Looking
at ephemerality, vulnerability and intimacy, the artists explore what it is to yearn, both physically, as an act of production, and mentally.
Not exact matches
At first sight materialism's sensitivity to life's
ephemerality might seem to be a sufficient reason for our cherishing the biosphere.
And with the need for more velocity comes the need for more
ephemerality: Each appearance by the celebrity on the smartphone screen must manage to be both instantly attention - grabbing and instantly forgettable, so as not to overtax the brain of the viewer while
at the same time building up the «mental availability» that is crucial to selling brands, especially in highly fragmented, mass - market product categories like fragrances, mobile apps, and clothing where the Kardashians do especially well.
«By collecting it, or selling
at high prices, as you do, these things that no longer have much use, does not that run counter to their very
ephemerality — taking something intended to be transitory and short term and preserving it for eternity?
The strength of Tiravanija's work lies precisely in its
ephemerality, and the slippery ways it escapes definition, the way it takes the material of the every - day and re-stages it, allowing the viewer a perspective
at once banal and deeply profound about the quickly fleeting nature of life itself.
Your works
at that time approach the limits of
ephemerality; they push the definition of sculpture away from its mythical involvement with industrial production, away from the spectacular deployment of industrial materials and processes.
Contending with issues of
ephemerality and loss within the geopolitical sphere of late - 20th century South America, the artworks on view in Embodied Absence: Chilean Art of the 1970s Now find deep resonance in the groundbreaking display next door
at the Harvard Art Museums» exhibition Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning.
Bringing together works from two of his most recent series — E.I. and IBM — our booth will look
at how Cairns has evolved unique and unexpected ways of making and presenting his images of cities
at night, highlighting his ingenuity for repurposing recycled materials and how he creatively exposes the
ephemerality of technologies.
The Hirshhorn Museum's description for the show is very punctual and poetic
at the same time: «In a world conditioned by the frantic, 24/7 flow of information and the
ephemerality of digital media, many moving - image artists are countering these tendencies with works that emphasize slower, more meditative forms of perception.
«Impermanence» will be Cooper's inaugural solo exhibition
at SPOKE, in which she will explore themes of life, death and the urgency of
ephemerality through her distinct surreal lens.
Exhibition co-curators Andrea Andersson, chief curator of the visual arts
at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, and Julia Bryan - Wilson, professor of modern and contemporary art and director of the Arts Research Center
at UC Berkeley, discuss Cecilia Vicuña's work, including issues of lost languages and the politics of
ephemerality, in this exhibition walkthrough.
Recently exhibited
at Beijing Design Week, Hanna's curious device intersects the city's love for bicycles, along with DIY technology and a long - held tradition of transforming any public space into poetic places, using the
ephemerality of water.