The artist with the remote-controlled robotic body: 'I’ve made a career out of being a failure
4 HRS AGO - Stelarc has suspended himself from hooks and had an ear implanted in his arm. Now his 2020 Expand
4 HRS AGO - Stelarc has suspended himself from hooks and had an ear implanted in his arm. Now his 2020 Adelaide biennial work puts the audience at the helmWhat was it about the 1970s that promoted suffering for one’s art? In Rhythm 0 (1974), Marina Abramović stood next to a table loaded with items ranging from a rose to a gun, and let the audience desecrate her with them. Tehching Hsieh took a two-storey leap for Jump Piece (1973) and broke his ankles. Chris Burden somehow lived to the age of 69, despite – in the same curious decade – getting a friend to shoot him, cramming himself into a locker for five days and nailing himself onto a Volkswagen Beetle. For Eleanor Antin’s 1972 work Carving a Traditional Sculpture, the artist crash-dieted for 45 days and documented her decline.Stelarc’s series of 25 Body Suspensions also began in that decade, when the singularly named performance artist lived in Japan. For one such flesh-hook suspension, at Tokyo’s Komai Gallery, he additionally stitched his Collapse
Photographer Creates Advanced Color Chart that Blows Away Everything Else on the Market
11 HRS AGO - Photographer Hugo Rodriguez has created a “new generation” of color chart called the Expand
11 HRS AGO - Photographer Hugo Rodriguez has created a “new generation” of color chart called the HR-1 SuperChroma that blows your ColorChecker out of the water. Using 999 evenly distributed color patches, Rodriguez claims his chart can produce more accurate results than anything else on the market today. We first heard about the HR-1 SuperChroma in February, when […] Collapse
Make a masterpiece at home – with one tin of tuna and a load of tables and chairs
15 HRS AGO - Is making a sandwich art? What about stacking furniture? Our writer gets through quarantine by Expand
15 HRS AGO - Is making a sandwich art? What about stacking furniture? Our writer gets through quarantine by obeying the commands of ‘instructional artists’ from Yoko Ono to her modern-day successorsLast year, back when talking to people in real life was a thing, Fernanda Gomes showed me round her solo exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil. In one corner, stacked on the floor, was a pile of coins, a typically minimalist gesture by the artist. “This work is a gift to the public,” she said, “who are free to replicate it at home.’’ Back in London, I took up her invitation and recreated the sculpture, using several Brazilian coins. Stacking the money, I’m pleased to say, used up a bit of quarantine time.A lot of art involving everyday objects can, by definition, be copied, and some artists actively encourage us to remake their work. In 1919, unable to attend his sister’s wedding in the immediate aftermath of the first world war, Marcel Duchamp sent from Buenos Aires instructions for an artwork by way of a Collapse
Inside the 'healing' Louise Bourgeois exhibition you can experience online
22 HRS AGO - A new digital exhibition examines a storied career through a selection of drawings believed to be Expand
22 HRS AGO - A new digital exhibition examines a storied career through a selection of drawings believed to be ‘a great mirror for our current day-to-day’The French American artist Louise Bourgeois spent her life making artwork – mostly alone – in her New York studio. Now, with a global pandemic, and the country on lockdown, it’s an arguably perfect time to look back on some of her drawings, which capture the poetry of solitude.To celebrate her work, New York gallery Hauser & Wirth has launched their first online exhibition, Louise Bourgeois: Drawings, 1947 – 2007, showcasing 14 drawings from the artist’s long career, which spanned seven decades. They’re calling it an online exhibit presentation and the drawings are featured alongside a short documentary of the artist in her studio. Continue reading... Collapse
Silhouetto: the visual appeal of tiny figures – a photo essay
23 HRS AGO - Christopher Thomond reflects on the photojournalists’ device of including a lone figure or person Expand
23 HRS AGO - Christopher Thomond reflects on the photojournalists’ device of including a lone figure or person in shadow to bring an image to lifeEight or nine photographers, a couple of TV camera crews and a handful of journalists were standing outside a tired, nondescript building near Liverpool earlier this year as a major news story unfolded. Though this sort of scenario is far from my daily working environment, I recognised the familiar patterns of behaviour. Everyone present had taken and filed the straightforward, scene-setting shots and there was a lull as friendly rivals awaited the next development. No substantial change was expected for several hours. A lone male walked across the scene in the distance and, without a prearranged signal or a word being exchanged, all the Nikons and Canons burst into life and recorded his every footstep at 12 frames per second. As the collective motordrive clatter faded, one of the agency guys broke into a verse of Bohemian Rhapsody: “I see a little Collapse
