taking it in

newniceandfun:

Mosaic of found objects by Hong Hao at Pace Gallery in Beijing

Chinese artist Hong Hao will be showing an eclectic spectrum of works in an upcoming exhibition at the Pace Gallery Bn beijing from march 16th through to april 27th, 2013.

Pieces from one of Hao’s best known photographic series will be shown, ‘my things’ are visuals made up of thousands of scanned images depicting objects from his own life.

These ordinary things - shown life sized - are arranged and assembled by hao using a computer, and represent over 20 years of accumulation on the part of the artist while others could have just been part of that day’s lunch. 

 

carlosbaila:

Marina Abramovic meets Ulay

“Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again. at her 2010 MoMa retrospective Marina performed ‘The Artist Is Present’ as part of the show, a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing it and this is what happened.”

“En los años 70, Marina Abramovic mantuvo una intensa historia de amor con Ulay. Pasaron 5 años viviendo en una furgoneta realizando toda clase de performances. En 1988, cuando su relación ya no daba para más, decidieron recorrer la Gran Muralla China, empezando cada uno de un lado, para encontrarse en el medio, abrazarse y no volver a verse nunca más. En 2010 el MoMa de Nueva York dedicó una retrospectiva a su obra. Dentro de la misma, Marina compartía un minuto en silencio con cada extraño que se sentaba frente a ella. Ulay llegó sin que ella lo supiera, y esto fue lo que pasó”

watch the video.

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kathect:

dissepticemia:

and it don’t matter who you are, it is so simple.

a feeling, but it’s everything.

how i feel when i’m with you

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whitneymuseum:

In 1972, Alma Thomas became the first African-American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney. Her Late Night Reflections is on view now in Blues for Smoke.

Alma Thomas (1891–1978), Late Night Reflections, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 28 ¾ x 44 inches. Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Purchase, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Fund for Acquisitions and bequest of Marjorie Pfeffer by exchange. Photograph by Peter Paul Geoffrion

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kenyatta:

vanished:

Joseph Egan

Kerning nightmare

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likeafieldmouse:

Deenesh Ghyczy - Dive! (2009)

eatsleepdraw:

I have been neglecting painting recently so I did this a4 painting to get back into the swing of things. Two blue tits with flowers on a4 paper with coffee stained background. This print is available on my society6 page (society6.com/lhayton). Please click through for my art blog, thanks for your support!

exasperated-viewer-on-air:

Jason Martin - Lent, 2011

pure pigment on aluminium

85 × 65 2/5 in / 216 × 166 cm

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hifas:

Minus (2002) by Christoph Büchel

A punk-concert was held inside a room at the Kunstverein Hannover. Immediately after the show, the entire room was frozen.

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likeafieldmouse:

Liliana Porter - Man with Axe (2011)

surrealism:

Sunday Dalí: The Dream Places a Hand on a Man’s Shoulder, 1936. Oil on canvas, 48 x 47 cm.

explore-blog:

Stunning behind-the-scenes photos of Picasso painting with light. Also see this mesmerizing footage of Picasso painting on glass with a camera rolling on the other side.