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Halle für Kunst Steiermark opens an exhibition of works by Mathias Poledna
GRAZ.- Mathias Poledna has created a complex, multi-layered body of work in which films, expansive installations and architectural interventions are in constant dialog with each other, where independent series of works, found objects and ephemeral materials all condense to form a singular artistic language. Central to his practice are questions of modernity, cultural memory and the visual imaginary in art and popular culture. Poledna’s internationally acclaimed work reflects historicity against the backdrop of contemporary developments and examines the history of specific cultural phenomena staging and appropriating emblematic visual forms. Research, analysis and work with archives play an essential role in his artistic practice. Although his filmic images are consistently new and often produced in collaboration with specialists, they give the impression of being made from found material, provoking a complex tension between their visuality and the critical and cultural implications on wh ... More

Exhibition at Colnaghi explores the tension between beauty and its inevitable decay
LONDON.- Colnaghi announces its exhibition The Decay of Beauty, curated by Alfred Kren and taking place at Colnaghi London until 8 November 2024. Spanning millennia, the exhibition explores the tension between beauty and its inevitable decay, and how this has inspired artistic creation for thousands of years. The subject is approached from a variety of periods, cultures, and media, presenting unusual dialogues between works. The exhibition at Colnaghi benefits from several high-profile loans from prestigious Private Collections that allow visitors to view rare and outstanding artworks hardly ever seen in public. Among the earliest works in the exhibition, exceptional Egyptian and Roman sculptures are presented with artworks going all the way to the twentieth century. Notably, an Egyptian sarcophagus face from the Twenty-second Dynasty (c. 942-715 BC) is paired with a nineteenth-century photograph by Émile Brugsch (1842- 1930) of a recently excavated mummy, thus dramatically broadening our under ... More

"Paul Gardère: Vantage Points" exhibition on view at The Cooper Union
NEW YORK, NY.- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is presenting Paul Gardère: Vantage Points, an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the late Haitian, New York City-based artist Paul Gardère A’67. Installed over two floors of the historic landmark of the Stuyvesant-Fish House, this retrospective includes more than two dozen works from the artist’s 40+ year career. The 2024-25 Fish House exhibition is presented courtesy of the Estate of Paul Gardère with coordination by School of Art Dean Adriana Farmiga and Assistant Dean Yuri Masnyj. Vantage Points delivers a loosely chronological, condensed version of Gardère’s trajectory through a range of styles from the early 1970s to the late 2000s. Throughout this expansive body of paintings, mixed media works, and works on paper, there is a continuous thematic focus on the artist’s Haitian experience and Haitian culture, both in Haiti and in the diaspora. Gardère’s work freque ... More

Exhibition presents works by artists who respond to the place of rivers in our lives
OSLO.- Between Rivers brings together the practices of contemporary artists who respond to the place of rivers in our lives at a moment when they are being profoundly reshaped by human activity. While rivers have been an important subject for artists since at least the nineteenth century and are at the center of significant developments in fields as varied as ecology and environmentalism, political organization and activism, and the built environment and architecture, in recent years they have been discussed with an increasing urgency. Reports of the Yangtze, Rhine, and Zambezi Rivers dropping to their lowest levels on record have appeared alongside accounts of atmospheric rivers causing some of California’s worst flooding. Systems that are crucial to the functioning of our contemporary world, such as the production of hydroelectricity, food security, and global transportation networks, are being profoundly impacted. Simultaneously, the recognition of indigenous definitions of rivers and ... More

Exhibition takes an unusual and surprising route through the history of fashion
OSLO.- From spectacular invitations to rare lookbooks the exhibition “Ephemeral Matters. Into the Fashion Archive” showcases ephemera from six different public and private collections, from France, USA and Norway. You will discover a broad array of unique catalogues, invitations, invoices, and illustrations dating from the 18th century to the present. The exhibition also contains a selection of objects and documents from the National Museum’s internal documentation archive. Much of the material have never been shown before. “The installation evokes the space of the archive and invites visitors to actively explore the different collections of ephemera and the overlooked value and unique role of this material in and outside the fashion industry”, says guest curator Marco Pecorari. “With its manifold selection of materials, this exhibition provides new perspectives on fashion”, says curator Hanne Eide. The term ephemera was originally adopted by scientists to d ... More