Giampiero Assumma THE LOWER WORLD “The Lower World” is the title of Giampiero Assumma’s photographic long term project (2001-2014) on human alienation within the context of the last six criminal lunatic asylums in Italy, named ‘Ospedale Psichiatrico Giudiziario’ (O.P.G). These facilities, with the exception of one pioneering institution that was purely a psychiatric hospital, showed …
Amelia Melbourne-Hayward, Temporary environments | Architecture Now, 22 August 2016 Young New Zealand artist Jillian Whitmore explores the intersection between art and architecture with her translucent watercolours. Whitmore will be exhibiting a solo exhibition titled Juncture at the Fine Arts Whanganui Gallery, opening Friday 26 August 2016. Here, she speaks with Amelia Melbourne-Hayward about her …
Multimedia artist feels free as he gets back to basics By Lin Qi, China Daily/Asia News Network Thursday, September 1, 2016 Art graduates are now increasingly opting to create installations, videos and other mixed-media pieces. But You Jin is different. The artist, who majored in multimedia art, is focusing on painting — a subject that …
Andrew Russeth, Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Plans for Large-Scale ‘Encounters’ Section, Observer blog, 18 March 2013 […] – Edouard Malingue Gallery (Hong Kong) will showcase a neon text installation by French artist Laurent Grasso (*1972). Over seven meters wide, Visibility is a Trap, 2012, is a direct reference to Michel Foucault’s theory of Panopticism …
Work by Michele Khazak posted on her now defunct Quotes and Cats site. Update October 2025: Link above is to the site archived on Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Pictures however were not saved.
Editor: Although Rodrigo Firmino’s long running Panopticam project has stopped working, this is worth knowing about. Watching Jeremy, Watching Me, Watching Jeremy About this Project The idea of this project came from the irony of having the skeleton of the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham (with a wax head and real clothes) – known, among other …
Re-posted with updated links and youtube videos For full story see the Foundation for Art and Public Domain site. (Now only available on wayback machine). See Harmut Wilkening’s website as well. On Thursday 24 June 2010, a piece of sculpture by Harmut Wilkening was placed on the first floor of the De Burcht nursing home …
The Art of Thought Press release PDF April 13th – May 6th 2016 Exhibition at The Cob Gallery 205 Royal College Street London NW1 0SG All artworks are available for purchase. The Cob Gallery is delighted to present celebrated Russian artist Sam Kaprielov’s new exhibition ‘The Art of Thought’ on 14th April. The show …
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I’d like to think this was satire, but it appears not… The Philosopher’s Jumper. Though I guess if you’re prepared to pay £150 then the joke’s on you anyway… Thanks to James Kneale for the alert. They try to suggest various people, including Samuel Beckett and, right, Foucault and Sartre are…
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