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Jim Campbell http://www.jimcampbell.tv/ From November 5, 2011, to September 25, 2012, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Jim Campbell: Exploded View. This new work, conceived for SFMOMA’s Haas Atrium, will feature hundreds of flickering LED lights creating the illusion of figurative images that explore and reflect

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Maurizio Cattelan Photo: Pierpaolo Ferrari
GuggenheimNEW YORK

First Retrospective of Maurizio Cattelan Opening November 4 at the Guggenheim Entire Body of Work Suspended in Guggenheim Rotunda as a Site-Specific Installation Exhibition: Maurizio Cattelan: All Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York Dates: November 4, 2011 – January 22, 2012 Media Preview: November 3, 10

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Jim Lambie, photo by Luca Viola
Art FairsDesignLONDONPARISPhotographytexts

LONDON, AWAY WITH THE FAIRS… Frieze Art Fair 2011 Regent’s Park, London. October 2011. Text by Francesca Di Fraia For the ninth year in a row, the Frieze Art Fair opens its gates to the international public. Only twenty years ago, frieze was a fledgling international art journal founded by two recent

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ArchitectureBUDAPESTLudwig Museum

Yona Friedman. Architecture without building 29 October 2011 – 08 January 2012 Opening: 28 October 2011, 7pm LUDWIG MUSEUM – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Phone: (+36 1) 555-3444, 555-3457 Fax: (+36 1) 555-3458 info@ludwigmuseum.hu – www.ludwigmuseum.hu Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-20:00 – Closed on Monday   The Ludwig Museum presents a

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Art FairsLONDON

Frieze Art Fair 2011 13–16 October 2011 Regent’s Park, London – Tel: +44 (0)20 3372 6111 http://www.friezeartfair.com/ http://www.friezefoundation.org/ Download: Frieze Art Fair Announces New Architects for 2011 – Press Release Download:  08/02/11 New supporter for Frieze Projects and the launch of the EMDASH Award The ninth edition of the leading

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Biennale di VeneziaVENICE

54th International Art Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations Meetings on Art Saturday, October 1st, 2011 – Sala delle Colonne, Ca’ Giustinian, 15:00 IllumiNATIONS: art and the community, a philosophical dialogue Speakers: Carlo Sini and Tommaso Tuppini Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 – Teatro alle Tese, Arsenale, 15:00

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Mary Lucier. Dawn Burn (detail). 1975. Seven monitors of increasing sizes from 15 to 25 inches diagonal; slide projector mounted on wall; seven-channel video converted from ½-inch, open-reel tape to DigiBeta and DVD (black and white, silent); one color slide (34:00 min., continuous). Structure: 7’3”–8’ 2” x 20’ (approx.) x 20”–27”. Collection San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Accessions Committee Fund: gift of Doris and Donald Fisher, Marion E. Greene, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr., and Leanne B. Roberts, 1991. © 2011 Mary Lucier
MoMaNEW YORK

Exhibition brings together nearly 70 works of art, mostly made prior to 9/11, to reflect upon how the attacks have altered the ways in which we see and experience the world September 11 September 11, 2011 – January 9, 2012 2nd Floor Galleries, MoMA PS1 (Long Island City, NY—July 29,

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Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir. Bühneninstallation des Fluxus-Oratoriums von Christoph Schlingensief im Deutschen Pavillon, Altaransicht mit Filmprojektion Foto: (c) Roman Mensing, artdoc
Biennale di VeneziaGERMANYVENICE

Christoph Schlingensief Christoph Schlingensief at the German Pavilion 2011 Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt and Curator of the German Pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition -­ La Biennale Venezia presents the pavilion. Elke aus dem Moore, Head of the Department of the

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Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity Lee Ufan
Relatum (formerly Phenomena and Perception B), 1968/69
Steel, glass, and stone
Plates, 1 x 140 x 171 cm each; stone, approximately 40 cm high
Private collection
Installation view: Outside Lee Ufan’s studio, Kamakura, Japan, 1982
Photo courtesy Lee Ufan
GuggenheimNEW YORK

