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lingering whisper 0

Look, out of the shadows deep into the wells
I created in your eyes when they were empty
Never to speak of the smell of
Greed, or hope that
Echoes of bright crocuses used in the smelting
Rituals of all that celluloid
I have forgotten where it went
Now, left behind are traces of cotton
Ginger hair in a brush and an empty [...]

the intense murmur of soft voices left behind 0

This exhibition stands, an artistic platform where art and fashion debate the merits of creation with the viewer. It dares to speak of over 40 international talents who explore the borderland where fashion is art; deepest fears turn into innermost whims, glam replaces gloom and depression metamorphoses into seduction. New perspectives shout of every stereotype [...]

lingering whispers by sarah bailey 0

On the backdrop of the stage, an erotic film of a beautiful model with a snake writhing across her breast is projected. Enormous predatory robot cameras prowl the catwalk filming the parade of models that stalk by in their evermore exquisite, otherworldly ensembles, balanced on vertiginous ‘armadillo shoes’ like space-age chopines. Occasionally the cameras turn [...]

displaying art in alternative spaces 0

“We can once again declare the Museum makes its ‘mark,’ imposes its ‘frame’ (physical and moral) on everything that is exhibited in it, in a deep and indelible way.” [Daniel Buren]

In 1824 William Hazlitt, on visiting the newly opened National Gallery in Trafalgar Square initiated what remains, in 2009 a contemporary topic of discussion, that [...]

sang bleu 0

Sang Bleu was initiated in 2004 in London as an attempt to create a publication proposing a contemporary and experimental vision of modern culture and style. Rejecting the usual categorizations and segmentations, Sang Bleu’s statement is to use Art, Fashion, Sociology, Literature, but also – more unexpectedly – Tattooing, Body Modification, Fetish and other subcultures [...]

steven cohen: life is shot, art is long 1

Michael Stevenson Gallery is presenting Steven Cohen’s first solo exhibition in South Africa in more than 10 years. In this decade Cohen, who has lived in France since 2003, has become internationally recognised for his performance art, yet his work has been seen infrequently at home and in the gallery context. This exhibition will refocus [...]

lisette model 0

If Lisette Model took up photography as a way of earning a living, it is also true that she always fought for her own subjects, rather than simply carry out the assignments given by editors. She believed that for a photograph to be successful its subject had to be something that “hits you in the [...]

tapio snellman: elsa 0

Since 1999 London centred architect and urbanist, Tapio Snellman has mostly been preoccupied with co-running his all-over-the-place disciplinary creative practice, Neutral. The vast experience of producing architecture related media and fetishising over the built environment and its effect on people, has crystallised in video installations and animations, in which architectural space and urban landscape is [...]

chinese contemporary art 2

China’s recent history and its unique political situation since The Cold War have allowed this nation to emerge as a ‘new subject of history upon the world scene’. Where they have been dissuaded before, contemporary artists are now freer to explore their individuality as well as retaining some form of ethnic identity since their [...]

steve mcqueen at marian goodman gallery 0

Marian Goodman Gallery is presenting an exhibition of two new works by award-winning British artist and film maker Steve McQueen until the 6th of March 2010. On view in the North Gallery is Giardini, 2009, a major work first shown at the 53rd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, 2009, when McQueen represented the [...]