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42 articles, 2016-07-05 00:00 1 Mami Kataoka Will Direct the 2018 Biennale of Sydney Kataoka. JENNIFER YIN/BIENNALE OF SYDNEY Today the Biennale (2.06/3) of Sydney revealed that it has tapped Mami Kataoka, the chief curator of the Mori Art Museum in 2016-07-04 11:18 2KB www.artnews.com 2 Top 10 Must-See Art Exhibitions Opening in Europe in July The wealth of art exhibitions opening in Europe throughout the (0.01/3) month of July is almost as diverse as it is extensive. 2016-07-04 04:08 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 3 Alexis Silk, 2016 Spotlight Artist Alexis Silk is breaking exciting ground with dramatic new works in blown glass and metal that are at once timeless and thought provoking. Emerging from the intersection of the artist's fascination with the human figure, passion for her molten medium, and desire for conceptual expression,... 2016-07-05 00:00 2KB artexponewyork.com 4 DAY 2 AT ARTEXPO: SPECIAL KEYNOTE, LIVE ART DEMOS & MORE Friday at Artexpo brought throngs of visitors through the gates of Pier 94 to see artwork from over 400 exhibitors from around the world, comprising more than 1,000 artists in total. The doors opened early for the event's Keynote Presentation by Pam Danziger, "Marketing Art... 2016-07-05 00:00 1KB artexponewyork.com 5 AENY 2016 Recap: Highlights from an Incredible Year That's a wrap! Artexpo New York has taken the fine-art scene by storm yet again, and we've got the sales, stories, and gorgeous collection of photos and videos to prove it. We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone... 2016-07-05 00:00 2KB artexponewyork.com 6 lucas cultural arts museum (LCAM) chicago wrapped in ETFE pillows, the lifted museum building by OMA will be dedicated to the art and design of storytelling. 2016-07-04 18:15 3KB www.designboom.com 7 SoKo, Kate Moss, , Marie-Ange Casta Party With Miuccia in All about “energetic and being positive,” Miuccia Prada threw a star- studded party Saturday night in Paris at the Hôtel de la Païva. 2016-07-04 16:29 5KB wwd.com

8 RIGI design reconstructs office space in shanghai to host an independent lab multi-disciplinary studio RIGI design have reconstructed the interior of their office in shanghai, china, to accommodate room for a lab area. 2016-07-04 16:15 2KB www.designboom.com 9 Patrizio di Marco Joins Dolce & Gabbana Board The former Gucci chairman and ceo is an independent adviser of the group. 2016-07-04 15:36 1KB wwd.com 10 AmfAR Throws Dinner in Paris Naomi Campbell, Donatella Versace, Jennifer Garner, Tory Burch and Adrien Brody were among guests at the event in Paris on Sunday night. 2016-07-04 15:32 3KB wwd.com 11 Edda Gimnes Wins Germany’s Designer for Tomorrow 2016 Competition London College of Fashion graduate captivates with her hand- drawn collection. 2016-07-04 14:30 2KB wwd.com 12 Rupert Sanderson Unveils Fall 2016 Campaign The brand plans to use the visuals on its web site and in stores. 2016-07-04 14:14 1KB wwd.com 13 Lehmbruck Museum Explores Surface vs Superficiality in Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg is presenting a new sculpture show entitled “On Surface”. The exhibition explores how are defined by their materiality. Organized as a historical survey, it also provides insights into how the perception and connotation of surfaces — and of superficiality — have changed... 2016-07-04 13:38 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 14 sonora 113 mexico city the office building facilitates eight workspaces for creative industries including an advertising agency and interior and architecture offices. 2016-07-04 13:20 2KB www.designboom.com 15 Manhattan Gallery Faces Lawsuit Over Fake Warhol Prints A former investor has filed a lawsuit against the Woodward Gallery for falsifying authenticity documents relating to a set of Warhol prints. 2016-07-04 13:07 3KB news.artnet.com

16 bixpy swim jet water propulsion system the bixpy swim jet offers water-sports enthusiasts further, faster adventures by scaling down the water-jet propulsion system to a portable, handheld size. 2016-07-04 12:30 2KB www.designboom.com 17 Make New York Great Again with This Street Art of a Punk George Washington Visual artists Mint+Serf tap Richie Shazam to herald a new Americanism. 2016-07-04 12:30 3KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 18 An Audio-Visual Installation Grows Like Insect Shells In Nature Mary Franck's installation 'Carapace' represents a shell that continually unfolds. 2016-07-04 12:15 3KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 19 These Kinetic Geometries Were Crafted By A Graffiti Artist Moneyless has seen his work rise from vandalism to the vanguard. 2016-07-04 12:00 2KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 20 An Instrument Translates Landscape Paintings Into Music Art can now serenade you with a melody. 2016-07-04 11:45 1KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com 21 atelier deshaus manually curves the backrest and legs of sylph chair the result is a materialized relationship among things and matters that interact with the human body and manifest their own properties. 2016-07-04 11:44 3KB www.designboom.com 22 Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman“ Named Best International Film at Munich Festival “The Salesman” (“Forushande”) by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi received the Arri/Osram Award for Best International Film at the 34th International Munich Film Festival last weekend. 2016-07-04 11:33 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 23 This Short Film Portrays Long Distance Relationships Of The Future Snapchatting from the moon could totally be your future. 2016-07-04 11:30 2KB thecreatorsproject.vice.com

24 Ronny Sen’s Polish Winter Of Color in Mumbai “New world chronicles of an old world colour” will open at TARQ, Mumbai on July 7, 2016 through July 28, 2016. 2016-07-04 11:18 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 25 FCA Receives $1 Million Gift for New Ellsworth Kelly Award The Ellsworth Kelly Foundation has made a $1 million donation to the FCA for the establishment of a new annual award. 2016-07-04 11:15 3KB news.artnet.com 26 Iranian Authorities Confiscate Passport of Artist Parviz Tanavoli Iranian border officials seized Parviz Tanavoli’s passport on Saturday at Tehran airport, as he prepared to board a flight to London. 2016-07-04 10:53 2KB news.artnet.com 27 real time schiphol clock maarten baas has created a real time clock showing a video performance that took twelve hours to film inside lounge two of the international airport. 2016-07-04 10:43 2KB www.designboom.com 28 Andreas Gursky Explores Rhythms of Abstraction in Düsseldorf Show Photographer Andreas Gursky expores abstraction in a new show at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldor. 2016-07-04 10:18 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 29 VIDEO: A Trip with the Beat Generation at the Centre Pompidou A retrospective dedicated to the iconic, literary, artistic and cultural movement borne in the late 1940s. 2016-07-04 10:07 1KB www.blouinartinfo.com 30 Guest Couturier RTW Concept Launches in Paris The idea behind Couturissimo is to produce couture-infused ready- to-wear capsules at a democratic price point 2016-07-04 10:04 2KB wwd.com 31 buratti architetti adds underground swimming pool to italian divided over two levels, ‘house luna’ hosts the living functions on the ground floor and leaves the underground floor as an intimate space, enclosed and dark, to relax and swim. 2016-07-04 10:01 5KB www.designboom.com

32 Frieze Masters Introduces Art Advisory Service to ‘Demystify’ the Market for New Collectors Frieze Masters has introduced an on-site bespoke art advisory service in response to an increasingly eclectic approach to collecting. 2016-07-04 09:35 3KB news.artnet.com 33 garden house on rienzi singapore the immersion of natural greenery throughout all the rooms has established a sense of openness and natural ventilation within this family home. 2016-07-04 08:45 2KB www.designboom.com 34 Rana Begum Solo at Parasol Unit, London Rana Begum Solo at Parasol Unit London 2016-07-04 07:39 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 35 Group Show “Detail Is All” at Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany Group Show “Detail Is All” at Kunsthalle Mainz 2016-07-04 07:10 4KB www.blouinartinfo.com 36 Zvi Goldstein’s Biggest Ever Show at S. M. A. K. Ghent, Belgium Zvi Goldstein’s Biggest Ever Show at S. M. A. K. Ghent 2016-07-04 06:46 4KB www.blouinartinfo.com 37 Artcurial’s 1st Semester Sales Jump 6% Over Last Year Figures Artcurial’s 1st Semester Sales Jump 6% Over 2015 Figures 2016-07-04 05:06 7KB www.blouinartinfo.com 38 Danny Lyon, Photo Portraitist of the Pleasures of Daily American Life Of all the DOCUMERICA images, Lyon's are the most fascinating, partly because they don’t quite follow the project guidelines, depicting instead the hidden beauty of neighborhoods. 2016-07-04 03:00 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com 39 Dan Attoe: Beauty and Clumsiness Attoe might consciously tip his hat to the Hudson River School, but his mountainous visions of the sublime hold an unexpectedly comedic (and often perverse) undercurrent. 2016-07-04 03:00 2KB www.blouinartinfo.com

40 Editors’ Picks: 7 Art Events to See in New York This Week From a new solo exhibition by Pia Camil to a day-long festival at the Brooklyn Museum, we've got your week in art events covered. 2016-07-04 02:00 5KB news.artnet.com 41 John Akomfrah on the Tricky Line Between Art and Cinema The filmmaker and artist speaks to artnet News about his latest exhibition at , New York. 2016-07-04 01:40 12KB news.artnet.com 42 Top 10 Shows on the LES and Surrounding Neighborhoods This Summer The neighborhood is full of the best emerging, and experimental art galleries. We select the ten most interesting shows on view this summer. 2016-07-04 01:32 5KB news.artnet.com Articles

