Maggio 2012

la Biennale di Venezia Danza Musica Teatro 2012 Danza, Musica, Teatro. Ciò che ha contraddistinto, in questo ultimo triennio, e contraddistingue tuttora il progetto di Danza Musica e Teatro della Biennale di Venezia, presieduta da Paolo Baratta, è la volontà di farne attività permanente di formazione, creazione e ricerca durante

Tomorrow first trip of the new Art Vaporetto: press conference on board Tomorrow, May 30th, at 5 p.m., the “Art Vaporetto” will leave from the Santa Lucia boat station for its firs trip along the main cultural sites in Venice. On board there will a press conference where the Mayor

The Japan Foundation is proud to announce the artist and curator selected to represent Japan at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, opening on 11 June 2013. We will issue updates as the project develops. We hope your media organization will consider featuring the news. Japan Pavilion

David Altmejd 26 May – 23 June 23/25 Eastcastle Street – London W1W 8DF – United Kingdom http://www.modernart.net/ Stuart Shave/Modern Art is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of new sculpture by David Altmejd. This is the artist’s third solo show with Modern Art. David Altmejd’s work iterates fantastical ideas of spirited

New Museum Presents “The Parade: Nathalie Djurberg with Music by Hans Berg”— the Artist’s Most Ambitious Multimedia Installation to Date newmuseum.org – TEL +1 212.219.1222. FAX +1 212.431.5326. The New Museum is pleased to announce the third exhibition for its recently inaugurated ‘Studio 231’ series in the museum’s adjacent, ground-floor

GILBERTO ZORIO TRATTI CON ARCO VOLTAICO Opening, Wednesday 23 May 2012, 6 pm Until 21 September 2012 OREDARIA ARTI CONTEMPORANEE / via Reggio Emilia, 22-24 / 00198 Roma + 39 06 97601689 / info@oredaria.it / www.oredaria.it Monday- Friday 10 am-1 pm / 4 pm-7.30 pm The OREDARIA gallery is pleased

Robert Mapplethorpe May 25 – September 30, 2012 Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest  www.ludwigmuseum.hu/  Robert Mapplethorpe is by all means one of the most important artists of 20th century photography and also a key figure in the history of the genre. He took his inspiration from antique and renaissance

BUCHAREST BIENNALE 5 TACTICS FOR THE HERE AND NOW 25 May – 22 July 2012 PARTICIPANTS Abbas Akhavan (IR/CA) – Marina Albu (RO) – Haris Epaminonda (CY/DE) – Klas Eriksson (SE) – Ruth Ewan (UK) – Aurelien Froment (IE/FR) – Ciprian Homorodean (RO/BE) – Iman Issa (EG/USA) – Janice Kerbel

Sariev Contemporary, Bulgaria START UP curated by Luca Cerizza Pavilion C, Stand 12 Artists presented: Stefania Batoeva, Pravdoliub Ivanov, Lubri Roma Contemporary Art Fair 2012 24-27 May 2012 MACRO Testaccio (ex Mattatoio) Piazza Orazio Giustiniani – 00153 Roma RM – www.romacontemporary.it Sariev Contemporary has the pleasure to present three Bulgarian

7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art April 27 – July 1, 2012 Curated by Artur Żmijewski together with associate curators Voina and Joanna Warsza April 26, 2012 7–10 pm April 27 – July 1, 2012 KW Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße 69 | 10117 Berlin All venues are open to

The Littoral Zone Marc Quinn Musée océanographique de Monaco http://www.oceano.org/ From May 12 to October 15, 2012, The Oceanographic of Monaco will open a major exhibit dedicated to the British artist Marc Quinn. On the occasion several pieces, paintings, sculptures, and installation arts will be unveiled throughout the halls of

Jeff Koons 13 May – 2 September 2012 Fondation Beyeler – Basel FONDATION BEYELER Baselstrasse 101 CH-4125 Riehen / Basel – Switzerland Phone +41 – (0)61 – 645 97 00 – Fax +41 – (0)61 – 645 97 19 – Email: info@fondationbeyeler.ch http://www.fondationbeyeler.ch/   Jeff Koons (b. 1955) is one of the best known of