Arts Society to launch online lectures for over-70s
1 DAY AGO - Lineup includes online lectures, films and live Q&As over the next few monthsA free lockdown Expand
1 DAY AGO - Lineup includes online lectures, films and live Q&As over the next few monthsA free lockdown arts programme aimed at the over-70s will kick off on Tuesday morning with a lecture on one of the most mysterious paintings in art: the Velázquez masterpiece Las Meninas.The Arts Society, the UK’s leading arts education charity with 90,000 members, has announced a series of free online lectures, film screenings and live Q&As by authors that will run over the coming months. Continue reading... Collapse
This Photographer Shot a Wet Plate Portrait Over Video Chat
1 DAY AGO - Photographers around the world have been getting creative to keep their skills sharp during the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Photographers around the world have been getting creative to keep their skills sharp during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and widespread home quarantine. While many photographers are experimenting with doing remote photo shoots over video chat, Shane Balkowitsch took it to a new level by capturing a wet plate portrait. As far as Balkowitsch can tell […] Collapse
Bathtime and black paint: Tracey Emin posts lockdown diary
1 DAY AGO - Artist has been sharing her life on Instagram in a project for White Cube galleryTracey Emin has Expand
1 DAY AGO - Artist has been sharing her life on Instagram in a project for White Cube galleryTracey Emin has gone from fear and numbness to angrily shouting at a stranger to losing herself in painting, her lockdown diary reveals.The artist has been sharing her life on Instagram with a daily diary of written thoughts, images and short film from her bathroom and studio. Continue reading... Collapse
Olivier awards greatest moments - in pictures
1 DAY AGO - The Guardian photographer David Levene takes a look back at London’s biggest stage night of the Expand
1 DAY AGO - The Guardian photographer David Levene takes a look back at London’s biggest stage night of the year. The 2020 awards ceremony, due to be held on April 5 at the Royal Albert Hall, is no longer going ahead due to the coronavirus. The winners will now be announced in a ceremony later this year Continue reading... Collapse
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April's pink supermoon - in pictures
7 HRS AGO - A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its closest position to the Earth, known as the perigee, Expand
7 HRS AGO - A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its closest position to the Earth, known as the perigee, making the satellite appear bigger and brighter than usual. This month’s supermoon is also a pink moon: the name comes from the herb, moss pink, or wild ground phlox which are bright pink in colour Continue reading... Collapse
Canon Update Fixes 1D X Mark III ‘Lock Up’ Issue, Adds 24p Recording
13 HRS AGO - Canon has released a firmware fix to the dreaded “lock up” issue that has plagued some Expand
13 HRS AGO - Canon has released a firmware fix to the dreaded “lock up” issue that has plagued some 1D X Mark III users, making the camera unusable for high-speed shooting. Firmware version 1.1.0, released earlier today, fixes the problem and adds a few additional features at the same time. The problem cropped up in early March, when […] Collapse
How to build a hospital in nine days: emergency architecture in a pandemic
15 HRS AGO - From mobile morgues to pop-up intensive care wards, the coronavirus outbreak needs a new kind of Expand
15 HRS AGO - From mobile morgues to pop-up intensive care wards, the coronavirus outbreak needs a new kind of elemental architecture – and lots of itCoronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn eerie mechanical hum has joined the usual backdrop of tweeting birds and the roar of the North Circular at Wanstead Flats in London. The sound is coming from behind a large wooden fence, recently erected on wide open fields by Epping Forest, where a group of long, white marquees poke up above the tree line. It looks like the makings of a beer festival, but the reality is far more bleak: the hum is not coming from beer taps, but from a generator that will be used to keep a fleet of storage units at 4C for the coming weeks – the temperature required to prevent human corpses from decomposing.Covering an area the size of two football pitches, this new complex is a temporary mortuary, one of many such structures that are being erected at Collapse