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1 Mami Kataoka Will Direct the 2018 Biennale of Sydney (2.06/3) Kataoka. JENNIFER YIN/BIENNALE OF SYDNEY Today the Biennale of Sydney revealed that it has tapped Mami Kataoka, the chief curator of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, to be artistic director of its 21st edition, which will take place in 2018. “As one of the region’s most accomplished curators, Mami will bring a truly fresh perspective and an Asian sensibility to the exhibition in 2018,” Kate Mills, the biennale’s chairman, said in a statement released to press, “enabling biennale artists and audiences to explore in greater depth our relationship with the Pacific region and challenge conventional wisdoms.” Kataoka’s CV is long. She started as chief curator at MAM in 2003 and also served as international curator at the Hayward Gallery in London from 2007 to 2009. She was an adviser on the 2016 Biennale of Sydney and one of six directors on the 2012 Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, titled “Roundtable.” Before joining MAM, she was chief curator at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery. “As artistic director I am interested to ask how we can test the biennale’s significance given the growing understanding of multiple modernities; the many socio-political contexts and accelerated complexities in the world conditions today,” Kataoka said in a statement of her own. “I am thrilled to work together with great artists from Australia and around the world for the coming biennale to find ways to engage in depth with its history, diverse communities, and contexts.” The Biennale of Sydney has a strong track record of appointing women to lead its recent editions. Four of the last five have been curated or co- curated by women: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev in 2008, Catherine de Zegher with Gerald McMaster in 2012, Juliana Engberg in 2014, and Stephanie Rosenthal this year. Kataoka told The Australian , in an interview for an article that provides some nice background about her curatorial work, that she is still in the early planning phase of her biennale and has not yet decided on a theme or artists. “My baby is still being made,” she said . “I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl.” 2016-07-04 11:18 Andrew Russeth

2 Top 10 Must-See Art Exhibitions Opening in Europe in July (0.01/3) Related Venues Garage Museum of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Gemäldegalerie 21er Haus Grimaldi Forum Monaco Royal Academy of Arts Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain Tate Modern Kunsthal Rotterdam Artists David Hockney Fernando Botero Francis Bacon Gustave Caillebotte The wealth of art exhibitions opening in Europe throughout the month of July is almost as diverse as it is extensive. From major retrospectives to themed group shows, an impressive list of Europe’s top art institutions are presenting a wide variety of important exhibitions that offer a welcome distraction after the chaos of Art Basel in Basel, the June London auctions, and Brexit. To help you plan your July art exhibition calendar, BLOUIN ARTINO has selected 10 must-see exhibitions opening in Europe throughout July, include major presentations showcasing the work of artists such as Francis Bacon , Gustave Caillebotte , Velázquez, Ai Weiwei, Georgia O’Keeffe, David Hockney , Nástio Mosquito, and Fernando Botero . BLOUIN ARTINFO’s July top 10 includes exhibitions at Grimaldi Forum Monaco, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, 21er Haus in Vienna, Tate Modern in London, Royal Academy in London, Fondation Cartier in Paris, Fondazione Prada in , as well as the Kunsthal Rotterdam. Click the slideshow to see BLOUIN ARTINFO’s top 10 must-see exhibitions opening in Europe in July 2016-07-04 04:08 Nicholas Forrest

3 Alexis Silk, 2016 Spotlight Artist Alexis Silk is breaking exciting ground with dramatic new works in blown glass and metal that are at once timeless and thought provoking. Emerging from the intersection of the artist’s fascination with the human figure, passion for her molten medium, and desire for conceptual expression, the work exhibits surprising maturity and depth. Technically, Silk is pushing the boundaries of what is possible, sculpting her glass figures entirely freehand while the glass is hot on the end of a blowpipe or punty rod. Her largest figures are close to half her body weight and take a team of six assistants to handle the glass while she is sculpting it. While making intrinsically beautiful objects, Silk explores issues of human nature, society, and the relationship of humans, nature, and industry. Her hanging figures are an eloquent exploration of objectification of the body. Since receiving her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005, Silk has continued to study with glass masters such as Pino Signoretto, Richard Royal, and Boyd Sugiki. She has been working full time as an artist since 2006. Today she has work in museums, galleries, private collections, and fine art shows around the world. A much-anticipated programming element of Redwood Media Group’s other art shows, the Spotlight Artist Program is being featured for the very first time at Artexpo New York in 2016 and will continue to be a highlight at the show in future years. Alexis Silk is one of four esteemed artists selected for this year’s Spotlight Artist Program. 2016-07-05 00:00 lmullikin

4 DAY 2 AT ARTEXPO: SPECIAL KEYNOTE, LIVE ART DEMOS & MORE Friday at Artexpo brought throngs of visitors through the gates of Pier 94 to see artwork from over 400 exhibitors from around the world, comprising more than 1,000 artists in total. The doors opened early for the event’s Keynote Presentation by Pam Danziger, “Marketing Art in Today’s New Luxury Style,” during which the renowned speaker, author, and market researcher provided tips for artists and gallery owners in attendance. The day was filled with inspiring Meet the Artist events and live art demonstrations, giving attendees the chance to see featured exhibitors in action and learn about their paths to becoming successful artists. Showgoers also enjoyed mingling with exhibitors and other art lovers alike at the night’s two parties: the Meet & Greet Reception sponsored by Art Brand Studios, and the Focus on Design Friday Reception sponsored by Art Design Consultants. It was another fabulous day and evening at Artexpo —and we know Saturday and Sunday will continue the trend! Don’t forget to follow Artexpo New York on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated on all the fun happening at the show this weekend! 2016-07-05 00:00 lmullikin

5 5 AENY 2016 Recap: Highlights from an Incredible Year That’s a wrap! Artexpo New York has taken the fine-art scene by storm yet again, and we’ve got the sales, stories, and gorgeous collection of photos and videos to prove it. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who played a part, from our extraordinary exhibitors and generous sponsors to our ever-eager attendees. Read on to find out more about 2016’s show— we’re proud to say it was another phenomenal one! Moments to Remember Throughout the four-day weekend, attendees enjoyed a number of exciting events, from the VIP Opening Night Preview Party featuring the unveiling of this year’s Poster Challenge winner to inspiring Art Talks, Meet the Artist sessions, and more. Famed dance photographer Jordan Matter wowed us all with his live photo shoots, and painters from around the world gave us a peek at their creative process during live art demonstrations. On Friday, author and industry leader Pamela N. Danziger gave the Keynote Presentation to a rapt audience of exhibitors and trade attendees. 2016 Artexpo Award Winners Over a dozen artists and galleries were given special recognition during Artexpo this year for their work that went above and beyond. Here’s a full list of 2016 award recipients: Top Sales & Success Stories Here’s a sampling of some of our exhibitors’ top sales and feedback for the event. See more testimonials here ! Media Buzz Artexpo New York garnered tons of attention in media outlets in New York and beyond, with coverage including a shout-out in PAPER magazine, which dubbed our show as a “must-see,” a segment on CBS New York , and many others. We also reached tens of thousands of fans via social media, offering followers around the world up-to-the-minute event tidbits and photos on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram. Thanks to everyone liking and following us on our social media channels—we love keeping you engaged! Exhibit in 2017 Inspired by this year’s event to give exhibiting a shot yourself, or want to return to Artexpo after having a successful show this year? Apply for 2017 here , or contact our helpful sales team —they’ll be happy to help you. 2016-07-05 00:00 sdalton

6 lucas cultural arts museum (LCAM) chicago international architecture studio OMA have put forward their proposal for the lucas cultural arts museum (LCAM) to be sited in chicago, america. the museum will be dedicated to the art and design of storytelling through a combination of three collections: illustration and storytelling art; digital art and art in motion— complemented by educational and outreach programs. ‘it is a museum that aims to be porous and open. spread across the site, the museum’s program would claim a vast swath of land at the waterfront, while simultaneously appearing as a supplicant to the enormity of soldier field. tied to the ground, the building in this form is neither iconic nor civic; its generosity is thwarted by its breadth, its grandness swamped by the bombast of its neighbor.’ the horizontal plate and vertical tower will be enveloped within a dome-like membrane all images © OMA led by architect shohei shigematsu, OMA‘s proposal creates a vertical gallery on the site, an atrium tower that elevates the traditional, horizontal galleries that accommodates LCAM’s three collections. the tower suspends the galleries above the city but also connects them to it; lifting the main galleries enables the site below to be preserved as a new urban park, while simultaneously providing maximum flexibility within the horizontal gallery plate itself. the scheme sees the horizontal plate and vertical tower enveloped within a dome-like membrane that expands the museum’s physical and emotional presence within the city. this membrane—a cloud of ETFE pillows—creates a sheltered, lifted public space for chicago (sky park). like a park, it is freely accessible like an urban plaza, it is a flexible territory that accommodates a range of activities and in turn, evolves into a social space that engages the public to share and create. the ETFE membrane is fritted to accept projections both from within and from the outside. inside the sky park, projections can be used as an integral part of larger displays and presentations. meanwhile, at the ground level, projects can transform the museum park into an outdoor or drive in cinema. the museum’s theater and lecture spaces are located at the base of the tower, allowing for separate ground level entry and expansion to the museum park at ground level. a series of escalators lead visitors up to the gallery levels and lifted sky park above. from these levels, elevators presenting views of the vertical gallery show visitors to the offices, event space and observation deck at the top of the tower. lifted, the building offers eight times the public space it occupies. the park space that surrounds the building—a flexible surface that can accommodate both grasses and parking. the museum park can be used for a range of public events and activities, casting the building as the backdrop for new programs for local residents of the neighborhoods throughout chicago. the park can be used for a range of public events and activities, casting the building as the backdrop for new programs for local residents the museum is sited close to the water lifted, the building offers eight times the public space it occupies the museum park can be used for a range of public events and activities at the ground level, projects can transform the museum park into an outdoor or drive in cinema inside the sky park, projections can be used as an integral part of larger displays and presentations 2016-07-04 18:15 Natasha Kwok

