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http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/ Zoë Gray Senior Curator, WIELS, centre for contemporary art, Brussels Photo: Manuel Versaen   Zoë Gray As Duchamp famously said, it is the viewer who makes the work of art. Our role as viewer is therefore of equal importance to the role of the artist. All works of art are thus participative, whether they require physical interaction or mental engagement. We have never been simply viewers. Koki Tanaka’s approach to participation is both open and generous. We can divide his recent work into two main tendencies: setting a group of people a common task and filming their way of working together; or proposing an open-ended, shared activity in which Tanaka also participates.  Walking with Dogs (Rennes, 2014) is one of these latter works and was aimed at dog-owners and their dogs, but was also open to those of us without canine companions. The artist told the gathered walkers and hounds where we were g...

 http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/ Sebastian Preuss Deputy Editor in Chief Weltkunst, Berlin © ZEIT Verlag/Vera Rammen Sebastian Preuss Always more, always something new—that’s not only the case in art, but is the essence of capitalism. And if today we’re experiencing a period of increasingly hectic, increasingly greedy hyper-capitalism, then of course the carousel of purported new sensations is turning faster and crazier in art too. There’s no doubt about that. But the interesting question is: Does art have a chance of countering this development with a new slowness, with more persistence, and with less “innovation”—which the works usually aren’t anyway. I remain pessimistic, as long as art is determined by a completely overheated and unequally distributed market. Artists who want to survive can’t get out of the turbo-spiral. And we viewers—in other words, consumers—are merely children of our age. Fortunately there are a few isolated...

  http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/ Mareike Dittmer Editor Frieze d/e, Berlin Mareike Dittmer Asking people to participate in art calls to mind Bartleby’s mantra “I would prefer not to.” If exhibitions are events that incorporate viewers like festivals of emotions yet also demand complicity, social compatibility, and maximum attention—then distance is my preferred alternative. However, the principle of evanescence as performance interests me a lot, although it, too, relies on participation in a social context. Perhaps this is because, as opposed to ephemeral installations and situations, calculated participatory spectacles allow for coincidences and thus produce an ambiguity dedicated to the moment. Ultimately, though, the question of the pros and cons of participation—like so many other things—can only be assessed based on a concrete work and for that particular work.

THE 4TH A.I.R. GALLERY CURRENTS EXHIBITON! A Juried Exhibition Open to All Women Artists A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce the open call for CURRENTS, a timely and innovative biennial exhibition series. CURRENTS addresses contemporary issues that warrant expanded critical attention in the art world. A.I.R.’s fourth presentation in the CURRENTS exhibition series will be curated by Anthony Elms , writer, Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, and the Editor of WhiteWalls Inc. Do you hear what I hear? Curated by Anthony Elms Do you hear what I hear? is a question posed by one person to another. Behind Do you hear what I hear?  is a request—hope—for a connection between individuals responding to their environment. Work in all media will be accepted, or listened to, even as listening is directly alluded to in the title. How do you listen? It depends on who you are. Current affairs routinely offer tragic examples of t...

http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/   Simon Njami Curator, Author and Art Critic, Paris Photo: David Damoison Simon Njami We don’t have to participate. I don’t have to participate. Participating, for me, is a passive position. It means going with the crowd. It means being politically correct. The world is dying of this participation that leaves no room for controversy or discussion. When people say participate, they necessarily mean “doing something for the good cause.” Being part of the rightful. I don’t care. I want to be able to have my own opinion, even if it does not please the majority. I cherish the critical gaze that makes me different. What would be the world if everyone would be “participating”? All the totalitarian regimes were build on participation. When we read Orwell’s   1984 we see that those who don’t participate are immediately looked at as guilty, as troublemakers. I want to be a troublemaker. I want to have a...

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Laurence Néron Bancel vous invite du 11 Juillet au 2 Aout 2015, à découvrir NEW SAINT HILAIRE, dans l'église du vieux Saint Hilaire,  lieu rebaptisé pour la durée de l'exposition. Habitant New York la plus grande partie de l'année et revenant dans son pays d’ origine plusieurs fois par an, l'artiste était venue découvrir en visiteuse les expositions les années précédentes. Séduite par l’ambiance et l’accueil, elle relève le challenge d 'y exposer à son tour. A chaque nouvelle exposition, Laurence adapte son travail selon le lieu et les relations humaines. Avec New Saint Hilaire, l'idée est de faire se rencontrer les deux  mondes dans lesquels elle évolue, inspirée par New York et attirée par la région du Limousin. Le lieu géographique, les habitants, le langage  ont nourri sa réflexion pour monter cette nouvelle exposition, installer les "happening” sorte de performance improvisée en fonction des rencontres, et faire écrire grâce à un atelier  de 3  jou...

