oil painting by james white for the cornered series, now at max vigram gallery in london. by pp.
art
berndnaut smilde
artist berndnaut smilde focuses his pieces on the physical presence of transitional spaces, in other words, that which we tend to neglect and exists IN BETWEEN. a brilliant idea, reading between the lines so to speak, in the linear concept of reality and otherwise. this exhibits smilde’s cloud formations. imagine your own cumulonimbus right in the comfort of your own living room. i’ll take two. more seen here. by sv
Gao Brothers: ‘The Execution of Christ’
“Execution of Christ” by the Gao brothers, a life size, bronze sculpture in which Jesus faces a firing squad of Chairman Maos. This piece is an appropriation of Manet’s ‘The Execution of Emperor Maximilian’, now showing as part of the “Death” exhibition at The SHOWstudio Shop in London from 21st of June through to the 31st. by cp
retro modern
if social media had existed in the 60s i guess this is what the ads would have looked like…enjoy ;) by wn
oh karl you are so fake
if you miss the karl show at ex-deitch you can always catch another by dd
heeeeeer’s Zev
you gotta love the french, they manage to shove a nude girl in everything they do, from an espresso ad to an asprin ads. and they don’t stop on the street level… here’s pps favorite street artist zev creating his chanel liquidated logos series on a naked canvas at the outsiders. by dd
room for art
the clarion hotel in stockholm has announced that they will now be accepting art as payment for a room. this is great news for me, as going to my home town is expensive så bra jobbat sverige!
by wn
hide and seek
cecilia paredes paints these floral wallpaper designs on herself with body paint and blends with the background. by wn
cut that cord or why private schooling blows
coolness by italian woodpecker of an artist, gehard demetz. the piece is assembled from blocks of wood and worthy of a look up. by dd
TOM WESSELMANN: Smoking Cigarette 1980
man i really gotta quit… by dd
les lalannes at paul kasmin
paul kasmin has been found of the lalanne(s) for quite some time, he even published a book of pictures he took when visiting their studios. these days he’s presenting a show which looks like a sort of retrospective since there is works from the 60’s as well as more recent ones. witty and beautiful as always by pp.
CHRISTIAN PATTERSON – REDHEADED PECKERWOOD
chacha told me about christian patterson’s book, redheaded peckerwood. it’s great indeed. by pp+chch