i thought i'd create a thread where we could keep track of new and interesting shows related to art and design other than fashion...
please post anything that may be of interest to our members..
ALSO---please state the city where the event is to take place...
NYC...
Nationalmuseum Stockholm Starting next week, the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture will present the first American exhibition of the work of Bruno Mathsson, the Swedish 20th-century modernist. “Bruno Mathsson: Architect and Designer” will include photographs, drawings and models from the 1920s to the 1980s; furniture like the bentwood chair; and a digital slide show of his interiors from the 1930s to the 1970s. March 22 through June 10 at 18 West 86th Street, (212) 501-3023, www.bgc.bard.edu. A show of products by women working in graphic, textile, furniture and ceramic design, “17 Swedish Designers,” will be held simultaneously at the TriBeCa store Just Scandinavian, 161 Hudson Street (Laight Street), (212) 334-2556. MARIANNE ROHRLICH
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Face of Fashion focuses on the portraits of five outstanding fashion photographers from Europe and America: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Corinne Day, Steven Klein, Paolo Roversi and Mario Sorrenti. It is the first exhibition of its kind, celebrating the innovation and diversity of current fashion portraiture.
In the contemporary fashion world, models, actors, musicians and designers frequently swap places. The exhibition highlights the relationship between fashion and celebrity and illustrates the extraordinary intimacy that often develops between photographer and subject.
Until May 7th at the Tate Modern in London (and worth a plane trip to me at least)...Gilbert & George Retrospective:
Gilbert & George place themselves, their thoughts and their feelings at the centre of their art, and almost all of the images they use are gathered within walking distance of their home in London’s East End. Yet their pictures capture a broad human experience, encompassing an astonishing range of emotions and themes, from rural idylls to gritty images of a decaying London; from fantastical brightly-coloured panoramas to raw examinations of humanity stripped bare; from sex advertisements to religious fundamentalism.
From the beginning, they wanted to communicate beyond the narrow confines of the art world, adopting the slogan ‘Art for All’. As a result they have joined the very small handful of artists to become household names, and their impeccably-dressed figures are instantly recognisable to the general public. Bringing together a selection of pictures that spans their entire 40-year career, it is fitting that Gilbert &George: Major Exhibition is the largest retrospective of any artist to be held at Tate Modern.
George was born in Devon in 1942. Gilbert was born in Italy in 1943, in a small village in the Dolomites. They met as students on the sculpture course at St Martins School of Art, London, where they exhibited together and soon began to create art together. They adopted the identity of ‘living sculptures’ in both their art and their daily lives, becoming not only creators, but also the art itself.
They established their reputation in 1969 with THE SINGING SCULPTURE. Standing together on a table, they danced and sang the Flanagan and Allen standard ‘Underneath the Arches’ – a song in which two tramps describe the pleasures of sleeping rough. It was a telling choice, harking back to prewar England and traditions of vaudeville, while also identifying with the fringes of society. Gilbert & George were invited to present THE SINGING SCULPTURE all over the world, sometimes for eight hours at a stretch. Realising, however, that they could reach only a handful of people at a time, they began to create films and pictures that could extend the idea of living sculpture without requiring their physical presence.
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I'm going to London in the summer (in June or July), and have been thinking of going to interesting exhibitions. Personally I am not too interested in the Face of Fashion-exhibition. Do you know any good ones coming up for summer?
Already running, from 30 March-2 June 2007, at the Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th Street NYC 10022,
Tel: 212 334 0010.
This exhibit features William Klein's photography, and not other parts of his creative practice ...
William Klein - Fashion (30 March-2 June 2007) Mary Dove in Cafe, Paris, 1957
William Klein - Vintage (30 March-2 June 2007) Street Corner, Wallstreet from Below, New York, 1955
William Klein - Prints 1955-2007 (30 March-2 June 2007) Katoucha, Backstage, Lacroix, Paris, 1992
Source: Howard Greenberg Gallery
Why am I not in New York right now! ... Thank you for a fabulous thread! ...
Hmmm! we don't have any thread on William Klein! ... I feel a thread coming up! ...
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great idea for a thread. i hope any one in milan right now is enjoying salone and its satellite shows. i'll be sure to post cool design events during ICFF next month here in NYC
they will put illustrations and fabric dolls by hamadaraka (Eru Arizono & Emu Arizono) on display at LIMI feu Harajuku, entitling the exhibition DIDIMI.
DIDIMI
May 1 - 20
12:00 pm - 21:00
LIMI feu Harajuku, Tokyo
For our German members or any who's in Germany right now ...
At Monika Mohr Galerie, in Hamburg, already running, and soon ending, from 20. Feb. - 30. May 2007, photography exhibition on Frida kahlo & more by a selection of different photographers ...
Some of the work exhibit ...
MARTIN MUNKACSI
GISÈLE FREUND
MANUEL ALVARES BRAVO
Source: Monika Mohr Galerie
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Re-Deco and A Radiant Space at The Future Perfect
Monday, May 21 6-10p
An exclusive double-launch of Lladro Re-Deco by Jaime Hayon and A Radiant Space by John Wigmore.
Skeletons and the Kings of all Cities (Ghostly International) and the Coitus Mayfield DJs will play music in our courtyard.
Free magazines from I.D. and drinks!
Hope to see you!
The Future Perfect
115 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Hi all – if you’re on the Gold Coast this week – don’t miss CURVY 4 - proudly presented by YEN Magazine and adidas Originals.
Date: Saturday May 19 – Gold Coast Qld Time: 8-10pm Venue: BASE Address: 17 Lavarack Road Nobby Beach
Featuring: + Limited edition works by Fafi (France) - first time in Australia and exclusive to YEN & Curvy.
+ 35 local and international female artists on exhibit
+ Launch of CURVY 4 book - featuring 100 leading female artists from over 20 countries.
Available on the night: Copies of the limited edition CURVY book – ($35).
Limited edition signed and numbered set of 3 prints by Fafi. ($300 per print).
Limited edition prints by over 40 CURVY artists – ($220 per print)
Stay tuned for details on Perth, Adelaide & Auckland shows coming soon.
Special thanks to our presenting partner adidas Originals and our media partners - MySpace, Triple J, MTV, Dazed & Confused, Empty, Creative, Lifelounge, Don't Panic, Design is Kinky, Pedestrian.
Thank-you to www.posterprinting.com.au for the gallery prints at all venues and to Molotow for supplying paints. Drinks supplied by Asahi and Skyy Blue.
CURVY proudly supports Semi Permanent 2007.
For more information on YEN and CURVY or to find out more about your nearest event and the exhibiting artists head to www.myspace.com/yenmagazine
Starting next week, the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture will present the first American exhibition of the work of Bruno Mathsson, the Swedish 20th-century modernist. “Bruno Mathsson: Architect and Designer” will include photographs, drawings and models from the 1920s to the 1980s; furniture like the bentwood chair; and a digital slide show of his interiors from the 1930s to the 1970s. March 22 through June 10 at 18 West 86th Street, (212) 501-3023, 
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