Art
Jazz, New York in the Roaring Twenties (Book)
Robert Nippoldt and Hans-Jürgen Schaal joined forces and paid tribute to New York’s jazz scene of the 1920′s. The two men so brought together, in a 144 pages book, illustrations, texts and anecdotes that render the creative effervescence of the city at that golden time. The book presents about twenty mythic places and figures, such as the Roseland Ballroom, [...]
Aurel
French political cartoonist born in 1980, Aurel works for several medias such as Le Monde, Politis and Yahoo! actualités. His style is characterized by sharp and precise lines backing an unlimited sense of humor. No taboo, no aggression. Only the will to play down allowing oneself to laugh. He thus takes contemporary issues and emblematic personalities to [...]
Keith Haring – The Political Line @ Musée d’Art Moderne (Paris)
Paris celebrates Keith Haring. About 23 years after the death of the American street artist, the French capital’s Museum of Modern Art and the cultural center CENTQUATRE jointly exhibit more than 250 works. The event is one of the biggest retrospectives ever dedicated to this icon of Pop Art and the 80′s. Entitled “The Political Line”, [...]
Ron Mueck @ Fondation Cartier (Paris)
The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain currently presents nine Ron Mueck‘s sculptures, three of which specially made for that occasion. The event allows to appreciate the work of the British artist who, despite his fame, rarely exhibits his creations. Ron Mueck’s world is foremost characterized by an exacerbated realism. But, notwithstanding that dimension, the scale sets and the mise-en-scene invite [...]
Hendrik Beikirch (ECB) – Transsib – Greyhound @ Ruttkowski 68 Gallery
The German gallery Ruttkowski68 (Cologne) currently, and until May 19th, hosts an exhibition of Hendrik Beikirch, also known as ECB. The street artist presents, with the title “Transsib – Greyhound. Paintings from train and bus rides”, his last works. Enthusiast with large scale portraits, Hendrik ECB Beikirch drew for this series, as often, inspiration from the anonymous [...]
Hutch
British street artist, Hutch strikes Brighton’s walls for more than 10 years. Turned master in stencil art, he develops his world on lots of medias, from bricks to paper, wood or human skin… His style is characterized with a hybridization of contemporary graffiti aesthetics and elements from pop culture, with a strong love for the erotism and [...]
Etienne Gros – Les Fumées @ Galerie SpArtS (Paris)
From April 4th to 27th, Paris Galerie SpArtS will host an Etienne Gros exhibition. The French artist will present his series “Les Fumées”. This work, made as show its title from the smoke of candles or oil lamps, is a kind of off-balance to his acrylics. Indeed, Etienne Gros pursues his exploration of [...]
Daniel Arsham x Snarkitecture – Dig (2011)
“Dig” is an installation of the American artist Daniel Arsham (Snarkitecture). Made at New York’s Storefront for Art and Architecture in 2011, the set confronted physically the architectural ideas of precision and looseness. Daniel Arsham so filled the room of the Storefront with polystyrene foam blocks he then dug with ice-axes. The process led to a conceptual [...]
Tara Donovan
American artist born in 1969 (New York), Tara Donovan creates sculptures, drawings and installations with industrial and impersonal materials. Cardboard plates, pencils, scotch or cups so stimulate and lead her imagination towards organic forms. But, more than a copy or a figuration of nature, Tara Donovan aims to represent its constitutive movement. An approach sometimes compared to generative art [...]
