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Renzo Piano Building Workshop : Pathe Building

admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 11:36:49 +0000

The art of inserting a new building into an historic city block means engaging in an open, physical dialogue with the existing city buildings. Building onto a structure also presents an opportunity for a wideranging renovation project, a reclaiming of space. The new headquarters of the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé is an unexpected presence, a curved volume glimpsed floating in the middle of a courtyard, anchored on just a few supports. It is complimented by a group of birch trees, a floral island set in the dense mineral context of the city.

photo Michel Denancé

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Farhad MOSHIRI at Galerie Perrotin

admin — Fri, 30 May 2014 12:54:59 +0000

FARHAD MOSHIRI
“FLOAT”
September 4 – October 4, 2014

Galerie Perrotin, New York presents Float, the fourth solo exhibition by Farhad Moshiri and the Iranian artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery in New York.
This new body of work articulates Moshiri’s multifaceted approach to art and the ideas that inform it. If on the one hand, the concept of floating is an indicator of Moshiri’s proclivity for exploring different art genres and media, on the other hand it communicates his desire to escape reality as we know it to seek
shelter in a fantasy world, where the absence of conventional rules and the possibility of repositioning existing elements in a new light can result in the creation of a parallel dimension where freedom is the only master.

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Art has a long-standing tradition of attempts to channel the creative process through the establishment of alternative worlds, but whereas in most cases this vision is translated into macroscopic epic ventures, Moshiri’s world manifests itself in a quieter, subtler fashion, spreading hints and signals while moving across a wide board that sees the artist engaged in a dialogue with an extremely rich vocabulary. Equally at ease with so-called high-brow and low-brow references, including Pop art, conceptual art, comics, advertising, classic portraiture, and religious iconography, Moshiri’s composite language is primarily a reflection of the different cultures that defined his growth as a human being and as an artist – a conflict that is still very much present today in contemporary Iran’s society, where Moshiri resides, and where the pillars that supported a secular civilization are subjected to daily reviews, questions and contaminations dictated by the inevitable progress of modern life. This factor, coupled with Moshiri’s attendance of the California Institute of Arts in the mid 1980s, where he first came to contact with other major unorthodox reality makers like Michael Asher, John Baldessarri and Don Buchla, and the opportunity he had over the past decade to witness the quick evolution of Dubai into the global, high-rise city it is today on the other side of the Persian Gulf, explains why Moshiri’s
artistic strategy relies almost entirely on his observation and collection of these extremes and their amalgamation into a larger scenario he constructed himself. This is particularly exemplified in a work like “I Scream Float” (2014), where a set of falling ice creams are juxtaposed to the pale black and white
depiction of a murder scene, as if the artist is publicly ordering his materials to challenge preconceived notions.

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Punctuated by humorous puns such as in “Travelers” (2014) where two lions pose quietly with “I wish we could travel” and “If we had a credit card we could travel the world” in Persian script embroidered with beads, or introspective moments, like the retro-flavored portrait of a woman holding a book in
“Falling to Sleep” (2014) and the pensive girl sitting next to the cut-out of a flower pot in “Drift” (2014), Moshiri’s paintings come across as the proverbial calm before the storm when put next to their explosive counterparts, like “Falling Star” (2014) or the powerful three-dimensional “Knives on White Frosting” and “Wooden Knives on Yellow” (both 2014). The monochrome backgrounds pierced by blades, while resembling healing practices like acupuncture, also symbolize a frictional relationship with abstraction – the bastion of modernism whose quest for the removal of ornamentation and imagery surprisingly resonates with some of the basic principles of religious fundamentalism.
Lost in their thoughts, Moshiri’s characters, like his falling stars and knives, are floating, ultimately sharing the predominant sentiment expresses by their author in their constant search for a place they can call their own.

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Text by Michele Robecchi

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Pharrell Williams : curator of GIRL exhibition at Galerie Perrotin

admin — Wed, 28 May 2014 14:07:14 +0000

When Emmanuel Perrotin met Pharrell Williams in Miami during 2007 and asked him to come up with his very first design object, he never imagined that this musical genius, super-producer and fashion designer would carry the adventure with a sculpture created with Takashi Murakami1. To mark the release of the album G I R L, Pharrell Williams and Emmanuel Perrotin continue their artistic collaboration seven years later with an exhibition curated especially for Galerie Perrotin in Paris.

