Simon Starling, “Bowls, Plates, and El Eco,” 2015
Artist: Simon Starling (born 1967 in Epsom, England; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Description: An exhibition held at the Casa Estudio Luis Barragán and the Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City, DF in 2015. “A new photographic project specifically developed by Starling, for the context of the Luis Barragán House and Studio, consisting of […]
Isaac Julien, The Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi, 2012-
Artist: Isaac Julien (born 1960 in London, UK; lives and works in London, UK). Material: Poster Description: “In 1996, while I was on holidays in Bahia, Brazil, I saw Lina Bo Bardi’s work for the first time. I was at the Museum of Modern Art in Bahia and had the opportunity to see her powerful […]
Isaac Julien, Stones Against Diamonds (Ice Cave), 2015
Artist: Isaac Julien (born 1960 in London, UK; lives and works in London, UK). Materials: 10 portrait screens with HD playback; 58 minutes, 28 seconds. Description: “During the Venice Art Biennale 2015, British artist Isaac Julien collaborates with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to preview a film installation entitled Stones Against Diamonds, filmed deep within the remote glacial caves […]
David Maljkovic, Retired Form, 2008
Artist: David Maljkovic (born 1973 in Rijeka, Croatia; lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia). Materials: 16mm color film, sound; 5 min 33 sec structure from steel profiles and plasterboards. Description: “Retired Form was shot in Memorial Park for the victims of WW2 Dotrscina in Zagreb around a monument by artist Vojin Bakic inaugurated in 1968. This […]
David Maljkovic, Images With Their Own Shadows, 2008
Artist: David Maljkovic (born 1973 in Rijeka, Croatia; lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia). Materials: 16mm color film, sound; 6 min 16 sec; structure from steel profiles and plasterboards. Description: “Images With Their Own Shadows was shot at the museum/estate of EXAT-51 founding member Vjenceslav Richter and uses audio from a final interview with the artist […]
Runa Islam, Empty the Pond to Get the Fish, 2008
Artist: Runa Islam (born 1970 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; lives and works in London, England). Materials: 35mm film; color, sound; 12 min 8 sec. Description: “In her 35mm film installation Empty the Pond to Get the Fish (2008), Runa Islam explores an abandoned modernist building by the Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer that was originally built for the […]
Mathias Poledna, Double Old Fashion, 2009
Artist: Mathias Poledna (born 1965 in Vienna, Austria; lives and works in Los Angeles, USA). Materials: 16mm color film; no sound, 20 min. Description: “The point of departure for Poledna’s work is a crystal glassware set designed by Adolf Loos (1870–1933) and first manufactured in 1929 by the Viennese glassmakers L&J Lobmeyr. The so-called ‘bar […]
Gerard Byrne, Subject, 2009
Artist: Gerard Byrne (born 1969 in Dublin, Ireland; lives and works in Dublin, Ireland). Materials: Vinyl wall text and three-channel work for monitors; sound, 50 mins. Description: “In the video work Subject, Byrne takes the Modernist architecture of the University of Leeds – conceived in 1960 by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, architects of London’s Barbican […]
Ulla von Brandenburg, Singspiel, 2009
Artist: Ulla von Brandenburg (born 1974 in Karlsruhe, Germany; lives and works in Paris, France). Materials: Black and white 16mm film; sound; 14 min 34 sec. Description: “Ulla von Brandenburg’s Singspiel (“song-play”) was filmed in one single shot at Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, following actors in a deceptive track through the house. In each space, a […]
Catalina Niculescu, Cité Radieuse (Episode 1), 2009-2010
Artist: Catalina Niculescu (born 1978 in Bucharest, Romania; lives and works in London, England). Materials: HD video; 4 episodes, 21 mins each. Description: “Catalina Niculescu’s film looks at the resonance of the interiors and exteriors of the Cité Radieuse, the renown building complex designed in Marseille, Southern France, by architect Le Corbusier. The artist performs […]
