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A new group show at Fondation CAB in Brussels explores how variations of colour can stimulate human behaviour
BRUSSELS.- Fondation CAB in Brussels presents an exhibition in which curator GrÃ©gory Lang considers the space of the foundation as a medium for new experiments by international and Brussels-based artists. ON THE LOOKOUT explores how variations of colour can stimulate human behaviour. This exhibition highlights the immersive and immaterial qualities of each artwork : while we investigate the space, we deepen our relationship with each of them. The dialogues and tensions created between the colourful installations and the architecture intensify our attention. With each moment being favorable to observe fleeting occurrences, an expanded time devoted to these encounters enhances our experiences. ... More

Math Bass is now represented by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Over the past decade, artist Math Bass has developed a lexicon of symbols in the series Newz!letters, bodily forms, architectural fragments, animals, bonesarranged in a variety of scores, each symbol an empty space of meaning, filled in by the context in which it finds itself. Repetition of these symbols, rather than codifying them into one solid signification, exposes the difference at the heart of each iteration; there is always a gap in meaning, something unnamable left out of and left over in the viewers readinga jouissance. It is this gap in the symbolic where Lee Edelman states queerness liesnot as an easily categorized liberal identity but as a process of unmaking and undoing that leaves (gendered) subjectivity as we know it in question. That these symbols are familiar only heightens our unsettling; the negative ... More

September exhibition explores Gwangju Uprising in South Korea
NEW YORK, NY.- Forty-two years after the May 18, 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea when a large number of demonstrators were killed by government troops, the exhibition, Blood and Tears: Portrayals of Gwangju's Democratic Struggle, continues to unfold fading truths and historical distortions. On view September 6 - October 21, 2022 at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Art Gallery, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Blood and Tears explores the history of Gwangju, which had a leading role in the fight for democratic freedom and human rights and subsequently became a hub for internationally-recognized contemporary art. The exhibition is curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos, professor of art history at John Jay College, and independent curator Soojung Hyun. An opening reception will be held on September ... More

Lehigh University Art Galleries presents Shimon Attie's Starstruck: An American Tale
BETHLEHEM, PA.- Lehigh University Art Galleries is presenting a new, site-specific multimedia work by artist Shimon Attie; Starstruck: An American Tale. Invited to create a new body of work as Lehigh Universitys Horger Artist-in-Residence (2021-22) in the Department of Art, Architecture and Design, Attie has created an artwork which interrogates Bethlehems past and present as a microcosm of America. Following the citys founding as The Bethlehem of North America by Moravian Christian reformist and utopian settlers in 1741, it later enjoyed an industrial heyday in the late 19th to 20th centuries as the capital of Americas steel industry and then saw a subsequent collapse during the 1980s. Bethlehem, in its layered history, echoes the hopes, histories and values of many North American cities, particularly those in the Rust Belt. Atties project explores this distinctly Ame ... More

Serpentine presents Atta Kwami's last mural at its North Gallery Garden
LONDON.- Today, Serpentine unveiled the last mural commission from the late painter, printmaker, independent art historian and curator, Atta Kwami (1956 2021). The mural originates from a painting that Kwami was reworking in his studio in 2021 shortly before his death, making this the final, landmark public work of his pioneering oeuvre. The commission results from Kwami winning the 2021 Maria Lassnig Prize. DzidzƆ kple amenuveve (Joy and Grace), 2021-22, embodies Kwamis vibrant palette and abstract painting style. It characteristically plays with the colour and form improvisations that are distinctive of Ghanaian architecture and African strip-woven textiles, especially kente, made famous by the Ewe and Asante people of Ghana. Kwami was known for painting kiosks and archway sculptures that were conceived as expanded three- ... More

David Krut Projects' first solo exhibition with artist Vusi Beauchamp opens in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- David Krut Projects, New York is presenting The Cult of One, Part II, the gallerys first solo exhibition with artist Vusi Beauchamp. Through a selection of mixed-media paintings on canvas and unique works on paper, the exhibition explores visual narratives that comment on social and political landscapes in a South Africa thirty years post-Apartheid. Vusi Beauchamps provocative iconography employs popular culture, satire and stereotypes in service of a visual political commentary. The Cult of One, Part II seeks to interrogate current societal ills and musings against a backdrop of South Africas post- Rainbow Nation era a time that promised racial equality, upward mobility, and a better life for all after the countrys transition from Apartheid. Beauchamp examines the South African government currently embattled ... More