The great British art quiz: set by Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Cornwall
22 HRS AGO - British museums and galleries are closed due to coronavirus – but you can explore their Expand
22 HRS AGO - British museums and galleries are closed due to coronavirus – but you can explore their collections through a daily quiz, set by a different institution each dayThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.Today, our questions are set by Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Penlee House is the only Cornish public gallery specialising in the historic art of west Cornwall, including the Newlyn School artists (1880–1940). Set in an elegant Victorian house and park, it has built an international reputation for its year-round programme of exhibitions, which offer the unique opportunity of viewing works a stone’s throw from where they were created. Continue reading... Collapse
Art sale to benefit the NHS in a time of crisis – in pictures
23 HRS AGO - The James Hyman Gallery in London has launched an online fundraising sale, with all profits going Expand
23 HRS AGO - The James Hyman Gallery in London has launched an online fundraising sale, with all profits going to the health service. All the pieces, by artists including Henry Moore, Bill Brandt and Marc Quinn, are available at a discount - here’s a selectionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Continue reading... Collapse
Hacker Discovers Apple Cameras Can Be ‘Hijacked,’ Earns $75K Bug Bounty
1 DAY AGO - A security researcher is being rewarded handsomely after he discovered a massive iOS and MacOS Expand
1 DAY AGO - A security researcher is being rewarded handsomely after he discovered a massive iOS and MacOS camera flaw that would allow bad actors to hijack the camera and microphone in any iPhone or Mac computer, and use it to spy on you. The vulnerability, actually a series of three vulnerabilities used together, were discovered by security […] Collapse
Andy Warhol: Take a virtual tour around the Tate Modern exhibition
1 DAY AGO - From silver wigs to immigration forms, let the curators of the Tate’s Warhol exhibition take you Expand
1 DAY AGO - From silver wigs to immigration forms, let the curators of the Tate’s Warhol exhibition take you up close and personal with the mythical artist Didn’t get a chance to see the Tate’s marvellous Warhol exhibition before Coronavirus locked everything down? Fear not. You can still experience what it’s like to be famous for 15 minutes (ok, technically 6m 59s) by watching this new video that the gallery have released, in which the curators take you around the show – from the immigration forms that document Andy’s parents arrival in the US to the artworks that grappled with his sexuality and sense of mortality.It may not be a real life visit, but it’s nevertheless a chance to get up close and personal with Warhol’s work in a whole new way as our guides provide insights on everything from his influence to his silver wigs. Continue reading... Collapse
How to take the perfect picture of the supermoon this week
1 DAY AGO - The April 2020 supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of 2020 as its elliptical orbit brings Expand
1 DAY AGO - The April 2020 supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of 2020 as its elliptical orbit brings it closer to the Earth in more than a year. On 7-8 April, the full moon will reach as close as Collapse
Coronavirus street art - in pictures
1 DAY AGO - Covid-19 is the subject of topical, colourful and attention-grabbing street art, whether it is for Expand
1 DAY AGO - Covid-19 is the subject of topical, colourful and attention-grabbing street art, whether it is for artistic, educational or political ends Continue reading... Collapse
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Canon Patent Shows 85mm f/1.8 and 100mm f/2.8 Lenses for the RF Mount
10 HRS AGO - Canon News has uncovered a new patent out of Japan that shows some of Canon’s potential Expand
10 HRS AGO - Canon News has uncovered a new patent out of Japan that shows some of Canon’s potential plans for the RF lens mount. According to the patent, Canon is looking into releasing some more affordable RF prime lenses like an 85mm f/1.8 and a 100mm f/2.8. This patent discovery comes hot on the heels of a […] Collapse
Fotodiox Unveils EF-to-L Lens Adapter with Full Electronic Functions
15 HRS AGO - Fotodiox has launched a new Fotodiox Pro Fusion Adapter that lets you mount Canon EF (and EF-S) Expand
15 HRS AGO - Fotodiox has launched a new Fotodiox Pro Fusion Adapter that lets you mount Canon EF (and EF-S) lenses onto Leica L (and T) cameras while retaining the full range of automated functions. “The adapter is designed to offer an inexpensive system that allows for the use of a vast range of lenses,” Fotodiox says. “This […] Collapse
