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Jarman Prize
Via filmlondon.org.uk
Nov 2012
Karen Mirza and Brad Butler—who bring their Museum of Non Participation to the Walker in 2013—are shortlisted for the 2012 Jarman Award, which celebrates UK-based artists who use film/video in innovative ways. The winner will be announced Monday night.
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Dancing Around the Bride
Via theartblog.org
Nov 2012
“This is an exhibition as Gesamkunstwerk,” writes Andrea Kirsh of the Philadelphia Museum’s Philippe Parreno–designed show Dancing Around the Bride, which explores the interconnected lives of Duchamp, Cunningham, Cage, and others.
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Airborne Biospheres
Via designboom.com
Nov 2012
Tomás Saraceno continues his fascination with airborne biospheres for his newest work. Installed in Milan, his On Space and Time Foam is “a multi-layered installation of translucent PVC
membranes suspended 24 meters above the ground.”
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Hugo for Danh Vo
Via nytimes.com
Nov 2012
Vietnamese-born, Basel-based artist Danh Vo was named winner of the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize on Thursday. Vo’s Tombstone for Phùng Vo is installed in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, and he’ll be part of our show 9 Artists next fall.
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Tate Global
Via wsj.com
Nov 2012
Tate has announced it’s launching three new global networks “designed to build links with artists, curators and organizations” in the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Additionally, teams are focusing on acquiring and exhibiting art from the African continent.
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DIY in a Bottle
Via thedailybeast.com
Nov 2012
“The Twin Cities seem to have an old-time, survivalist, DIY spirit, and DuCett has bottled it,” writes Blake Gopnik of Andy Ducett’s sprawling exhibition Why We Do This on view at Minneapolis’ Soap Factory through November 10.
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Ai Weiwei Pays Back
Via guardian.co.uk
Nov 2012
Ai Weiwei has announced he has started paying back the $1.3 million given by supporters during his tax case. “We have no more options to keep trying. We’ve done what we could, and the court’s decision has been made. So we should repay the money.”
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Sandy Casualties
Via artinfo.com
Nov 2012
Hurricane Sandy has had a devastating impact on Chelsea’s galleries. While damage has yet to be assessed, most spaces below 25th Street have sustained some flood damage. It will take months for spaces to be repaired, and “all of Chelsea has to be rebuilt.”