ARTIST LOFT OPEN STUDIO PARTY Join us for Art and drinks.  Contemporary Artist Patrick Bancel presents " FLOW " New SCULPTURES and paintings collection.  In positive psychology, FLOW, also known as zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.  In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does.   Billboards Hacker will present new Art and big News about next soon coming up large scale mural . ART EXHIBIT  OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY MAY 21ST       6 -10 PM Loft 40,   52 Webster Ave, New Rochelle NY 10801 EXHIBITION until MAY 31th RSVP & Inquiries:  Pat@PatrickBancel.com

http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/ Nicolaus Schafhausen Curator, Kunsthalle Vienna © Kunsthalle Wien 2014, Photo: Sabine Hauswirth Nicolaus Schafhausen Current art should definitely not leave us alone. It has the potential to open up discourse, to inspire us, to jolt us. If the means for this are in events, it’s because art has to compete for viewers’ attention. Whether it’s masses of information in times of digital communication, sporting events, sociopolitical developments, or other branches of culture—contemporary art and its makers vie with countless other offers for consumer’ attention. Effective, ostentatious art products geared to participation not only draw a lot of visitors, but are also reported on often. So the crux of the issue is what is expected of art today. It should entertain and be fun. At the same time, however, art can and should be uncomfortable. It should challenge viewers and give them food for thought. Even if at some ...

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http://db-artmag.com/en/87/feature/art-trends-tired-of-participating/ Ayşe Erkmen One can be a viewer in a cinema, reader of a book, auditor to music... Visual art is particular and varied…, The art viewer never was just a viewer and being just a viewer has become less and less interesting in time… Art is varied in its form, material and location, there is no fixed material nor a standard medium, art's whereabouts can be anywhere: museum, gallery, city, countryside, sea, sky, etc.... Visual art can adopt the form of film, music, book, theater, its physical existence can be anything from paint to air… can be mistaken for not being art or being something else or being nothing. Therefore not participating and being a sole spectator is generally not in the nature of art anyway. But on the other hand there is a fabricated, instructed and studious style of art where the viewer is given the codes of participation and one knows exactly what to do. In this case it is up to the viewer to...

The basic umbrella was invented over four thousand years ago. We have seen evidence of umbrellas in the ancient art and artifacts of Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and China. These ancient umbrellas or parasols, were first designed to provide shade from the sun. The  Chinese  were the first to waterproof their umbrellas for use as rain protection. They waxed and lacquered their paper parasols in order to use them for rain. Origins of the Term Umbrella The word "umbrella" comes from the Latin root word "umbra", meaning shade or shadow. Starting in the  16th century  the umbrella became popular to the western world, especially in the rainy weather of northern Europe. At first it was considered only an accessory suitable for women. Then the Persian traveler and writer, Jonas Hanway (1712-86), carried and used an umbrella publicly in England for thirty years, he popularized umbrella use among men. English gentleman often referred to their umbrellas as a ...

Please note and remember that we are having a Docent Recruitment event this coming Thursday, May 21 st beginning at 10:30 a.m. check out  https://www.neuberger.org/

http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/artist-pays-art-insiders-20-to-make-his-art.html The Gavin Brown Enterprise's booth at Frieze. Photo: Courtesy of Marco Scozzaro/Frieze Gavin Brown's booths tend to try harder to be interesting than most — and usually succeed. In 2013, Brown had horror-camp artist Bjarne Melgaard paint the walls of his Frieze New York booth magenta and fill its labyrinthe arrangement with heaps of neon fleece carpets that made it difficult to walk (sort of a "fuck you" to fairgoers in heels — but then again, the carpets were also for sale, at $12,000 each). In 2012, the booth's centerpiece was Rirkrit Tiravanija's Untitled (Kramer and Newman Make Sausage) , a performance in which Brown and the actor Mark Ruffalo grilled sausages and offered them to passersby. On May ...

Voici ma dernière chronique publiée sur le site de la revue numérique d'Aleph L'Inventoire .  http://www.inventoire.com/ nentre-pas-dans-mon-ame-avec- tes-chaussures/ N'hésitez pas à envoyer votre texte à atelierouvert@inventoire.com   N’entre pas dans mon âme avec tes chaussures Publié le 12 mai 2015 Jusqu’au 25 mai, Sylvie Néron-Bancel vous propose d’écrire à partir du livre de Paola Pigani « N’entre pas dans mon âme avec tes chaussures » (Liana Levi, 2013). V ous pouvez nous envoyer vos textes à atelierouvert@inventoire.com. Une sélection sera publiée deux semaines plus tard.  Par Sylvie NERON-BANCEL Extrait «  Un jour que Mine est affairée à préparer la promenade des enfants avec le curé, elle aperçoit cette très jeune mère, son corps qui ploie avec un nourrisson collé sur la hanche. Elle n’en revient pas, une mère si jeune, beaucoup plus jeune qu’elle. Mine a vingt ans, pas de fiancé ni de temps à perdre. Elle a inte...

