February 2nd, 2010 § 0
I am organizing an exhibition together with Barbora “Bashi” Kolibarova to collect funds for the Haiti Appeal of the Disasters Emergency Committee. The event will be sometime in April (dates to be confirmed) and we will be exhibiting the work of emerging talents.
If you wish to submit your work or help or sponsor us you can find all information at the weblog for the event.
December 5th, 2009 § 0
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror by Paul Normansell
A Gallery is proud to present work by artists Paul Normansell, Maximilian Wiedemann and Mikael Alacoque. The exhibition will run from the 11th of December until the 30th of December.
The gallery is open from Wednesday to Sunday, 11.00 – 18.00
PRIVATE VIEW – 10th December, 18.00 – 21.00
RSVP for entrance: fraser@agallery.co.uk
Wanted Gallery, 15b Blenheim Crescent
Notting Hill, London W11 2EE
From the Vogue paintings. by Maximilian Wiedemann
Liberte by Mikael Alacoque
December 2nd, 2009 § 2
Pieter Hugo… he’s been around for some time, but only last year he managed to impress most of us with The Hyena & Other Men. An amazing series of photographs about the creolization between wilderness and urban, and the relation between man and other species.
His new book, Nollywood, is a mix of horrific characters from the film industry of Africa and reality. Some of his images were at the Paris Photo and he is currently exhibiting Nollywood at Galleria Extraspazio in Rome.
Hugo seems to be going in the direction of an amalgamation of visual, cultural and social elements which give a sense of the fantastic to the worlds he constructs, and at the same time documents.
Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria 2007
July 20th, 2009 § 0
This is the first short film from a series exploring film and cinematography through photography. Editing, together with sound, plays an important role in this exploration, capturing moods and narratives, and achieving the continuity of the film. » Read the rest of this entry «
July 15th, 2009 § 0
This year at uni I had a lecture about Japanese Photography which I really enjoyed. Unfortunately my memory is a constant dissapointment. But thanks to the internet, today, I stumbled upon this funny little video of a lecture » Read the rest of this entry «
May 5th, 2009 § 0
This essay will try to define and comprehend the concept of the spectacle as understood by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. It will look at how this concept, together with Baudrillard’s concept of Simulation, and the Situationists International have influenced contemporary art, particularly in the category of performance, happenings and arts criticism of the mass media. It is relevant to mention, that as the Situationist International » Read the rest of this entry «