scott avery: July 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Paris

A beautiful city full of interesting history and contemporary experiences

Gerhard Richter Panorama at Centre Pompidou
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/

abstract painting detail

Gerhard Richter

Luka Fineisen
Installation work in cafe of Galeri Rouge

http://www.lamaisonrouge.org/spip.php?lang=en

Farhad Moshiri
See God in Everyone

Keyrings

Galeri Perrotin

http://www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions.html

Farhad Moshiri

Knives left and bead paintings above

Joana Vasconcelos
Palace of Versailles 2012

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/21867/joana-vasconcelos-at-versailles.html

Joana Vasconcelos

Palace of Versailles

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Belgium

Brussels

Bruges

Ghent

Ghent - curious sign!

Oostend - part of a sculpture by the sea festival, Beaufort04, sculpture by Marina Abramovic

Brussels - Art Nouveau house

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Manifesta9 - Genk, Belgium

Christian Boltanski 1997
Archive of old tin boxes covered with the photos and registration numbers of the miners who once worked at the exhibition site - an old coal mine

Detail of above

Drawing machine using algorithms of original interior decorative details found in the old coal administration building. A constantly changing pattern results, printed with charcoal and hung

Europe exports vast quantities of its waste. Chinese artist Ni Haifeng has reversed the process by first importing waste fabric from China and also reversing the manufacturing process by using the scraps to make the artwork. Spectators are able to sew sections and join to the large hanging