C.A.N. Condensed
April 30th, 2010
Manif d'art 5, the Québec City Biennial, will explore the role of catastrophes in contemporary life May 1-June 13, 2010. A catastrophe seems to be always looming in the far distance, but is ever present. Thirty-six artists react to the notion that catastrophe has become the condition of contemporary life. Read more here.- Kunstverein Hamburg hosts Daniel Josefsohn May 1-30, 2010. The show, Everything's Gonna be Alright Mother, highlights Josefsohn's style of photography which blurs the lines between art, design and fashion photography. Josefsohn typically uses "unusual motifs and unsettling scenes" to show an irony within the subject matter. For more read the article on E-Flux.com.
- Art For the World (The Expo) opens this weekend in Shanghai and runs through the end of October. As the major project of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, Art
For the World allows 20 international artists to showcase their sculptures on Expo Boulevard. For more visit E-Flux.com.
- Disasters will reveal the character of an individual; art will help to heal the destruction caused by disasters. On May 2, New York artists Swoon will unveil Konbit Shelter - a project representing the "cross-cultural expression of compassion and solidarity in the face of adversity" during the earthquake in Haiti. Read more on HyperAllergic.com.
A photographer in rural Michigan accidentally stumbled across a plastic skeleton during the 1990s, which led him to a new hobby in 2007. Francois Robert traded the plastic skeleton for a real set of bones in 2007 and began arranging his new set into "iconic" shapes. Check out the article, containing a slide show of his series Stop the Violence, here.- David Zwerner in New York presents two Swedish artists, Mamma Andersson and Jockum Nordstrom, in Who is Sleeping on my Pillow through June 12, 2010. The concurrent solo exhibitions accentuate the different styles of two artists who have spent a significant amount of their lives together. Read more on ArtKnowledgeNews.com.
