is now home to ‘Typopassage‘, a wonderfully simplistic concept whereby a short a passage way within the compounds of the MuseumsQuartier plays host to a changing exhibition of contemporary typography. Barcelona based type-legend Alex Trochut is first up, lending his distinctive style to the walls and ceiling of the Typopassage…. the accompanying catalogue – and concept for it’s distribution – is the real star here though, dispensed for 2 euros from a fantastically retro vending machine and sealed in a weatherproof package, the catalogue contains alluring imagery and detailed background on the exhibiting artist, allowing the general public to experience first hand and subsequently digest the works of contemporary designers without even entering a private gallery space…. inspiring.
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, The Curve
zebra finches go post-rock at the Barbican....
January 22nd, 2010
Managing to resist all the jokes about ‘godspeed you! black emperor’ or Lou Reed’s ‘Transformer’, we’re pleased to announce Thurston Moore’s new solo record…. OK, so we couldn’t resist it, but eerily good are this flock of Australian native zebra finches at creating a sonic soundscape that even Lee Ranaldo would be proud of. It’s all part of trained musician, turned artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s forthcoming installation for the Barbican… a walk-though aviary furnished with electric guitars and other instruments will provide a perpetual live soundscape that may well be a match for any ‘fledgling’ post-rock star (sorry, it’s the weekend). Showing from 27th February to 23rd May, The Curve is one of those art events that just demand your attention…..
Big shout out to our friend @lukeunabomber for the heads up on this one….
Hvass&Hannibal, Copenhagen
clever colour combinations from talented Danish duo....
January 18th, 2010
Having worked for the likes of Adidas, Vice Magazine and Sony BMG and on projects such as their ‘remix’ of Anton Corbijn’s cover for Depeche Mode’s latest album, Hvass&Hannibal (otherwise known as Sofie Hannibal and Nan Na Hvass) have been producing only the highest quality work from their Copenhagen design studio since 2006. We’re in love with their soft, sensitive use of pastel shades and the delightful intricacies of their artwork, their playful approach to illustration and the sheer originality of their compositions.
With a show currently running (until 27th February) at Shoreditch’s Kemistry Gallery, inspired by the collation and sorting of random data sources, this is a chance to witness the hypnotising beauty of their work first hand… and to bag yourself some rather splendid limited edition screenprints and wooden sculptures.
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A 20-strong female choir decked out in futuristic technicolour capes who sing and scream about drinking and smoking over a post-dubstep clatter... Gaggle are the London based rebel yell we've all been waiting for. Previously mentioned in our midweek newsletter, their debut, 'I Hear Flies', is released today and yes, it's rather brilliant....
We love this cute little illustration from Central Illustration Agency's Chris Brown for Carluccio's
'The Lambeth Palace' is London's "newest, darkest and dirtiest purpose built cinema".... the temporary space set up by street art legend Banksy is showing his new film until March 4th, there's only a very few tickets left, so if you're in town between now and then, we suggest booking them right now....
Independent Dublin based design studio, Superfolk, are launching a new range of products at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, that will pay tribute to Irish heritage... whilst remaining desirably modern.
Loving this high quality print from the ever-impressive Scott Hansen... highly limited to 200 pieces so move quick.
Previously only available in German, Berlin’s Innervisions have released a limited English run of Tobias Rapp’s book, ‘Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjetset’. Investigating the city's love affair with electronic music and the world's descent upon the German capital in search of the ultimate party....
Ether, the Southbank Centre's annual culture-fest of music, art, technology and experimentation is back from 16th - 24th April with the likes of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, Broadcast and Gil Scott-Heron... the highlight for us has to be the 23rd where mindfuck genius Chris Cunningham performs a live multimedia extravaganza... expect to be disturbed....
Running from 5th - 13th February at the rather brilliant Darkroom, 'An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts' is a celebration of Saint Valentine's in which a host of creative types have been commissioned to create a piece of work based upon the heart.... All pieces will be for sale for £125, with a portion of the profits going to the Haiti Fund
The latest product from magic industry pioneers, theory11, is this rather tasty set of playing cards that commemorate 125 years of design and development by the US Playing Card Company....
Everyones favourite handmade accessory makers, Hard Graft, are already on the 'case' with an iPad prototype... nearly as fast as these domain name jerks...
Gaggle: ‘I Hear Flies’
Chris Brown for Carluccio’s
Banksy's Cinema
Superfolk
ISO50 'Adrift' Print
Lost and Sound
Ether 10
An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts @ Darkroom
Bicycle 125 Playing Cards
Hard Graft iPad Case
