Adel Abdessemed, Habibi,
2003, Resin, fiberglass, polystyrene, and airplane engine turbine, 1700cm
© Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York
Opening:
Tuesday 21st September 18:30 – 20:00
Adel Abdessemed: Silent Warriors
Curated by: Ziba Ardalan
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
14 Wharf Road
London N1 7RW
United Kingdom
March 11-August 30, 2010
This spring, Neue Galerie New York presents “Otto Dix,” the first solo museum exhibition of works by this major German artist ever held in North America. Organized by Olaf Peters, Professor of Modern Art History and Art Theory at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, the show will open at the Neue Galerie, then travel to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
More than almost any other German painter, Otto Dix (1891-1969) and his works have profoundly influenced the popular notion of the Weimar Republic. His paintings were among the most graphic visual representatives of that period, exposing with unsparing and wicked wit the instability and contradictions of the time.
The exhibition includes more than 100 masterpieces by Otto Dix, and addresses four themes. The first is Dix’s traumatic experiences as a soldier in World War I. The second is portraiture, a genre at which the artist excelled. The third is sexuality, a key theme in the Dix oeuvre. The fourth is religious and allegorical painting. The show includes the work that Dix is best know for—paintings from the so-called “golden Weimar years”—but to contextualize them, it also includes Dix’s work from the early 1920s, as well as his later work, produced as veiled protest against the Third Reich.
1. November 2009 until 24.January 2010
JENNY HOLZER. Beyeler Museum, Riehen/Basel – Switzerland
It is the first time that the prominent LED installations by American artist Jenny Holzer are beeing exhibited on European ground.
The great venue of the Beyeler Museum in Riehen near Basel will show new works of her until 24th January next year.
The main focus of her work is the use of words and ideas in public space. Originally utilizing street posters, LED signs became her most visible medium.
One of Georgia’s most famous artists Zurab Nijaradze will be exhibiting at The Air Gallery from 5-10 October. A painter with decades of experience, Zurab is also Professor of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts and is an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Born in 1928 and now in his eighties, he is visiting London for the first time since the 1960s. Zurab may be entering his twilight years, but his energy, ideas and enthusiasm continue to flow and shows no signs of slowing down. His life and career have spanned over many years of constant changes and he has had to face and adapt to many challenges in Georgia.
In the 1960s he was one of the artists who openly opposed Socialist Realism. He was expelled twice from the Academy of Arts for Formulism. He introduced a different, new artistic reality, a new direction and a new way of thinking into the construction of his work; he was regarded as being one of life’s true innovators.
His unique style, ideas and tastes have conquered viewers. The series of portraits and genre paintings are impressed with unusual spiritual depth and lavishness of colour. These pictures have become a great source of inspiration for artists, admirers and collectors in the former Soviet Union. From his popularity it was impossible for the authorities to ignore and gradually they admitted this by officially recognising his talent in honouring him the prestigious title of the People’s Artist of Georgia.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the restrictions eased and the borders became more open. This new situation now allowed an international audience to appreciate and admire the works of all the great Georgian artists- Zurab being one of them.
It is a difficult time in Georgia and only people who are highly organised and highly intellectual are able to go on with their work, remaining at their easels, wrapped in warm shawls, keeping their personalities untouched. This is Zurab Nijaradze, a versatile artist, an intellectual.
His works are like small glasses in a magic pipe – they mix and shine as the surface of the sea, as the blue sky, as reddish mountains covered with autumn woods.
“Circus” –playfulness, lightness, glitter of colours; his nudes are on the surface of the canvas as a memory, as an anticipation, or love. Pictures – kaleidoscopes, pictures – treasures, pictures – endless as life.
God bless Zurab and give him strength to work and overcome obstacles.
Natasha Nesterova, Artist
Zurab’s work can be found in public collections such as the State Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Theatre and Cinema in Tbilisi, The State Tretyakov Gallery and Museum of Eastern Peoples, Moscow, The National Gallery of Rio de Janeiro and the Museum of Modern Art, Aakhen, Germany.
His paintings also form important additions to many private art collections such as those of Pope Paul II, Madeleine Albright (former US State Secretary), Gerhard Schroeder (former German Chancellor) and Hans Dietrich Genscher (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany).
This exhibition has been kindly sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Monument Protection of Georgia and is organised by theEnglish Speaking Union of Georgia
Curated by Marina Tsitsishvili & George Laliashvili
5th – 10th October 2009
11am-6pm Monday- Saturday
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If you fancy a nice fashion exhibition in London, I can only recommend Hussein Chalayans recent exhibition at the Design Museum. It ends on the 17th May so hurry up, if you are interested.
Today I visited the Gunter Sachs exhibition in Leipzig which is soon closing.
There are still some of his special retrospective works exhibited.
All of you that have access to one of his exhibitions just have to visit it.
Beneath some pictures there were also shown motorcycles and a whole furnitured art deco flat.
Incredible style!
http://www.guntersachs.de
Museum
© artition by KCS 2009
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