archives (display events before 2024/07/18)
 
Heavy Metal - The Inexplicable Lightness of a Material
Kunsthalle zu Kiel - 07/12/2008 - 22/03/2009 (www.kunsthalle-kiel.de)
An heavyweight, no-pedestal exhibition which examines fifty key positions of the last fifty years to describe the sculptural renewals of this period.
Daan van Golden
Exhibition : Daan van Golden
Camden Arts Centre, London - 05/12/2008 - 08/02/2009 (www.camdenartscentre.org)
Over 30 paintings from the 1960's to the present and a number of photographs with a selection from the series 'Youth is an art', images van Golden took of his daughter as she was growing up from 1978-1996.

publications : Daan van Golden.
Andro Wekua
Exhibition : Andro Wekua
Camden Arts Centre, London - 05/12/2008 - 08/02/2009 (www.camdenartscentre.org)
A new installation for Wekua's first solo exhibition in the UK.

publications : Andro Wekua.
Focus: Sol LeWitt
Exhibition : Focus: Sol LeWitt
MoMA, New York - 05/12/2008 - 29/06/2009 (www.moma.org)
This installation of Wall Drawing #260 (1975) fills one large gallery.

publications : Sol LeWitt.
The Station 2008
Exhibition : The Station 2008
Midblock East, Miami - 02/12/2008 - 07/12/2008 (www.thestationmiami.org)
Group show with more than 40 artists.
Mike Kelley
Exhibition : Mike Kelley
Goetz Collection, Munich - 01/12/2008 - 25/04/2009 (www.sammlung-goetz.de)
Comprehensive exhibition with more than 40 works, from early paintings from 1976 to large installations from Kelley's Kandors series of 2007.

publications : Mike Kelley.
Political/Minimal
Exhibition : Political/Minimal
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin - 30/11/2008 - 25/01/2009 (www.kw-berlin.de)
Art works from the past forty years that are minimal in form and political in content.
Christian Marclay - Replay
DHC/ART, Montreal - 30/11/2008 - 29/03/2009 (www.dhc-art.org)
The North American premiere of the major exhibition gathering works in video by Christian Marclay.

publications : Christian Marclay.
Walter Pfeiffer - In Love with Beauty
Fotomuseum, Winterthur - 29/11/2008 - 15/02/2009 (www.fotomuseum.ch)

publications : Walter Pfeiffer.
Catherine Bastide & Dépendance
Galerie Catherine Bastide / Dépendance, Bruxels - 28/11/2008 - 21/01/2009 (www.catherinebastide.com)
Group show.
The Line is a Lonely Hunter - Drawings in New Jerseyy
New Jerseyy, Basel - 26/11/2008 - 17/01/2009 (www.newjerseyy.ch)
Exposition de dessins d'artistes.
Medium Religion
Exhibition : Medium Religion
ZKM, Karlsruhe - 23/11/2008 - 19/04/2009 (www.zkm.de/mediumreligion)
Demonstrating the medial aspect of religion based on current examples of religious propaganda and individual works by contemporary artists.
Urban Reflections
Exhibition : Urban Reflections
Stills, Edinburgh - 23/11/2008 - 22/03/2009 (www.stills.org)
Five different artistic positions which reveal the range of contemporary responses to the city: Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, Dan Graham, Sabine Hornig, Santu Mofokeng, and Rhona Warwick.
Michaela Melián - Speicher
Cubitt Gallery, London - 22/11/2008 - 04/01/2009 (www.cubittartists.org.uk)

publications : Michaela Melián.
The Temptation to Exist
Yvon Lambert gallery, London - 22/11/2008 - 24/01/2009 (www.yvon-lambert.com)
Group Show with Douglas Gordon, On Kawara, Terence Koh, Andy Warhol.

publications : On Kawara; Andy Warhol.
M/M (Paris) - Just Like an Ant Walking on the Edge of the Visible
The Drawing Center, New York - 21/11/2008 - 05/02/2009 (www.drawingcenter.org)
Specific installation.