The Wallace Collection is hosting a corresponding exhibition to 'The Lost King: Imagining Richard III'
LONDON.- The Lost King, a new feature film from PathÃ©, launches nationwide in UK cinemas this autumn. It tells the remarkable true story of how one ordinary woman overcame every obstacle to track down the final resting place of King Richard III and give him an honourable burial. In partnership with the film, The Wallace Collection is hosting a corresponding exhibition devoted to one of British historys most controversial sovereigns. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the remains of Richard III in Leicester, The Lost King stars Oscar nominee and Golden GlobeÂ® winning actress Sally Hawkins (Paddington, The Shape of Water) as Philippa Langley; Steve Coogan (Stan & Ollie) as her husband, John Langley; and Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones, Jane Eyre) as Richard III. Arms and armour at the Wallace Collection play a major ... More

kamel mennour opens an exhibition of paintings by Dhewadi Hadjab
PARIS.- For me, dance has always been a site of curiosity. But what interests me in dance is the moment of failure, the instant in which the pose comes undone, when the posture breaks down, when the body trembles as it searches for the right gesture. I find this the sincerest movement, says Dhewadi Hadjab, whose imagination has been fed by videos including those of Pina Bausch, whom he particularly likes. His interest in the choreographed body first came out of a friendship he had with a dancer in Algeria. Since then, it has become an obsession. To the point that every painting is the occasion to think about the lines of the next bodyduring the long hours he spends on a canvas, Dhewadi Hadjab sometimes moves off to rapidly sketch new poses and figures in preparatory sketchbooks. These intuitive postures then become the starting ... More

Big Top bonanza as W.E. Berry circus posters and artwork trounce estimates at Ewbank's
LONDON.- Acrobats, clowns and ringmasters cast in full colour among original artwork and posters from the W.E. Berry Collection soared to thousands of pounds at Ewbanks on August 19. The surviving archive of the great Bradford-based producer, printer and distributor of posters for more than 75 years from the 1920s included celebrated and rare designs. Initially working with Paramount, W.E. Berry produced designs for the Ealing Comedies, Ranks overseas posters, Disney, Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios, as well as for railway companies and Bertram Mills Circus. The company continued to flourish until financial difficulties led to its going into administration early in the 2000s and it closed in 2004. Ewbanks conducted a highly successful auction of part of the collection in 2020, now bringing another rare selection together, including original ... More

Americas Society presents 'Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime'
NEW YORK, NY.- Americas Society presents Tropical is Political: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime, an exhibition that explores the themes of natural and fiscal paradise, examining their geographical coincidence in the Caribbean and the impact of tourism and the visitor economy on art and cultural production from the region. This term denotes the ways in which a society is transformed by economic activity services and goods consumed of visitors, wherein the economy is reconfigured to serve the visitor. Curated by Marina Reyes Franco, Tropical is Political will display works by nineteen contemporary artists working within the Caribbean sphere and its diasporas, including Gwladys Gambie, Allora & Calzadilla, Carolina Caycedo, SofÃa GallisÃ¡ Muriente, Abigail Hadeed, Joiri Minaya, JosÃ© MorbÃ¡n, Dave Smith, Yiyo Tirado, ... More

Edwynn Houk Gallery opens an exhibition of works by Sebastiaan Bremer
NEW YORK, NY.- Edwynn Houk Gallery is presenting New Portraits, an exhibition by Sebastiaan Bremer (Dutch, b. 1970). In this series, Bremer's hand-painted photographs use abstraction to create uniquely comprehensive and insightful portraits. Rather than pinpoint an exact moment of representation, these works highlight the ways that a person, and their likeness, are constantly shifting. The resulting images suggest that movement, distortion, and abstraction do not obstruct truthful representation, but on the contrary, are necessary to embody the essence of a person through portraiture. Photographing himself, his friends, and family members, Bremer uses a long-exposure technique to create larger-than-life images of his subjects in movement. When seen from a distance, the subjects facial features appear distinct, recognizable though not in focus. Upon ... More