Art

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

11:30 am

Curated Q&A | Vanessa Prager

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Curated has a great little Q&A with artist Vanessa Prager: “Self-taught painter Vanessa Prager reveals her latest works this Thursday (June 2, 2011 to be exact) in a special one-night-only exhibition hosted by Danny Masterson. The venue is fitting for Prager,…

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

3:30 pm

The Empty Chair

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Curated turns us onto this: “Maarten Baas designed the “empty chair” at the request of Amnesty International in support of their campaign against the suppression of activists and to honor the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo. The chinese…

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Monday, May 30th, 2011

2:30 pm

Double Helix by Franco Castellucio

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Curated turns us onto Castellucio’s sculptures: “Sculptor Franco Castellucio confronts science and art in his latest work, “The Double Helix XX-XY.” The work images an animated strain of DNA, with sinuous male and female bodies twisting to the top. Castellucio also…

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Friday, May 27th, 2011

5:00 pm

Video | Lindsay Lohan by Richard Phillips

Video | Lindsay Lohan by Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips’ short film Lindsay Lohan will be included in “Commercial Break,” presented by the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Venice, Italy, June 1 – 5, 2011, running alongside the opening of the 54th international exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011

4:30 pm

Nicolai Howalt

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Crap=Good lets us know about Danish photographer Nicolai Howalt. We could waffle on about it, but a picture is worth a 1000 words and all that. Take a leap to see more.

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

8:30 pm

Material World

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David Welch’s latest work ‘Material World’ creates totem poles from everyday objects to ‘encourage debate on consumption’. We’re sure it’ll do just that – and, if not, at least there’s a bunch of great pictures to look at. (Fubiz) Take…

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2:30 pm

Jules de Balincourt “Dismounted”

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Curated turns us on, yes, turns us onto this: “Jules de Balincourt is the latest artist to release a limited signed print with Exhibition A. “Dismounted” comes from an original painting shown at White Columns Gallery, a work with a political…

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2:00 pm

Graphic Design by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo

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We’ve got a double dip of Mancunian news for you today! Born in Chile, now living in Manchester, graphic designer Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo specializes in a rather unique form of portraiture. His attention to garments… clearly our main attraction… is…

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Monday, May 23rd, 2011

2:30 pm

Food Photography by Gary Bryan

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Curated turns us onto Gary Bryan’s photography: “Gary Bryan is more than your average food photographer, he takes popular foods and forms sculptural works that pay homage to everything from ancient ruins to constructivist housing blocks.Creative Review calls it “Food…

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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

2:30 pm

Knitted Food by Ed Bing Lee

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Great minds think alike. We were planning to post these artworks by Ed Bing Lee up today, but our snobby big brother site beat us to it, “Playing with wool, artist Ed Bing Lee delivers a whole series of knitted…

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