Art and Photography is the first book of its kind to survey the major presence of photography at
the centre of artistic practice from the 1960s onwards.
The human condition is the larger theme at
the centre of his artistic practice.
Not exact matches
He does this here by taking over the Barbican
Centre, itself a cultural palimpsest, with his first UK survey, one that seems to proffer a highly current — and somewhat Scandinavian — view
of the notions
of creative influence,
artistic identity and self - fashioning, and collaborative
practice.
Founded in 2013 by art critic and curator iLiana Fokianaki and based in the neighbourhood
of Koukaki at the
centre of Athens, it is an independent platform aiming to foster the appreciation for local and international contemporary art and the growth
of artistic and curatorial
practice.
Their
practices are
centred on everyday life experience, which they regard as the
centre of their
artistic process.
In concersation with internationally acclaimed Ghanaian born, British architect Sir David Adjaye OBE, Professor Paul Goodwin, curato, Director
of the resarch
centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation [TrAIN], and current chair
of Contemporary Art and Urbanism at the University
of the Arts London, and moderated by Rachel Barrett, writer, curator and lecturer at the Jamaica based Edna Manley College
of the Visual & Performing Arts, Thomas will discuss his
artistic practice and the series
of works in The Beautiful Game as well as the broader concerns
of historical perspective and postcolonial, transnational legacies.
One
of the earliest works in this exhibition is alternate diagonals
of March 2, 1964 (to Don Judd), made shortly after Flavin
centred his entire
artistic practice on the use
of fluorescent light.
Hosted by Mihai Risnoveanu,
Artistic Advisor
of the Romanian Cultural
Centre as part
of Culture Power Presentation.The discussion will engage the ways in which contemporary artists navigate art history and ask whether it is possible to conceive
of curatorial
practice as a historiographic discourse.
Visionary Africa — Art at Work is an itinerant urban exhibition
of contemporary African
artistic practices organised jointly by the European Commission and the Palais des Beaux - Arts (
Centre for Fine Arts) in Brussels, including artist residencies, showcases
of local artists, and workshops on art and development in modern urban centers in Africa.
The exhibition emerged out
of the art
centre's collaboration with Pittas and Mousse Publishing on the forthcoming book by the same name, which is a conceptual publication that extends Pittas's
artistic practice as well as an anthology
of essays reflecting on his work and its various contexts.
During London's forthcoming art week, Ayyam Gallery will exhibit alongside art spaces, institutions, and imprints such as Whitechapel Gallery, Maraya Art
Centre, the Royal College
of Art, and Phaidon publishing as part
of a broader international effort to bring diverse
artistic practices to UK audiences.
Situated in the coastal town
of Llandudno, it is Wales» foremost contemporary gallery and visual arts
centre, serving as a place to form and share new perspectives through
artistic / curatorial
practice and audience engagement.
Since its inception in 2008, the
centre has addressed the antinomies
of artistic production and structural development in Africa, while resisting institutionalised cultural schemes that often dampen the political convictions
of artistic practice.
Centre for Contemporary Art CCA fosters a wide range
of artistic, curatorial, and critical
practices through five collaborative and process - driven streams: research and production, exhibition - making, public programmes, publishing, and residencies.
Displaying time - honoured techniques and innovative methods side - by - side, exhibitors such as the Hive
Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing; Pékin Fine Arts Gallery, Beijing; Barry Friedman, New York and the British Council emphasise the breadth
of artistic practice.
Drawn from the collection
of the
Centre Pompidou, the exhibition examines how Chagall's Russian heritage influenced and informed his
artistic practice, illustrating how he at turns embraced and rejected broader movements in art history as he developed his widely beloved style.
One
of the earliest works in the exhibition is alternate diagonals
of March 2, 1964 (to Don Judd), made shortly after Flavin
centred his entire
artistic practice on the use
of fluorescent light.
Prior to visual arts becoming his main area
of focus, Pablo Lobato's
artistic practice centred on the cinema.
Displayed in the
centre of the first space alongside Yee's work, is a multimedia sculpture by Kosisochukwu Nnebe, a Nigerian - Canadian artist whose
artistic practice engages with critical race theory.
The curators are: Sally Tallant, Director, Liverpool Biennial Dominic Willsdon, Curator
of Education and Public
Practice, San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art Francesco Manacorda,
Artistic Director, Tate Liverpool Raimundas Malasauskas, curator and writer Joasia Krysa, Head
of Research, Liverpool Biennial and Director, Exhibition Research
Centre Rosie Cooper, Head
of Programmes, Liverpool Biennial Polly Brannan, Education Curator, Liverpool Biennial Francesca Bertolotti - Bailey, Head
of Production and International Projects, Liverpool Biennial Ying Tan, Curator,
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) Sandeep Parmar, Co-Director,
Centre for New and International Writing Steven Cairns, Associate Curator
of Artists Film and Moving Image, ICA
Established in 2002 in an historical building
of the Neapolitan
centre, in Via dei Tribunali 293, T293 has always been characterised by a keen awareness on
artistic practices that are both experimental and conceptually relevant to the current discourse in the field.
La Ruche is being formed with the objective
of providing affordable studios for artists in a
centre that offers a supportive network to develop
artistic practices, and fosters creative engagement through a research library and workshops, talks and events.
As well as his own international art
practice he is
Artistic Director and Chief Curator
of CCNOA,
Centre for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels.
Focusing on the developments
of the Asian and global fashion industries, the philosophy
of the programme
centres on the different and exciting
artistic practices of the creative industries as well as the dynamism
of the evolving fashion culture in Singapore, and the world at large.
With an eclectic mix
of media, approaches and aesthetics, the
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art takes a hard look at Hong Kong and the contemporary
artistic practices that are emerging from the island.
, elles @
Centre Pompidou, and in the Museum
of Modern Art's most recent permanent collection display, Counter Forms contributes to a burgeoning counter narrative that makes room for a wider, messier, and perhaps more compelling history
of artistic practice in the 1960s and «70s.