La Biennale di Venezia Sylvie Guillem Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement a superlative star of so many of ballet classics the awards ceremony will take place on 20 June 2012 at Ca’ Giustinian, Venice Dancer Sylvie Guillem, one of the greatest ballerinas of our time, has been awarded the Golden

Dak’Art 2012 | Biennale de l’art africain contemporain Dak’Art 2012 du 11 mai au 10 juin 2012, Dakar, Senegal www.biennaledakar.org Sous la présidence effective de Son Excellence Monsieur Macky Sall Président de la République, Monsieur Youssou Ndour, Ministre de la Culture et du Tourisme Ouverture Officielle de Dak’Art 2012, 10e

MINT – Collezioni d’Arte Palazzo della Permanente – Milan 10-13 May 2012 Great news from the world of antiques and art in Milan The sixth edition of MINT, antiques, modern and contemporary art exhibition – organized from the very beginning in the green spaces of the centre of Milan –

PLACE NOT FOUND Korean Art Now Exhibition Dates: 10 May – 3 June 2012 Private View – 10 May 6- 9pm Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery is delighted to present ‘Place Not Found’ curated by Eunjung Shin, showing work by 15 South Korean artists most of whom relocated their working places from

FOREIGN BODIES Vydavy Sindikat, Yevgeniya Baras, Irina Danilova, Alina and Jeff Bliumis Curated by Yevgeniya Baras Opening: Thursday May 10, 8 PM Download pdf: Foreign Barbur – Shirizli 6 Nachlaot, Jerusalem – 0524627345 http://www.barbur.org Barbur’s Hours of Operation: Mon-Thursday: 16:00-20:00 – Fri – 11:00-14:00 – “Foreign Bodies” closes June 1

Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada’s Impossible Conversations at Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute May 10–August 19, 2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) – New York, NY 10028 Gala Benefit May 7, 2012, with Honorary Chair Jeff Bezos and Co-Chairs Carey Mulligan, Miuccia Prada, and Anna Wintour;

The Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino 1o – 14 May, 2012 www.salonelibro.it/   Lingotto fiere  

Giovanni Travaglini Oltre la materia Una presenza inedita nell’arte informale materica Opere dal 1958 al 1974 Clean Edizioni, Napoli 2011 Pagg. 192 L’autore introduce la raccolta del suo impegno pittorico tra 1958 e il 1974 con una pagina poetica, emozionante dal titolo La mia pittura di cui mi fa piacere

MAXXI: THE MUSEUM PRESIDENT PIO BALDI RESIGNS www.fondazionemaxxi.it Rome 9 May 2012. The president of the Fondazione MAXXI, Pio Baldi, has presented his resignation to the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities due to the interruption of the necessary condition of trust between MiBAC, the founding and promoting partner, and

www.serpentinegallery.org/ EMBARGOED UNTIL 8 MAY 2012 The Serpentine Gallery today released plans for the 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei. It will be the twelfth commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the world’s first and most ambitious architectural programme of its kind. The

ARTAPESTRY3 17th May – 26th August 2012 www.tapestry.dk www.silkeborgbad.dk In 17th  May 2012 at 1pm will open ARTAPESTRY3 at the KunstCentret Silkeborg Bad in Silkeborg, Denmark, an international triennial exhibition with 38 artists participating, 51 contemporary tapestries, from 14 EU countries, all selected by a jury: Lesley Millar, Professor, Textile Culture,

Migrations: Journeys into British Art Tuesday 31 January – Wednesday 15 August 2012 In January 2012 Tate Britain presents an exhibition exploring how British art has been shaped by migration. Featuring artists from Van Dyck, Whistler and Mondrian to Steve McQueen and Francis Alÿs, Migrations traces not only the movement