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Hamish Pearch at Sans titre"The title rings out in warning: do not throw anything into the pond, keep everything in your...
01/07/2024

Hamish Pearch at Sans titre

"The title rings out in warning: do not throw anything into the pond, keep everything in your pockets; empty them into bins transformed into display cases, sealed with a pane, with wire, cut with the precision of a jigsaw. Pearch literally empties his bag, like a confession, a portrait en creux composed of what he has kept. Tell me what you’re carrying, I’ll tell you who you are – or “What’s in your handbag?” to cite Vogue’s celebrity questionnaire. A Chanel backpack? You are pragmatic; unstoppable, you can’t stay still! (Margot Robbie). An Isabelle Marant clutch, inside a Prada bag? You are foresighted, ready to brave the unexpected (Gigi Hadid)."

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In Conversation with curator Elena Geuna. On Christo: Early Works.I had the privilege of meeting Christo years ago, when...
29/11/2023

In Conversation with curator Elena Geuna. On Christo: Early Works.

I had the privilege of meeting Christo years ago, when we worked together on a project that, unfortunately, did not come to life. Our encounter allowed me to witness firsthand his extraordinary creative energy and unwavering commitment to pushing artistic boundaries. Having long admired Christo for his innovative approach to art, it was a unique and enriching experience to delve into this exhibition of early works. When Gagosian approached me with the idea of curating an exhibition of his work in this unique space, I gladly accepted. The opportunity to showcase a selection of his early works in this context felt particularly significant. I believe these works, created during his formative years, provide such a captivating glimpse into the evolution of his artistic vision!

Words by Jessica Wan

                 

Thea Djordjadze, Michaela Eichwald, Agata Ingarden, Behrang Karimi, David Ostrowski, Michail Pirgelis at Stoff-Pavillon....
27/11/2023

Thea Djordjadze, Michaela Eichwald, Agata Ingarden, Behrang Karimi, David Ostrowski, Michail Pirgelis at Stoff-Pavillon.

“In 1952, the architect Wilhelm Riphahn designed the Moeller Stoff Pavillon for the Moeller family: He emphasizes the functional lightness, the horizontal layering of the façade and the transparency of the ground floor, which is designed to appear to float on the building’s base like a large, crystal-like, translucent vitrine. The entire two-story, flat-roofed building consists of a reinforced concrete frame, slanted showcase windows, a spacious canopy roof, an integrated patio, and a generous apartment on the upper floor, which serves as the exhibition space for this group show.”

                 

Saccharine Symbols at Rose Easton.“There is no recorded evidence that anyone has ever hidden a razorblade inside a candi...
23/11/2023

Saccharine Symbols at Rose Easton.

“There is no recorded evidence that anyone has ever hidden a razorblade inside a candied apple, per the urban legend, and yet as an image it is so conceptually perfect that the truth no longer matters–all that matters is its neat suggested marriage of the sweet and the profane, the evil sting beneath its sugar. It helps that the shade of a traditional candy apple is not merely red, but lurid, bloodlike; that when held in the hand it faintly resembles, in its size and in the pseudo-wetness of its gloss, a human heart.”

Text by Philippa Snow

                 

Eric N. Mack at Paula Cooper Gallery“Using fabric and other found objects, Eric N. Mack creates richly textured composit...
21/11/2023

Eric N. Mack at Paula Cooper Gallery

“Using fabric and other found objects, Eric N. Mack creates richly textured compositions that collapse the boundaries between fine art, fashion, and architecture. The artist identifies as a painter working in the medium of fabric, although his works frequently move away from the walls to synthesize painting with sculpture. Mack’s first one-person exhibition at Paula Cooper Gallery opens on November 3rd, following the announcement of his representation in 2021 and his inclusion in four group exhibitions since 2020. In the past year, Mack has completed residencies at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, and the American Academy in Rome, and his site-specific installation Sarong is currently on display at Palazzo Grassi, Venice, through January 2024 as part of the group exhibition Chronorama Redux.”

