Category Archives: Museum Exhibitions

Museum events, workshops and exhibitions

Déjà-vu? The Art of Reproduction from Dürer to YouTube Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

The phenomenon of copying is as old as art itself. However, in the era of ‘copy and paste’, the question of the value of copies has gained renewed relevance. The Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe is holding a project in cooperation with

Déjà-vu? The Art of Reproduction from Dürer to YouTube Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

The phenomenon of copying is as old as art itself. However, in the era of ‘copy and paste’, the question of the value of copies has gained renewed relevance. The Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe is holding a project in cooperation with

Shezad Dawood’s Piercing Brightness at Modern Art Oxford

5 April–10 June 2012 Modern Art Oxford presents a major solo exhibition of British artist Shezad Dawood. Through new film, installation and textile-based ‘paintings’, Dawood presents multi-layered narratives, which call into question our attempts to reconcile the passing of time

Shezad Dawood’s Piercing Brightness at Modern Art Oxford

5 April–10 June 2012 Modern Art Oxford presents a major solo exhibition of British artist Shezad Dawood. Through new film, installation and textile-based ‘paintings’, Dawood presents multi-layered narratives, which call into question our attempts to reconcile the passing of time

Rotimi Fani-Kayode, “Untitled,” 1987–1988. © Rotimi Fani-Kayode. Courtesy of The Walther Collection and Autograph ABP, Lon

Rotimi Fani-Kayode at The Walther Collection

The Walther Collection presents Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, featuring large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s. Fani-Kayode’s images interpret and reveal sexuality across racial and

Rotimi Fani-Kayode, “Untitled,” 1987–1988. © Rotimi Fani-Kayode. Courtesy of The Walther Collection and Autograph ABP, Lon

Rotimi Fani-Kayode at The Walther Collection

The Walther Collection presents Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, featuring large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s. Fani-Kayode’s images interpret and reveal sexuality across racial and

Cildo Meireles & Antoni Muntadas at Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp

Salt & Sugar … No SUGAR, No SALT Curated by Vicente Todoli 10 March–14 April 2012 Monday to Sunday round the clock Dear Vicente, I had several conversations with Cildo, the last one this morning, and we exchanged some Drawings

Cildo Meireles & Antoni Muntadas at Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp

Salt & Sugar … No SUGAR, No SALT Curated by Vicente Todoli 10 March–14 April 2012 Monday to Sunday round the clock Dear Vicente, I had several conversations with Cildo, the last one this morning, and we exchanged some Drawings

Magicgruppe Kulturobjekt: Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst

3 March–29 April 2012 Opening: Friday, 2 March 2012, 8pm Jülicher Straße 97-109 52070 Aachen, Germany http://www.ludwigforum.de The artist’s collective “Magicgruppe Kulturobjekt” stages materials taken from different formal and functional relationships as a spatial narrative, one that finds its own

Magicgruppe Kulturobjekt: Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst

3 March–29 April 2012 Opening: Friday, 2 March 2012, 8pm Jülicher Straße 97-109 52070 Aachen, Germany http://www.ludwigforum.de The artist’s collective “Magicgruppe Kulturobjekt” stages materials taken from different formal and functional relationships as a spatial narrative, one that finds its own

John Chamberlain: Choices Public Programs

John Chamberlain: Choices Public Programs at The Guggenheim Museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 5th Ave at 89th St New York City guggenheim.org/publicprograms For tickets and information visit guggenheim.org/publicprograms or call the Box Office at 212 423 3587. Studio Workshop AbEx3D:

John Chamberlain: Choices Public Programs

John Chamberlain: Choices Public Programs at The Guggenheim Museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 5th Ave at 89th St New York City guggenheim.org/publicprograms For tickets and information visit guggenheim.org/publicprograms or call the Box Office at 212 423 3587. Studio Workshop AbEx3D:

UCCA Beijing presents Inside a Book a House of Gold: Artists’ Editions for PARKETT

UCCA is proud to present a major exhibition in collaboration with Parkett, opening on February 25th. Installed across three of four exhibition spaces at UCCA, “Inside a Book a House of Gold” takes its title from a poetic prescription by the most

UCCA Beijing presents Inside a Book a House of Gold: Artists’ Editions for PARKETT

UCCA is proud to present a major exhibition in collaboration with Parkett, opening on February 25th. Installed across three of four exhibition spaces at UCCA, “Inside a Book a House of Gold” takes its title from a poetic prescription by the most

Three New Shows at İstanbul Modern

La La La Human Steps A Selection From The Collection Of  Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 16 February 2012 – 6 May 2012 İstanbul Museum of Modern Art collaborates with Netherlands’ world famous Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in order to celebrate 400 years of diplomatic