7 SoKo, Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Marie-Ange Casta Party With Miuccia Prada in Paris Miuccia Prada returned to her nightclub concept for her Miu Miu resort collection, hosting a sprawling party at an opulent mansion on the Champs- Élysées, the Hôtel de la Païva, famed for its yellow onyx staircase. Prada picked that color for her party outfit: a satin Miu Miu parka with Velcro fasteners. She waved off questions about her colorful, hyper-embellished collection, returning to a favorite word: “fun!” Then she capitulated and offered: “energetic and positive. That’s what we need in these times.” She displayed the clothes on mannequins — some propped on tables, other sprawled on the floor, which gave guests time to drink in all the dizzying details and candy colors: yellow plumes spewing out of the vamp of crystal pumps; swirling sequin embroideries on gleaming coats in fuchsia or lapis; jewels scattered on the bodice of long T-shirt dresses in loud curtain prints. While dress shapes were reminiscent of pre-war eras, the large-scale and vaguely psychedelic prints tempered the retro feeling. Giant rave pants, metallic leather cheerleader skirts, stacked plastic bangles, platform ballerinas and spangled satin bucket hats all broadcast the same youthful zing. While overcharged and eccentric, the looks lost some of their zaniness when worn by models mingling with guests at the busy party, which included Marie-Ange Casta. “I have a movie coming up in January. It’s an Édouard Bear [film], named ‘Ouvert la nuit,’” she said. Miu Miu regular Marc Jacobs said he’s hard at work on his spring collection, focusing on fabrics with his team in Paris right now, plus “working on the accessories and stuff like that.” No summer holidays are in the cards for the designer. “We’ve been having a ‘staycation’ at the Plaza Athénée, which has been great,” he joked and added, in reference to the ongoing poor weather in Paris : “We’ve been wearing winter clothes and parading around our suite.” SoKo has a lot on her plate. She’s been busy doing promo for “The Dancer” and “The Stopover,” two movies opening in September. The singer-actress is also incubating her third album. “That’s meant to come out when it’s ready,” she said. “It’s getting all the ingredients together.” Singer Petite Meller is focused on her new album, “Lil Empire,” due out Sept. 8 on Island Records. She also has two new videos coming up, one for a song called “The Flute,” which was why she sported a big wooden flute thrown over her shoulder, that was just shot in Senegal. The other, up next, will be lensed in Mongolia. In one of the rear courtyards, there was a large TV broadcasting the - Iceland quarterfinals of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer competition. Among those glued to the screen were Maurizio Cattelan and actress Roxane Mesquida. She has a new movie breaking Wednesday. “I play a singer, who is a little bit intense and crazy, extremely jealous and ready to do anything to have her man back. It’s called ‘Despite the Night,’ and directed by Philippe Grandrieux,” she said. Mesquida is also gearing up to shoot an independent American movie in Paris in about a month. Its name is “Thirst Street,” and Nathan Silver is to direct it. “I actually play a singer again,” she said. “I didn’t sing until the [first] movie; I had to learn the songs in order to sing. And so now I’m like singing again.” “I felt like it was really showing my soul, and I thought it was more difficult than being naked in a movie, for example,” continued Mesquida. “Singing is like very intimate.” Elsewhere, Emma Greenwell was playing backgammon. She will be filming the second season of the TV series “The Path” in New York until the end of October. Sitting on the floor chatting next to her were Stacy Martin and Dianna Agron. “I’ve just finished a film, called ‘3 Way Junction,’” said Martin, adding that shooting for the movie directed by Juergen Bollmeyer took place in South . “And I am about to start my new film in a few weeks with Michel Hazanavicius about [Jean-Luc] Godard’s relationship with his second wife Anne Wiazemsky.” [based on the books that Wiazemsky wrote and how their relationship disintegrated after the filming of “La Chinoise.”] Agron has two films in post-production now. “I have a movie where I am looking for my brother on a mountaintop, it’s a survival movie, and then I have a movie that I shot about nuns in the Sixties,” she explained, adding this was her fourth time in Paris in six months. At 10:30 p.m. a large crowd gathered in a large salon, where Kate Moss deejayed for an hour straight. The crowd went wild – not to mention snap- happy – as they danced to songs including “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “No More Tears.” Other VIP attendees included Giles Deacon, Amber Valletta, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis and Aymeline Valade. 2016-07-04 16:29 Miles Socha

8 8 RIGI design reconstructs office space in shanghai to host an independent lab RIGI design reconstructs office space in shanghai to host an independent lab multi-disciplinary studio RIGI design have reconstructed the interior of their office in shanghai, china, to accommodate room for a lab area, meeting room and small show space. the building which was once a former factory, has been redesigned in order to reflect the firms clear vision and personalised aesthetic which they have grown since they first established the agency in 2006. RIGI design needed an office which would convey their concepts and ideas to potential customers in a clear and dynamic way. the studio was originally a standard rectangular space which only allowed natural light to enter from one side of the building. the reconstruction process allowed the firm to divide the open layout into various sections that would each cater towards a different function. to create a spacious studio, the ceiling was exposed in order to form a light open space. each area is color coded using different colored blocks and boxes which indicates the function of every room. a lab named ‘LKLAB’ is built inside the office, which is used by designers to build models and to convey their ideas and concepts to clients in a fun and interactive display. kai liu, the founder of RIGI states that ‘sometimes a space is like a book, when turning pages and finding the sentences you like, you may label or mark them; while in a space, you have to walk through it and try to feel it and understand it, this is another kind of reading.’ the reconstruction process allowed the firm to divide the open layout into various sections kai liu added words numbers and phrases printed on the walls, objects and sign posts in order to communicate scale and proportion. ceramic tiles, cabinets, flower pots, lamps, electrical outlets and cord holes all follow a similar pattern. presented in a geometric fashion, each object is used as a vital component within the carefully structured assemblage. each object is used as a vital component within the carefully structured assemblage each area is color coded to indicate the room’s function words numbers and phrases have been printed on the walls, objects and sign posts designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. 2016-07-04 16:15 www.designboom

9 Patrizio di Marco Joins Dolce & Gabbana Board Sporting a full beard, a smiling Patrizio di Marco appears on Stefano Gabbana ‘s Instagram account with the designer; Alfonso Dolce, who is Domenico Dolce’s brother, and Diana Zanetto, a former executive vice president and chief merchandising and licensing officer at Gucci , who now works at Dolce & Gabbana. Asked whether he, too, has joined the Italian fashion brand, di Marco confirmed to WWD that he is now a member of the company’s board and an independent adviser. In January, sources had said the former chairman and chief executive officer of Gucci was set to join D0lce & Gabbana after honoring his one- year non-compete agreement. Sources in Milan later said di Marco and the company had not reached an agreement over his role and the company’s structure. Di Marco left Gucci on Jan. 1, 2015, followed shortly afterward by creative director Frida Giannini , who is married to di Marco. The executive joined the Florence-based firm in 2009, succeeding Mark Lee. Prior to that, di Marco played an instrumental role in turning around Bottega Veneta as president and ceo for eight years. Sources in Milan speculate that di Marco’s arrival at Dolce & Gabbana could be preparatory to a public listing. 2016-07-04 15:36 Luisa Zargani

10 AmfAR Throws Dinner in Paris “This is an opportunity for us to just say thank you,” said amfAR chief executive officer Kevin Frost, noting that the foundation that raises money to combat HIV and AIDS, has many supporters in the City of Light and elsewhere in Europe. “This [event] is quite different [from the big fund-raisers], but we couldn’t pass up putting a couple of things on auction. Don’t you love the Willy Rizzo picture [depicting Yves Saint Laurent in August 1960]? And the Terry O’Neill one [of David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor in Los Angeles in 1974] is so pretty,” he said at amfAR’s second such event in Paris. “Coming up next, the foundation is traveling to Milan in September and Los Angeles in October. We’re honoring Jeffrey Katzenberg.” “Versace is family,” said Campbell, who was honored by amfAR last month. She’s to start filming in September, explaining it’s “as an actress, not as director — not yet.” Is acting something she has always wanted to do? “She’s an actress, come on. She was born an actress. Nobody models like her. Nobody has the charisma like Naomi. Period,” said Elson, who has a second record slated to come out next year. “I gonna tour and do all that,” she said, describing her music as “dark and mysterious.” Murphy, who was with her 15-year-old daughter Dylan, closed the Atelier Versace show. “I was the bride the last time 17 years ago. Gianni was alive. I hadn’t walked [the Versace show] since then. It’s a long time. It was fun,” she said. The 43-year-old is launching a magazine, which is slated to hit newsstands on Nov. 1. “It’s photojournalism and journalism about American culture.” On it, she works with Shinola, the Detroit-based company known for its American-made watches, bicycles, journals and leather goods, and Stephen Shore is among contributors. Another part of the staff comes from Colors Magazine, she explained. “I just got back from Biarritz,” explained the latter. “My husband is a surfer, growing up in California. He wants to go [to Biarritz] all the time,” Hériard-Dubreuil said. “That’s awesome; is that yours?” asked Brody about Burch’s fish-shaped statement necklace. “No. That’s J. W. Anderson,” she replied. “Cool. You know I paint. My whole painting series is called ‘Hooked.’ It’s all fish.” Brody has a solo art exhibition opening on July 16 at Galeries des Lices in Saint-Tropez, France. Redemption creative director Gabriele Moratti was one of the two happy bidders who scooped up the limited-edition boxed set of 23 images of Studio 54 by the legendary nightclub’s in-house photographer Sonia Moskowitz. It went for 55,000 euros, or $61,206 at current exchange. “I was born in 1978, around the era of Studio 54. I love the Seventies, the fashion, the movie, the music.…I listen to Led Zeppelin and Janis Japlin. Plus, it’s for good cause,” Moratti explained. Other lots included a trip to the 70th Cannes Film Festival running from May 17 to 28, 2017, which went for 75,000 euros, or $83,463, and an invitation to attend Leonardo DiCaprio’s fundraising gala in Saint-Tropez on July 20. 2016-07-04 15:32 Laure Guilbault

