Radical New Installation by Yoko Ono at Haunch of Venison in Berlin

BERLIN.- Haunch of Venison Berlin presents ‘Das Gift,’ a radical new installation by Yoko Ono. The exhibition opens 10 September and continues through 13 November 2010. Yoko Ono’s installation ‘Das Gift’ consists of sculptural, sound, film, and instruction-based participatory elements, which have been conceived specifically for this exhibition. Ono’s pioneering work with conceptual art and instruction-based work began in the 1950s. In 1964, she published the groundbreaking collection of these works, titled Grapefruit. This conceptualism is an underlying force of [...]

The Music Photography of James Hamilton Edited by Thurston Moore

NEW YORK, NY.- Newly established publisher/editor Thurston Moore (founding member of Sonic Youth) is ecstatic to present as lead title in his first fall season: a luxury format, hardcover volume of the sumptuous photography taken by his favorite American music photojournalist, James Hamilton, entitled: You Should Have Heard Just What I Seen (Ecstatic Peace Library; November 2010) James Hamilton’s portraits of music world luminaries, reveal a previously unearthed master photographer, with compelling and rarely seen images of visionaries and artists [...]

Exhibition Examines Artistic Practice and Current Events

NEW YORK, NY.- Contemporary Art from the Collection, a complete reinstallation of The Museum of Modern Art’s 14,740-square-foot galleries for contemporary art, offers a focused examination of artistic practice since the late 1960s and how current events from the last 40 years have shaped artists’ work. On view from June 30, 2010, to September 12, 2011, the installation presents approximately 130 works by over 60 artists, including Lynda Benglis, Daniel Buren, Paul Chan, General Idea, the Guerrilla Girls, David Hammons, [...]

Facing the Artist: Portraits by John Jonas Gruen Opens at the Whitney

NEW YORK, NY.- Writing in the volume of photographs from which this exhibition takes its title, art historian Justin Spring notes: “John Jonas Gruen has made it his business to be in the right place at the right time. During his many years in Manhattan, Gruen – critic, author, and keen cultural observer – has moved with ease among dancers, musicians, playwrights, and poets. He seems, however, to have reserved a special interest in painters and sculptors. Through the years, [...]