First North American Retrospective of the Internationally Acclaimed Artist, Featuring Sculpture, Paintings, Works on Paper, and Installations Exhibition: Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity Dates: June 24–September 28, 2011 Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York Location: Full rotunda and ramps; Annex Levels 4 and 7 Preview: Thursday, June

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Carlito Carvalhosa (Brazilian, born 1961). Sum of Days (installation view at the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, July 2010). 2010. Photo courtesy the artist. © 2011 Carlito Carvalhosa
MoMaNEW YORK

A Construction of Translucent Materials, 60 Feet in Height, Will Fill the Marron Atrium Carlito Carvalhosa: Sum of Days August 24–November 14, 2011 The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium NEW YORK, June 27, 2011—The Museum of Modern Art presents Carlito Carvalhosa: Sum of Days, a large-scale environmental and

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Marcel Duchamp: La Boîte-en-Valise, 1938-1941 Photo © MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
BUDAPESTLudwig Museum

SITE INSPECTION – The Museum on the Museum Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest July 22 – October 23, 2011 While the museums’ main function is to preserve works of art for eternity, museums have gone through fundamental changes recently. New, spectacular museum buildings all over the world,

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THINK Design. Perspective of World Cultural Center. World Trade Center Competition, New York, New York. 2002. Ink Jet print, 12 ¾” x 19” (32.4 x 45.7cm). Image courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art.
ArchitectureMoMaNEW YORK

MoMA EXHIBITION EXAMINES THE WORK OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTS AND THEIR IDEAS OF URBAN RENEWAL BETWEEN WORLD WAR II AND THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 194X–9/11: American Architects and the City July 1, 2011–January 2, 2012 The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor New York, June 30, 2011—The

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The Hurt Locker. 2008. USA. Directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow. Pictured: Bigelow on set. Photo Credit: Jonathon Olley.
MoMaNEW YORK

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART HONORS KATHRYN BIGELOW WITH MID-CAREER RETROSPECTIVE www.moma.org Theater Gallery Exhibition of Bigelow’s Paintings, Drawings, Concept Art, Film Posters, Scripts, Short Films Complements Ten-Week Film Series Crafting Genre: Kathryn Bigelow June 1–August 13, 2011 The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters NEW YORK, May 13, 2011—The Museum

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Ryan Trecartin K-CoreaINC.K (section a), 2009 HD Video, 33:05 Image courtesy the artist and Elizabeth Dee, New York
MoMaNEW YORK

MoMA PS1 PRESENTS RYAN TRECARTIN: ANY EVER June 19—September 3, 2011 Opening Day Celebration: Sunday, June 19 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101 Web Sites: www.MoMAPS1.org • www.MoMA.org (Long Island City, NY — April

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Sigalit Landau Mermaids (Erasing the Border of Azkelon), 2011 Still Video projection on the floor, with sound, 12”21’ © Sigalit Landau Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
Biennale di VeneziaISRAELVENICE

SIGALIT LANDAU « ONE MAN’S FLOOR I S ANOTHER MAN’S FEELINGS » Israeli Pavilion 54 th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia June 4 – November 27, 2011 http://www.sigalitlandau.com/page/biennale.php Sigalit Landau’ s interview by Jean de Loisy The Pavilion is composed of stories, things and gestures that are juxtaposed. Among them,

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Art FairsBASEL

SCOPE Basel Kaserne Basel Klybeckstrasse 1b CH – 4057 Switzerland www.scope-art.com June 15–19, 2011 SCOPE is the largest and most global art fair in the world featuring emerging contemporary art with 7 markets worldwide. It is our goal and passion to present the most innovative galleries, artists and curators while

