contemporary art

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

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8:03 pm

International Salone at Lacoste Gallery

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Lacoste Gallery (25 Main Street, Concord, MA) ends its International Salone, a group exhibition of leading ceramicists, this weekend. Participating artists include Michael Geertsen, Bente Hansen, Nina Hole, Steen Ipsen, Suzuki Goro, Koichiro Isezaki, Bodil Manz, Malene Mullertz, Jane Reumert,…

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Monday, May 3rd, 2010

8:07 pm

Present Tense: Arts of Contemporary Africa

curated mag - Present Tense: Arts of Contemporary Africa

This past weekend the Newark Museum opened a new permanent gallery showcasing the institutions collection of contemporary African art. Nine artists – Olu Amoda, El Anatsui, Owusu Ankomah, Viyé Diba, Samuel Fosso, Senzeni Marasela, Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Julien Sinzogan, and…

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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

4:56 pm

Kiss the City at Skalitzers

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Skalitzers will open the second in their “Fine Line” series on April 30, 2010. Exploring the roll of tagging within contemporary art, Kiss the City features work by Parisian artists L’Atlas, Babou, Sun7 and Tanc. The trio have worked together…

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Monday, April 19th, 2010

10:10 pm

Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance

curated mag - Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance

Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance opened on March 27, 2010 at the Guggenheim New York and will run through September 6, 2010. About the exhibition – Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by ghostly apparitions that are…

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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

4:49 pm

1964 at The Walker Art Center

curated mag - 1964 at The Walker Art Center

On view through October 24, 2010, 1964 at The Walker Art Center explores a pivotal moment in contemporary art. From the museum – 1964 focuses on works made during a period of tremendous upheaval and transformation politically, socially, and artistically…

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Monday, March 29th, 2010

4:25 pm

Roberta Smith on Post-Abstract Representational Painters

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In case you missed Sunday’s New York Times, Roberta Smith’s “It’s Not Dry Yet” shouldn’t be missed. Smith takes readers through a quick history of painting since impressionism, placing emphasis on the narrowing of painterly concerns through abstraction. She argues…

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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

2:59 pm

Wonderland at 111 Minna Gallery

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Wonderland, a group exhibition curated by Irene Hernandez-Feiks, opens on February 4, 2010, at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Amanda Lynn is among the artists on view. Her “Lola”, seen above, is the first of her Vicious Vixens series…

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Elephant Magazine Website Launch

curated mag - Elephant Magazine Website Launch

Elephant, a quarterly contemporary art and visual culture magazine, has officially launched on the web. The website offers a store, stocking the same high end design books as editor-in-chief Mark Valli’s Magma shops in London. A full rundown of the…

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