You've got mail! The New York paper sending you artworks in the post
17 HRS AGO - If lockdown has New Yorkers going postal, the independent journal Civilization has revived the Expand
17 HRS AGO - If lockdown has New Yorkers going postal, the independent journal Civilization has revived the tradition of mail art in order to make us all feel less isolatedIn New York in the early 1960s, the pop artist Ray Johnson pioneered mail art, posting drawings and notes to friends, which he invited them to augment. His aim was to bring art out of the galleries, and to use the postal service as an element of the artwork.Now, in 2020, as coronavirus rages through the city, the people behind Civilization – a singular print publication stuffed full of the musings of random New Yorkers – are reviving the concept. For $3 (£2.40), which you pay through their online store, they’ll send you a personalised letter. Open the eccentrically stamped envelope and you’ll find a four-page message that starts with your name, and an admission that the writer misses you. Continue reading... Collapse
A glimpse of something wonderful': great pivotal moments - in pictures
23 HRS AGO - A kiss by the sea, a disco in Wolverhampton, the shoot that made Marilyn Monroe ... ‘turning Expand
23 HRS AGO - A kiss by the sea, a disco in Wolverhampton, the shoot that made Marilyn Monroe ... ‘turning point’ images by Magnum photographers are being sold for $100 apiece to aid Covid-19 relief Continue reading... Collapse
Tamron Unveils Extremely Affordable 70-180mm F/2.8 for Sony E-Mount
1 DAY AGO - After announcing the lens as “in development” way back in October, Tamron has finally Expand
1 DAY AGO - After announcing the lens as “in development” way back in October, Tamron has finally officially unveiled the 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD for the Sony E-mount—a 70-200mm f/2.8 competitor for full-frame mirrorless that costs just $1,200. That’s less than half the price of Sony’s $2,600 70-200mm f/2.8 GM. The 70-180mm f/2.8 is the third and […] Collapse
Fox Steals Phone While It’s Recording, Cuteness Ensues
1 DAY AGO - If you’re feeling down and need a smile, check out this 1-minute video of a fox stealing a Expand
1 DAY AGO - If you’re feeling down and need a smile, check out this 1-minute video of a fox stealing a phone from a human and running away with it. The video was shared yesterday by Mikayla Raines, founder of SaveAFox Rescue, a Minnesota-based non-profit that’s decided to saving foxes from sickness, injury, abandonment, and fur farms. Raines […] Collapse
Coronavirus art challenge: how a pan turned me into the Duke of Urbino
1 DAY AGO - The Getty Museum is challenging people to recreate masterpieces during self-isolation. Could my Expand
1 DAY AGO - The Getty Museum is challenging people to recreate masterpieces during self-isolation. Could my wife and I become a Piero della Francesca painting using tinfoil and headphones? • The best arts and entertainment during self-isolationLike most great ideas, it came from my wife. She had discovered the Getty Museum Challenge while scrolling through Twitter and concluded it would be a good idea if we were to join in and recreate a work of art using household objects. It sounded like a lot of hard work – not to mention an impossibly high bar, as one genius had recreated Dalí’s The Persitance of Memory using a cardboard box and a laptop – so my first, and indeed second, instinct was to refuse.But Jill was insistent and said she had found the ideal painting: a portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino by Piero della Francesca, of which she had postcards on her study wall. Ideal because the duke looked every bit as gloomy and miserable as me. So she set to work. For her own likeness, she Collapse
The great British art quiz: set by Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
1 DAY AGO - The latest in our series of quizzes set by British museums and galleries closed during the corona Expand
1 DAY AGO - The latest in our series of quizzes set by British museums and galleries closed during the corona lockdown comes from Pallant House Gallery. Explore its collection as you answer these teasersThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.Today, our questions are from Pallant House Gallery in West Sussex. Located in the heart of Chichester on the south coast, Pallant House is a unique combination of a Grade I-listed, Queen Anne townhouse and an award-winning contemporary extension. Winner of the 2007 Gulbenkian prize for museums and galleries, Pallant House Gallery has one of the most significant collections of modern British art in Britain. Continue reading... Collapse
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