This is a photograph of an event taking place this last Wednesday.. great funand a lot of success in the galleries, here on the 7th floor in front of Lee Krasner's Seasons Check out what 's happenings @ the still new Whitney.. http://whitney.org/Events/?view=month&start=2015-05-15&event_category_id=175 photograph from Filip Wolak.   image are owned by Whitney  and please credit Filip if printed! Thank you!

 white plains May 16 Events – Open Studios Upcoming Events Open Studio Jan Summers 914-920-6463 Saturday, May 16, 2015 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jan Summers Art Studio at the Arts Westchester Building, White Plains, New York/ Westchester Handicap Accessible? Yes   Peekskill Open Studios Celebrate and enjoy two full days of art, performances, music and food at the 18th annual Peekskill Open Studios. This event is part of ART SEE . Peekskill Arts Alliance 914-438-6084 Saturday, June 6, 2015 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Downtown Peekskill, Peekskill, NY Handicap Accessible? Yes Peekskill Open Studios Celebrate and enjoy two full days of art, performances, music and food at the 18th annual Peekskill Open Studios. This event is part of ART SEE . Peekskill Arts Alliance 914-438-6084 Sunday, June 7, 2015 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Downtown Peekskill, Peekskill, NY Handicap Accessible? Yes more infos  https://artswestchester.org...

08-09 sept. 2015 guest curator ralph rugoff artistic director thierry raspail Please note This year, the Biennale de Lyon is composed of three exhibitions: - la vie moderne Sucrière Musée d'art contemporain, Musée des Confluences - ce fabuleux monde moderne Le Plateau / Région Rhône-Alpes - rendez-vous 15 IAC, Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes And two platforms : - Veduta and Résonance http://www.biennaledelyon.com/uk/  

David Zwirner is pleased to present Give Me Love , the gallery’s second exhibition with Yayoi Kusama in New York. On view in two spaces, 519 and 525 West 19th Street, will be new paintings from the celebrated My Eternal Soul series, new polka-dotted pumpkin sculptures, and the artist’s seminal installation The Obliteration Room from 2002. Widely recognized around the world, with a recent survey of museum attendance ranking her as the mo....... The exhibition marks the United States debut of The Obliteration Room , an all-white, domestic interior that over the course of the show is covered by dots of varying sizes and colors. In a departure from earlier iterations of the work, which have involved one or several rooms, the present installation is built like a typical, prefabricated American suburban house. As visitors are handed a set of stickers and step inside, they enter a completely white residential setting where otherwise familiar objects such as a kitchen count...

The Birth of Hip Hop in New York Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm Photographer Joe Conzo, Jr. first began to document New York's emerging hip hop scene in the late 1970s as a high-school student in the Bronx. Back when hip hop was still a grassroots and localized culture, Conzo took pictures of many influential early groups and became the official photographer for the Cold Crush Brothers featuring MC Grandmaster Caz (Curtis Fisher). Join close friends Conzo and Caz as they sit down with scholar Dr. Joseph Schloss for a lively conversation about the fabled world of early hip hop, when DJs, MCs, and b-boys/b-girls waged epic battles in parks, school gyms, and neighborhood rec centers. Co-sponsored by Hush Tours . Tickets Free for Museum members; $12 for students/seniors; $16 for general public. Register

Aedh Tells of the Perfect Beauty   W. B. Yeats O cloud-pale eyelids, dream-dimmed eyes, The poets labouring all their days To build a perfect beauty in rhyme Are overthrown by a woman’s gaze And by the unlabouring brood of the skies: And therefore my heart will bow, when dew Is dropping sleep, until God burn time, Before the unlabouring stars and you.            This poem is in the public domain. Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends.

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  Le « Whitney », vaisseau amiral de l’art américain STÉPHANIE FONTENOY Le musée new-yorkais a rouvert ses portes vendredi dans un bâtiment flambant neuf signé Renzo Piano. New York De notre correspondante Qu’est-ce que l’art américain et comment définir sa place dans l’histoire des styles ? C’est la question que pose le Whitney Museum de New York depuis sa création, en 1931. Cette institution culturelle majeure est l’œuvre de Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), riche héritière et sculptrice – elle fut l’élève de Rodin – qui a donné une plate-forme d’expression aux artistes américains de son époque quand les canons de l’esthétisme étaient encore dictés par l’Europe. Cette grande mécène a acquis 500 œuvres en quinze ans, démarrant la plus importante collection d’art moderne et contemporain des États-Unis, qui compte aujourd’hui 22 000 pièces de plus de 3 000 artistes. À 85 ans, le « Whitney » entre dans une nouve...