                 

Gina Folly at Centre d'édition contemporaine, Geneva“Gina Folly's work focuses on everyday life, on the interactions bet...
17/11/2023

Gina Folly at Centre d'édition contemporaine, Geneva

“Gina Folly's work focuses on everyday life, on the interactions between the private and public space, between the intimate and social realms. She takes a precise, ironic and subtly critical look at the objects, messages and situations that surround us on a daily basis, which she retains, photographs and isolates in order to modify them and transpose them into the field of art. This gesture of appropriation, transformation and exhibition questions their real function, their purpose and above all the epistemological impact that these ordinary materials can have on our lives. She dissects them in order to reveal their poetic and dramatic potential, and their psychological and political impact.”

                 

Ksenia Pedan at Cell Project Space“Reversion, Ksenia Pedan’s ambitious solo exhibition, presents a site-embedded psychol...
16/11/2023

Ksenia Pedan at Cell Project Space

“Reversion, Ksenia Pedan’s ambitious solo exhibition, presents a site-embedded psychological space of newly commissioned installations and paintings. Breaking open the notion of ‘interior’, Reversion explores how the arrangement of things relates to disorderly feelings, navigating the interstice between ‘neutral’ surface and psychological depth, requested function and unsolicited expression”

                 

Susana Solano at CarrerasMugica“In her exploration of the paths of creation Susana Solano has faithfully responded, abov...
14/11/2023

Susana Solano at CarrerasMugica

“In her exploration of the paths of creation Susana Solano has faithfully responded, above all, to her private world, rummaging about in her own secret chambers. Whoever wishes to discover the meaning of her works from the solitary position of contemplation will have to find them for themselves. The artist does not generally supply the keys. Any clues strewn along the way are few and far between. Nor can we readily discern any common thread running through the sequence of works, given that it mutates with the passing of time and of life, with the experience of the artist, following a logic that remains under wraps.”

                 

New interview online. In the Studio with Mathilde Albouy“The shapes present in my work appear to me very naturally. The ...
10/11/2023

New interview online. In the Studio with Mathilde Albouy

“The shapes present in my work appear to me very naturally. The first step is to always nurture myself with images, photographs of artifacts or architecture, as well as reading fiction. There’s no specific direction after this, everything is processed subconsciously, There’s always this urge to draw the shapes as soon as they reveal themselves in my mind and I understand it’s something I want to explore.”

Words by Inês Mena Silva. Studio photography by Xavier Casanueva

                 

Sterling Ruby at Xavier Hufkens “DROWSE MURMURS features works that are not pictorial, figurative or didactic, but which...
08/11/2023

Sterling Ruby at Xavier Hufkens

“DROWSE MURMURS features works that are not pictorial, figurative or didactic, but which still contain identifiable and thought-provoking elements that say something about the world right now. The formal and material contrasts, together with the slippages between past and present, build into a rich visual terrain that touches upon some of the most burning issues of the day. When Ginsberg published Drowse Murmurs in 1967, it was part of his Planet News collection: a penetrating and an unflinching reportage on his life and times. Ruby channels that same spirit, anno 2023.”

Exhibition now on the émergent site.

                 

Phung-Tien Phan at Kunsthalle Basel“Here, as elsewhere in her practice, idiosyncratic combinations of everyday things ar...
06/11/2023

Phung-Tien Phan at Kunsthalle Basel

“Here, as elsewhere in her practice, idiosyncratic combinations of everyday things are placed in precarious balance. Sometimes the elements seem so perilously assembled that a slight push would topple them. Or a component will dangle so casually as if to suggest an after-thought. The whole of this young German Vietnamese artist’s practice is arguably characterized by the dogged pursuit of creating artworks—whether sculpture or video or installation—that refuse preciousness, refuse the slick aura of commodity perfection, and, ultimately, refuse to take themselves too seriously.”

Exhibition now on the émergent site.

                 

New article online - TAKING STACK. Phin Jennings writes on Richard Prince’s latest show at Gagosian. “Prince seems to pl...
03/11/2023

New article online - TAKING STACK. Phin Jennings writes on Richard Prince’s latest show at Gagosian.