publications : M/M (Paris).
Curating Architecture
The Showroom, London - 20/11/2008 - 14/12/2008 (www.gold.ac.uk/visual-arts/curating-architecture)
The relationship between architecture as an increasingly influential (and dominantly transdisciplinary) aesthetic practice (AMO/Rem Koolhaas & Reinier de Graaf, Ângela Ferreira, Nikolaus Hirsch & Philipp Misselwitz, Walid Raad, with response by Celine Condorelli).

publications : Nikolaus Hirsch; architecture.
Marcel Duchamp: A work that is not a work of art
Fundacion Proa, Buenos Aires - 19/11/2008 - 19/02/2009 (www.proa.org)
Rare and exceptional works.

publications : Marcel Duchamp.
A Better World - Tue Greenfort, San Keller, Klaus Weber
Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn - 17/11/2008 - 18/01/2009 (www.bonner-kunstverein.de)
A dialogue about art and politics in today's world.

publications : Tue Greenfort.
Walter Pfeiffer - Berlin Zürich
Baumet Sultana Gallery, Paris - 15/11/2008 - 20/12/2008 (www.galeriebaumetsultana.com)
Photos taken in Berlin and Zurich.

publications : Walter Pfeiffer.
Ego Documents - The Autobiographical in Contemporary Art
Kunstmuseum Bern - 14/11/2008 - 15/02/2009 (www.kunstmuseumbern.ch)
The autobiographical act in contemporary art as a strategy.
Dan Graham
Exhibition : Dan Graham
Francesca Minini Gallery, Milano - 14/11/2008 - 15/01/2009 (www.francescaminini.it)
A new site specific pavilion.

publications : Dan Graham.
Chinese Contemporary Art Awards 2008 Exhibition
Ullens Center For Contemporary Art, Beijing - 08/11/2008 - 21/12/2008 (www.ucca.org.cn)
Liu Wei, Tseng Yu-Chin, and Ai Weiwei.

publications : Ai Weiwei; China.
The Art of Participation - 1950 to Now
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - 08/11/2008 - 08/02/2009 (www.sfmoma.org)
An overview of the rich and varied history of participatory art practice during the past six decades.
Now\'s the time
Exhibition : Now's the time
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane - 06/11/2008 - 08/02/2009 (www.hughlane.ie)
A selection of works by eleven artists whose legacy remains influential and relevant today.
50 Moons of Saturn
Triennale : 50 Moons of Saturn
Torino - 06/11/2008 - 01/02/2009 (www.torinotriennale.it)
Second edition of the Torino Triennale, curated by Daniel Birnbaum.
Fressen oder Fliegen (Feasting or Flying)
Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin - 01/11/2008 - 16/11/2008 (www.hebbel-am-ufer.de)
Art into Theatre / Theatre into Art.
The Impossible Prison
Police Station, Galleries of Justice, Nottingham - 31/10/2008 - 14/12/2008 (www.nottinghamcontemporary.org)
16 international artists become "inmates" in The Impossible Prison, an exhibition in an abandoned police station inspired by Michel Foucault's thoughts on power, control and surveillance.
Kelley Walker
Exhibition : Kelley Walker
Paula Cooper gallery, New York - 31/10/2008 - 06/12/2008 (www.paulacoopergallery.com)
Playground
Festival : Playground
STUK Artscentre, Louvain - 31/10/2008 - 07/11/2008 (www.playgroundfestival.be)
International live art festival with performances, installations and live actions.
Sonic Youth
Exhibition : Sonic Youth
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, Old Westbury - 30/10/2008 - 25/11/2008
Video works by 8 young artists, in echo to the do it yourself method of the band Sonic Youth.

publications : Sonic Youth etc..
Susan Hiller - Proposals and Demonstrations
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London - 30/10/2008 - 20/12/2008 (www.timothytaylorgallery.com)

publications : Susan Hiller.
Sylvie Fleury - Paillettes et Dépendances, ou la fascination du néant
Mamco, Geneva - 29/10/2008 - 25/01/2009 (www.mamco.ch)
Retrospective exhibition.

