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21.07-09.08, Cologne, Germany
From July, 21st throu August, 9 an exhibition of STREET ART will be held in COLOGNE, Schaafenstr.37 in the colourblindGallery. It is an art-cocktail of photography of stencils, stencils on canvas and graphic works on PVC. The colourblindGallery presents A.Tuerkner (Germany), G.Che-Ludevig (Russia) and David Ramirez Gomez (Columbia). www.colourblindgallery.com
SCOPE
Ricardo Rendón Papel de trabajo 2007. Punched Paper 50 x 98.5 inches. Courtesy: GALERIA ENRIQUE GUERRERO
SCOPE Hamptons 08
July 24 - July 27 2008
East Hampton Studios
77 Industrial Road
Wainscott NY 11975
Location
East Hampton Studios
77 Industrial Road Wainscott NY 11975
FirstView
Collector Mentorship Auction Launch
Thursday July 24 5–8pm
Fair Hours
Friday July 25 12–8pm
Saturday July 26 12–8pm
Sunday July 27 12–6pm
International Contemporary Art Fair in East Hampton Summer Home
Returning for its fourth year to the East End, SCOPE Hamptons will transform the 25,000 square-foot East Hampton Studios into a world-class art fair and destination-location coinciding with the 15th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit. SCOPE is a major contributor to the Hamptons most celebrated weekend of art. Centrally located and inches from seasoned and emerging collectors’ homes, East Hamptons Studio is SCOPE’s home away from home for the New York and international art enthusiast.
With 40 international established and emerging contemporary galleries, SCOPE will present a full schedule of special events, performances and screenings, alongside museum-quality programming, creating what has become “The Hamptons Weekend of Art.”
Introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new audiences internationally has made SCOPE the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world available anywhere. With fairs in Miami, Basel, New York, London and the Hamptons, SCOPE is proud to be an influential presence in the expanding global art market.
Events Schedule
FirstView | Thursday | July 24 | 5-8pm
Collector Mentorship Auction | VIP Lounge
Bidding begins July 24, 5pm | Bidding ends July 27, 5pm
Benefiting from SCOPE’s “Art Fair as Resource” mandate, the SCOPE Foundation’s silent auction features seasoned collectors Melva Bucksbaum, Bonnie Clearwater, Bob Colacello, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Eileen and Richard Ekstract, John Friedman, Raymond Learsy, Arnold Lehman, Kim Levin, Adam Lindemann, Enrique Norten, Dennis Oppenheim, Lowell Pettit, Nancy Seltzer, Richard Stewart, Terrie Sultan, Rob Teeters, Jed Walentas, Rick Wester and others, donating an hour of their time to mentor emerging collectors. Young collectors and members at MoMA, Whitney, The New Museum, The Parrish Museum, Guild Hall, and Core Club, as well as fashion, music and design trendsetters will have the opportunity to mingle, have a cocktail, and bid on a collector of their choice. The private hour may be redeemed within one year of the auction, and the setting is to be determined by the collector and the bidder; a tete a tete at the collector’s favorite coffee shop, touring a museum or walking through an art
fair.
VIP Lounge sponsored by Plum TV
Press Brunch | Thursday | July 24 | 2pm
Preview | Thursday | July 24 | 5pm
Press and invited guests brunch in Sag Harbor at Spinnakers Restaurant followed by SCOPE Hamptons Preview. RSVP to dan@susangrantlewin.com
Opening Night Celebration | Friday | July 25 | 8pm-midnight
Reception | Michael Bilsborough: The Eternally Obvious | Salomon Contemporary
Performance by La JohnJoseph and DJ set by Julian Asfour and Jordan Aiello: The Psychelicious Cats! Champagne and dessert for SCOPE VIPs, exhibitors, and invited guests
Collector Lecture Series | Sunday | July 27 | 5pm
Green, Bad? | VIP Lounge
Moderator: Stephanie Sherga, SCOPE Exhibitor Relations Director
Panel: Michael Ekstract (VP, Verdant Magazine), Maziar Behrooz (Architect), Sharon Hoge (Editor, Verdant Magazine), Flavio Espinoza (Architect), and Christina Ray (Founder and Director of Glowlab and Conflux Festival)
This panel discussion will focus on the misconceptions surrounding common eco-friendly choices. Panelists include major contributors in the Green field whose opinions are heavily weighed against traditional Green theories.