11 Edda Gimnes Wins Germany’s Designer for Tomorrow 2016 Competition For some designers, fabric is the starting point of their collections. For others, it’s their initial sketches. But for Edda Gimnes, it’s neither. Or actually both. The Norwegian born, London College of Fashion graduate begins by creating graphic drawings executed with her left hand though she is right-handed, and which possibly adds to their naïve charm. Blown up across canvas or reworked in fur, these drawings, inspired by an eclectic collection of found vintage photographs and objects, animate her living fashion cutouts. While this approach earned her more trouble than praise as a student, it has now paid off, earning her the 2016 Designer for Tomorrow title, sponsored by German specialty store chain Peek & Cloppenburg and its online shop Fashion ID, and this year under the patronship of Alber Elbaz. Watching the live-stream of the show, and together with the eight member jury board choosing the winner, Elbaz said he saw a lot of potential in Gimnes. “She captured my imagination and I’m keen to find out how her talent will evolve,” he said. The young creative will soon be meeting Elbaz in person, a trip to Paris to meet the designer the next step in the one-year sponsorship program. Design competitions, like wine, have their good years and bad years, and this year’s DFT crop was especially strong. The other finalists included David Kälble, whose cross-cultural South African-inspired collection mixed fur trims and cable tie fringes; Elisa Kley’s ultra linear compositions; Marc Morris Mok’s geometry in motion (and Sponge Bob footwear) ideas, and Ancuta Sarca’s plasticized fashion wardrobe. 2016-07-04 14:30 Melissa Drier

12 Rupert Sanderson Unveils Fall 2016 Campaign Among the highlights is a pair of leather ankle boots with fringe detailing, classic burgundy court shoes and block-heel pumps in a graphic coral-and-white print. The overall collection features a variety of colors and textures. Model Lisa Onysko is pictured in the background in a series of frozen dance moves. Photographer Adam Whitehead used special lighting to highlight the footwear and keep a sense of the model’s movement in the shots. “I wanted to get the primary focus on to the shoes, whilst still emphasizing the body and silhouette of the model,” Sanderson said. The company plans to use the visual assets of the campaign in its stores and web site. 2016-07-04 14:14 Natalie Theodosi

13 Lehmbruck Museum Explores Surface vs Superficiality in Sculpture Related Artists Auguste Rodin Georg Baselitz Works by Auguste Rodin , Julian Opie and Georg Baselitz are among those included in a new sculpture show entitled “On Surface” at Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg. The exhibition explores how sculptures are defined by their materiality. Organized as a historical survey, it also provides insights into how the perception and connotation of surfaces — and of superficiality — have changed since the pioneers of modernity liberated form in sculpture. Key works presented in the show include the life-sized bronze sculpture “Eva” (1881) by Rodin and Medardo Rosso’s wax sculpture “La Portinaia” (1883/84), as well as a wide array of contributions from the 21st Century, including works by Baselitz and his large-scale BDM group, Carsten Nicolai, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Opie, and Rebecca Horn. According to the organizers, the show was “inspired by the omnipresence of the surfaces of digital devices, by the aesthetics of smoothness and the desire to penetrate the surface.” At the same time, it critically reflects the ambiguity of the matter: “The title plays on different associations with the term surface,” the organizers explain, “it is primarily about the manifestation of the surface of an artwork as one of its essential artistic qualities. The second reading suggested by the title is that of superficiality — that which seems to resist any attempt to discover a deeper meaning. The superficial is that which can be grasped immediately, it is the first impression that will linger in our memory.” “On Surface. From Rodin to de Bruyckere. The Surface as a Carrier of Meaning in Sculpture”, through October 23, 2016. Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg, Germany. Click here for more information. 2016-07-04 13:38 Lisa Contag

14 sonora 113 mexico city iñaki echeverria juxtaposes old and new with sonora 113 in mexico city located in mexico city‘s historical colonia condesa district, sonora 113 is a new office building designed by mexican architect iñaki echeverria. within the neighborhood, buildings are recognized by its art deco or international style architecture, most contemporary interventions of the area have been converted primarily for residential use. facilitating eight offices for creative industries, sonora 113 provides space for projects that require work spaces including an advertising agency and an interior design / architecture offices. the original façade has been preserved and highlighting the adaptive reuse and coexisting of contemporary and historical architecture. iñaki echeverria‘s scheme comprises of an area of just 8 meters wide and with 409 square meters in surface, an efficient, vertical solution of 2,700 square meters of construction. the response saw a high degree of technical challenges due to its plot and scale. rising at six levels, the building includes a square-a public access area of ​activity at the entrance of the building with a shop on the ground floor, plus an underground parking level. sonara 113 is located in the colonia condesa district image © jaime navarro the building measures at 8 meters wide and with 409 square meters in surface image © jaime navarro old and new is juxtaposed image © luis gordoa the building includes a square-a public access area of activity at the entrance image © luis gordoa an efficient, vertical solution of 2,700 square meters of construction image © jaime navarro 2016-07-04 13:20 Philip Stevens

15 15 Manhattan Gallery Faces Lawsuit Over Fake Warhol Prints Scandal has rocked the prominent Lower East Side Woodward Gallery as the art dealers now face a lawsuit from an irate former investor. 85 year-old Oregon resident Nira Levine claims the gallery’s owners, John and Kristine Woodward, doctored authenticity documents for 90 Andy Warhol prints from the “Space Fruit” series they sold her in 2008. Now Levine has filed a suit against them to discover whether the details of her other investments with the gallery, which include stakes in over 50 modern masterpieces, were also falsified, reports the New York Post . The petition, filed in New York Supreme Court on June 30, stipulates that Levine either purchased the pieces outright or co-owned them with the Woodwards, who then resold them and evenly split the proceeds with Levine. According to Courthouse News Service , the gallerists drew suspicion in 2014 when Levine learned the couple had overcharged her through a restorer’s condition report, which detailed that 63 out of the 76 prints in the “Spacefruit” collection had been deemed inauthentic by the Warhol Authentication Board. When Levine asked the Woodwards to produce receipts for the collection confirming that they had purchased the works for $180,000 in 2008, Kristine Woodward confessed that there weren’t any, prompting Levine to conclude that the Woodwards had invented the 2008 transaction in order to swindle her out of $90,000. The retired psychologist conceded that she had never actually seen the artwork or related documentation, citing her trust of the Woodwards’ expertise by way of explanation. $90,000 is a hefty sum, but the bigger fear for Levine is that she may have been duped on a number of further works. Since 2002, Levine invested in around 140 paintings with the Woodward Gallery, the combined value of which totals nearly $1 million and includes masterpieces such as Pablo Picasso ’s Green Hair Woman , and Keith Haring ’s Subway , as well as a Jean-Michel Basquiat and a half dozen paintings attributed to Alexander Calder. Levine is seeking a discovery order to gain access to the paperwork related to the purchases. In addition to the documentation, she also seeks a court order for John and Kristine Woodward to provide depositions on the purchases. According to the Courthouse News Service, Levine says she intends to pursue a civil action against the couple on counts of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary, fraud and conversion. The Post reports that Kristine Woodward declined to comment on the specifics of the allegations, saying the suit “has no merit,” and that the gallery “has continued to have integrity in all that we do in the last 23 years.” 2016-07-04 13:07 Naomi Rea

16 bixpy swim jet water propulsion system the bixpy swim jet offers kayakers, standup paddle boarders, divers and water- sports enthusiasts further, faster adventures with more confidence and security by scaling down the water-jet propulsion technology to a portable, handheld size. weighing in at 2lbs (1kg), the jet can generate enough thrust to drive a full- size kayak or stand-up paddle board and its occupants up to 11km/hr, with a range of 15 to 25 km on a single battery charge. the water jet manufacturers offer a wide variety of attachments and accessories that will allow users to swap the motor from their kayak, to their paddle board, to their arm and vice versa. using one of these attachments, the jets can attach to basically anything that floats; allowing enthusiasts to motorize existing vessels with ease. bixpy jets use the latest in technology and material science to get you maximum output from their lithium-ion battery packs. additionally, the motors plus the accessories are salt water resistant for use in any body of water. ‘we’ve worked incredibly hard to bring bixpy jet to life and we’re excited to give water-sports enthusiasts new ways to enjoy their favorite activity on water, explore new places and find new adventures’, says houman nikmanesh, the san diego-based start-up’s founder and CEO. the jet is powerful enough to move vessels and occupants at 11 km/h kayakers and standup paddle boarders can explore further, fight wind and current and even go fly-fishing. snorkeling and scuba diving become much easier experiences when you users have a jet pack to take with them on your their trip. the bixpy jet is due to showcase on kickstarter in the summer of 2016 and start shipping by the end of the year. designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. 2016-07-04 12:30 www.designboom

