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Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London SE1 0LN,
14 Jun 2011
Jerwood Painting Fellowships
Jerwood Painting Fellowships are a new initiative from Jerwood Visual Arts designed to promote and support emerging artists in the field of painting. It follows the critically acclaimed Jerwood Contemporary Painters series, which came to an end earlier this year after a four year run, and previously the Jerwood Painting Prize. The three artists selected as the 2010/11 Jerwood Painting Fellowships are: Clare Mitten, Cara Nahaul and Corinna Till.
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Project: Jerwood Painting Fellowships
Location: Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London SE1 0LN
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Two Degrees Festival
'this is tomorrow' are partnering with the Two Degrees Festival being produced by Artsadmin in London. Here is a short trailer, enjoy!
Sitting between art and activism, performance and protest, this year’s festival is a chance to be part of artist led actions; tell your own revolutionary story, help eradicate an invasive species, go on a mass bingo bike ride, ask an expert about the future or exchange your own personal and political views for a free haircut. Find the full programme here:
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12 Jun 2011
Artist Profile: Oliver Laric
Oliver Laric’s predominantly web-based artistic practice is characterised by the manipulation and reinterpretation of existing cultural images...
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Project: Artist Profile: Oliver Laric
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US Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy,
11 Jun 2011
Allora & Calzadilla: Gloria
Combining performance, sculpture, video, and sound elements, the works allude to competitive enterprises such as the Olympic Games, international commerce, the military industrial complex, and even the Biennale itself, to explore the concepts of competition and nationalism.
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Project: Allora & Calzadilla: Gloria
Location: US Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy
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British Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy,
9 Jun 2011
Mike Nelson: I, IMPOSTOR
Nelson's large-scale sculptural installations immerse the viewer in an unfolding narrative which develops through a sequence of meticulously realised spatial structures. The weaving of fact and fiction are fundamental to Nelson’s practice, and his constructs are steeped in both literary and historic references, whilst drawing upon the geography and cultural context of their location.
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Project: Mike Nelson: I, IMPOSTOR
Location: British Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy
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Mexican Pavilion at the 54th Venice Bienale, Palazzo Rota Ivancich, Castello 4421, Venice,
8 Jun 2011
Melanie Smith: Red Square Impossible Pink
Melanie Smith was born in Poole, England in 1965. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Reading. Since 1989 she has lived and worked in Mexico City, an experience that has enormously influenced her work ever since. Review by Eleanor Nairne
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Project: Melanie Smith: Red Square Impossible Pink
Location: Mexican Pavilion at the 54th Venice Bienale, Palazzo Rota Ivancich, Castello 4421, Venice
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An interview with the American artist Sturtevant on the occasion of her participation at the Venice Biennale 2011.
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An interview with Christian Marclay, who was presented the Golden Lion for best artist at the ILLUMInations Exhibition (54th Venice Biennale) for his work, "The Clock".
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion, Arsenale, Venice, Italy,
6 Jun 2011
The Black Arch
Artist Shadia and writer Raja Alem will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its debut participation in the International Art Exhibition – la Biennale diVenezia
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Project: The Black Arch
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
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Dutch Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy,
5 Jun 2011
Opera Aperta / Loose Work.
For the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, the Dutch Pavilion has been temporarily transformed into the model of a theater.
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Project: Opera Aperta / Loose Work.
Location: Dutch Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy
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An interview with Anya Titova during the preview of the 54th International Art Exhibition, ILLUMInations.
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Danish Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy,
3 Jun 2011
Speech Matters
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In recent years it has become apparent that the codes, rules and norms that have determined freedom of speech and freedom of expression for a large part of our postwar history are being defined anew...
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Artist: Advert
Project: Speech Matters
Location: Danish Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Italy
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Finish Pavilion, Venice, Italy,
2 Jun 2011
Vesa-Pekka Rannikko: and all structures are unstable
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Project: Vesa-Pekka Rannikko: and all structures are unstable
Location: Finish Pavilion, Venice, Italy
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Swiss Pavilion, Venice, Italy,
2 Jun 2011
Thomas Hirschhorn: Crystal of Resistance
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Artists Statement: Crystal of Resistance is the title of my work for the Swiss Pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennial. Through my work Crystal of Resistance I want to question. First: Can my work create a new term of art?
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Artist: Advert
Project: Thomas Hirschhorn: Crystal of Resistance
Location: Swiss Pavilion, Venice, Italy
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Lindsay Lohan is a film by artist Richard Phillips and is featured in 'Commercial Break' on view at Venice.
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