London: Saatchi Thinking Big auction

October 12, 2013 butterfly

The Saatchi Gallery and Christies are partnering for Thinking Big, a special auction of major contemporary sculpture and installation on 17 October offered to support the Saatchi Gallery’s continuing policy for free entry to all exhibitions, and free education programme for schools. To accommodate the monumental scale and scope of the work, Thinking Big is exhibited at The Sorting Office, a vast former postal depot in central London.

Thinking Big features the work of 50 artists who have been shown at the Saatchi Gallery, including YBAs, such as Tracey Emin and the Chapman brothers, as well as newer talents such as Toby Ziegler, Kader Attia, Conrad Shawcross, Kris Martin and Sterling Ruby. Among the many leading contemporary artists included are Berlinde de Bruyckere, Gert and Uwe Tobias, David Altmejd, Karla Black and Liu Wei.

View the full set of pics here

Thinking Big
Old Sorting Office
New Museum Street, London

London, Shows

London: JR – ACTIONS @ Lazarides Rathbone

October 11, 2013 butterfly 1 Comment

After inviting Londoners to his Inside / Out photobooth truck (covered here), JR opened his solo exhibition ACTIONS at Lazarides Rathbone yesterday. The work on display includes ACTIONS that the French photographer and street artist has worked on around the world like his Wrinkles of the City in Berlin earlier this year, his journey to North Korea, and his 2005 Portrait of a Generation project.

View the full set of pics of the opening here

JR – Actions
Until 14th Nov 2013
Lazarides Rathbone
11 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1HR

Barcelona, Interviews/ Studio visits

Studio visit: Jorge RODRÍGUEZ-GERADA

October 9, 2013 butterfly

Earlier this year we had the chance to visit Cuban American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Guerada in his studio in Barcelona. Known for his large scale charcoal photorealistic portraits on buildings since the 90s, Jorge will be presenting a new solo show in Paris at Mathgoth gallery on 11 October called TEXTURE URBAINE.

More pics here.

Paris

Paris: Kan at the Tour 13

October 7, 2013 butterfly

Following our recent coverage on La Tour 13 in Paris, we interviewed French artist Kan about his installation.

When I saw the room I was invited to paint, the ceiling inspired me straight away… and then it hit me … the Sistine Chapel!
The ceiling is my interpretation of “The Creation of Adam” with the infamous “finger touch” by Michelangelo. For the walls, I was inspired by various scenes found in the chapel, while I also represented mosaics on the floor. My technique of pointillism may seem abstract for visitors, as it needs to be seen from a distance, so in the center of the room I installed a chrome ball that has the effect of condensing my work. When the visitor enters the room, he is surrounded by colored dots and when looking closer at the chrome ball he can see the reflection of the “Creation of Adam” and the other figures.

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Street

Streets: BLO

October 6, 2013 butterfly

While in Brest, French artist BLO let loose with some free hand painting adding a touch of Art Nouveau lettering and his melancholic figures to a vacant building