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Zaha Hadid Architects - Loa and Vesu Vases for Wiener Silver Manufactur

Zaha Hadid Architects - Loa and Vesu Vases for Wiener Silver Manufactur

The Loa and Vesu Vases express a powerful dynamic through their surface complexity.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: Peripheral Thinking - Yale University

William Kentridge: Peripheral Thinking - Yale University

In this lecture, the South African artist, William Kentridge examines possibilities for learning from the edges. He discusses the porousness of focus and describes the ways in which studio processes can be instructive for looking at universal questions. Kentridge talks specifically about his current project, Notes Towards a Model Opera, which looks at the Cultural Revolution in China and other utopian projects. Followed by a reception. Generously funded by the Andrew Carnduff Ritchie Fund.

Duration : 1h
Maturity Level : all

Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

A conversation between Willian Kentridge and opera and theatre director Pierre Audi about the cultural setting of the Weimar Republic, the time when Alban Berg wrote his opera Lulu.

Duration : 1h 7m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

If We Ever Get to Heaven is a work by the celebrated South African artist William Kentridge. The artist achieved renown with his remarkable animation films, charcoal drawings and installations composed of film, sound, music and sculptural objects.

Duration : 13m
Maturity Level : all

Imran Qureshi

Imran Qureshi

From his home in Lahore, Imran Qureshi reminisces about the sounds of his father’s typewriter and the chimes of the wall clock installed in his study, which fascinated him as a boy. In retrospect, he recognises and celebrates the connection between these lasting impressions from his childhood, and his own artistic practice.

Duration : 0s
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Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo speaks about his solo exhibition ’Let The Frame of Things Disjoint’, which was on view at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, in 2017.

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Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George invited Julia Peyton-Jones to their house in East London where they live and work. The artists conducted a tour of their studio presenting models and catalogues of two of their current exhibitions, describing how they make their pictures in addition to showing their work in progress on their latest series entitled ‘The New Normal’ as well as other projects which are underway.

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Maturity Level : all

GAHEE PARK ’BETRAYAL

GAHEE PARK ’BETRAYAL

Under the eye of Harlem the cat, GaHee Park talks about her process and inspirations in her home and studio.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL

JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL "DREAM ROAD" AT PERROTIN TOKYO

By naming his exhibition Yumeji, Othoniel shows his romantic vision of the world and how such simple things as flowers are keys to emotions, a dream road to fantasies and imagination.

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Maturity Level : all

JR -TEHACHAPI- AT PERROTIN PARIS

JR -TEHACHAPI- AT PERROTIN PARIS

In October 2019, JR received permission to work in a maximum-security prison located in Tehachapi, California. Initially, JR photographed the men, one by one, from above, and they told their story in front of a camera.

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

GEORGES MATHIEU AT PERROTIN HONG KONG

GEORGES MATHIEU AT PERROTIN HONG KONG

The late French artist Georges Mathieu was exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time. In this engrossing video, Georges Mathieu committee chairman, Edouard Lombard, introduces the artist’s legacy as the founder of Lyrical Abstraction.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Johan Creten — En Quarantaine

Johan Creten — En Quarantaine

For this short experimental film, Johan Creten worked together with the Dutch filmmaker Gerrit Schreurs. Living under lockdown in Paris during the month of April 2020, the artist reflected on a very intense period living as a young artist during another pandemic. In the summer of 1991, Johan

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

JESPER JUST

JESPER JUST "CORPORÉALITÉS" AT PERROTIN NEW YORK

Jesper Just introducing his exhibition during its installation

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

CHEN FEI -REUNION- AT PERROTIN NEW YORK

CHEN FEI -REUNION- AT PERROTIN NEW YORK

Chen Fei introducing his work during the installation of his exhibition

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

CLAIRE TABOURET

CLAIRE TABOURET "SIBLINGS" AT PERROTIN SEOUL

French artist Claire Tabouret introduces her new series of portraits, displayed in her solo exhibition ’Siblings’ at Perrotin Seoul

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Catherine Petitgas

Catherine Petitgas

A year spent in Mexico City introduced Catherine Petitgas to such stalwarts as Francis Alÿs and Gabriel Orozco.

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Jill Kraus

Jill Kraus

‘When you live in a New York apartment, it’s hard to collect sculpture,’ says Jill Kraus. So, in 2001, she and her husband Peter Kraus headed north to find a property suitable for the art they most wanted to support. Fast-forward 18 years, and there are now 18 large-scale artworks dotted around the Kraus’s land

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Janet Laurence Speaks Out

Janet Laurence Speaks Out

In her installation the Australian artist analyzes the interaction of life forms und the environment as well as the influence of man on threatened habitats. In a conversation with journalist Max Dax she discusses the role that art can play in raising awareness for climate issues.

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

Markus Hoffmann Speaks Out

Markus Hoffmann Speaks Out

The German artist gained international success with his installations that express issues of humans and their relation to the environment, displaying both their limitations and capabilities. On the occasion of ArtCOP21 Markus Hoffman talks to Max Dax about the role of the artist in regard to the accomplishment of sociopolitical tasks like climate change.

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

Sophia Pompery Speaks Out

Sophia Pompery Speaks Out

In her works, Sophia Pompéry directs the gaze at seemingly everyday things and makes the special visible. The candle flame that casts no shadow; the water applied to floorboards that reflects a window shape, two popcorn flakes that seem to be equal in shape. Her conceptual work oscillates between installation, photography and video.

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

Julius von Bismarck Speaks Out

Julius von Bismarck Speaks Out

With his photographs, videos and installations Julius von Bismarck examines, sometimes in a provocative way, the reception of the urban space. In this interview with journalist Max Dax he discusses the possibility of an exchange of ideas between artists and politicians, and if this could be helpful to raise awareness for climate change.

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all

Anne Katrine Dolven Speaks Out

Anne Katrine Dolven Speaks Out

Recurring themes in Katrine’s production are the representation of natural forces and their resonance with human sensibilities. Her work alternates between the monumental and the minimal, the universal and the intimate. Interpersonal relations and interactions are central to her practice, and many of her performance-based works involve collaborations with other people.

Duration : 11m
Maturity Level : all

Ulrike Haage Speaks Out

Ulrike Haage Speaks Out

During her tours and her international projects, the composer and sound artist finds herself often confronted with ecological issues. On the occasion of ArtCOP21 she talks with Max Dax about her music and her personal engagement in climate protection.

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all

Olaf Holzapfel Speaks Out

Olaf Holzapfel Speaks Out

In his multifaceted artistic work, Olaf Holzapfel deals with a wide variety of materials, ranging from straw to digitally produced drawings.

Duration : 8m
Maturity Level : all