2018 July : EXIT

TOBIAS PILS – ANTIPAROS

Posted on 2018-07-16

Tobias Pils’ paintings and graphic works are almost not interpretable. His process of painting is formed by a planning that negates itself throughout the process of being carried out. As a result, representation flips into abstraction, figurativeness turns into composition. Pils’ work creates an uncanniness of interpretation and challenges the notion of subjectivity in painting: His way of painting follows intuition and is created in the context of the everyday of the painter. Yet, he never fulfills his plan but rather turns in different directions while painting. In doing so, he produces manifold forms within one painting. Nevertheless, his practice is always accompanied by technical precision and pictoral thought. In doing so, Pils creates a work whose attraction lies in the ambivalence of interpretative uncanniness, discontinuity, and technical brilliance.

Opposite – Antiparos 5, 2018

Exhibition runs through to August 26th, 2018

Galerie Eva Presenhuber
Kastro
840 07
Antiparos
Greece

www.presenhuber.com

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKE TIME

Posted on 2018-07-16

Photographs Take Time draws from the Chrysler Museum’s remarkable collection to explore photography’s complex relationship with time.

The show spans photographic history—from 19th-century daguerreotypes for which subjects sat immobilized during the early camera’s long exposure time to contemporary photographs that use special lights and mechanics to capture multiple moments in a single frame. In addition to a technical story about the camera’s ability to freeze a slice of time, the show highlights works that make time their subject, investigating notions of permanence and decay, history and memory and essence and accident. The exhibition will include works by Harold Edgerton, Vera Lutter, William Christenberry and many others.

Opposite – Vera Lutter (German, b. 1960), Clock Tower, Brooklyn, XLIV

Exhibition runs through to August 26th, 2018

Chrysler Museum of Art
245 West Olney Road
Norfolk
23510 VA

www.chrysler.org

ADIDAS “PROUDER”

Posted on 2018-07-16

A cultural call to action of Unity, Originality and Pride curated by Fat Tony, captured by Nick Knight’s SHOWstudio in aid of the Albert Kennedy Trust
Featuring a roll-call of global creators from the LGBTQ+ community, and allies including Elton John, Pharrell Williams, Marc Jacobs, Edward Enninful, David Beckham, Skin, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell & Amanda Lepore.
Each participant re-imagines the iconic adidas Samba through the theme of ‘Prouder’ – the shoes will be on display in a unique exhibition and auctioned off on eBay in support of the work of the Albert Kennedy Trust, who provide safe homes and support to LGBTQ+ youth people facing homelessness.
The campaign culminates in adidas’ first ever float at London Pride, followed by an after party at the Groucho Club.
July 3rd saw the global unveiling of the adidas ‘Prouder’ campaign, an exploration and celebration of unity, equality and originality throughout the week of London Pride 2018. The campaign brings together a unique group of global creatives in support of the message of LGBTQ+ Pride, from both within the community and from allies who support.

www.adidas.co.uk
www.akt.org.uk

CHEN ZHOU – BLUE HOLE

Posted on 2018-07-16

Projected in four-channel HD digital, it features a female protagonist lost inside a blue cave, her mobile phone providing the only connection to the outside world. Two other young girls search for a friend lost in a forest, while they discuss the loneliness they experience in the virtual world. Their search stirs up childhood memories, taking them back to an earlier time when, although their paths had crossed, they had been unable to recognise each other’s faces.
Blue Hole describes a world where we are all connected and disconnected at the same time, exposing how the small space between the real and the virtual world remains the only place where alienation can be kept at bay. The ubiquitous social media network is mistakenly seen as a haven within our reach, our phones a ‘hole’ that beckon with the faint glow of a blue light. Chen suggests that beneath our modern exterior we are all simply restless, isolated souls attempting to express our feelings and signaling for help via electronic gadgets. Blue Hole draws inspiration from social media platforms, in particular a public WeChat account that the artist came across which records the dreams and thoughts of a Millennial teenage girl.

Opposite – Installation view

Exhibition runs through to August 25th, 2018

Matthew Marks Gallery
1062 North Orange Grove
90046 Los Angeles
USA

www.whitecube.com

SUPER PROFESSIONAL 2

Posted on 2018-07-16

• Limited to 498 pieces worldwide
• LEON approx 30cm and Flower approx 50cm in Height

doublefools.blogspot.com

HEARTS BEAT LOUD

Posted on 2018-07-16

In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam (Kiersey Clemons) off to college, while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly “jam sesh” into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an Internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.

In theatres August 3rd, 2018