Friday 25 May 2012

Thursday 24 May 2012

Valie Export

Some Valie inspiration...







Sunday 20 May 2012

Carmody Groarke

Still thinking of the Bauhaus: Art as Life exhibition and one of the things that was really noticeable was the setting for this exhibition. The Barbican building is a fascinating and striking part of the London furniture and it was the obvious and right place to show this collection of work. The interior was re-designed as an architectural installation by London based Carnody Groarke in collaboration with APFEL and it was done so thoughtfully and sensitively. It felt modern, yet relevant to the era and every room you walked in to was geared towards enhancing the work on show - it worked. See blurb from their website about the project below... 


Friday 18 May 2012

Saturday 5 May 2012

Friday 4 May 2012

Beardsmore Gallery



Blurb from the Beardsmore Gallery:
"This is our first visiting show from the Howard Scott Gallery in New York.  We are delighted to be exhibiting a selection of work from David Goerk, Francisco Castro Lenero and Steve Riedell.
David Goerk uses wood, enamel, gesso and encaustic to make small wall-sited constructions.  The strong colours and carefully articulated shapes have a physical presence far outweighing their size.
Francisco Castro Lenero’s canvases interweave deep reds, mustard yellows and earth colours with black and altered whites within a shifted geometric structure. His work is in the Museum of Modern Art & The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Institute of Fine Arts and the University Museum of Arts & Sciences in his native Mexico.
Steve Riedell develops an oil and beeswax surface on flat canvas which is then cut and applied/folded over a geometric wooden armature.  Traces of the making remain visible and provide an entry point into the work’s anatomy."

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