Events
THE LITTORAL ZONE – MARC QUINN – MUSÉE OCÉANOGRAPHIQUE DE MONACO
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 – FONDATION BEYELER | BASEL
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
DAK’ART 2012 – BIENNALE DE L’ART AFRICAIN CONTEMPORAIN – SENEGAL
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
PLACE NOT FOUND – KOREAN ART NOW – FORMAN’S SMOKEHOUSE GALLERY – LONDON
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 | BARBUR – JERUSALEM
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 – MET – N.Y.
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;
MAXXI: THE MUSEUM PRESIDENT PIO BALDI RESIGNS – IL PRESIDENTE PIO BALDI RIMETTE IL MANDATO – ROME
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
ARTAPESTRY3 – KUNSTCENTRET, SILKEBORG – DENMARK
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 – TATE BRITAIN – LONDON
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
NIKHIL CHOPRA – ANTONY GORMLEY – GALLERIA CONTINUA, SAN GIMINIANO (SI)
GALLERIA CONTINUA Via del Castello 11, San Gimignano (SI), Italia tel. +390577943134 fax +390577940484 info@galleriacontinua.com www.galleriacontinua.com NIKHIL CHOPRA inside out Site-specific performance from Wednesday 25 April 11 am until Sunday 29 April 2 pm Via Arco dei Becci 1, San Gimignano Opening Saturday 28 April 2012 from 6 pm to
ANTHONY MCCALL – FIVE MINUTES OF PURE SCULPTURE – HAMBURGER BAHNHOF – BERLIN
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin Fri 20 April – Sun 12 August 2012 Anthony McCall. Five Minutes of Pure Sculpture Press conference 19 April 2012, 11 a.m. Anthony McCall (born 1946 in St Paul’s Cray, England) became known at the beginning of the 1970s for his unique
N O T A F R A I D O F B E A U T Y DIEGO IAIA – LUANA PERILLI – MARCO STRAPPATO
N O T A F R A I D O F B E A U T Y DIEGO IAIA – LUANA PERILLI – MARCO STRAPPATO a project by DROME magazine and The Gallery Apart Rome DROME project space Rue Notre-Dame du Sommeil, 2 – 1000 Brussels – Belgium 21-22.04.2012 20.04.2012
MADAME FISSCHER – PALAZZO GRASSI-FRANCOIS PINAULT FOUNDATION – VENICE
MADAME FISSCHER Palazzo Grassi-François Pinault Foundation will host a monograph exhibition by Urs Fischer from 15 April to 15 July 2012. This exhibition is the first of a series of monograph exhibitions which will be dedicated to major contemporary artists and held either in tandem or alternation with the thematic
JACOPO BENCI – THE MYSTERY OF THE PARK – IL MISTERO DEL PARCO – ECOS GALLERY – ROME
JACOPO BENCI The mystery of the park curated by Anna D’Elia Opening: Friday, 13 April 2012, 6:30 PM – until 2 May 2012 Ecos Gallery, Via Giulia 81, 00196 Rome | info@ecosgallery.com Tuesday-Thursday 11AM-1PM, 4.30-7.30PM | Friday, Saturday 11AM-1PM, 5-8PM | Sunday 11AM-1PM | closed Monday Jacopo Benci’s solo exhibition,
AI WEIWEI – LISSON GALLERY MILAN
Ai Weiwei 12 April – 25 May 2012 Lisson Gallery Milan Via Zenale 3 www.lissongallery.com Lisson Gallery Milan is proud to announce an exhibition of ceramic and marble works by Ai Weiwei, focussing on an area of his boundless practice that has produced many of his best known works. The
IN ALBIS – SCALINATA SAN BERNARDINO, L’AQUILA – VIDEO AND PHOTOGALLERY