Three New Shows at İstanbul Modern

La La La Human Steps A Selection From The Collection Of  Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 16 February 2012 – 6 May 2012 İstanbul Museum of Modern Art collaborates with Netherlands’ world famous Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in order to celebrate 400 years of diplomatic

Cristiano Berti at the Mole Vanvitelliana in Ancona

From 19 February to 1 April the Mole Vanvitelliana will host the exhibition Vertigo of Reality by Cristiano Berti. This extensive exhibition includes works mainly carried out with photographic, digital and industrial printing techniques, but also, in some cases, consists of

Cristiano Berti at the Mole Vanvitelliana in Ancona

From 19 February to 1 April the Mole Vanvitelliana will host the exhibition Vertigo of Reality by Cristiano Berti. This extensive exhibition includes works mainly carried out with photographic, digital and industrial printing techniques, but also, in some cases, consists of

Fundacion Mapfre : Lewis Hine

For the first time in Spain, FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE in collaboration with the George Eastman House (Rochester, USA), home of the archive of that name, is presenting a retrospective of the work of the American photographer Lewis Hine (Wisconsin, 1874–New York, 1940), one

Fundacion Mapfre : Lewis Hine

For the first time in Spain, FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE in collaboration with the George Eastman House (Rochester, USA), home of the archive of that name, is presenting a retrospective of the work of the American photographer Lewis Hine (Wisconsin, 1874–New York, 1940), one

Cheyney Thompson and Akram Zaatari

Cheyney Thompson (b. 1975, Baton Rouge, LA) has made the technology, production, and distribution of painting the subject of his work for over a decade. Thompson employs rational structures, technological processes, and generative devices as part of “thinking through problems

Cheyney Thompson and Akram Zaatari

Cheyney Thompson (b. 1975, Baton Rouge, LA) has made the technology, production, and distribution of painting the subject of his work for over a decade. Thompson employs rational structures, technological processes, and generative devices as part of “thinking through problems

Occupy Nigeria

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos announces an open-ended programme of events and short-term exhibitions related to the recent and ongoing Occupy Nigeria movement. On 1 January 2012, the Federal Government of Nigeria eliminated government subsidies intended to keep petrol

Occupy Nigeria

The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos announces an open-ended programme of events and short-term exhibitions related to the recent and ongoing Occupy Nigeria movement. On 1 January 2012, the Federal Government of Nigeria eliminated government subsidies intended to keep petrol

Patrick Van Caeckenbergh at M – Museum Leuven

Patrick Van Caeckenbergh. La ruine fructueuse In his mysterious, baroque oeuvre Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (Aalst, °1960) depicts the world and his own environment. His sculptures, collages, models and drawings connect small, everyday objects with all-encompassing frameworks, systems and great world discoveries. Van

Patrick Van Caeckenbergh at M – Museum Leuven

Patrick Van Caeckenbergh. La ruine fructueuse In his mysterious, baroque oeuvre Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (Aalst, °1960) depicts the world and his own environment. His sculptures, collages, models and drawings connect small, everyday objects with all-encompassing frameworks, systems and great world discoveries. Van

Kunsthalle Lissabon presents Melvin Moti: Echo Chamber

Kunsthalle Lissabon presents Echo Chamber, Melvin Moti’s first solo show in Portugal. The title comes from what E.M. Forster describes as a space in which writers speak so helpfully to each other across time and space. Ludwig Gosewitz (1936, Naumburg – 2007, Bad Berka)

Kunsthalle Lissabon presents Melvin Moti: Echo Chamber

Kunsthalle Lissabon presents Echo Chamber, Melvin Moti’s first solo show in Portugal. The title comes from what E.M. Forster describes as a space in which writers speak so helpfully to each other across time and space. Ludwig Gosewitz (1936, Naumburg – 2007, Bad Berka)

M Museum: Patrick Van Caeckbergh

In his mysterious, baroque oeuvre Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (°1960, Aalst, Belgium) depicts the world and his own environment. His sculptures, collages, models and drawings connect small, everyday objects with all-encompassing frameworks, systems and great world discoveries. Van Caeckenbergh’s artwork stimulates the

M Museum: Patrick Van Caeckbergh

In his mysterious, baroque oeuvre Patrick Van Caeckenbergh (°1960, Aalst, Belgium) depicts the world and his own environment. His sculptures, collages, models and drawings connect small, everyday objects with all-encompassing frameworks, systems and great world discoveries. Van Caeckenbergh’s artwork stimulates the