Will Boone David Kordansky Will Boone Optimo, 2017, David Kordansky Photography: Lee Thompson Courtesy of Karma, New York, NY and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Generating content from an unlikely array of sources, including punk subcultures, industrial manufacturing processes, and the visual vernaculars of cattle ranches and barrooms, Boone makes works whose concision and graphic …
Matteo Nasini Clima Sparkling Matter is an investigation through stages of consciousness, sound and matter, focused on the exploration of sleep and dreams in ephemeral and material forms. Is the result of Nasini’s research in between sound, technologies and neuroscience to scan and transform into sound and substance the brain weaves radiated while dreaming. In 2016 this …
Darja Bajagic Carlos/Ishikawa Darja Bajagic, Puddles of Blood – Go Ahead, 2015, Carlos / Ishikawa The artworks of Darja Bajagic open up conversations on complex issues such as power struggles between the sexes, censorship, authorship, and the digital landscape. Her work elicits a broad spectrum of reactions and reviews that range from cautiously positive to harshly negative. But …
Communication, Power and Ethics Koki Tanaka Koki Tanaka, born 1975 in Tochigi, Japan, lives and works in Los Angeles. He became known through his installations and actions, in which he implements everyday objects and material found on site. A major part of his work consists of participatory projects that incorporate actors and exhibition viewers. Tanaka …
Fondazione Feltrinelli Herzog & De Meuron The new building for the Fondazione Feltrinelli, designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, opened on December 2016 in Porta Nuova, confirming once more the relevance that this district is gaining for the city of Milan. The building is settled over a slot left vacant form the …
The Sensitive Soul of Things Elena Salmistro Product designer and artist, Elena Salmistrato lives and works in Milan. Graduated at Milano Politecnico in 2008, she founded her own practice Alko_studio together with architect Angelo Stoli in 2009, where she has been working on architectural and design projects ever since. Working as designer and illustrator, Elena took part to many …
Santiago Sierra PAC PAC Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan presents MEA CULPA, the first extended Italian anthology dedicated to conceptual artist Santiago Sierra. Santiago sierra was born in Madrid in 1966, where he lives and works. He has undertaken projects in many countries including Argentina, Algeria, Korea, Poland, Cuba and Iceland. He studied Fine Arts at the …
The Zeitz MoCAA Heatherwick Studio The attention paid to contemporary African art and design production has seen a constantly growing rate in recent years. Festivals like Design Indaba and Cape Town Art Fair, both hosted in the South-African capital, keep fueling this interest, providing international exposure to the state-of-the-art of the African scenario. It was at …
Staff Riding Marco Casino STAFF RIDING SUB ENG from MARCO CASINO on Vimeo. Staff riding, the local slang for train surfing, is a widespread phenomenon in SA. Katlehong is one of the largest townships in South Africa and has played a key role in the history of the struggle against apartheid. The population is almost …
Mohau Modisakeng Tyburn Gallery Mohau Modisakeng, Untitled (Test), 2016 Courtesy Mohau Modisakeng Studio Material, metaphor and the black body are the tools that Mohau Modisakeng uses to explore the influence of South Africa’s violent history that has been ignored in today’s society, on how we understand our cultural, political, and social roles as human beings in post-colonial Africa and …
