11 things to do in New York before the 14th of July!
10 July 2013 • VC Maurer
GalleristNY top art critics reveal top 11 things to do in the big apple before the art world passes you by!
Author: VC Maurer
VC Maurer, is an aspiring art critic, columnist, and art journalist. With a dual degree in Art History and Religious Studies, she also obtains a masters degree in Curating Contemporary Design from London, UK. Currently she lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, BK.
Preview: Opening 11th of July ‘Made in space’ @ Gavin Brown’s Enterprise and Venus over Manhattan in New York
10 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Are you in New York this week- or anytime in the next month? What is exactly made in space? Curators Peter Harkawik
and Laura Owens attempt to answer this question in their massive group show ‘made in space’ opening this Thursday at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York. Just to play with things made in space a little more, the show will also be running simultaneously at the Venus Over Manhattan.
Interview With: Sana Khan
10 July 2013 • VC Maurer
From rhinos with boners, dead heads, and weeing babies and monkeys,VC interviews emerging Pakistani artist Sana Khan. While drinking funky cocktails in a vintage jazz bar in Dalston Khan reveals her somewhat twisted perspectives on life, which she exposes through the layered lenses of her camera.
Event for 10th of July: One day Symposium ‘Geologies of Value and Vestige’ @ Stanley Picker Gallery
9 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Going to be in the Kingston area tomorrow? Check out this uttery stimulating symposium which will be occuring 10th of July at the Stanley Picker Gallery right next to Kingston University- and did we mention that it is FREE!
Review: Magic under a moonless sky now on @ Burgh House in Hampstead
9 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Fancy a garden show? VC reviews her magical encounters from an exhibition: Magic under a moonless sky now on @ Burgh House in Hampstead which features works by Irish artist Kevin Quigley’s
GOSEE: Chris Bianchi’s work on @Red Gallery until the 17th of July
9 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Allow the sun to guide you to the streets of Rivington near old street to check out the magical illustrative works of Malta born artist Chris Bianchi- now on @Red gallery until the 17th of July
Its a Blondie kind of Weekend: Blondiefest! @ICALondon
5 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Yes! The infamous Debby Harry and her band BLONDIE will be adorned and celebrated @ ICA this weekend. And everyone is invited to partake in the fun…from videos, to live debates between Beat Magazine, leading contemporary fashion designers and journalists, cool screenings and conversations concerning the bands experiences and did we mention ‘Blondiieoke!’?
Artist Berry Patten answers FAD’s Questions
4 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Mulit- talented artist Berry Patten answers some questions concerning her practice and her show, opening today 4th of July at the Zabludowicz collection
Preview: ‘The Spirit of Utopia’ @Whitechapel Gallery
3 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Who are we? Where are we going?What are we waiting for? Just some of the questions which are provoked by the works at the ‘Spirit of Utopia’ exhibtion opening tomorrow 4th of July at Whitechapel Gallery.
FAD’s Top 5 galleries to visit this First Thursday 4th of July
3 July 2013 • VC Maurer
VC offers a top 5 list of shows to check out on the notorious first Thursday this lovely July Month. No worries if you already have your end of the week evening planned out- but it might be worth it to check out what you could be missing…
Open Call: Paid Residence at Newcastle University for Artist in association with Matt’s Gallery
2 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Closing on th 15th of July, 2013 Newcastle University is seeking to appoint a visual artist for a one -year-studio- based residency in fine art, School of Arts and cultures at Newcastle University which will culminate in a solo show at Matt’s Gallery, London 2014.
Review: ‘Mexico: A Revolution of Art 1910-1940’ @Royal Academy
2 July 2013 • VC Maurer
Don’t know enough about Mexican art from the early 20th century? Check out This thought provoking show, on at the RA from 6th of July which features an eclectic group of ground breaking artists such as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo Paul Strand, Henri Cartier Bresson and Edward Burra whose works reflect on the political trials of 20th century Mexcio.