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Biennale di VeneziaEventsVENICE

la Biennale di Venezia presents Meetings on Arts a series of conversations with artists, curators, philosophers and scholars at the 54th International Art Exhibition – ILLUMInations Patti Smith and Karl Holmqvist Rimbaud, Poetry & Rock’n’ Roll – an Expanded Conversation Saturday September, 3rd 2011, at 4 PM Giardini in the

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MOHOLY-NAGY László Untitled, 1939 Fujicolor Crystal Archive print Image: 22.8 x 34.2 cm. Paper: 27.9 x 35.5 cm Courtesy of László Moholy-Nagy Estate and Andrea Rosen Gallery Inc., New York (people around a table in a garden) ©Hattula Moholy-Nagy/VEGAP 201
BUDAPESTLudwig Museum

László Moholy-Nagy. The Art of Light June 09, 2011 – September 25, 2011. www.ludwigmuseum.hu/ –  Budapest László Moholy-Nagy is a world-famous figure of twentieth-century avant-garde art. His visual art and theoretical works, photographs, films, educational activities and photograms – taken without a camera and now synonymous with his name –

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Pino Pascali, Scogliera, 1966 Tela bianca tesa su centine di legno cm 60 x 390 x 50 Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici Storici e Etnoantropologici delle Province di Siena e Grosseto
Biennale di VeneziaVENICE

Title of the exhibition: Pino Pascali. Ritorno a Venezia / Puglia Arte Contemporanea Pino Pascali. Return to Venice / Apulia Contemporary Art Collateral Event of the 54th. International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia General curators: Rosalba Branà, Giusy Caroppo Opening: Friday, June 3, 7 p.m. Participating authorities: Nichi

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Biennale di VeneziaEGYPTVENICE

’30 Days of Running in the Place’ 54th International Venice Biennale pays tribute to Ahmed Basiouny, Egyptian artist and revolutionary martyr Ahmed Basiouny, multi-media artist and martyr of the 25 January revolution, will represent Egypt in a solo exhibition at the 54th Venice Biennale “Please, O Father, O Mother, O

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The Black Arch, Raja and Shadia Alem, view with projection. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion, 54th Venice Art Biennale © Andrea Avezzù. Venice. 2011 COPYRIGHT © KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, VENICE BIENNALE, 2011
Biennale di VeneziaSAUDI ARABIAVENICE

ARTISTS: RAJA AND SHADIA ALEM COMMISSIONER: DR. ABDULAZIZ ALSEBAIL CURATORS: MONA KHA http://saudipavilionvenice.com/?page_id=519 Artist Shadia and writer Raja Alem will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its debut participation in the International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia Abdulaziz Alsebail, Commissioner, is pleased to announce that Shadia and

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Ayşe Erkmen, Plan B, 2011 Installation Water purification units with extended pipes and cables Photo credit: Roman Mensing / artdoc.de The Pavilion of Turkey, The 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale
Biennale di VeneziaTURKEYVENICE

http://www.planb-venicebiennale.com/flash/index.html The Pavilion of Turkey at the 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale Ayşe Erkmen represents Turkey with a sculptural installation titled “Plan B” at the 54th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale from    4 June–27 November 2011. The Pavilion of Turkey is curated by Fulya Erdemci, with Danae Mossman as

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ARGENTINABiennale di VeneziaVENICE

ARGENTINE PARTICIPATION at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 4th June – 27th November 2011 Official opening on Friday the 3rd June 2011 at the presence of the President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Commissioner: Magdalena Faillace Curator: Rodrigo Alonso www.argentinaenvenecia.com.ar Argentine Pavilion Venue: Artiglierie, Arsenale Artist:

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Biennale di VeneziaVENICE

Collateral Event of the 54th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia Magazzini del Sale, No. 262 Dorsoduro Fondamenta delle Zattere, Venice (ACTV stop: Line 1, Salute) 2nd June – 20th November 2011, Tuesday – Sunday: 11am-6pm; Closed: Mondays. Admission Free. Press Preview: 1st June 2011, 5pm – 6pm

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