Ocula Conversation Phong Bui By Stephanie Bailey, New York In March 2014, a show opened at Paul Kasmin Gallery titled Alexander the Great: The Iolas Gallery 1955–1987, which celebrated the legendary gallerist Alexander Iolas, who was among the first to introduce American audiences to Surrealism and who gave Andy Warhol his first gallery exhibition (and, coincidentally, also his last in 1987). The...
Ocula Feature Photography Or Not: A Report From The Düsseldorf Photo Weekend By Stephanie Bailey, Düsseldorf People are always surprised when I say Düsseldorf is a cool city. But come on : the legacy of the Düsseldorf Art Academy (aka. the Kunstakademie) is enough, even without factoring in the 19th century Düsseldorf School of Painting, or the 20th century Düsseldorf School of Photography spearheaded by the Bechers and developed by their students...
Related Press Doug Aitken takes the scenic route across Massachusetts with mirrored hot air balloon 18 July 2019, Wallpaper* For two weeks in July, a mirrored sphere is taking flight above the eastern US coastline and western Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. Reflecting back the sun, clouds, and natural surroundings, the nomadic piece of public art is Doug Aitken's response to many of the most beautiful places in Massachusetts protected by The Trustees of...
Related Press Fluxus in the air: Doug Aitken's hot air balloon sails above Massachusetts 11 July 2019, The Art Newspaper The project, called New Horizon, lifts off on 12 July at Long Point beach on Martha's Vineyard. Over the following 16 days, it will alight at the Farm Institute in Edgartown, the Holmes Reservation in Plymouth, the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, the Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, the Naumkeag in Stockbridge and the...
Related Press The Best Things to See at the 2019 Venice Biennale 13 May 2019, AnOther The 58 th edition of the Venice Biennale, May You Live in Interesting Times curated by Ralph Rugoff–from London’s very own Hayward Gallery–proves to be as interesting as its title promises. Venice is an easy city to get lost in, and it’s easy to see why Proust dubbed the city’s labyrinth of alleyways a network of 'innumerable slender capillary...
Related Press ‘Pressure and stress are viewed in a negative way. But you have to put yourself under pressure’ 9 May 2019, The Irish Times The Shrinking Universe, the exhibition by Ireland’s representative at the Venice Biennale 2019, Eva Rothschild, has just opened in one of the event’s main venues, the vast Arsenale, once the workshop of the Maritime Republic and still an architectural wonder. Rothschild, a Dublin-born sculptor long resident in London, has a strong track record in...
Related Video & Audio Torbjørn Rødland: A Different Type of Sensibility 5 February 2018, Louisiana Channel 'Of course, this is shallow material, but can I find something of value there?' Meet the Norwegian photographer Torbjørn Rødland, whose photos transcend and defamiliarise their seemingly ordinary motifs.
