Designer-Turned-Artist Kenzo Shows Paintings

PARIS (AP).- Designer Kenzo Takada, who founded the upscale Kenzo label, has tried his hand at painting, with a Paris exhibition of eight self portraits. The large-scale paintings shown at the Studio 55 gallery in Paris feature the Japanese-born designer in a series of flower-printed kimonos that recall the kinds of prints his label is known for. “Art and fashion are really not that different,” Takada told The Associated Press in an interview. Kenzo, who was born in 1939, leapt [...]

First Solo Exhibition by London-Based Artist, Djordje Ozbolt, at Hauser & Wirth

ZURICH.- Hauser & Wirth Zurich presents its first solo exhibition of works by London-based artist, Djordje Ozbolt. The exhibition will feature a selection of Ozbolt’s large and small-scale paintings replete with intricate detail and satirical humour. Works such as ‘Postcolonial Discourse’, which portrays a Delft bowl heaped with raw meat balanced on the head of an African sculpture in a tropical yet gloomy landscape, raise questions surrounding culture, colonialism and identity. Meanwhile ‘The Madness of Comrade Lenin’ shows a traditional [...]

How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Painting?

NEW YORK, NY.- Sikkema Jenkins & Co presents an exhibition of new works by Amy Sillman titled Transformer (…or, how many lightbulbs does it take to change a painting?) on view through May 15, 2010. Sillman’s show features a range of new work across mediums, including large and mid-scale paintings, two different suites of drawings, and a new edition of her one-dollar ’zine “The O-G.” The show begins with a simple drawing of a lightbulb. The lightbulb transforms into a [...]

UK Artist Nasser Azam Completes Major Antarctic Performance Painting Series

LONDON.- Artist endures extreme weather conditions in sub-zero temperatures to produce a series of large-scale outdoor paintings inspired by the Antarctic continent. Painter and sculptor Nasser Azam has today returned to the UK having endured temperatures of -30˚C (wind chill of -45˚C) and battled winds as high as 100kph, whilst completing a series of large-scale paintings in the Antarctic tundra. Over the course of a nine days on the continent (20–28 February), Azam produced a total of 13 paintings in [...]