Exhibition and Karl Ströher Prize for French Artist Cyprien Gaillard

FRANKFURT.- Large demolition bulldozers, huge piles of rubble and the constant noise of the pneumatic drills at present set the tone in the vicinity of the MMK Zollamt. What was once the Technical City Hall is giving way to reconstructed buildings that will emulate Frankfurt’s original old town. Destruction, demolition and preservation are likewise central topics in the artwork and research of French artist Cyprien Gaillard (born 1980). The view out over the building site that you get from the [...]

Ko Siu Lan: Don’t Think Too Much at Galerie Paris Beijing

BEIJING.- Galerie Paris Beijing presents the site-specific installations and language based works by artist Ko Siu Lan. Born in Xiamen, China, grew up in Hong Kong, Ko Siu Lan studied Sociology before working for NGOs in China until 2007. She has been making performances, installations, objects and videos for diverse international exhibitions since 2002. Recently completed the prestigious Program La Seine of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris, Ko Siu Lan is now based in Beijing. Everyday ready words [...]

Retrospective of Work by London Based Artist Documents Modern Day Alienation

LONDON.- The Wapping Project Bankside, a new gallery space adjacent to Tate Modern dedicated to photography and film is to host a new solo exhibition by the London based photographic artist Annabel Elgar from 15 April until 22 May. Established by Jules Wright, the founder and creative director of the Award-Winning Wapping Project in East London, the Wapping Project Bankside will feature images from Elgar’s ongoing Refuge series (started in 2005) as well as her enigmatic Black Flag series made [...]

First Major Survey of the Work of American Artist Zoe Leonard at MUMOK

VIENNA.- “Photographs” is the first major survey of the work of American artist Zoe Leonard. In addition to early works from the 1980s and 1990s, the MUMOK exhibition will include “Analogue”, a series of 412 photographs produced between 1998 and 2009 in which Leonard investigates the changes in the urban landscape and economy resulting from a rapidly advancing globalization. Born in 1961 in Liberty, New York, Leonard is counted among the most outstanding figures in the art world today; in [...]