Progetto In Albis Scalinata di San Bernardino, L’Aquila http://www.facebook.com/ProgettoInAlbis http://www.facebook.com/events/340938549291933/ Web site: http://inalbis.weebly.com/index.html Participating project for L’Aquila among people who are linked by a feeling, in a simple action in which memory, like a seed, is an instrument for rebirth. Vittoria Biasi Progetto partecipativo per L’Aquila tra persone congiunte in
MARY A. KELLY – FATHER & CHILD – GALERIE VOSS – DUSSELDORF
Mary A. Kelly Father & Child March 30 – May 05, 2012 The Body as Shrine: Mary A. Kelly’s “Father & Child” info@galerievoss.de – www.galerievoss.de No single image is so deeply implanted in Western iconography as that of mother and child. Whether nurturing or grieving, the Madonna inspired some of
SHADOWED BY THE WHITE – ALL’OMBRA DEL BIANCO
Text by Vittoria Biasi Shadowed by the White Thai Artists Amrit Chusuwan, Sakarin Krua, Sittichai Italian Artists Fabrizio Corneli, Alessandra Porfidia, Stato di Famiglia, Maria Chiara Calvani All the cultures are united by the symbology of tree and shadow. Some peoples think that the shadow of the brambles in the
GINA PANE (1939 – 1990) FOR THE LOVE OF YOU: THE OTHER – MART – ROVERETO (ITALY)
GINA PANE (1939 – 1990) “For the love of you: the other” March 17 – July 8, 2012 MartRovereto Corso Bettini, 43 – 38068 Rovereto (TN) t. 800 397760 – info@mart.trento.it – www.mart.trento.it If I open my body so that you can see your blood in it, it is for
FEDERICA AMICHETTI. ICONOGRAPHY OF THE INVISIBLE – CENTRO LUIGI DI SARRO – ROME
Federica Amichetti. Iconography of the Invisible curated by Paola Ballesi sponsored by the City of Rome-Municipio XVII and the art council of the City of Recanati Exhibition opening: Friday 16th March, 6 pm 16th March – 7th April 2012 (Tue – Sat, 4 pm to 7 pm) Catalogues available in
JOAN MIRÓ! POETRY AND LIGHT – CHIOSTRO DEL BRAMANTE – ROME
JOAN MIRÓ! POESIA E LUCE March 16 – August 23, 2012 Chiostro del Bramante – Rome http://chiostrodelbramante.it/info/miro_poesia_e_luce/ It has been many years since Rome hosted an exhaustive exhibition of the works of Joan Miró (1893–1983), the great Catalan artist who left his unmistakable mark on the European avant-garde art movements.
DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE – MAGAZZINO – ROME
MAGAZZINO Via dei Prefetti, 17 I – 00186 Rome Ph. 06 6875951 Fax 06 68135635 info@magazzinoartemoderna.com www.magazzinoartemoderna.com Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde New works from Berlin David Adamo – Tim Eitel – Andy Hope 1930 – Robert Janitz – Gianluca Malgeri – Andrea Salvino – Dirk Skreber curated by Vita
A CENTURY OF ITALIAN ART AT THE CIAC – UN SECOLO DI ARTE ITALIANA AL CIAC – FOLIGNO
A CENTURY OF ITALIAN ART AT THE CIAC UN SECOLO DI ARTE ITALIANA AL CIAC March 10 – May 6, 2012 CIAC / Centro Italiano Arte Contemporanea, via del Campanile 13, Foligno (Italy) www.centroitalianoartecontemporanea.com The project, curated by Italo Tomassoni, offers an important collection of Italian art conceived and structured
MAASTRICHT, BONNEFANTEN MUSEUM – MARTIN VISSER, COLLECTOR, DESIGNER AND FREE SPIRIT
MAASTRICHT, BONNEFANTEN MUSEUM Martin Visser, collector, designer and free spirit 13/3/2012 – 17/6/2012 Half a century of intense involvement with the avant-garde in the fields of art, furniture design and architecture. In collaboration with the Kröller-Müller Museum Martin Visser Martin Visser (1922 Papendrecht – Bergeijk 2009) played an exceptionally significant