Art of Zines

by mousse

January 31~2010

Anno Domini is a contemporary art gallery in San Jose, California, which has been hosting an annual Art of Zines exhibit since 2001. On February 5, this year as usual, you will find a lot of little DIY, cut-and-paste, copied-on-the-cheap, hand-folded, self-distributed gems that continue to surface because someone, somewhere feels the need to express themselves.



Veneer Magazine – castillo/corrales

by mousse

January 25~2010

“I’m not worried about the deficit. It’s big enough to take care of itself.” — Ronald Reagan said, joking, at one of the Gridiron Club annual dinner. What does it mean financially to make a publication focused on art, and in particular on  performance? Last friday, at castillo/corrales in Paris, Aaron Flint Jamison, founder and editor-in-chief of Veneer Magazine, presented a detailed diagnosis of the financial health of his publishing project.

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The obstacle is tautology

by mousse

January 19~2010

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The obstacle is tautology is the title of an exhibition that will inaugurate on Thursday at Studio D1 cité des arts montmartre, in Paris. The show, conceived by Benoît Maire, will include Philippe Fernandez’ cinematographic adaptation of the myth of the Plato’s cave, a portait of Jiri Kovanda remembering his first joy and sculpture of a flower without a why by Boris Achour, a mesmerizing sculpture by Alex Cechetti, an electric lamp which casts light on its socket by Etienne Chambaud, a newspaper collage by Jesse Ash, an instruction for a collage made from motorbike magazine by Liam Gillick, several paintings of a new kind by Valentina Liernur, a photograph made by Bruno Serralongue one day after the event which motivated the decision to make the picture. There is also a sculpture open to transformation by Reto Pulfer and a plate by Gintaras Didžiapetris which changes when it is rotated. Finally, a site-specific painting by Amir Mogharabi. If this description was not enough, more info after the jump.

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GALLERY, GALERIE, GALLERIA at Norma Mangione

by mousse

January 14~2010

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GALLERY, GALERIE, GALLERIA is an exhibition that will stage a history of the various ways that commercial galleries have been utilised by artists, examining and presenting artworks both past and present. The exhibition will encompass works by a cross-generational group of artists, some of which will address Norma Mangione Gallery and its location in Torino, as well as a historical display comprised of documentation, artefacts and ephemera related to site-specific and situational works, conceived by artists for other galleries.

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Mousse display • Artbook @ P.S.1

by mousse

January 11~2010

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artbook @ P.S.1 is one of the most vibrant source for cutting-edge contemporary art books. The store offers a great selection of contemporary art titles. New publications arrive every week, reflecting current trends in the international art world, and this month we take over the vitrines! If you are in New York we invite you to go there and take a look at our printed stuff.

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Netmage 10

by mousse

January 8~2010

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Carlos Casas, audio-visual dissemination

10th birthday. Yet again Netmage will take place in Bologna, January 21-23. The international festival devoted to electronic arts will feature a multidisciplinary programme, aiming to represent the complex scenario of the contemporary audiovisual research. If this field is constantly changing, Netmage is constanly catching up with the brand new. see more



The Pole Party

by mousse

January 4~2010

We take the opportunity to announce that la rada and Mousse Magazine will organize  a  party in Locarno to celebrate with you the new year. More after the jump.
The Pole Party! Saturday 9 january 2010
Live Set by Dollar Mambo (Saint Vitus Records/Ge) Dj Set by Muck (Saint Vitus Records/Ge)
Visuals by Una Szeemann & Bohdan Stehlik

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Though a little late, we take the opportunity to announce that La rada and Mousse Magazine will organize a party in Locarno to celebrate with you the new year. More info after the jump.

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