A closing reception will follow at the HC&G Idea House for SCOPE VIPs, exhibitors, and invited guests
Closing Night Party | Sunday | July 27 | 9pm–1am
The Surf Lodge | 183 Edgemere Street Montauk, NY 11954
Special DJ performance by Mandy Brooks of 2 Mandy DJs and DJ Jacyln
For SCOPE VIPs, exhibitors, and invited guests
For a list of exhibitors and programs please visit http://www.scope-art.com
Blanton Museum of Art
Fabián Bercic
Zen Garden, 2008 (detail) Polyester resin, fiberglass, LED lights, and bench Commissioned by the Blanton Museum with funding provided by Don Mullins and Cameron Larson
WorkSpace: Fabián Bercic
Through September 21, 2008
Blanton Museum of Art
The University of Texas at Austin
MLK at Congress
Austin, Texas 78701
The Blanton Museum of Art is pleased to present the work of Argentine artist Fabián Bercic for its current WorkSpace—a series that explores new developments in contemporary art by featuring commissioned projects by emerging and mid-career artists from around the world.
Bercic provides a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Zen garden in his site-specific installation for WorkSpace. As a critique of consumerism and the commercialization of culture, Bercic transforms the usually sacred rock garden, replacing its natural and organic elements with synthetic, day-glo, plastic materials. Not simply an opposition between an idealized past and an imperfect present, Bercic’s work reminds us that we can only look to the past through a contemporary lens. The work, in this contemporary context, reflects the artist’s interest in the cuteness (kawaii) of Japanese product design and Anime. It also reveals his fascination with medieval manuscript illustrations and draws heavily from his own imagination. He synthesizes multiple sources as he poses the question of how one can create a meaningful Zen garden with the materials of a late-capitalist society.
The artist’s process of repetitively and painstakingly assembling his materials recaptures the traditional function and purpose of the garden, in that the artist achieves the loss of self through these Zen actions. Conversely, it serves as a comment on disposable, industrial production. A seating area is incorporated into the work, allowing viewers an area from which to contemplate the complex dichotomies of the garden. Thus the artist incorporates the idea that a garden is not just a site of entertainment or leisure but also an important place for learning and spiritual development.
On view through September 21, this exhibition is curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Director of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and former Curator of Latin American Art at the Blanton Museum of Art.
WorkSpace: Fabián Bercic is generously supported by Don Mullins and Cameron Larson, with additional support from the Susan Vaughan Foundation and members of the Blanton Contemporary Salon.
Hayward Touring
Curate a Hayward Touring exhibition
Submit an innovative exhibition proposal
Application deadline: 5pm Monday 8 September 2008
Hayward Touring
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX
curatorialopen@southbankcentre.co.uk
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk
ayward Touring: Curatorial Open 2009 is the inaugural exhibition of a series of three annual Hayward Touring curatorial open calls. Hayward Touring in association with a number of regional museums and galleries invites proposals for an innovative exhibition, touring to four UK venues in 2009.
For 40 years, The Hayward has played a key role in creating imaginative, high profile exhibitions in London and throughout the UK with Hayward Touring exhibitions. Hayward Touring annually presents around 22 shows to 650,000 people in approximately 86 venues throughout the UK. Exhibitions range in scale from the British Art Show, the largest survey of contemporary British art organised in the UK, to small graphics and photography shows.
The successful applicant of the Hayward Touring: Curatorial Open will work in collaboration with the Hayward and four regional museums and galleries in organising their touring exhibition commencing July 2009. Hayward Touring: Curatorial Open provides a honorarium of £3,000 plus £1,000 for research and travel expenses. The curator will be expected to work within a modest exhibition budget that will allow for a small publication.
The selection panel includes Ralph Rugoff, Director, The Hayward, Roger Malbert, Senior Curator, Hayward Touring, representatives of the participating museums and galleries and an artist (to be announced).
Application deadline: 5pm Monday 8 September 2008
Short-listing: end of September 2008
Interviews: 14 October 2008
Download the application form and guidelines from the website http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/visual-arts/hayward-touring or contact curatorialopen@soutbankcentre.co.uk for details.
Hayward Touring
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX
curatorialopen@southbankcentre.co.uk