17 Make New York Great Again with This Street Art of a Punk George Washington All images courtesy the artists New York visual artists Mint+Serf , known for elevating their graffiti into desirable objects for consumption, want to spin the image of the iconic patriot. To launch their latest silk charmeuse scarf with a street art patina, the duo enlisted artist and curator Richie Shazam to take on the spirit of an American leader or what the duo calls the new George Washington of Downtown New York by donning a powdered wig. The silk scarf is a replica of a painting by Mint+Sefr titled Young, Dumb and Full of Cum and digitally printed by Software Studios. Yet, their campaign to release the elegant piece is anything but young or dumb. The concept of the campaign was inspired by the 90s political magazine George , published by the late JFK Jr. wherein each cover featured a celebrity reinterpreting American politics and prowess. Mint writes, “With this election year, becoming so vigorously contested, I wanted to revisit this idea but with something radically different in mind. Something that once again reinterpreted the idea of an American in 2016. We wanted something bold, aggressive, and punk rock. A big 'fuck you' to all of the bigots of our great country. A middle finger to everyone who hates minorities and won't acknowledge reproductive rights and equal pay for women. This is a celebration of individuality, masco-femininity and ethnicity.” To release the campaign shot by Lorenzo Fariello, the artists will turn the facade of the Wallplay gallery building in the Lower East Side into a painting (before the space becomes a 12-story luxury condo). Mint tells The Creators Project, “Everyone with the willingness and desire to pick up a can are welcome to transform the gallery into a social vandal sculpture.” You will also see the posters of Shazam dressed as George Washington spattered about the city. The artists want you to take note and reconsider “What kind of Americans do we want to be? Do we want to hate and exclude or do we want to love and embrace? Do we want to isolate and regress or do we want to evolve and progress? Do we want to actively do nothing or do we want to take action and be active?” To learn more about the artists click here . Related: In Cold Love: Richie Shazam and Friends Brutalize Notions of Lust A New Photo Exhibition Takes a Hardcore Look at Life in the South 6 Must-See Shows During Frieze New York 2016-07-04 12:30 Marina Garcia

18 An Audio-Visual Installation Grows Like Insect Shells In Nature All images courtesy the artist. This article was originally published on May 15, 2014 but we think it still rocks! In human life, the ego is born, grows, takes hold, and eventually disintegrates. Mary Franck aims to replicate the ego's life cycle in Carapace , an audio-visual installation featuring organically-created and algorithmic forms. Developed in residence at the Society for Art and Technology (SAT), the installation's name is not arbitrary. A carapace is a shell found on the exteriors of arthropods and arachnids, amongst other organisms. While algorithms lie at the heart of software, the DNA of the dynamic, computer- generated forms could be interpreted as shells. Yet, Franck sees a more important metaphor in the carapace. For her, it's a good analog for the human ego. "The concept preceded the word,” says Franck. “It started when I saw the Statosphere dome.” Later, when Franck was lying on a beach looking up at the stars, she was struck by the concept of layers of self or identities shedding over time. “We construct the ego as a way of expressing ourselves, but it's also how we protect our self,” with the ego becoming more and more elaborate—a shell that continually unfolds. " “The other line of inquiry that's really interesting to me is form and morphology, or how organisms actually have the form that they have” said Franck. “Why does the zebra have stripes? Most people would respond that it allows them to blend as a herd and not get eaten, but the actual reason is much more complicated.” The complicated explanation has to do with chemical diffusion gradients. Alan Turing, an early computer scientist and cryptoanalyst, developed his reaction-diffusion model , where chemical diffusion gradients lay down a mathematics of patterning in organisms. These organic patterns and forms, like those found in shells or plants, always piqued Franck's interest. And this interest expanded into curiosity about how they form. “The complexity of these processes is beautiful to me,” she says. “The pattern in which a tree branches is a product of hormone diffusion gradients. " On a biochemical level, everything about us is a product of form [morphology], of how organic molecules fit together and diffuse, including consciousness,” Franck added. “Consciousness is this biochemical phenomena that we don't really understand. It's this incredible thing that comes into being, is a universe unto itself, then winks out.” This all suits Franck's visual interests, which cut across algorithmic forms, spaces, and 3D environments and objects. “My style is a hybrid of organic and algorithmic processes,” she says. “I draw lines or model surfaces, manipulate them procedurally, analyze them, and use that as source for algorithmic animations and forms.” As for software tools, Franck uses a mix of Derivative Touch Designer , Python, and OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL), though most of the drawing is done with Rhino. Her audio collaborator, Kadet Kuhne 2016-07-04 12:15 DJ Pangburn

19 19 These Kinetic Geometries Were Crafted By A Graffiti Artist Images courtesy of Soze Gallery & Moneyless This article was originally published on May 6, 2014 but we think it still rocks! Since his days bombing the same bricks that birthed the word graffiti , the Italian- born, mathematically-educated artist Moneyless (real name Teo Pirisi) has seen his work rise from vandalism to the vanguard of contemporary abstract art. His collection of work titled Paper Teller , at Soze Gallery is a testament to the artist's evolution. According to the show's press release,"Moneyless' art is characterized by an investigation on the rawest elements of life and focuses on a process of continuous evolution. Moneyless' aesthetic seems to quote a Platonic vision where geometry is represented as the structure, the foundation upon which all nature is built. Fire, air, water and earth are the basic elements of existence and they come out from the multiplication of the main geometrical figure, the triangle: we'd better say division rather than multiplication, because it's through subtraction that Moneyless looks into evolution. " Paper Teller opened to rave reviews. In honor of the stellar showcase, the folks over at Soze Gallery were kind enough to send us an exclusive video that documents Moneyless' creation process, as well as the triumphs of opening night: Below, check out a few of the exquisite kinetic geometries currently on display at Soze Gallery: Learn more about Moneyless by clicking here. Related: Römer + Römer’s Impressionistic Pixel Art Will Make Your Reality Spin Graffiti Light Mapping Electrifies Street Art Graffiti Artist Gives His Tags The GIF Of Life Through Stop-Motion Drone-Aided Long Exposure Shots Yield Mouthwatering Light Graffiti 2016-07-04 12:00 Emerson Rosenthal

20 An Instrument Translates Landscape Paintings Into Music This article was originally published on May 14,2014 but we think it still rocks! In an ongoing series that stretches as long as some vistas, multidisciplinary artist Barbara Bartos uses a mechanical music box to transform paintings of landscapes into sweet melodies. With her Soundscape Instrument, Bartos can translate the heights of Toffia, Italy into a serene summer-time tune. After painting detailed accounts of her travels, Bartos perforates each gouache according to the prevailing features of its landscape: a Finland forest, gets punched through the contours of its greenery and tree trunks, a watery depiction gets perforated along the coastline. 2016-07-04 11:45 Bogar Alonso

21 atelier deshaus manually curves the backrest and legs of sylph chair atelier deshaus manually curves the backrest and legs of sylph chair (above) the design comes in three base styles with three different kinds of experiences with ‘sylph chair’, atelier deshaus aimed to link two different materials: steel and wood. the slender tubular steel, a common industrial product that can be curved at will, while the wood staff, which demands fine craftsmanship, can connect with each other and merge as a unity. the result is a materialized relationship among things and matters, that interact with the human body and manifest their own properties. traditionally employed as the material for furniture making, wood is favored by its natural sense and warmth. meanwhile, the steel is characterized by its elasticity and sense of modernity. the continuous long tubular steel was manually curved to form the back and two rare legs. this elastic deformation initiates a unique dialogue between the chair and the sitter once it is in use. the chairs sit lightly in their surroundings within the floating space the slenderness of the tubular steel contributes to the beauty and flow of the chair, while at the same time it resides within itself the possibilities to sustain the back of those who sit in different ways with various curved patterns. the round and slightly up-bent seat panel and the front legs extremely slimmed on both ends invest in the details worthy of close reading and appreciation of atelier deshaus ‘sylph chair’. the top of the front legs are intentionally expanded a little to better sustain the base panel, while the slim as they go downwards, creating a section that deforms from round to heart shape, mimicking the silhouette of the female bottoms. this form benefits the grip, that together with the rare legs, result in comfort and stability of the chair. existing in the space while improving the aesthetics of the atmosphere ‘chair sylph’ is endowed with characteristics of an elegant fair lady, with a name that implies a woman with a slim figure. the sylphs originated from the hotchpotch study of alchemy, physics and mythology in the 15th century, is the little lady who represents the elf. by naming that chair like this, the aim is to take the sense of lithe and mischievous into its connotation. the round and slightly up-bent seat panel and the front legs extremely slimmed on both ends the top of the front legs are intentionally expanded a little to better sustain the base panel a single tube extends from two metal legs to form the sweeping outline of the backrest that is gently curved the materials intersect with the human body and manifest its own properties the back S-shaped rail gives space for an arm to rest on it while sited, the back rest is gently curved to accommodate the contours of the body this Chair is shaped to mimic the graceful behavior of fair lady designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. 2016-07-04 11:44 Xue Shu

