leAD  HYDRA, GREECE. Doug Aitken will be taking over the Deste Foundation’s Project Space in an old slaughterhouse on the island of Hydra this June with a new kaleidoscopic, multi-channel video and performance installation featuring actress Chloë Sevigny. Black Mirror, as the project is titled, is “beyond an exhibition…it's a piece that is not defined by medium. For me it was more about starting with a concept and making a more diverse body of work,” Aitken told The Art Newspaper... READ MORE 
articles Iran has cut ties with the French institution Gesture was a protest against art collective Voina's award But the hunt continues for objects stolen from country houses Works were restored for aesthetic reasons before an international tour British Museum welcomes back historic artefact just after Iran severs links with the Louvre Swedish artists fined for making holes in Stockholm, Restitution made easier for Bavarian museums, and more But there is still a noticeable divide from fine art and design fairs Marathon three-day sale of Château de Gourdon collection confirms robustness of Art Deco market The fair has become better quality, but remains a predominantly local event After a gap of 20 years, a monumental series about the representation of black people in Western art is back on track all articles
video  Artist Doug Aitken talks to Jean Wainwright about his musical sculptures in which he adds an extra dimension to an otherwise mundane object. Demonstrating one of his Sonic Tables he talks about the design process behind these unique pieces of furniture. more videos
exhibitions  Between the Grand Siècle of Louis XIV and the bloody end of Louis XVI during the Revolution came the less dramatic era of Louis XV. “Paris: Life and Luxury” at the J. Paul Getty Museum focuses on the art and objects of his reign, reproducing as closely as possible the everyday lives of members of the Parisian élite. The idea originated in 2004 when Antonia Boström was appointed curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty....
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