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First seven screenings of the film ‘Bananas’ at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, April. Book tickets online now!

Sara Sara — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:53:10 +0000

‘For years litigations have built up against Dole, the food multinational probably best known for providing millions of us with bananas every day. Dole workers in Nicaragua have been poisoned by a pesticide which causes liver and kidney damage and sterility (and which has been illegal in the US for almost 40 years). This documentary, focusing on one case brought by unorthodox attorney Juan Dominguez, was pulled from competition in the LA Film Festival after Dole protested; it reveals a great deal about the global politics of food production and leaves us with more questions than answers.’

TICKETS

www.bananasthemovie.com

“For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:48:35 +0000

This is an interview recorded at the Museum of modern Art, Department of Eagles, 12 Burgplatz in Dusseldorf, 1970

Is this is good painting? …Does it correspond to what you would expect from the most recent transformation, which leads away from Conceptual Art to this new version of a certain kind of figuration, as one would say?
Miaow
Do you believe so?
Miiaaaw..mm..miauw..miauw
Nevertheless, this colour clearly reminds us of a type of painting that was made at the time of abstract art, doesn’t it?
Miaaw..Miaaw..miiaw..miaw
Are you sure that this is not a new kind of academicism?
Miauw
Well, but if it is audacious then it is nevertheless a questionable audacity.
Miaw
After all it still is…
Miaw
Ah, after all it still is all about the markets..
Miauw
But all of these paintings will have to be sold.
Miaauw
What will the people do who had acquired the previous things?
Miauw
Will they resell them
Miiauw..mia
Or will they just continue? What do you think? Because many artists are asking this question at the moment.
Miaauw..mm.mii..miauw..maaw..Miaauw..miaw..mm..Miauw..miauw..MIAUW
Well then, close the museums!
MIAUW

(by Marcel Broodthaers, part of the “For the blind in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there”)

The Arts Catalyst

Sara Sara — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:01:55 +0000

‘The Arts Catalyst commissions contemporary art that experimentally and critically engages with science. We produce provocative, playful, risk-taking artists’ projects to spark dynamic conversations about our changing world.

Since 1993, The Arts Catalyst has worked nationally and internationally to promote understanding and cooperation between people from different disciplines and cultures. We seek new ways to involve artists, scientists and the wider public in a discourse about the direction and impact of science in society, and to explore new ideas and possibilities. We explore, generate and share ideas through contemporary art – exhibitions, events, workshops, residencies, conferences, publishing, research, and learning and participatory projects.’

Cockpit Arts Award 2010 – Call for Entries

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:00:23 +0000

Deadline Monday 1 March 2010
Application Pack www.cockpitarts.com

Applications are invited for the newly launched Cockpit Arts Award judged by Bill Amberg. Cockpit Arts is the only creative business incubator for designer-makers in the UK and this award aims to provide the space and time for an established designer-maker to significantly grow their business, increase their profitability and develop their profile.

The Prize
The Cockpit Arts Award recipient will be awarded a place at a Cockpit Arts incubator for a year – worth £4,000, which includes the following benefits:

Ø Studio space for a year within the creative community of Cockpit Arts (Holborn, WC1 or Deptford, SE8) with access to office facilities and resource centre.

Ø Business and professional development services including on-site coaching, a personalised development plan, a Business Development Toolkit, access to finance, workshops and events.

Ø A range of selling and promotional opportunities including Cockpit Arts Open Studios events.

Who Can Apply?
The Cockpit Arts Award is designed for a talented designer-maker of any craft discipline who has been in business for at least three years; already has established markets for their work and a proven track record but is seeking help to take their creative business to the next stage. The judges, including world renowned designer Bill Amberg; Vanessa Swann (Chief Executive, Cockpit Arts) and Ellen O’Hara (Head of Business Development, Cockpit Arts), will be looking for an individual who demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to grow their business as well as creative excellence and craft skills.

The awardee will be expected to participate fully in the Cockpit Arts’ business development programme; take part in two Open Studios events per year; and be available to take part in PR activities arranged by Cockpit Arts. Designer-makers who have previously been accepted to join Cockpit Arts in the past 12 months, but have not as yet been offered a space, are welcome to apply. Previous acceptance does not guarantee selection for this award.

