A3, Gouache technique

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And now some consumption critique or a caricature of it … whatever you prefer

Robert Mangold, Plus Minus Painting, 1982

Rolling Stones adorned with starlight (more or less), Lawrence Weiner, 1980

Joseph Kosuth, from the Zero & Not series, 1985

 
The quote used by Joseph Kosuth is a quote from Sigmund Freud’s book about the Unconscious (1920). It means: “the repetition compulsion that was meant to make treatment successful, is drawn quasily by the I, that wants to stick to the pleasure principle, to its side.”

Joseph Kosuth (born 1945 Toldedo/Ohio) is an important protagonist of the so-called ‘Concept Art’ and studied in the series ‘Zero & Not’ the relationship of art to philosophy.

Naked men seem to have become a trend in Vienna’s cultural activites quite recently …

Admittedley the new exhebition of Erwin Wurm ‘DE PROFUNDIS’ is not about nudity, but about the ageing body. Erwin Wurm presents 18 drawn self portraits and 71 redrawn/-painted photographs of (partly) nude fellow artists

Erwin Wurm
DE PROFUNDIS

12th December 2012 – 17th February 2013
1010 Wien, Albertinaplatz 1
Check it out at: De profundis at Albertina

 

If there was a colour I did not like at all, it was pink. And I thought that I already know everything about it. But then I discovered the photo series ‘Pink China’ by Pietro Baroni and my mind was blown.

And of course, it offers a lot to learn about China. Check it out at: Pink China

And last but not least, some information on the maestro:

Pietro Baroni (1977) is a photographer/artist born and raised in Italy, currently based in Milan. He won an Honorable Mention in the 2012 International Photography Awards (IPA), People Lifestyle Category, with the project “Milan Closets”. Pietro loves cinema of all kinds, regional cuisine, NBA, quotes of Federico Buffa and if he could live a different life he would trade it only with an extreme mountain climber: one who pushes his mental and physical limits and discovers.

Found this amazing photo series by PIETRO BARONI. It shows ordinary Milanese people in front of their closets.

Let us hear by which thoughts the maestro was driven:

“For the rest of the world, Milan is one of the main references for fashion and luxury brands. The vision of the everyday is almost blocked, hidden by big names in luxury, fashion and design. In my project I wanted to photograph the Milanese,
 ordinary people, in front of their closet. Open.
 Different ages, gender, social class or profession create a collage mixed
a city that hides its sides the most intriguing homes.
I have tried (and am still continuing) to find them.”

Check it out at: http://www.pietrobaroni.com/index.php/project/milan-closets/

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