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Brion Gysin Dream Machine

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The Institut d'art contemporain presents Brion Gysin: Dream Machine, the first retrospective in France of this British-Canadian artist (1916, Taplow, UK – 1986, Paris) designed by the New Musem, New York (exhibition from 7 July to 3 October) with the generous support provided by Terra Foundation for American Art.... READ MORE...
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The Power Plant Ian Wallace & Pae White

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Fall 2010 at The Power Plant features the premiere of two new projects by two acclaimed artists as part of the gallery's annual Commissioning Program, which has seen the creation of new work by artists such as Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Simon Starling, Scott Lyall, Candice Breitz, and Lawrence Weiner. The 2010 Commissions have been awarded to senior Canadian artist Ian Wallace and mid-career Californian artist Pae White. Both artists' commissions act as the centrepieces of their respective solo exhibitions on view at The Power Plant.... READ MORE...
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Daniele Canogar Trace

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bitforms gallery is pleased to announce Trace, the first solo exhibition in New York of work by celebrated Spanish artist Daniel Canogar. On view will be two large-scale installations, Spin and Dial M for Murder, also making their United States premiere.... READ MORE...
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Nathaniel Mellors Ourhouse

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For the exhibition "Ourhouse", De Hallen Haarlem co-commissioned a new video series and animatronic sculptures by Nathaniel Mellors (Doncaster, 1974). In recent years Mellors has developed an experimental practice in which video, sculpture, performance and critical writing are combined. The complex relationship between language and power is a recurring theme in his multi-faceted body of work, typically manifesting itself in absurdist, humorous narratives which reveal a penchant for satire and the grotesque.... READ MORE...
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Synthetic Aesthetics International Salon

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Synthetic Aesthetics is a research project run by the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Stanford University, California. Synthetic biologists, like many engineers, are concerned with 'design'. By instigating new collaborations between synthetic biologists, designers, artists, and social scientists, we are exploring the shared territory between synthetic biology and creative practice.... READ MORE...
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Luce e Movimento Signal Foundation

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With the newly organized space of Palazzo Donà, the Foundation presents objects and sculptures, as well as installations and films in which light and movement become essential elements of the composition. The exhibition, prepared in collaboration with Galerie Denise René, includes works by masters of kinetic art, shows the Avant-garde origins of the movement and its influence on the art of today. The viewer is a participant in the project. His presence triggers movement and the play of light enriching the work of art with the dimension of time. This constant change confers ineffable quality to the work of art.... READ MORE...
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Lucio Costa La città per l’uomo

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Il 21 aprile 1960 Brasília veniva inaugurata dal presidente Juscelino Kubitscheck. Cinquant'anni dopo il Brasile celebra la sua capitale, dichiarata dall'Unesco patrimonio dell'umanità, con una grande mostra al Museu Nacional da República e con l'impegno del suo padiglione alla Biennale veneziana di Architettura. Raro caso di città di fondazione in età contemporanea, Brasília rappresenta un esperimento urbanistico di straordinario e controverso interesse, che ribadisce l'universalità del dibattito fra esigenze degli abitanti e responsabilità politiche e progettuali.... READ MORE...
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Manifesta 8

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Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is a roving, contemporary art event, showcasing the most innovative work by artists and curators from Europe and beyond. Kicking off in Spain on October 9 and running for a period of 100 days, Manifesta 8 will be taking place in historical buildings, museums, unconventional spaces, archaeological sites and other suggestive settings in the ancient cities of Murcia and Cartagena.... READ MORE...
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Annie Abrahams. Allergic To Utopias

Maria Chatzichristodoulou
Annie Abrahams, born in the Netherlands, has been based in France since 1985. She holds a doctorate in biology from the University of Utrecht and is a graduate in fine arts from the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Arnhem. Abrahams's work most often employs networking technologies: she produces networked performances, net.art pieces, collective writing projects, videos, as well as installations and performances in physical space. She started using technology for her artistic practice around 1991, and her first telepresence piece took place in 1996, in a gallery in Nijmegen, Holland.... READ MORE...
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Mark Grimes. Maker Faire Africa: The Net Doing

Bertram Niessen
The last years are witnessing the rise of a new phenomenon generally defined as Makers movement. Its pillar is the network grown around Make Magazine and Maker Faire. Make Magazine is a publication born in 2006 that connects a wide range of DIY projects related with technology. Makers Faire is a meeting held around the USA aiming at the connection of backyard inventors, artists and high-tech crafters. Behind this boom is O'Reilley Media, the publisher worldwide known for its software manuals and for the support to many initiatives related to technological innovation, social entrepreneurship and high-tech startups.... READ MORE...
ArticlesDigimag - Issue 58, October 2010