“Prince seems to play a trigger-happy shutterbug, frantically attempting to archive a never-ending conveyor belt of disposable imagery. Today, our attention spans must be shorter and the images we are exposed to more disparate than the artist could have possibly imagined in the 1970s. In the 50-or-so years since he set up his photography-photography studio, the conveyor belt has accelerated, but the overloaded feeling that he evokes here is deeply familiar. Impressions move in and out of view quickly; blink and you’ll miss one.”

                   

Sylvie Fleury at Sprüth Magers London. Last days to visit as the show close on 4th November“Interested in paraphernalia ...
31/10/2023

Sylvie Fleury at Sprüth Magers London. Last days to visit as the show close on 4th November

“Interested in paraphernalia (originally a legal term that denotes a married woman’s property besides her dowry) that is dismissed as being superficial precisely because of its female connotations, Fleury twists the implied gendered rituals and obsessions, asking audiences to think critically about the world’s design. Commenting on the protagonists of Minimalism, such as Donald Judd, Robert Morris, Sol LeWitt or Carl Andre, she engages in polarities and contradictions to question the status of the artistic artifact.”

Exhibition now on the émergent site.

                 

SoiL Thornton at Secession“For the exhibition Choosing Suitor, Thornton has created a series of new works. Their titles ...
27/10/2023

SoiL Thornton at Secession

“For the exhibition Choosing Suitor, Thornton has created a series of new works. Their titles and the accompanying factual information give illuminating clues concerning their subject matter. Reflecting Thornton’s penchant for playing with language and meaning, they also evince distinctive lyrical qualities”

                 

SoiL Thornton at SecessionFor the exhibition Choosing Suitor, Thornton has created a series of new works. Their titles a...
27/10/2023

SoiL Thornton at Secession

For the exhibition Choosing Suitor, Thornton has created a series of new works. Their titles and the accompanying factual information give illuminating clues concerning their subject matter. Reflecting Thornton’s penchant for playing with language and meaning, they also evince distinctive lyrical qualities.

                 

Issue 10 is now in stores around the globe! 🌎🌍🌏 Go get your copy!Stocklist: New York, Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Portland, The C...
26/10/2023

Issue 10 is now in stores around the globe! 🌎🌍🌏 Go get your copy!

Stocklist: New York, Artbook @ MoMA PS1 Portland, The City Reader, London, Magculture, Fulham News, Tate Modern, Artwords Bookshop, Good News, Gagosian Store, White Cube Bermondsey, Serpentine Gallery, Tender Books, Shreeji Newsagents, Glasgow, Aye-aye Books, Bath, Magalleria, Southampton, John Hansard Gallery, Rushden, Magazine Heaven, Stockport, Rare Mags, Manchester, Magma, Amsterdam, Athenaeum Boekhandel, Berlin, Do You Read Me?, Mosto Laden, Pro qm, Köln, Buchhandlung Walther König, Schilde, IMS Kaasrui, Antwerp, IMS Stadsfeestzaal, Perugia, Edicola 518, Barcelona, MACBA, Terranova, Free Time, Odd Kiosk, China, Dorbeetle Studio, Zheyu He, Singapore, Basheer Graphic Books, Kinokuniya Bookstores, Hong Kong, Kubrick, Taipei, Multi-Arts Corporation, Pon Ding

In the Studio with Scott Young.“In a way I think of my paintings as anti-symbolic. For me, mythical or symbolic interpre...
25/10/2023

In the Studio with Scott Young.

“In a way I think of my paintings as anti-symbolic. For me, mythical or symbolic interpretations have a way of privileging a certain knowledge and experience over what is being represented. I usually shy away from a heroic or moralistic reading of art, and it is hard for me to detach the symbolic from this. I am generally more interested in pursuing meaning through what “importance tramples underfoot.”

Words by Riccardo Pillon. Now live on the émergent site.

                   

Brent Wadden at Peres Projects“To work is to repeat, improve and refine but in this case the by-now largely instantly re...
23/10/2023

Brent Wadden at Peres Projects

“To work is to repeat, improve and refine but in this case the by-now largely instantly recognisable geometry of a Brent Wadden artwork are also sites of the Joycean mistake, ‘they are portals of discovery’. A way of working for the artist that is constant problem solving, at the loom any error is elevated to an advantage on the surface of the artwork.”