How to Apply
Application information is available to download from www.cockpitarts.com alternatively email adrian@cockpitarts.com or call 020 7419 1959. Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday 1 March 2010. Interviews with shortlisted applicants will be held in April.

When applying please bear in mind that the Award is for one year only and fees will be payable in full thereafter as per the charges sheet enclosed in our Application Pack.

BLINDED TOURIST- Will you be my guest?

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:41:46 +0000

I am looking for four artists working in different disciplines to take part in BLINDED TOURIST for 7days. I need artists who have never been to Amsterdam, and who are able to stay for the entire last week of March 2010. There is one rule: they cannot leave the installation. I will develop a “travel programme” with vegetarian food, images, stories and movement. During your stay, I want you to create a work, a visual journal; it could involve drawings, video, performance etc.

If you are curious and like to be one of the four invited artists please send me the following before 18 January 2010:

- Motivation (max. one A4)

- 3 Photos of your work (size max. 72 dpi or 1024 x 768)

- Short description of your work (max one A4)

- Link to your website (optional)

- How will you travel to Amsterdam and what will it cost?

info@mariellevideler.nl
www.mariellevideler.nl

Axis

mirka — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:43:17 +0000

http://www.axisweb.org

Check this online recources for contemporary art

Candice Breitz’s current exhibition

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:43:40 +0000

Candice Breitz’s current exhibition “Candice Breitz: Same Same” at The Power Plant in Toronto includes the premiere of the first works in Factum, a series commissioned by the gallery. Named after a pair of paintings by Robert Rauchenberg, Factum I and Factum II (both 1957), that appear indistinguishable but reveal differences on closer inspection, Breitz’s Factum consists of interviews with identical twins, found by placing ads on craigslist in Toronto and in the city’s alternative weekly. Each set of twins appears side by side one another on matching monitors, hung portrait-style. Breitz spoke to each sibling separately about their lives, but using similar questions, then edited the discussions so the pair’s words and gestures play off one another, highlighting both parallels and departures. The college-age Kang sisters, for example, diverge when discussing whether one twin has had a tendency to look up to the other, while a set of seventy-something siblings tell complementary stories of getting not-quite-matching rounds of plastic surgery over the years. Each piece runs roughly an hour, feeling like deftly structured documentaries unto themselves.

Meet Factory Residency

mirka — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:59:14 +0000

The Meet Factory´s Atelier Programme opened in October 2007. The central purpose of the Atelier programme is to support the Czech contemporary art scene and its aspiring artists, with the central aim of building strong international relationships. The Meet Factory holds 15 studios of various sizes and shape. Thanks to this generous gallery space, we provide an interesting and unique blank canvas to create and present your art to the public through our Atelier Programme. The Project is also open to co-operating with selected Prague galleries.

For more info go to http://meetfactory.cz/lang/en-us/atelierove-programy-studios-program/

folio is currently looking for submissions for its first issue.

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:55:48 +0000

folio is a new magazine showcasing the work of four artists per issue. Operating somewhere in between a portfolio and exhibition space in print, folio will be published on a 6 monthly basis, each featuring a different guest editor.

Please send images, web links and any ideas you want to share with folio by 10 JANUARY 2010.

We are very interested in work in any medium.

For more details, please see www.magazine-folio.com

Stanley Picker Internship at Matt’s Gallery

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:54:30 +0000

Now in its third year this bursaried internship at Matt’s Gallery, London will run from January 2010 to June 2010.

This is an opportunity for a recent graduate or postgraduate to gain experience working as part of the gallery team. The internship is offered on a part-time basis for 6 months (two days per week). A bursary of £2,000 will be paid over the course of the internship, the equivalent of approximately £40 per day. Applicants should have a strong desire to learn within a professional gallery environment and will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the visual arts and an aptitude for research, as well as good administrative, communication and organisational skills.

Please complete the online application form at http://www.mattsgallery.org/jobs.php and upload a pdf version of your CV by Tuesday 8 December 2009.