publications : Sylvie Fleury.
28th São Paulo Biennal - In living contact
Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo - 26/10/2008 - 06/12/2008 (www.28bienalsaopaulo.org.br)
Curated by Ivo Mesquita and Ana Paula Cohen.
Shirana Shahbazi
Exhibition : Shirana Shahbazi
Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris - 26/10/2008 - 04/01/2009 (www.ccsparis.com)
First monographic exhibition of Shirana Shahbazi in France.

publications : Shirana Shahbazi.
La peinture en question(s)
Les Abattoirs, Mons - 26/10/2008 - 08/02/2009 (www.mons.be)
Painting practices in France in the last three decades.
Brandon LaBelle
Palais de Tokyo bookstore, Paris - 25/10/2008 (www.palaisdetokyo.com)
Purepresence and Brandon LaBelle are invited at the Palais de Tokyo bookstore to present 3 books, among which Live Bootleg (Les presses du réel).
Jenny Holzer - Protect Protect
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago - 25/10/2008 - 01/02/2009 (www.mcachicago.org)
A major exhibition.

publications : Jenny Holzer.
Artistbook international
Centre Pompidou, Paris - 24/10/2008 - 26/10/2008 (www.artistbookinternational.com)
7th edition (with Black Jack editions, Jannink editions and MFC - Michèle Didier, among others).

publications : Black Jack editions; Jannink editions; Import series (coproduction MFC - Michèle Didier); artists' books (index).
Theanyspacewhatever
Exhibition : Theanyspacewhatever
Guggenheim Museum, New York - 24/10/2008 - 07/01/2009 (www.guggenheim.org)
The exhibition as medium.
Close-Up
Exhibition : Close-Up
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh - 24/10/2008 - 11/01/2009 (www.fruitmarket.co.uk)
Proximity and defamiliarisation in art, film and photography.

publications : Mel Bochner; Mike Kelley.
Richard Prince
Exhibition : Richard Prince
Patrick Seguin Gallery, Paris - 23/10/2008 - 29/11/2008 (www.patrickseguin.com)

publications : Richard Prince.
Recent Acquisitions from the Collection of Count Giuseppe Panza
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington - 23/10/2008 - 11/01/2009 (www.hirshhorn.si.edu)
An exhibition featuring 39 important artworks from the late 1960s and early 1970s that were recently acquired from Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo.
Albert Oehlen
Exhibition : Albert Oehlen
Nathalie Obadia Gallery, Paris - 23/10/2008 - 03/01/2009 (www.galerie-obadia.com)
Recent works.

publications : Albert Oehlen.
Glenn Ligon - Figure / Paysage / Marine
Yvon Lambert Gallery, Paris - 21/10/2008 - 06/12/2008 (www.yvon-lambert.com)
Various works, including two new large installations.

publications : Glenn Ligon (Figure, published for the exhibition).
Mark Handforth
Exhibition : Mark Handforth
Almine Rech gallery, Paris - 20/10/2008 - 20/12/2008 (www.galeriealminerech.com)

publications : Mark Handforth.
Ars viva 08/09 - Inszenierung / Mise en scène
Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg - 19/10/2008 - 30/11/2008 (www.kulturspeicher.de)
An exhibition of the art award winners of the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI e.V., Berlin.
Gerhard Richter - Abstract Paintings
Museum Ludwig, Köln - 18/10/2008 - 01/02/2009 (www.museum-ludwig.de)

publications : Gerhard Richter.
Manifestos for the 21st Century
Serpentine Gallery, London - 18/10/2008 - 19/10/2008 (www.serpentinegallery.org)
Conceived by Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Marathon showcases different generations of artists alongside practitioners from the worlds of literature, design, science, philosophy, music and film who are experimenting with the historical notion of the manifesto.


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