Iceberg with Dutch Artist Ap Verheggen Artworks Breaks Loose

THE HAGUE.- The big moment for the sculptures of Dutch artist Ap Verheggen has come. The iceberg in Greenland on which he placed his artwork “Dog Sled Riders” back in March has broken loose. The uncertain journey can be followed on the website www.coolemotion.org, via GPS, photos, and video. Satellite images show that the iceberg on which Verheggen placed his sculptures in March have started to move. It drifts away from the island of Uummannaq with an unknown destination. In [...]

Solo Exhibition Featuring the Work of Chakaia Booker at Galerie Pfriem

LACOSTE, FRANCE.- The SCAD exhibitions department presents “Sustain”, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Chakaia Booker. “Sustain” pairs Booker’s signature abstract sculptures fashioned from found tires with a series of new photogravures the artist recently created at SCAD Atlanta. Highlighting her use of sustainable materials, these photogravure prints offer a rare view of the artist’s process as she ceremoniously forages the industrial landscape for sculptural materials. Combined with the expressive materiality of the rubber sculptures, the two series allude [...]

Marcus Levine Makes Art with Hammer and Nails at Gallery 27

LONDON.- Having turned his hand to craftsmanship, these days you’re more likely to find ex-businessman Marcus Levine ‘nailing it’ in the art world rather than the boardroom. This Yorkshire-born sculptor, and unwitting specialist in the human body, is due to introduce an entirely unique approach to sculpture at a new exhibition on London’s famous Cork Street. At times using over 50,000 nails, this highly skilled and multifaceted artist has been banging his ideas onto large white wooden panels. By hammering [...]

Katja Strunz: Sound of the Pregeonetric Age at Camden Arts Center

LONDON.- Camden Arts Centre presents Berlin-based artist Katja Strunz’s first solo exhibition in a public gallery in the UK. Her new installation has evolved out of her reaction to the space – in particular the sound which resonates from the road outside – and brings together a group of figurines or ‘musicians’ which are made from multiple found objects, including candlesticks, Turkish ashtrays, cymbals and hotel reception bells that resemble parasols. Installation view of Katja Strunz’ Sound of the Pregeonetric [...]