22 22 Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman“ Named Best International Film at Munich Festival Related Events Cannes Film Festival 2016 Venues Cannes Film Festival “The Salesman” (“Forushande”) by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi received the Arri/ Osram Award for Best International Film at the 34th International Munich Film Festival last weekend. The French-Iranian production had already received the Palme d’Or for “Best Actor” (Shaba Hosseini) and “Best Screenplay” earlier this year in Cannes. “The Salesman” tells the story of young couple, both professional actors, who are forced to relocate and confronted with a challenging situation beyond their control. In the movie, the two protagonists perform in a production of Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman”, which becomes a meta-allegory for the decay of a social class, told here in the context of the family home. “We choose to give the award to a film that we found contemporary and yet universal and, most importantly, an opening to the future,” the Munich Jury explained in a statement. “‘The Salesman’ presents us with an alternative to the predominant masculine approach of attempting to solve problems with violence and revenge. The beauty we found in the film is that it shows a path towards solutions through the feminine way of thinking and feeling, with an intelligence not only or always of the mind, but also the heart.” “The Salesman” is Asghar Farhadi’s seventh feature-length film. The Iranian director rose to international acclaim in 2012, when his drama “A Separation” won the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film, as well as the first Golden Bear ever to be awarded to an Iranian film at the 61st Berlin Filmfestival Berlinale, among many other international accolades and prizes. The 34th International Film Festival ended last weekend in Munich, after having opened on June 23 with Maren Ade’s Cannes celebrated comedy “Toni Erdman.” This year’s Cine Merit Award went to American actress Ellen Burstyn; the festival’s Cinevision Award for the best international newcomer was awarded to Houda Benyamina’s French Young Adult film “Divines” (with a special mention for “Lost And Beautiful” by Italian director Pietro Marcello). The German Cinema New Talent Awards went to Jana Raschke (Best Production, for “Haus Ohne Dach”,) Mareille Klein (Best Script for “Dinky Sinky,”) and Florian Eichinger (Best Director for “Die Hände Meiner Mutter”.) 2016-07-04 11:33 Lisa Contag

23 This Short Film Portrays Long Distance Relationships Of The Future This article was originally published on May 6, 2014 but we think it still rocks! In between comedic shorts and music videos, Wesley Chan and Wong Fu Productions created A World Away , a short film that manages to construct and deconstruct an interplanetary relationship in seven minutes. Today, we navigate our long-distance relationships via Skype and FaceTime, Snapchat and WhatsApp. But even with our plethora of communication tools, we lose connection with people we care about. A World Away depicts a less mobile-tethered future in which distance is deafening. At a time when most humans have been shuttled away from Earth to inhabit a parallel planet called Icarus, protagonists Doug and Hilary live happily in Neo-London. But then Doug decides to go back to Earth as part of ARC—the Adaption and Revival Corps—to revitalize the original human home. A World Away recounts Doug and Hilary’s individual yearnings as they learn to live in separate Londons, literally worlds away from one another. Chan filmed primarily in real-life London, a conveniently futuristic city with The Gherkin shining in the background. The film’s surreal effects—the fish- like spaceships and looming Earth— were created using 3D-modeling, while Chan made the “Dream Capture” tech through video projection. In an interplanetary future, it’s interesting that communication has been severed between two globes. We assume that as space travel advances so will idea exchange. iMessaging from the moon is probably a day away. But what if, at some point, we no longer want to phone home? As societies evolve, certain technologies inevitably become obsolete. Maybe, like Doug and Hilary, we’ll eventually decide that constant communication is too much to handle, and long distance relationships are never worth the heartache. Images via Learn more about Wong Fu Productions here. Related: Sputniko! Brings the First Woman To The Moon Artist Bradley Pitts Uses Space Travel As His Muse Visualizing The Hidden Cosmos—The Making of “Dark Universe” 2016-07-04 11:30 Ella Riley

24 Ronny Sen’s Polish Winter Of Color in Mumbai The very stylish and dramatic ‘The Three Colors Trilogy’ by Krzysztof Kieślowski explored a whole range of emotions in his three films under the collective title — from tragedy to light comedy and then very intense drama, much like the speculation about the idea of Europe then. Shrouded in strangeness and voyeuristic fascination, the colors were central to the film, based on the French republic’s ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity. Last year, photographer Ronny Sen was dealing with his own baggage of being from the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata), where Communists had ruled for the past three decades, while he was in the middle of his residency at the Gdańsk City Gallery in Poland in 2015. The residency led to “New World Chronicles of an Old World Colour,” an exhibition due to open at TARQ, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Polish Institute, New Delhi, on July 7, 2016. During Sen’s three weeks in the old city by the Motlawa river in Gdańsk, he was drawn to the burden of the city’s communist past. Visually, there was a need to respond to his disillusionment by attaching himself to the unnoticed and the unseen. Inspired by Kieślowski’s trilogy, Sen wanted to strike using color as a narrative, even if it were fading when it came to certain depictions of mundane life in the very harsh and melancholic landscape of the Polish winter. His photographs of Gdańsk are very cinematic, often drawing from the idea of a remembered past and its location in the present. His response to the trilogy and the fading of the Left in Poland and in Kolkata is marked by his interpretation of the fading color, red. Its invisibility is gradual, but not unnoticed. The photographs are dream-like glimpses into the past and present of Gdańsk’s streets, which serve as a microcosm of Europe’s present political landscape. Movement is blurred on intention and Sen seems impersonal in his engagement with the street, but not unmoved by its rhythms. His wanderings are more like brief encounters — perhaps real, perhaps imagined. Like Kieślowski’s trilogy, Sen’s photographs are about different people in different locations bound by a collective memory and a shared past, both having changed color over the years. 2016-07-04 11:18 Paroma Mukherjee

25 FCA Receives $1 Million Gift for New Ellsworth Kelly Award The Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) has received its largest single cash endowment in its 53-year history, as it’s been announced that the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation has made a $1 million donation for the establishment of a new annual award. The Ellsworth Kelly Award will grant $40,000 annually to support a solo exhibition by an emerging, mid- career, or lesser-known contemporary visual artist at a regional art museum, university, or college art gallery in the US. “Ellsworth recognized that a museum exhibition can be transformative for an artist’s career, and this award is intended to provide that opportunity to artists,” Jack Shear, president of the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation said in a statement of Kelly, who passed away last December at age 92. “Ellsworth loved museums and understood their importance in preserving our cultural heritage. The Ellsworth Kelly Foundation has a long history of support for museums in the United States and throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on the conservation of art works,” he added. Since its inception in 1963, the FCA has been celebrated for its “for artists, by artists” approach. Its innovative model for funding grants allows artists to support their peers by selling donated artwork at so-called benefit exhibitions. Ellsworth Kelly was among huge names such as Marcel Duchamp, Alex Katz , Roy Lichtenstein , Claes Oldenburg, and Andy Warhol who contributed to the foundation’s very first benefit exhibition. Since then, more than 2,600 grants—totaling nearly $12 million—have been awarded by FCA. “Ellsworth Kelly was a great friend to FCA, contributing many paintings, drawings, and prints to our benefit exhibitions. His donations helped sustain FCA’s programs and support its growth over five decades. We are honored to receive this gift and proud to establish this new award in his name,” Stacy Tenenbaum Stark, the FCA’s executive director, said in a statement. “We only wish Ellsworth were still with us to announce the award he helped to create,” she added. Each spring, a request for proposals for the Ellsworth Kelly Award will be issued to a small group of art institutions across the US. Winners are selected by FCA’s board of directors, which includes the artists Cecily Brown, Robert Gober, Jasper Johns , Julian Lethbridge, Glenn Ligon, and Kara Walker. The inaugural award will be made to the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, for a solo exhibition taking place in 2018 of filmmaker and artist Cauleen Smith, who was also a recipient of the FCA’s $30,000 Grants to Artists award in 2014. 2016-07-04 11:15 Naomi Rea

26 Iranian Authorities Confiscate Passport of Artist Parviz Tanavoli Parviz Tanavoli, Iran’s most famous living artist, has been barred from leaving the country without further explanation. This past Saturday, border officials in Iran at Tehran’s international airport confiscated Tanavoli’s passport as he prepared to board a flight to London to attend an event at the British Museum, the Guardian reports. “I have no idea why they did it,” Tanavoli told the paper by phone. “I have not done anything wrong. I spent the whole day at the passport office but no one told me anything, nor did anyone at the airport. I’m not a political person, I’m merely an artist.” Yet this is not the first time that the 79-year-old artist—best known for his bronze sculptures depicting the word “heech” (which means “nothing” in Persian)—faces problems with the Iranian authorities. In 2014, some of his works were damaged and seized as a result of a bitter dispute over his house in Tehran which had been unfolding for well over a decade. Tanavoli was due to attend the launch of his new book European Women in Persian Houses, at the British Museum in London on Saturday, and sign copies. The event went ahead despite his glaring absence, with the participation of the rest of speakers, including the British Museum’s curator of modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art Venetia Porter, Moya Carey, Layla Diba, and Maryam Eisler. “His books will be there but he won’t be there unfortunately,” Porter told the Guardian . “He is not just an artist, he is a real historian of Iran and has systematically over the years published books about Persian carpets, amulets, and other objects. This is what’s extraordinary about him: his deep love of Iranian culture, everything he does, all his art stems out of that,” she added. Tanavoli—who holds dual Iranian-Canadian nationality and divides his time between the two countries—is the Middle East’s most expensive artist at auction, according to the Guardian . According to Artnet’s Price Database , his sculpture The Wall (Oh Persepolis) sold for $2.8 million at Christie’s Dubai in 2008, and both the British Museum and Tate Modern—where he was exhibited as part of the blockbuster exhibition “ The World Goes Pop ” last year—have works by him in their permanent collections. In 2015, Tanavoli was the subject of his first institutional solo exhibition, which took place at the Davis Museum in Massachusetts. 2016-07-04 10:53 Lorena Mu

