Here are a few things that caught my eyes this year...
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Frieze Art Fair 2010
Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. It features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. The fair also includes specially commissioned artists’ projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule. It is one of the biggest modern art events in London's art calendar.
Here are a few things that caught my eyes this year...
This are portraits of men who stayed unmarried in a village somewhere in Latin America. Somehow it reminded me of the miners in Chile...
Here are a few things that caught my eyes this year...
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Anish Kapoor's Turning The World Upside Down
I am loving the new outdoor sculptures by Anish Kapoor in Kensington Gardens.These are a collection of his recent works that have never before shown together (Sky Mirror has been installed in New York).
They will be in residence at Kensington Gardens from September 2010 to March 2011 reflecting the moods of the changing seasons.
It's so awesome I have no more words for it...
There is my Autumn collection!
They will be in residence at Kensington Gardens from September 2010 to March 2011 reflecting the moods of the changing seasons.
It's so awesome I have no more words for it...
There is my Autumn collection!
Sky Mirror 2006
Stainless Steel
10m diameter
C- Curve 2007
Stainless Steel
220 x 770 x 300 cm
Non-object (Spire) 2008
Stainless Steel
302 x 300 x 300 cm
Sky Mirror (2009)
Stainless Steel
270 cm diameter
The Serpentine
Shadow & Sky Mirror
Thursday, 26 August 2010
It's No Game
It has been an uneventful fabulously slow Summer. And I love it.
I have seen Exposed, Francis Alys (Tate Modern), Picasso: Peace & Freedom (Tate Liverpool), Saatchi's British Art Now, Rude Britannia and Henry Moore (Tate Britain); saw ENRON again, The Comedy of Error (Open Air Theatre), all of which I enjoyed immensely. None of which I have had time to write about.
That is... until now...
I have been participating in a public dance showcase at Tate Modern, working alongside Michael Clark, legendary british choreographer, and his team of excellent dancers. 80 of us with no previous dance training from the public have been practicing every Friday for an hour and a half for the past 5 weeks. By the way, we're doing it to David Bowie's "It's No Game" and it really is no game.
I have never heard of Michael Clark before but I can see how people admire him. I've only been wikipedia and youtube-ing him for the last couple of weeks... and seeing his vision planned out on stage, I really really like what I have seen. He seems like a quiet and timid person but you can tell a man by the people who work for him. They are some of the most patient, genuinely nice, inspiring and fun people to work with. Imagining less than 10 of them helping out 80+ of us untrained dancers to do a routine all at the same time. I have to stress again, IT REALLY IS NO GAME. But somehow they have managed to keep us all coming back for more every Friday. I have been totally impressed with their dedication and the energy they have channelled through to us.
Our performance is taking place this Bank Holiday Weekend in the Turbine Hall for FREE! Our first performance is tomorrow. It is featured here in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/aug/24/michael-clark-tate-modern
I have to say I'm very excited and somewhat not stressed out at all, even though they have really only finalized the routine today.
This is a video of Michael at work and one of our rehearsals
I have seen Exposed, Francis Alys (Tate Modern), Picasso: Peace & Freedom (Tate Liverpool), Saatchi's British Art Now, Rude Britannia and Henry Moore (Tate Britain); saw ENRON again, The Comedy of Error (Open Air Theatre), all of which I enjoyed immensely. None of which I have had time to write about.
That is... until now...
I have been participating in a public dance showcase at Tate Modern, working alongside Michael Clark, legendary british choreographer, and his team of excellent dancers. 80 of us with no previous dance training from the public have been practicing every Friday for an hour and a half for the past 5 weeks. By the way, we're doing it to David Bowie's "It's No Game" and it really is no game.
I have never heard of Michael Clark before but I can see how people admire him. I've only been wikipedia and youtube-ing him for the last couple of weeks... and seeing his vision planned out on stage, I really really like what I have seen. He seems like a quiet and timid person but you can tell a man by the people who work for him. They are some of the most patient, genuinely nice, inspiring and fun people to work with. Imagining less than 10 of them helping out 80+ of us untrained dancers to do a routine all at the same time. I have to stress again, IT REALLY IS NO GAME. But somehow they have managed to keep us all coming back for more every Friday. I have been totally impressed with their dedication and the energy they have channelled through to us.
Our performance is taking place this Bank Holiday Weekend in the Turbine Hall for FREE! Our first performance is tomorrow. It is featured here in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/aug/24/michael-clark-tate-modern
I have to say I'm very excited and somewhat not stressed out at all, even though they have really only finalized the routine today.
This is a video of Michael at work and one of our rehearsals
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