Anish Kapoor exhibition: Royal Academy, London

A major solo exhibition of the work
of the internationally acclaimed artist
Anish Kapoor,opened yesterday at The Royal
Academy of Arts in London.

The exhibition surveys Kapoor’s career to date
showcasing a number of new and previously
unseen works, including a select group of
Kapoor’s early pigment sculptures, beguiling
mirror-polished stainless-steel sculptures and
cement sculptures on display for the first time.

The exhibition also includes highlights such as
the monumental work Svayambh, the title of which
comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘self-generated’.
Emblematic of Kapoor’s interest in works of sculpture
that actively participate in their own creation, Svayambh
moves slowly through the galleries across the entire breadth
of Burlington House.

Another major exhibit is Shooting into the Corner, a work of extraordinary complexity and drama that builds up against the walls and floor of the gallery.

Tall tree and the eye, a major new sculpture, is on display in the Annenberg Courtyard. Infinitely repeating and reflecting its surroundings, like much of Kapoor’s work, this object both disorientates and distorts, challenging our traditional notion of form and space.

The exhibition runs till December 11.



NB The Royal Academy website also have this really cool live gallery webcam... Kapoor's 'Shooting into the Corner' fires regularly during exhibition opening times. Be patient... it's man-operated... totally interactive.

http:// www.royalacademy.org.uk

The Cartier Award 2010: Call for Entries

Frieze Art Fair announced today the call for entries to The Cartier Award 2010.

The Cartier Award is open to artists living outside of the UK, up to five years from graduating from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or under thirty years of age. The Cartier Award is organised by Frieze Projects, sponsored by Cartier and presented in collaboration with Gasworks.

The recipient of the prize will have the unique opportunity to present their work at Frieze Art Fair 2010, guaranteeing a major international audience.

Additionally the prize will cover production costs of up to 10,000 (UK sterling) an artist's fee, per diems, travel expenses and a studio residency at Gasworks in London from Augustto October 2010.

For full details of the award and an application form visit: www.friezefoundation.org/cartier

Antony Micallef

YES...Antony Micallef... again. How can anyone ever get enough of this bloody brilliant artist. I just love his works. They give me a pure adrenaline rush!

I was just sent this excellent interview with Antony Micallef for Arrested Motion in lieu of his upcoming show: Becoming Animal

http://arrestedmotion.com

I'm including a couple of images which I'm pretty sure will tickle your fancy (click to enlarge).

Frieze Art Fair 2009 Sculpture Park details announced:

McCarthy's work to remain in Regent's Park for 6 months

The Frieze Art Fair 2009 is happening between October 15-18, in London. It features over 150 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. The fair also includes specially commissioned artists’ projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule.

Frieze Art Fair have announced the works to be installed in its Sculpture Park, which will be presented in the wonderful setting of the English Gardens of Regent’s Park, located a short walk to the east of the entrance to the fair. Entry to the Sculpture Park is free. This year’s Sculpture Park, again sponsored by Heath Lambert, presents work by a strong and broad spectrum of artists, including some of the most acclaimed international sculptors working today, and a number of unseen pieces.

These include Louise Bourgeois, whose selected work, The Couple, 2003, is the largest in a series of hanging aluminium sculptures by the artist. Eva Rothschild, whose work has just been seen as the most recent Duveens’ commission at Tate Britain, will show a new work created specially for Frieze Art Fair, Someone and Someone, 2009. Artist Graham Hudson will make history at Frieze Art Fair this year. Edward VIII remains the only monarch since Elizabeth I not to have a statue or monument of commemoration in England; Hudson’s sculpture changes that.

Visit: www.friezeartfair.com for more details.

Antony Micallef

OK. So it's really no secret that I'm a huge Antony Micallef fan. So naturally I'd want to share anything new regarding this artist. I just received this today:

Lazarides is proud to introduce Antony Micallef's new solo show, 'Becoming Animal'.

Exhibition dates: 25th September – 22nd October 2009.
Gallery open: Tuesday to Friday 11am – 7pm. Saturday 12 noon – 5pm.

Lazarides, Rathbone Place, London. W1T 1HR.

www.antonymicallef.com
www.lazinc.com

So what do I do? How on earth am I going to get my sorry arse up to London to see this show? Especially when they also send a teaser (below)... any crazy ideas are welcome!

New blog!

I've been fed up with the msn space for a while now... time to start afresh... time to get serious. I'm hoping to be able to put all random art-related stuff here... and NOT only that which is related to our tiny rock.

I'd love to create some form of healthy discussion... who knows... depends whether I get the hang of it and depends whether I manage to keep this comittment!!

Anyways, here goes nothing! :)

L