GONE GIRL

Posted on 2014-09-30

Directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn – unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

In theatres October 3rd, 2014

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LIFE AFTER BETH

Posted on 2014-09-29

After his girlfriend unexpectedly dies, Zach is devastated. However, he gets a second chance at love after she rises from the dead. Stars Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan and John C. Reilly.

In theatres October 1st, 2014

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PALO ALTO

Posted on 2014-09-29

Shy, sensitive April (Emma Roberts) is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B (James Franco) and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy (Jack Kilmer). Emily (Zoe Levin), meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred (Nat Wolff), a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next — and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection — Fred’s escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

In theatres October 3rd, 2014

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TRACEY EMIN – THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE IS YOU

Posted on 2014-09-29

“The work is about rites of passage, of time and age, and the simple realisation that we are always alone.”
Tracey Emin, July 2014

Reflective in tone, the works in the exhibition are the result of many years’ development, from the bronze sculptures – the most significant body she has made to date – to the works on canvas. There is a complexity in the sculptural form of the bronzes, simultaneously robust yet tender, that points to a consummate understanding of material, composition and subject matter. In Grotto (2014), a tessellated, cave-like chamber gives sanctuary to a solitary figure as artist proxy, while the muscular form of Bird (2014) harmonises sinuous lines with gravity and grace. A series of bronze bas relief plaques portray figures that appear amorphous yet distinct, with subtle interplay between light and shadow.

The title ‘The Last Great Adventure is You’, which is transcribed in neon within the exhibition, was originally intended by Emin as a reference to the ‘other person’; however, over the two year period since she began creating this body of work, she came to realise that the implication was once again coming back to the self.

Exhibition runs from October 8th to November 16th, 2014

White Cube
144-152 Bermondsey Street
London
SE1 3TQ

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VIK MUNIZ – PICTURES OF MAGAZINES 2

Posted on 2014-09-29

In this series I recreated icons from the history of art using images and text literally torn from books and magazines. Because of the material I used here the viewer must work much harder to “see” the reproduced painting. The playing field is leveled: image and material have equal importance, and even within the overall picture no specific component is privileged – a tabloid’s Scarlett Johansson snapshot, Klimt’s iconic portrait of Adele, a random bit of text, or a snippet of a Gauguin painting, all carry equal weight. This practice reflects contemporary life with its incessant influx of information, which leaves an endless stream of garbage in its wake. Here, the content of the stream becomes raw material in an act of renewal.

I see this series as a continuation of the “Pictures of Garbage” series, in which I used recycled garbage to make portraits of waste pickers. But here, rather than using physical garbage as my medium, I recycle mental “garbage” from the endless media onslaught of our culture to reproduce images that feel familiar, things we may have looked at but have never really seen. This is a quest to reconsider what we have left behind in our voracious pursuit of the new.

– Vik Muniz

Exhibition runs through to October 25th, 2014

Hezi Cohen Gallery
54 Wolfson Street
66042 Tel Aviv
Israel

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PRETTY TAXING

Posted on 2014-09-29

A number of artists are turning tax discs into limited edition artworks once they become obsolete on 1st October.

The Pretty Taxing Artists Edition comprises of a certificate of authenticity and a circular artwork which are both hand numbered with their edition number. The specially designed packaging is also hand numbered on the outside and the circular artwork comes inserted into the Pretty Taxing plastic tax disc holder along with a fake tax disc on the front.

The certificate and circular artwork are printed onto the highest grade, archival quality 100% cotton rag Somerset art paper using light fast, high density inks to ensure a vibrant and lasting reproduction. Gavin Turk’s ‘Blue Heritage Plaque’, while still a collectible artwork, is sold as an unlimited edition at the artist’s request.
Featured artists include Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Pam Hogg, Mat Collishaw, Sarah Lucas, Jessica Albarn, Gary Hume, Ian Dawson, Abigail Lane, Ian Monroe, Matthew Barney, Don Brown and Georgie Hopton.

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