2 August 2013 • VC Maurer
It’s the last day to catch Keith Haring’s poster collection @Brighton Library- might as well dodge the city and kick off to the beach to catch Haring’s works and all of the Gay Pride’s festivities including the hotly anticipated exhibition ‘Pop icons of the 20th century’ by celebrated artist Lez
2 August 2013 • VC Maurer
Addressing the need for media migration services to preserve creative production, this unique show in collaboration with Rhizome, offers video artists the opportuinty to digitize their original works.
2 August 2013 • VC Maurer
Get out of town and go to Glascow to let your world be rocked and reshaped by the legendary sculptural installation artist Brian Griffiths!
30 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Captivated by the concept of the “Bomb The World” documentary, bomb the box will be working closely with Aroe (affiliated with MSK & HA crews), one of the most legendary graffiti artists in the world, to invite 6 graffiti crews to East London. The series will be launched on Thursday 1st August from 6-9pm with a new exhibition on our upper deck featuring work from the crews that will be bombing the box.
29 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Check out some stunning films to help keep you cool this summer on the Floating Cinema 2013. Designed by Duggan Morris Architects and in partnership with artists and filmmakers Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie.
26 July 2013 • VC Maurer
VC spends an afternoon with artists Fred Sorrell and Merlin Ramos to discuss their stimulating concepts behind their upcoming group show ‘Shot’, opening next Thursday the 1st of August
24 July 2013 • VC Maurer
For ‘Party Picks and Love Stories’ Salon 94 is teaming up with Visual AIDS for an archive salon as part of its NOT OVER series.This archive salon brings together Joy Episalla, Bryn Kelly, Laurie Simmons, Jack Waters, Carrie Yamaoka and guests to share memories and histories of artists, like Jimmy DeSana whom we have lost to AIDS, and to discuss the contemporary impact of the ongoing AIDS crisis.
24 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Spend this Friday eveing the 26th of July in South East London! From Bearspace to Insitu project space check out how Alan Turing and Peter Higgs inspire whimsical and thought provoking art installations.
23 July 2013 • VC Maurer
The Sketchbook can provide uncensored opportunities to explore visual language and experimentation. To celebrate their love for drawing and sketchbooks, Graffiti Life has invited a large selection of artists to submit pages from their own sketchbooks which will all be on sale at a fixed price. Check it out!
22 July 2013 • VC Maurer
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” Well said Andy, well said. As an introductory course, happening in New York this fall, pupils will understand the behind the scenes of Warhol’s works, starting from its creation to its sale all the way to the auction block.
22 July 2013 • VC Maurer
The mantra for the RA recently has been ‘to connect all artists and art lovers’ With some of the leading architects, interior designers, and chefs in the world, the RA Keeper’s house is currently undergoing 6.5 million pound project with aims to bring this mantra to a reality!
22 July 2013 • VC Maurer
The eclectic Pierogi delightfully recognizes the participation of nearly 80 artists in the flat files over the years, and celebrate their involvement by erecting an exhibtion which is a feast for the masses.
21 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Whether you are a fan of hip hop or not, most of us are all fans of the authentic vinyl! Gavin Brown Enterprise and Johan Kugelberg of Boo-Hooray Gallery, together with Afrika Bambaataa, the Universal Zulu Nation, and Cornell University Library announce the public archiving of one of the most important record collections in the history of hip hop: The Afrika Bambaataa Master of Records vinyl archive.
18 July 2013 • VC Maurer
The exhibition will include painting, print making, ceramics, sculpture, animation and more. There will also be a number of different workshops and events taking place during Roll Over Play Dead, to coincide with the Hackney Wicked Festival 2013 (16th-18th August), more details to be announced soon…
17 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Vans,art, wicked drinks and great music-Yes please! Where do we sign up!? Last Friday 12, July FAD was invited to experience the first leg of the Vans Custom Made + You tour at their newest Camden Town location.
16 July 2013 • VC Maurer
The Georgia Fee Artist/Writer Residency has been established in memory of ArtSlant’s Founder who passed away December 8th, 2012. Georgia was dedicated to supporting and investing in young artists and writers, and she had a deep connection with the city of Paris. This residency, which offers artists and writers the opportunity to create work in Paris, has been created in Georgia’s memory.
16 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Whether you are in London or New york this Summer, have no fear because you can catch this thrilling show at the New Museum (NY) or at the Tate Modern (London). Full of humor, historical depth, psychological complexity, and formal inventiveness, we highly suggest to check this show out!
15 July 2013 • VC Maurer
“Syrians are filming their own death”, are the first lines of the ‘Pixelated Revolution’ performance. A type of performance piece which aims to study the various tips and directions on mobile phone documentation, as shared via the medium of Facebook and other virtual communication tools during the first year’s events of the Syrian revolution. Come early to catch the live talk with the artist!
14 July 2013 • VC Maurer
In partnership with the Barry Flanagan Foundation, Flat Time House is accepting applications for an artist’s residency to begin in November 2013.The deadline is 8th of September and will last for a duration of four months.
14 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Inspired by the trials, tribulations and unwilling determintaion of Nelson Mandela, Graffiti artist, Phil akashi pays tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest revolutionaries buy repeatedly punching a wall in Shanghai.
14 July 2013 • VC Maurer
What is art anyway? And, an even better question: Is there a correct way to look at art? Contributing FAD writers, VC and Tabish dive deeper into these somewhat unchartered waters……
13 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Catch them while they are hot- and might we add that they definately are! It is tough to bust your head into the art scene in London- so come out and support the hot, up and coming @Schwartz gallery the 17th of July
12 July 2013 • VC Maurer
VC reviews’ Experience Intel Look Inside Tour’ on until the 14th of July @ Old Spitalfields Market. Go check this event! Right In the heart of shoreditch where art infused technology, good beer, food and conversations all unite together under one roof! And did we mention the chance to win free prizes such as: HP Envy, Lenovo Yoga, Razr i smartphones and headphones?
12 July 2013 • VC Maurer
On the 11th of July, the curious art collector and infamous hip hop emcee, Jay-z held a live performance for 6 hours in Manhattan’s Pace gallery. But is it art? More importantly, the bigger question: what did this quick, progressive and eclectic exhibition say about the status of our ever evolving art world?
