Martin Creed’s Olympic-specific work, entitled Work No 1197, All the Bells in a Country Rung as Quickly and Loudly as Possible for Three Minutes occurred this morning at 8:12 in the morning to herald the opening of the games.
Gardar Eide Einarsson – Sorry If I Got It Wrong, But Something Definitely Isn’t Right (Gallery View)
Currently on view at the Team Gallery’s space on Grand Street New York City is an exhibition of new work by Gardar Eide Einarsson, showcasing the Norwegian’s multidisciplinary scope, and confrontational approach to exhibition. In this most recent show, Sorry If I Got It Wrong, But Something Definitely Isn’t Right, the artist explores the intricately connected systems of political dissent currently at play on the global stage.
Tracey Emin‘s ‘The Central line’ design released as the 16th cover of the London Underground Tube Map.
Image courtesy Wien Belvedere
Franz West, the iconic Austrian sculptor who was known for bucking trends, has died at age 65. Mr. West resided in Vienna, and according to his family, had been enduring a long battle with liver disease when he finally succumbed on Wednesday.
Image courtesy the Public Art Fund
An unnamed man in a suit plunged 100 feet to his death off the Tate Modern‘s members-only balcony yesterday, leaving hundreds of onlookers shocked.
Tino Sehgal via The Independent
Anglo-German artist Tino Sehgal opened ‘These Associations’ in the Tate Modern‘s Turbine Hall yesterday. As the 13th Unilever Commission, the performance art installation is the museum’s first live commission. ‘These Associations’ features shifts of around 50 participants at a time, partaking in different games, dances, and social interactions designed by Sehgal.
Turbine Hall, the venue for ‘These Associations’ via BBC News
Unilever‘s sponsorship of the Tate Modern‘s yearly art installation in the Turbine Hall has expired. The decision for renewal will be put on hold, as the venue is set to close for construction in 2013.
ArtInfo published a list of “The 50 Most Exciting Art Collectors Under 50, part 1.”
In a strongly titled article, “A Los Angeles Museum on Life-Support” The New York Times analyzes the recent fall-out and standing of LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art, examining director Jeffrey Deitch‘s role in the recent happenings.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer‘s ‘Open Air,’ featuring 24 searchlights controlled by a mobile app and the voices of the visitors, will open at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on September 20th of this year.
Ellsworth Kelly’s Dartmouth Panels, a large external wall piece, commissioned by Leon Black, the recent buyer of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’, has been installed on Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts, preceding the opening of the Black Visual Arts Center in September.
The New York Times reports on the strange case of Robert Rauschenberg‘s Canyon and the legal dispute involving the heirs of Ileana Sonnabend, the famed art dealer and previous owner. Because Canyon features a dead bald eagle, the current owners are unable to sell the Rauschenberg due to the 1940 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Although, due to its selling restriction, the work has been appraised at zero dollars, the IRS insists on taxing the family $29 million.
Gabriel Orozco, Sandstars (2012)
Exploring qualities of taxonomic classification, Mexican-born artist Gabriel Orozco frequently picks his subjects apart, examining numerous elements before assembling or arranging them in the gallery context. His pieces have explored the interaction between nature and culture on micro and macro levels, using scientific forms to classify and categorize these encounters.
Katie Koti, The Pull (2011). All photos taken on site for Art Observed by Ryann Donnelly
Yale’s Photography MFA thesis show, presented by Wirth Art Advisory is on view at Ana Tzarev gallery in New York City through July 21. Curated by Sabrina Wirth, the show entitled Group Portrait features 9 emerging photographers: Peter Baker, Richard Choi, Felix R. Cid, Thomas Gardiner, Pao Houa Her, Katie Koti, Kate A. T. Merrill, Sarah Muehlbauer, and Maayan Strauss.
‬Herb Vogel, the postman who, along with his librarian wife, amassed a collection of over 5,000 important minimalist artworks, has died at age 89 in New York.
‬The New York Times Magazine compares paintings of Edward Hopper, on what would have been his 130th Birthday, to photos of the original houses that inspired the works. “We know it’s time to put up the awnings each year when we’re eating on the porch and we turn around and see a big tour group watching us eat dinner.” Greta Bagshaw, an owner of the “Mansard Roof” home says.
‬Larry Gagosian is set to host a major sculture exhibition in Rio de Janiero to coincide with the ArtRio Fair. Gagosian’s eponymous gallery will have a separate booth at the fair. Both sites will be designed by Claudia Moreira Salles, the Brazilian designer. The fair will run from September 12-16.
‬In a new interview with The Independent, Sarah Lucas does little to restrict her opinion of the art of fellow Young British Artists including that of Tracey Emin “[her work is] a bit second-rate, really, to exploit all that personal stuff”. “Tracey likes a lot of drama, which I don’t really.”
‬In the midst of a major mid-career retrospective at Tate Modern, Damien Hirst is profiled by Forbes magazine. Considering the boundaries of a contemporary art market, the article suggests “nobody seems to misunderstand his genius more than Damien Hirst himself.”
Amidst the resignation of chief curator Paul Schimmel and artist-trustees Catherine Opie, Barbara Kruger, John Baldessari and Ed Ruscha,MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch responds to recent criticisms in an open letter and also an interview in which he rejects the notion of a more “celebrity-driven” exhibition program. “I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious,” Deitch said. “These are not contradictory concepts in art.”
Doug Aitken awarded this year’s Nam June Paik Art Center Prize, which recognizes artists who have made creative impacts in their artistic field with their experimentation and innovation. The American artist is the sole 2012 recipient and is invited to have a featured solo exhibition.
