SARAH OPPENHEIMER interviewed on ART on AIR.org
Host Daniela Salvioni interviews installation artist Sarah Oppenheimer in Rome where she is a fellow at the American Academy. Her revolutionary work with interior spaces has changed the meaning of the word "hole" into something more than just empty space. In this interview, Oppenheimer talks in detail about the way she maneuvers and manipulates a space to create her art that becomes both a perceptual and a social experience.
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SARAH OPPENHEIMER artwork commissioned by Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art’s board of trustees approved the commission of a major, permanently installed Sarah Oppenheimer for the BMA’s West Wing for Contemporary Art galleries. The museum is currently renovating its contemporary spaces as part of a $24 million project that will also include the remodeling of its American and African galleries. The museum expects to debut the Oppenheimer when it re-opens its contemporary wing in spring 2012.
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IRIS TOULIATOU wins the Future of Europe art prize from the Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig
The Art Prize “Future of Europe” was introduced in 2003, with the intention of rewarding young artists from post-communist countries for their artistic achievements, thereby promoting the understanding, cooperation and growing together of Europe, without forgetting to acknowledge the difficulties that arise from a united Europe. The award has now become an important award in the field of contemporary art. It is intended to serve as an incentive for young artists all over Europe to continue pursuing their artistic careers. Its scope thus extends beyond the boundaries of the European Union, making reference to a potential common historical and cultural space.
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THE BRUCE HIGH QUALITY FOUNDATION hit the road to rally for anarchy in arts education
“For anarchy in arts education,” states the tagline for the Bruce High Quality Foundation’s Teach 4 Amerika road trip. Certainly the word anarchy can bring to mind some sort of food fight in a cafeteria with art students making mashed potatoes sculptures, performing spontaneous Paul McCarthy actions with spaghetti and teachers pulling their hair out in horror. The catchphrase lends a campy punk rock feeling that lingers around much of the work of the Bruce High Quality Foundation. Yet simultaneously this silly provocation also belies a deeper commitment to that non-hierarchal model of organizing known as anarchism.
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EVAN GRUZIS in *New York Minute*, Garage Centre for Contemporary art, Moscow.
Curated by Kathy Grayson, *New York Minute* features sixty artists in and around New York City who capture the drama, danger, speed and savvy of the vibrant and diverse art activities happening in the city today. For the first time, this exhibition brings together a complete survey of the multiple exciting new tendencies coming out of New York City and its extended networks. It captures the best practitioners in each unique area of exploration and brings them together in a logical and collaborative way.
CHRIS SUCCO in *Fin* at the Kunstverein Dusseldorf
On occasion of the 175th anniversery of de Haen Carstanjen & Sons in 2003 a private sponsor and Kunstverein started a joined studio grant for young artist who graduated from art academy.
For a two year period five to six artists get a free studio in Dusseldorf-Reisholz. After two years, the artists of the studio grant 2009/2010 show some of their works at Kunstverein's foyer.
Finissage with artist talk on Sunday, 20 March 2011, 4 pm.
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EVAN GRUZIS featured in *Sight Unseen* written by By Monica Khemsurov.
Rather than using an airbrush — “blasphemy!” according to the 31-year-old artist — Gruzis builds up the gradients in meticulous layers of India ink, spreading upwards of 20 separate washes across wet paper with soft squirrel-hair paintbrushes until the effect is practically flawless. “It’s about taking a moment that isn’t even remembered and turning it into this layered, highly crafted, highly rendered thing,” he explains
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MIE OLISE KJAERGAARD in a group show at Ystads konstmuseum, Sweden
Mie Olise Kjaergaard in a group show titled *Painterly Delight* at the Ystads konstmuseum in Sweden. Other artists featured are Magali Cunico, Ditte Ejlerskov, Johan Furåker, Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen, Sören Hüttel,Ida Kvetny, EvaMarie Lindahl, Simon Lindhardt, Patrick Nilsson, Mattias Nordéus, Mette Helena Rasmussen, Viktor Rosdahl and Elizabet Thun.
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HALINA KLIEM in solo show at Kunsthalle Autocenter, Berlin
Halina Kliem in a solo show at the Autocenter, Berlin. The show is titled *How* and features new work by Kleim as well as two digital installation pieces.
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JEN DENIKE in a group show at Hendershot Gallery, New York.
Jen DeNike in the exhibition *A Strange Affinity to the Beautiful and the Dreadful*, borrowing its title from Marilyn Manson’s The Visions of Lewis Carroll, presents a range of work by artists who interpret and critically examine the dual forces of fairytales - fear and fantasy - that dominate our personal, political, and media driven world. Artists include: Jen DeNike,Sue de Beer, Meghan Boody, Julia Chiang, Damien Echols, Alexa Gerrity, Leor Grady, Ichiro Irie, Ragnar Kjartansson, Marilyn Manson, Bjørn Melhus, Kneil Melicano, Donald Moffett, Galia Offri, Trong G. Nguyen, Randy Polumbo, Gilad Ratman, Ugo Rondinone, Lorna Simpson, Center for Tactical Magic, Ghost of a Dream, Zomo, and Nelson Loskamp’s Electric Chaircut Rapunzel Performance
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DAVE MCDERMOTT in Group Show at BAM, New York.
In Cover Version (LP), curated by Timothy Hull and organized by BAMart, over two dozen diverse artists reimagine the cover art of albums they find influential. These unique reinterpretations of the iconic LP bring new life to the art that covers vinyl, highlighting the intersections of art and music.
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