Running from December 2 through 8, 2019, the Faena Festival: The Last Supper is an exploration of spirituality and food, abundance and sacrifice, indulgence and abstinence, and archetypal symbolism and contemporary aesthetics.
An exhibition by the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism on the future of the past November 28, 2019 – August 30, 2020 “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.” (James Baldwin) The exhibition titled Tell me about yesterday tomorrow opens up a dialogue between contemporary art and the remembrance work performed by the Munich Documentation Centre for the
FIAC Projects (17th - 20th October 2019) presents some thirty sculptures and installations, within the prestigious setting of the Petit Palais and on the Avenue Winston Churchill, pedestrianised during FIAC week. Instigated by FIAC, the pedestrianisation of the Avenue has enabled the temporary reconstitution of the original esplanade of the 1900 World Fair, thus connecting the Petit Palais and the Grand Palais. This
Not too long ago, the fall of the Wall was one of the most salient symbols of twentieth-century utopianism. More recently, however, the surge in extreme nationalism and polarizing populism have given way to more divisive ideologies. Walking Through Walls is, therefore, a timely response to the current moment whereby the Berlin Wall is extended beyond its German
Kasper König's exhibition does not just follow purely commercial interests. Beyond the dialogue with his son Johann, he was attracted by the extraordinary architecture of the gallery in the former Catholic church of St. Agnes. The high nave, preserved in its original proportions, today presents itself as a fabulous exhibition hall, representing a challenge for every artist and curator. König exhibits works by
The first commissioned artwork for the Ames Family Atrium, Ámà: The Gathering Place by Emeka Ogboh (Nigerian, b. 1977) is an installation integrating sound, sculpture, and textiles. As you listen to the music that migrates throughout the atrium, we invite to you to relax and consider your experience of this setting. The work’s point of departure is the social role of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s
The Exhibition infuses the publicly accessible terrain of ASIAT with in-situ commissioned works. With a strong focus on cross-disciplinary practices, hovering between artworks, collaborative projects, stage design, scenography and architecture. The Exhibition runs from 14.07 until 15.09, and is reconfigured for its final destination, the Festival. Our generation is getting ready, preparing itself, getting armed for the coming fall. Of the ecosystem, of capitalism,
The exhibition Multiple Transmissions: Art in the Afropolitan Age, takes as its starting point the group of African artists who completed residences at WIELS between 2015 and 2019. Today an integral component of the art world landscape, residencies put artists in motion around the globe, while simultaneously immersing them in one place for a definite period of time. Artists, and African artists in
For Horizn Studios, Europe’s fastest growing travel brand for the next generation, making smart, functional luggage is just one part of its mission to build bridges and make connections with today’s creators and movers and shakers. That’s why Horizn teamed up with celebrated sound and installation artist Emeka Ogboh and Beats by Dr. Dre for a limited-edition series of luggage and travel accessories titled ‘Lagos Edition.’ As
During 1-54 Marrakech, DADA inaugurates its exhibition space dedicated to contemporary creation, and presents an unprecedented installation by the Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh. Assembling works from the Lagos Soundscapes project, together with sound compositions created from recordings captured in the Marrakech Medina, the installation fits within the research and work led by the artist investigating the history and aural infrastructures of cities. The