Falke Pisano, “Object, the Undeniable Success of Operations,” 2008
Curator: Falke Pisano (born 1978 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; lives and works in Berlin, Germany). Description: “Monographic presentations often imply a self-reflective moment, a moment in which the artistic process of the artist is briefly frozen and can be subject to investigation. The exhibition ‘Object, The Undeniable Success of Operations’ is constructed around that fact. […]
“Altermodern,” 2009
Curator: Nicolas Bourriaud (born 1965 in Niort, France; lives and works in Montpellier, France). Description: The Fourth Tate Triennial, on view at the Tate Britain, London from February 3 to April 26, 2009. “A new modernity is emerging, reconfigured to an age of globalization—understood in its economic, political and cultural aspects: an altermodern culture Increased communication, travel […]
“Painting the Glass House: Artists Revisit Modern Architecture,” 2008
Curators: Jessica Hough (born in Pittsburgh, USA; lives and works in Los Angeles, USA) and Mónica Ramírez-Montagut (lives and works in New Orleans, USA). Description: Exhibition around modern architecture organized at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Artists included Alexander Apóstol, Daniel Arsham, Gordon Cheung, David Claerbout, Angela Dufresne, Mark Dziewulski, Christine Erhard, […]
“Brussels Biennial 1: Re-Used Modernity,” 2008
Curator: Barbara Vanderlinden. Description: “The First Brussels Biennial opened on October 19, 2008, the latest to follow in Europe after Moscow had its second edition in 2007. Organized under the general theme of ‘Re-used Modernity,’ the first Brussels Biennial was inspired by World Expo 1958, an event fifty years ago in which technological progress, modernity […]
“everstill/siempretodavía,” 2007-08
Curator: Hans-Ulrich Obrist (born 1968 in Zurich, Switzerland; lives and works in London, England). Description: “Hans Ulrich Obrist… has curated exhibitions in the residences of Friedrich Nietszche, architects Luis Barragán, and Sir John Soane—and now [Federico García Lorca’s] summer home. Obrist organized a three-part exhibition of work by 30 artists responding to García Lorca: ‘everstill/siempretodavía,’ […]
“Concrete Thoughts: Modern Architecture and Contemporary Art,” 2006
Curator: Steven Gartside (lives and works in Manchester, England) and Sam Gathercole. Description: Exhibition curated by Steven Gartside and Sam Gathercole held at the Whitworth Art Gallery of the University of Manchester. “This [exhibition] explores the productive ground between the imaginative potential of the architectural project and its everyday experience. The central essays question the […]
Tobias Putrih, When Language Goes on Holiday, 2011
Artist: Tobias Putrih (born 1972 in Kranj, Slovenia; lives and works in Cambridge, USA and Ljubljana, Slovenia). Description: Solo exhibition at Meulensteen Gallery, New York, on view from May 1, 2011 to June 25, 2011. “Rooted in the ideals of high modernism, Putrih’s intricate structures conjure notions of the sublime but infuse them with a […]
“Modern Ruin: A Walk Amongst the Dead,” 2008
Curator: Kathryn Weir (lives and works in Paris, France). Description: Modern Ruin,” was an exhibition and film program on view at the Australian Cinémathèque in Brisbane, Australia from July 12 to October 12, 2008. “A rich vein of contemporary artistic practice revaluates the utopian dreams of the modern period. Modern Ruin brings together artists and filmmakers who […]
“modern modern,” 2009
Curator: Pati Hertling (born Berlin, Germany; lives and works in New York, USA). Description: Group exhibition curated by Pati Hertling on view at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York from April 17-June 13, 2009. Featuring: modern modern includes: Amelie von Wulffen, Cecily Brown, Jonas Lipps, Elizabeth Peyton, Birgit Megerle, Dirk Bell, Charline von Heyl, Andro Wekua, […]
“The New Monumentality,” 2009
Curator: Penelope Curtis (born 1961 in London, England; lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal). Description: Group exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, England on view May 9-August 29, 2009. Features: Gerard Byrne, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Dorit Margreiter. “The New Monumentality, which has opened at the Henry Moore Institute, explores the attraction of modern post-war buildings for […]