Preview: ‘On Deck’ opens the 11th of July at Marc Straus Gallery in NewYork
2 July 2013 • VC Maurer
An eclectic group show featuring acclaimed international artists such as Jeffrey Gibson, Chris Jones, Charles Hinman, and Antonio Santin where they explore unique glimpses into striking intrepretation of the future…
Don’t miss: Week 1 Free Range Contemporary and Fine art exhibitions at the Old Truman Brewery- on until 1st of July!
30 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Free Range provides a brilliant platform for graduates from a wide range of Universities to showcase their creative talents to a diverse audience in the epicentre of London’s creative scene. VC gives the Low down and shares some cool videos
Group show: ‘Notorious’ on at Theodore Art Gallery in Brooklyn on until 4th of August
30 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Artists such as Damien Hirst, Richard Hamilton, John Squire and Corina Spencer collaboratively attempt to defamiliarise the iconic, deflate the mythological, and disrupt the idolatry of celebrity.
VIDEO: Graffiti artist Rich Simmons talks to FAD about his 2nd show at Imitate Modern gallery ‘The Inner Outsider’ and about his unique online platform ‘Art is the Cure’
29 June 2013 • VC Maurer
With art as his mental therapy, Rich Simmons reveals to VC from FAD what inspires him the most and some of his future plans to positively take over the world one spray can at a time.
Review: IMT gallery in Bethnal Green: Plastique Fantastic/Your Extinction is Our Future
27 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Artist and curator duo David Burrows and Simon o’ Sullivan present a fantastique exhibition until 28th of July. Enchanting installations, videos, texts, and performances help for this show to be a one-of-a-kind summer sci-fi spectacle!
‘At the moment of being heard’: Art Opening Friday 28th of June at South London Gallery:
27 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Until 8th of September, this exhibtion consisting of a wide range of international artists, musicians, and composers offers a unique glimpse into humans relationship with variations of sound and different modes of listening
renegade and shadow lurking graffiti artist, Bast exhibits Summery ‘Seafoam’ works at: Eric Firestone Gallery in NY
25 June 2013 • VC Maurer
In light of the summer beach daze, notoriously anonymous steet graffitti artist Bast, gathered random objects fron the shores of Coney Island, NY to produce trippy installations for his exhibtion now showing at Eric Firestone Gallery until 2nd of July
The house of Champagne Perrier- Jouet Presents: Acclaimed ceramicist, Hitomi Hosono’s first solo exhibition
25 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Winner of the inaugural Perrier- jouet Arts salon Prize, Hosono launches her intrinsically crafted site- specific ceramics collection at the members only St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Chambers club from until 4th of August
Rejected Portraits Welcomed and Respected @Arch Gallery’s: Dazed and Refused Exhibition
25 June 2013 • VC Maurer
a wide range of ‘unselected’ works from the National Portrait Gallery will be on display at Arch Gallery all week
Review: ‘In-Between’ at Skarstedt Gallery
24 June 2013 • VC Maurer
VC reviews ‘In-between’ a unique exhibtion, where established artists like Gerard Richter, David Hammons, and Agnes Martin explore the illusive yet stunningly charming colour grey.
Preview: Andrea Rosen Gallery presents first solo show by British born artist Simon Fujiwara
21 June 2013 • VC Maurer
Andrea Rosen Gallery is to present the first New York solo exhibition by Simon Fujiwara , a young artist who has achieved exceptional recognition and acclaim across Europe and Asia, with forthcoming shows at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Palais de Tokyo, Mori Art Museum .
Only the world’s coolest DJ’s come out at night- thanks to innovative designer Alex Trochut’s unique binary printing methods
21 June 2013 • VC Maurer
In Trochut’s ‘Binary’ collection, world renoun contemporary electronic artists and DJ’s such as Four Tet, James Murphey of LCD soundsytem, and Caribou appear sleeping or closed off in their portraits. However turn off the lights and the portraits come alive, just as DJs cast their spell on crowds in the moonlit hours.