27 real time schiphol clock rising over three meters in height, dutch designer maarten baas has created a gigantic clock in lounge two at amsterdam’s international schiphol airport. titled ‘real time’, the design was created as a series of movies back in 2009 for milan design week and also once displayed at holland’s zuiderzee museum. the latest edition is based within the airport which sees 15 million travelers a year pass by. this was one of the many reasons why maarten baas was asked to cooperate in replacing the dutch icons of tulips, clogs and windmills with one of his internationally acclaimed works. in 2009, maarten baas launched the first clock in his real time series. ‘real time is a term that is used in the film industry. it means that the duration of a scene portrays exactly the same time as it took to film it. I play with that concept in my real time clocks by showing videos where the hands of time are literally moved in real time.’ real time clock shows a video performance made by baas which takes exactly twelve hours to film and twelve hours to watch it in its entirety, thus creating a hyper-realistic representation of time. a video performance made by baas took exactly twelve hours to film in this schiphol project, the project drew from the many faceless men who sweep, clean and work at an airport in their blue overalls. ‘the real time schiphol clock is basically a big box hanging from the ceiling in lounge 2. for this work I decided on the most archetypical form of a clock, but it has a ladder going up to it and a little door that you wouldn’t even notice at first glance.’ the designer comments. the ladder and door are there to enable this imaginary man in his blue overalls to enter the clock. ‘he has a red bucket and a yellow cleaning cloth and he is cleaning up after the hands of time, after which he creates a new minute, every time again.’ the red, yellow and blue are pays homage to two renowned dutch artists of the previous century, painter piet mondriaan and architect/designer gerrit rietveld. the blue overalls reference the ‘faceless men’ who sweep, clean and work in the airport the red, yellow and blue are pays homage to two renowned dutch artists; piet mondriaan and architect gerrit rietveld 2016-07-04 10:43 Natasha Kwok

28 Andreas Gursky Explores Rhythms of Abstraction in Düsseldorf Show Related Venues Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K20 Artists Andreas Gursky Kunstsammlung Nordrhein- Westfalen is presenting new works by Andreas Gursky. The German photographer, himself a Düsseldorf resident, studied at the local Kunstakademie with Bernd Becher in the 1980s. Alongside Thomas Struth, Jörg Sasse, Candida Höfer, and Thomas Ruff, he developed a distinct style that has become known as the Düsseldorf School of Photography. In his thematic exhibition “Nicht Abstract” (“Not Abstract”) Gursky is presenting 20 works dedicated to formal questions of abstraction. Famous for his monumental landscapes and architecture photographs, Gursky has always been interested in photographic means of abstraction and composition, subjects he has been more intensely revisiting in recent years. In his new Düsseldorf show he presents studies — or rather simulations — of abstract compositions in the vein of American postwar painters such as Robert Rauschenberg , Ellsworth Kelly , Mark Rothko , and Barnett Newman , whose works Gursky confronts in an intriguing artistic dialogue. Opening the show to yet another dimension, the photographer, a passionate lover of electronic music, has invited Canadian DJ and producer Richie Hawtin to contribute a minimalist sound installation, whose abstract electronic rhythms and patterns are juxtaposed with the rhythmical compositions on the museum’s walls. Many of Gursky’s photographs resemble abstract compositions from afar, only revealing their documentary nature under closer scrutiny. This effect is especially impressive with his latest series of tulip fields photographed from a great distance – the illusion seems almost perfect here. To stress his formal interest in abstraction and seriality, Gursky chose to give these works numbers rather than titles, thus negating any documentary interest and highlighting his purely aesthetic motivation. Andreas Gursky was one of the first photographers to digitally enhance his works in the 90s and thus create ‘compositions’ closer to painting or music than to conventional photography – this was also one of the reasons for his enormous success: his large-scale landscape “Rhine II,” 1999, remains the most expensive photograph to be sold at auction to date, realizing $4.3 million at Christie’s, New York, in 2011. By including both painting and music in the Düsseldorf show, Gursky now unites his three major interests, positioning his own work in a conversation of artistic creation. 2016-07-04 10:18 Lisa Contag

29 VIDEO: A Trip with the Beat Generation at the Centre Pompidou Related Venues Centre Pompidou Artists Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac Liliane Lijn Allen Ruppersberg Curated by Philippe-Alain Michaud, Jean-Jacques Lebel, and Rani Singh, the “Beat Generation” exhibition opened last week at Centre Pompidou in Paris and runs through October 3, 2016. This retrospective is dedicated to the iconic, literary, artistic and cultural movement borne in the late 1940s by writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Scattered across fifteen rooms, and organized geographically, the “Beat Generation” comprises audio-visual recordings, manuscripts, ephemera, historical documents, photographs, artworks and reproductive machines to give insight into the Beat Poets’ nomadic spirit, experimentation with new technology, interdisciplinary collaboration and collective imagination, demonstrating how pivotal an antecedent to today’s counterculture they were. Blouin Artinfo met with Jean-Jacques Lebel and Rani Singh, exhibition co- curators, to have a walk through the “Beat Generation.” Click on the video above to take a trip. 2016-07-04 10:07 Gabriella Daris

30 Guest Couturier RTW Concept Launches in Paris The brand’s first see now, buy now collections, designed by Asian Couture Federation (ACF) designer members Indonesia’s Sebastian Gunawan and Dubai-based Filipino couturier Michael Cinco, were presented at a runway show at Paris Couture Week on Sunday alongside each one’s traditional couture collections. Hits included a little black dress by Cinco with a butterfly wing-inspired Chantilly lace design that can be worn “to a cocktail or as club wear.” Behind the initiative are Frank Cintamani, Emily Hwang and Cindy Zhang, respectively founder, vice president and board director of the ACF. Zhang also owns the China -based Couturissimo workshop that produces all of the collections. The event, held in an ephemeral Orangerie-inspired structure in the Jardins des Tuileries, was timed with the global launch of Couturissimo’s e- commerce site. Couturissimo creative directors On Aura Tout Vu’s Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov also presented eight iconic couture creations, including the matador-inspired outfit worn by Madonna on her recent Rebel Heart promotional tour in France, followed by wallet-friendly wearable versions for Couturissimo in the brand’s target price bracket of 170 euros to 800 euros, or around $190 to $890 at current exchange. Speaking before the show, Stoianova described Couturissimo as a “multibrand label” with a global stance, and which will include collaborations set to extend to designers from around the world. The number of lines to come out per year is still to be defined, with the next guest designers to be announced at an event in London in September. The site will soon add a virtual fitting room, where customers can create their own avatar based on their measurements to test garment fits, she said. 2016-07-04 10:04 Katya Foreman

31 buratti architetti adds underground swimming pool to italian house buratti architetti adds underground swimming pool to italian house (above) the project stems from the desire of the owner to turn a duplex apartment into his new home image © marcello mariana architecture in italy: located in the outskirts of milan, italy, ‘casa luna’ by buratti architetti is a project that stems from the desire of the owner to turn a duplex apartment into his new home, one that fits him, his needs and passions. when entering, a very compressed space showcases all the materials that characterize the ground floor: smoked grey oak, dark heat-treated chestnut wooden sliding panels, boiserie, and a fixed piece of furniture lacquered in striped larch. following this area, the heart of the house opens, exploding the living room with a monolithic black raw iron totem that includes in its shelves a fireplace and TV screen. a big round glass table defines the dining area and introduces the stainless steel kitchen. walls, floors and ceilings are finished using a warm grey concrete-resin image © marcello mariana the whole ground floor is designed by buratti architetti as a composition of spaces linked to each other, never being completely divided, but being able to separate into different subspaces thanks to the moveable wooden panels. the goal of the project is to generate a large interior, not divided into single rooms but open and organized into several functions. as one passes the big shower glass cube, the user enters a more intimate and reserved part of the house called the night area. the bright volume of the swimming pool stands out as a big glass case image © marcello mariana this zone is set as a special tailored suite with three spaces: bed, walk-in closet and bathroom. here the focus is a big central element with three different faces: one with white lacquered striped larch that defines the dressing room; one with a dark mirror composition at the entrance of the night area; and the third one is an all-black matte lacquered item with a bookshelf, a desk, and a TV. the bathroom is not an isolated space, but one that interplays with the other parts of the night area, changing configurations thanks to the wooden sliding panel that can completely close or open it, according to privacy needs. the water and the lighting give different chromatic atmospheres image © marcello mariana the two floors of the house are connected through a staircase with cantilevered wooden steps closed by a double-height pink glass panel. this element links the two different atmospheres of the house and become the special backdrop of the two main spaces. the underground floor is a very peculiar area: an hypogeum space, enclosed and dramatic, where walls, floors and ceilings are finished using a warm grey concrete-resin. in this raw and monochromatic space, the bright volume of the swimming pool stands out as a big glass case, where the water and the lighting give different chromatic atmospheres. natural and raw materials coexist with shiny surfaces like pink glass image © marcello mariana the white stone backdrop hides the service room (bathroom, changing room and shower) and the entrance to the pool, completely covered in black stone, like a narrow dark passage to the clear water. the research of colors, materials, and contrast is very important throughout the project. near natural and raw materials coexist with shiny surfaces like pink glasses, deep green fabrics and yellow in some parts of the furniture, giving to the space, ‘a ray of sunlight’. the ground floor is designed as a composition of spaces linked to each other image © marcello mariana a monolithic black raw iron totem includes in its shelves a fireplace and TV screen image © marcello mariana a big round glass table defines the dining area and introduces the stainless steel kitchen image © marcello mariana the research of colors, materials, and contrast is very important throughout the project image © marcello mariana the master bedroom’s focus is a big central element with three different faces, here the shelves and TV image © marcello mariana the bathroom is not an isolated space but interplays with the other parts of the night area image © marcello mariana wooden sliding panel can completely close or open the bathroom according to the privacy needs image © marcello mariana designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. 2016-07-04 10:01 G Buratti