                 

émergent picks at Paris Internationale 2023 1. Sofia Defino Leiby at Sweetwater Berlin2. Taro Masushio at Empty Gallery ...
19/10/2023

émergent picks at Paris Internationale 2023

1. Sofia Defino Leiby at Sweetwater Berlin
2. Taro Masushio at Empty Gallery
3. Molly Rose Lieberman at Theta
4. Sam Lipp at Derosia
5. Nana Matsumoto at Hagiwara Projects
6. Yu Nishimura at Galerie Crevecoeur
7. Emi Mizukami at Hagiwara Projects
8. Kazuki Matsush*ta at Kayokoyuki Gallery
9. Emanuele Marcuccio at Lodos
10. Susan Cianciolo at Cibrián

                   

émergent picks at Art Basel Paris Plus 2023 1. Rachel Whiteread at Luhring Augustine2. David Wojnarowicz at PPOW3. Elene...
18/10/2023

émergent picks at Art Basel Paris Plus 2023

1. Rachel Whiteread at Luhring Augustine
2. David Wojnarowicz at PPOW
3. Elene Chantladze at LC Queisser
4. K.R.M Mooney at Miguel Abreu Gallery
5. Antonio Taris at Carlos/Ishikawa
6. Eric Fischl at Skarstedt
7. Cooper Jacoby at Fitzpatrick Gallery
8. Pierre Bismuth at Jan Mot
9. Sylvie Fleury at Sprüth Magers
10. Mira Schor at Marcelle Alix

                   

New interview online In the Studio with Adam Farah-Saad. A conversation with James Ambrose ahead of the artists solo boo...
14/10/2023

New interview online In the Studio with Adam Farah-Saad. A conversation with James Ambrose ahead of the artists solo booth at Frieze London 2023 with Public Gallery.

“Aesthetically speaking, it is a kind of snapshot of different moments within my practice over the last 10 years of its development, including installation, sculpture, photography, sound and smell. It is referencing places which are personally pertinent to me throughout my 32 years of growing up in London. From Wood Green Shopping Centre to Staples Corner and Brent Cross. I’m then using the works to reflect on things I’ve experienced within those places, from death to s*x to friendship and addiction and healing.”

Studio photography by Martin Mayorga

                   

Thanks to everyone who showed up yesterday for the launch of our Issue 10!! Special thanks to  for hosting and NEW YORK ...
13/10/2023

Thanks to everyone who showed up yesterday for the launch of our Issue 10!! Special thanks to for hosting and NEW YORK for the Dj set ( ) 🖤🖤

All photography by the one and only

émergent picks at Frieze London 2023 1. Morag Keil at Project Native Informant2. Poppy Jones at Herald St3. Patricia L B...
11/10/2023

émergent picks at Frieze London 2023

1. Morag Keil at Project Native Informant
2. Poppy Jones at Herald St
3. Patricia L Boyd at Christian Andersen
4. Matthias Groebel at Drei
5. Yngve Holen at Modern Art
6. B. Ingrid Olson at I8
7. Danielle McKinney at Marianne Boesky Gallery
8. Tanoa Sasraku at Vardaxoglou Gallery
9. Jacobo Castellano at Maisterravelbuena
10. Christian Marclay at White Cube

                   

émergent picks at Frieze London 2023 1. Morag Keil at Project Native Informant2. Poppy Jones at Herald St3. Patricia L B...
11/10/2023

émergent picks at Frieze London 2023

1. Morag Keil at Project Native Informant
2. Poppy Jones at Herald St
3. Patricia L Boyd at Christian Andersen
4. Matthias Groebel at Drei
5. Yngve Holen at Modern Art
6. B. Ingrid Olson at I8
7. Danielle Mckinney at Marianne Boesky Gallery
8. Tanoa Sasraku at Vardaxoglou Gallery
9. Jacobo Castellano at Maisterravelbuena
10. Christian Marclay at White Cube

                   

In the Studio with Ugo Sébastião. Now online. Words by Maddalena Bonato. “I start my day by often drawing an annotated s...
10/10/2023

In the Studio with Ugo Sébastião. Now online. Words by Maddalena Bonato.

