Studio Visit with Salvatore Arancio at Studio Voltaire
Resident Gato in Studio Voltaire - The extremely long-listed studio space... must be a stud artist.
Entrance to Philip Lau's intervention at Modern Art Gallery. Lau physically altered the Gallery space such that only an inaccessible hallway is visible from the front of the Gallery and the exhibition can only be entered from the back entrance - even Gallery workers must walk around and outside to access the exhibition (and other parts of the facility) from their main office.
Hauser&Wirth Part III - Paul McCarthy's "The King, The Island, The Train, The House, The Ship" exhibited at all three Hauser & Wirth Galleries along with an outdoor sculpture. Consumerism, commodity fetishism, George Bush bashing and literal pig-fucking- a short summary of the exhibitions. Definitely worthy of the warnings on the outside of each location the McCarthy exhibition lived up and exceeded all hullabaloo I had heard about the show. I am not certain whether there is a specific order to view the work but seeing this installation last was definitely telling of the artists critique on the idea of "the artist." A video depicting the physical cutting-up of a model representing McCarthy and placing the cut-up on a throne with church pews facing the altar-piece exhibits McCarthy's bold commentary on the absurdity of fame, fetishism and money. One of the exhibitions that will leave a mark on me for a long time to come. Top Notch, PM.
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