32 Frieze Masters Introduces Art Advisory Service to ‘Demystify’ the Market for New Collectors In response to what they see as an increasingly eclectic approach to collecting, Frieze has announced the fair will introduce a bespoke art advisory service for this year’s Frieze Masters as an extension of their VIP tours service Frieze Masters boasts an extremely varied list of exhibitors with many galleries bringing a range of art, artifacts, and antiquities quite literally spanning millennia which makes offering this kind of service a shrewd move. “Independent advisory services are less common in the field of historical art,” Joanna Stella-Sawicka, artistic director of Frieze Fairs told artnet News via email. ”At the same time, we’ve seen a growing trend of collectors buying more deeply and eclectically across different time periods, looking at both modern and contemporary art alongside historical categories such as ancient art or illuminated manuscripts.” Stella-Sawicka adds that Frieze Masters is the ideal fair for this type of collector as items presented there are vetted by over 50 experts. The service, provided exclusively by art advisory service Nathan Beaumont, is meant to advise new collectors and those considering making purchases out of their realm of expertise. Although primarily available to VIPs, there will also be a limited walk-in service available. “This is a natural but innovative leap for the art fair model,” Iwan Wirth, President and co-founder of Hauser & Wirth and member of the Frieze Masters selection committee said in a statement sent to artnet News. “Art fairs can be a daunting place, but by offering an art advisory service within the fair we hope to demystify the complexities of the art market for new collectors, provide genuine, impartial insight and reassurance to seasoned collectors who are branching out of their comfort zone, and facilitate the process of collecting in general.” It makes sense to work with one, independent art advisory company but how did Frieze choose to work with Beaumont Nathan? “Their disciplined business model relies, uniquely, on not owning stock— meaning they can truly work on an entirely independent, agenda-free and transparent basis with their clients,” said Wirth. The company also has a broad range of specialisms, which makes them a good fit for the fair. “Beaumont Nathan are very proud to be the Bespoke Advisory Partner to Frieze Masters,” said Wentworth Beaumont and Hugo Natha n of co- founders of the company. “Beaumont Nathan are especially excited to have the opportunity to prove how effective art advisory can be as a service to both new and experienced collectors, particularly in the pressurized conditions of an art fair, where big decisions need to be made very quickly” The Picassos, Ingres, and Monets will always be a good choice for those who can afford to buy them but will we see an increase in sales in artifacts, or rare books, and other less mainstream items at this year’s fair with the addition of this service? Only time will tell. 2016-07-04 09:35 Contributing Writer

33 garden house on rienzi singapore A D lab fills multi-tiered residence in singapore with trees and plants architecture in singapore: singaporean studio A D lab have completed the residence ‘garden house on rienzi’ sited on a multi-terrace site of under 1400sqft in the city’s opera neighborhood. despite its compact plot, the architects have managed to create a sensation of openness and limitless space – all set within a lush green environment. rising at three-storeys, the home comfortably accommodates all the programs needed for the family’s day-to-day life. an environmental approach has been taken with the immersion of natural greenery throughout all spaces in the house and has established a sense of openness and natural ventilation. A D lab wanted to create the feeling of being encompassed by a boundless garden with gentle, constant breeze. the service areas of the home are tucked away into a part basement, leaving the ground floor open, with a central courtyard. a leafy ficus tree grows within this courtyard, bathed in gentle sunlight from the skylight above. the core of the home -the space with the least light- has been transformed into a flourishing internal garden. both front and back facades of the first storey living spaces have been opened up to the maximum, using transparent roller shutters, allow the prevailing winds to flow through the house. the circulation core is open with the skylight permeating the spaces surrounding with natural light the front garden atop the car porch roof creates a green backdrop for the living room, and a small pool resting against the rear boundary wall is embedded with plants and ventilation blocks. these gardens and courtyard spaces of the home allow the occupants to feel the movement of the natural light across the house throughout the day, while shading them from its harsh impact. these tiered opened spaces can be seen while looking through the central courtyard – each planted with trees and creepers that lead the eye through the house, enhancing the views of the greenery and towards the sky. the living room looks out onto the terrace high ceilings allow for an extra level to be added in the service areas of the home are tucked away into a part basement, leaving the ground floor open both front and back facades of the 1st storey living spaces have been opened to encourage ventilation 2016-07-04 08:45 Natasha Kwok

34 Rana Begum Solo at Parasol Unit, London Related Venues Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art Artists Rana Begum London’s Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art is currently hosting the first solo presentation in a public UK institution of the works of Rana Begum, one of the most well-regarded contemporary artists from Bangladesh, now based in London. Titled “The Space Between,” it is curated by Ziba Ardalan, Founder/ Director of Parasol Unit. The comprehensive exhibition brings together Begum’s past and recent works. Known for her spatial and visual awareness influenced by Constructivist and Minimalist art, Begum’s two- and three-dimensional works and installations reveal a sophistication that always succeeds in engaging the viewers emotionally and intellectually. Once described as an “urban Romantic,” Begum draws inspiration both from the city environment and her own childhood memories of the geometric patterns of traditional Islamic art and architecture. Thus, properties of light, color, material, movement and form have become a hallmark of her abstract sculptures and reliefs. Crucial to Begum’s practice are the carefully selected colours and reflected light that accentuate the geometry within its forms. In her folded raw-metal wall pieces, such as “No. 489, L Fold,” 2014, and “No. 394, L Fold,” 2013, the vibrantly fluorescent colors of their painted undersides are reflected onto the supporting wall, thereby creating a new and subtle element that has a powerful effect. In a new large-scale installation, “No. 670,” 2016, created especially for this exhibition, sections of industrial steel-mesh fencing are arranged in a massive maze-like structure that invites visitors to walk through it and physically experience the sense of infinity bound within the geometric repetition of its architectural configurations. “The Space Between” is on view at Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, 14, Wharf Road, London N1 7RW, through September 18 2016-07-04 07:39 Archana Khare

35 Group Show “Detail Is All” at Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany Related Events Detail is all Artists Ahmet Ogut What is in the detail? Everything that we have been missing in the world of insta-everything that we now live in — some of us happily, some not quite. Without underscoring the importance of details that we miss out on daily from little and big chores of life, the fact remains that with the missing details, that inexplicable pizzazz too has gone missing from our lives that made it oh-so-wonderful. While most of us are too busy playing catch-up with the fast pace of life to spare a thought for the ‘details,’ a group of artists has created works that look into exactly that — the detail. The show, titled “Detail is all,” that was recently launched at the Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany, brings together works in a variety of media where the artists explore the detail of any situation directly, not just to imbue it with due importance, but also, perhaps, to lessen the complexity of present life. The exhibition features works by contemporary artists with diverse practices such as Vito Acconci, Francis Alÿs, Samson Kambalu, Jiří Kovanda, Klara Lidén, Ahmet Öğüt, Roman Ondak, Neša Paripović, and Pilvi Takala. Among the many works on display is the widely-reviewed and acclaimed work, “Somebody Else’s Car,” 2005, by Amsterdam-based Ahmet Öğüt, a conceptual artist who was born in Diyarbakir, , in 1981. To understand what this work is, which also exemplies the importance of ‘the detail,’ here is what the artist’s note says about it: “A car park full of cars. A young man enters the scene, goes over to a white car. He rapidly covers it with stripes and lettering before placing imitation lighting equipment made of cardboard on the roof. The young man disappears as quickly as he appeared, leaving a police car behind him.” This work is a series of photographs showing a man deftly applying pieces of paper to parked vehicles so as to convert them into a taxi cab and a police car. In one of the images, the man is just a blur (the image above), fleeing the scene. What comes forth from this display is that the point of the whole work lies in what the man does in those few seconds — the detail where he is suddenly appearing on the scene and disappearing after achieving his aim, whatever it might be in his mind. In this minute detail, the protagonist of the photographs is able to snatch a moment of detail from a busy street life in Istanbul where the scene of activity is based. The setting is completely unremarkable, totally commonplace, yet achieves a certain importance due to the artist’s intervention in the form of changes he is seeking to bring about in the structure of parked vehicles. The detail also lies in the time chosen to accomplish these changes swiftly as the artist has to be alone in the parking space even though the city is teeming with noise right outside. Through their works, all the participating artists also aim to understand how a minor detail of a moment can lead to a shift in a particular position, leading to monumental changes, sometimes big enough to rewrite histories. The exhibition is curated by Stefanie Böttcher, and it seems she has opened up the museum itself to some interesting mental tricks through these explorations of ‘the detail.’ Throughout the course of the exhibition, the gallery will host a series of related programs such as dramatic performances, guided tours, lectures, and film screenings the details of which are available on the website www.kunsthalle-mainz.de. “Detail is all” is on view through October 16 at Kunsthalle Mainz, Am Zollhafen 3-5, 55118 Mainz. Visiting Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10 am–6 pm, Wednesday 10 am–9 pm, Saturday to Sunday 11 am–6 pm 2016-07-04 07:10 Archana Khare

36 Zvi Goldstein’s Biggest Ever Show at S. M. A. K. Ghent, Belgium Related Events Zvi Goldstein: Distance and Differences Artists Zvi Goldstein Veteran -based artist Zvi Goldstein’s biggest show till date, “Distance and Differences,” has just opened at the S. M. A. K. (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, in Ghent, Belgium. Curated by Ory Dessau, the exhibition has occupied most of the upper floor of the museum with 21 large-scale works — clusters of free-standing, system-like sculptures, wall installations and architectur