“I start my day by often drawing an annotated sketch the size of a postage stamp. This is followed by a whole process of gleaning and researching images and photos thatI've taken or found on the Internet, on various online archiving sites. Then comes the time of realization, which allows the project to be readjusted through experience. There are also moments where I play with elements in progress, or finished. I usually move paintings around the studio, juxtaposing images and samples.”

                 

Anne Low at Franz Kaka“Anne Low’s work is meticulous. Described as an “artist-weaver,” Low is known for her handwoven te...
06/10/2023

Anne Low at Franz Kaka

“Anne Low’s work is meticulous. Described as an “artist-weaver,” Low is known for her handwoven textile works slowly crafted through research into the material doctrines of hand weaving techniques. Compelled by the encyclopedic skill and virtuosity of pre-Industrial cloth weavers, Low consciously takes the long route to arrive at material that is now mass-produced and available with blinding ease. Low describes how learning to spin, weave and dye brought her to an oblique path for making art where she didn’t have to begin with the premise of sculpture, but could rather come to it from the margins of a different discipline.”

                 

REMOTE CONTROL - Nina Hartmann at Silke LindnerNew article online. Words by Lindsey Scharold.“In the 1950s, the CIA carr...
05/10/2023

REMOTE CONTROL - Nina Hartmann at Silke Lindner

New article online. Words by Lindsey Scharold.

“In the 1950s, the CIA carried out Operation Midnight Climax in a nondescript apartment building less than two miles from Silke Lindner, where Nina Hartmann is exhibiting her solo show, "Soft Power." Part of MK-Ultra, the Operation Midnight Climax experiments were meant to investigate L*D’s potential as a "truth serum." In a Greenwich Village brownstone, CIA operatives dosed unsuspecting individuals with the psychedelic drug and observed them from behind two-way mirrors. After about a decade, the project was deemed unethical and Operation Midnight Climax ceased to be. Soon after, the drug was criminalized. While L*D is commonly associated with the 1960s hippie counterculture, its MK-Ultra connotations remain.”

                 

Issue 10 Launch Event during Frieze Week! Come celebrate with us at  with dj set by NEW YORK ( &  ) 🌟12th October, 6-9pm...
03/10/2023

Issue 10 Launch Event during Frieze Week! Come celebrate with us at with dj set by NEW YORK ( & ) 🌟12th October, 6-9pm, South Parade Gallery (Farringdon) Griffin House, 79 Saffron Hill, EC1R 5BU

Pam Evelyn at Pace Working alone, often in periods of intense focus, Evelyn’s process is a relentless cycle of renewal a...
02/10/2023

Pam Evelyn at Pace

Working alone, often in periods of intense focus, Evelyn’s process is a relentless cycle of renewal as she articulates her distinctive visual language in countless applications of oil paint, before scraping back and reiterating her gestures once again. She considers the raw linen canvas an unstable surface into which paint sinks and rises in unpredictable ways, leaving her grappling to rebuild and dismantle in equal measure until the composition emerges. The ghostly echo of previous forms reverberates through the finished piece, inviting close and prolonged looking to reveal the painting’s diaphanous intricacy over time.

exhibition now on the émergent site.

                 

new interview online. In the studio with Giorgio Griffa. Words by Maddalena Bonato.“In my view, painting has always depi...
29/09/2023

new interview online. In the studio with Giorgio Griffa. Words by Maddalena Bonato.

“In my view, painting has always depicted the world according to the culture of its time, narrating it. The artist, who is neither a scientist nor a priest, draws from common knowledge. I believe there are no privileged disciplines except for personal sensibility. During the time of the Chauvet Cave, 35,000 years ago, long before disciplines were invented, painting was already present. I draw from everything I believe I understand and perhaps even what I don't fully grasp, whether it's poetry, mathematics, philosophy, or scientific dissemination.” - Giorgio Griffa

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