Photo Mathieu Vilasco

“G I R L” is a contemporary art exhibition, which brings together 48 artworks – including 12 specially produced works. The exhibition will be presented in Galerie Perrotin’s new space, the Salle de Bal, a former ballroom at the Hôtel du Grand Veneur, a 17th century Hôtel Particulier in the Marais area of Paris. This selection of artists close to the gallery and the musician form a kind of operatic opus, where muses have come together to pay tribute to femininity through the vision of 37 artists / including 18 women.
The 48 artworks presented in this exhibition, coordinated by Ashok Adicéam, Senior Advisor at Galerie Perrotin, aim to celebratewomen who are above all free, liberated by artists and their boundless,unfettered imagination!

Photo Mathieu Vilasco

With works by: Marina Abramovic & Ulay, Chiho Aoshima, Daniel Arsham, Valérie Belin, Sophie Calle, Johan Creten, Tracey Emin, Daniel Firman, Gelitin, Guerrilla Girls, Laurent Grasso, Gregor Hildebrandt, JR, Alex Katz, KAWS, Bharti Kher, Klara Kristalova, Mr., Guy Limone, Annette Messager, Ryan McGinley, Takashi Murakami, Prune Nourry, Yoko Ono, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Rob Pruitt, Paola Pivi, TerryRichardson, Germaine Richier, Cindy Sherman, Taryn Simon, Mickalene Thomas, Aya Takano, Agnès Thurnauer, Xavier Veilhan, Andy Warhol, TomWesselmann…

Photo Mathieu Vilasco

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PARIS PHOTO LOS ANGELES 2014

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Paris Photo Los Angeles, the US edition of the world’s most celebrated art fair for works created in the photographic medium, took place at Paramount Pictures Studios April 25th-27th offering the ideal setting to explore how artists have been and are using photography and moving image in their work in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Leading international galleries presented historical and contemporary bodies of works by renowned and emerging artists in the legendary Paramount Pictures’ soundstages. The New York Street Backlot, the one-of-a-kind replica of New York City’s streets, was dedicated to the presentation of cutting-edge solo shows, Young Gallery exhibitions, and bookseller projects, each exhibiting within an exclusive movie set.
The public program is also an important component of the fair. Built around cultural events involving artists, art world professionals, collectors, and cultural institutions, this year’s program included special exhibitions and the Sound & Vision series of conversations and screenings.

BRYCE WOLKOWITZ
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Since 2002, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery has been showcasing new media art, photography and painting.The gallery represents some of the most influential artists in these areas along with an exciting roster of emerging artists.

Edward Burtynsky, Benidorm #1, Spain
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Edward Burtynsky, Dyralaekir River on Myrdalssandur
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EQUINOX
www.equinoxgallery.com
Established in 1972, Equinox Gallery is committed to the presentation of Canadian artists within an international context.

Adad Hannah, After a Gentle Storm
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FLOWERS
www.flowersgallery.com
Flowers recently celebrated its 40th anniversary and opened a gallery space in New York. The gallery was one of the first to open in London’s East End during the 1980’s now with two gallery spaces in London.

Mona Kuhn, AD6209
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GAGOSIAN
www.gagosian.com
Founded in 1980 by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles, the Gagosian Gallery is one of the major international galleries, specialized in modern and contemporary art.

Carsten Höller, Giulianova Ondafan and Kong the 1st King
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LOUISE ALEXANDER
www.louise-alexander.com
In 2008 Louise Alexander Gallery launched as one of the first contemporary spaces to inaugurate Aga Khan’s architectural vernacular resort of Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

Guy Bourdin, Charles Jourdan – Summer – 1974
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LOEVENBRUCK
www.loevenbruck.com

Alain Declercq, BLAST / H Bomb
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Alain Declercq, BLAST / Napalm 2
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JENKINS JOHNSON
www.jenkinsjohnsongallery.com

Timotheus Tomicek, Sophia Revant
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MAISON & OBJET, PARIS 2014

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Maison & Objet is an important international industry event for interior design and decoration at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center. It offers a unique opportunity to gain an overview of the trends in decoration, furniture, home furnishings, etc. Attracted by Maison & Objet are primarily retail and mail order companies, department stores, art galleries, interior designers and decorators. The fair takes place between the 24th-28th of January.

Demanding: MAISON&OBJET presents a cutting-edge platform that is in line with the developments in the market and suited to your specific needs.
Innovative: this gathering for interior design professionals reveals the retail strategies that work, the emerging trends and the latest materials in the industry.
Visionary: the international home-fashion show reflects the strategic thinking behind the best brains in the field and unveils promising talents, through appealing special events.

Mat & Jewski

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Anima

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Antonio Lupi

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Antartidee

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Propaganda

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Kafka Goes Pink

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Binome

Coffee table
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Sussiebiribissi

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Rock the Kasbah

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