Tag Archive for: contemporary art

Nils Frahm at Barbican / Unwavering Devotion To Sound

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Jamie Macleod Bryden attends composer Nils Frahm’ s first London shows in over five years. At the Barbican.

Edoardo Dionea Cicconi / A Metaphysical Compass

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Cicconi’s installation promises to be a captivating addition to Palermo’s cultural landscape, blending contemporary art with historical reverence and inviting viewers into a dialogue with time and space.

The Smashing Pumkins Tour / World Is A Vampire

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Jamie Macleod Bryden attends the attends the Smashing Pumpkins “World is a Vampire” Tour, supported by Weezer.

CAN Ibiza / Contemporary Art Now 2024

Art&Culture | Spotlight
The third edition of Contemporary Art Now returns to Ibiza from June 26th to 30th at FECOEV, located at Crta d'Eivissa in Sant Antoni. With the addition of events and special projects distributed throughout the territory. It is an annual event that explores the multifaceted aspects of a globally renowned destination and showcases all the latest developments in the contemporary art market.

Roger Ballen / Lightless Compelling Exploration

Art&Culture | Spotlight
The serene town of Todi is undergoing a dramatic transformation with the arrival of "Ballen by Ballen," a photographic exhibition by the American born and South Africa based master, Roger Ballen. Hosted by the Galleria Giampaolo Abbondio from May 25, 2024, to September 2, 2024, this exhibition promises to be a riveting journey into the shadowy recesses of the human psyche.

A place for dreamers / Conrad Shenzhen

Art&Culture | Spotlight
A modern art journey nestled within a serene sanctuary designed by the visionary YABU Pushelberg, lies at the heart of Qianhai's bustling business district.

Vladimir Sorokin / The Future of Russian Dystopia

Art&Culture | Spotlight
In a bold convergence of literature and technology, renowned Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin introduces his latest project, "DAY OF THE OPRICHNIK - #cancelrussianculture" based on his eponymous dystopian novel. The novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013, offers a satirical vision of Russia's future under its current political trajectory, set in a 2028 Russia isolated by the Great Russian Wall. The story is rich with Sorokin's signature dark humour and inventive narrative style.

Nancy Holt / Circles of Light

Art&Culture | Spotlight
A curated selection of Holt’s work from 1966 to 1986, offering the most comprehensive showcase of her art in Germany to date on show at Gropius Bau

Harmony Korine / Agressive Dr1fter II

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Jamie Macleod Bryden attends Hauser & Wirth for an interview between Harmony Korine and Hans Ulrich Obrist at the London launch of “AGGRESSIVE DR1FTER II”. Followed by a screening of its inspiration “AGGRODR1FT” the following night at Earth Hackney.

Ben Frost / Among The Petals

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Spotlight on Ben Frost’s new sound installation, "Among the Petals", a monumental skeletal structure on display at the Momentary in Bentonville earlier this year. Essay by Maria Abramenko focused on the aesthetic analysis of Frost's work.

Antwerp Art Weekend / Tick Tack’s Milestone

Art&Culture | Spotlight
On May 16 and 17, the gallery celebrated its fifth anniversary with two major openings and a night event dedicated to the contemporary creative scene. The exhibitions ‘Interfears’ at Phillips and ‘Le Nouveau Biedermeier’ at the main venue were presented to the public, reaffirming Tick Tack’s experimental value.

Artem Nanushyan / ‘O1’ Study on Interplay of Reality and the Soviet Myth

Art&Culture | Spotlight
Artist’s work is positioned at a juncture where memory obscures reality, and where historical fact meets personalised fiction. Nanushyan processes this thin line between the real and the unreal through an expansive visual index of images that register on a personal, political, and pop cultural level. “O1” is an exhibition that synthesises this myriad index by means of watercolour, oil painting, and sculpture.