This week’s pick ‘n’ mix from Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Geneva, Turin, Istanbul, Montevideo, Tokyo and Melbourne. For Biennales&Triennales, see M-KOS’s previous post
Montréal
John Ancheta: Habitat
at Battat Contemporary,
15 September – 29 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of Battat Contemporary
Matthieu Brouillard: The Resurrection and Children of Broken Symmetry
at Oboro, 17 September – 22 October 2011
(Opening on Saturday 17 September 2011, 5pm)
Matthieu Brouillard “Untitled – Falling soldier 7 (detail)” (2009) from the series of The Resurrection. Courtesy of the artist
Toronto
Pierre Dorion: Recent Paintings
Robert Youds: Turn On Your Electric
at Diaz Contemporary, 15 September – 15 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of Diaz Contemporary
Hyang Cho: being, thing, something
at Georgia Scherman Projects, through 15 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects
Adam David Brown: Infinity Plus One
at MKG 127, through 8 October 2011
Image courtesy of MKG 127
Vancouver
Matthew Buckingham: Creative Destruction
at Or Gallery,
through 22 October 2011
Image courtesy of Or Gallery
Finite + Infinite – An Exhibition in Three Parts
Part 1: Dan Graham
at Artspeak, through 1 October 2011
Image courtesy of Artspeak
New York
Stefanos Tsivopoulos: Borrowed Knowledge
at International Studio & Curatorial Program,
14 September – 8 October 2011
(Opening on Wednesday 14 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and iscp
Gabriel Orozco
at Marian Goodman Gallery,
14 Sepember – 15 October 2011
(Opening on Wednesday 14 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery
Tabaimo: Dandan
at James Cohan Gallery,
15 September – 29 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Tabaimo “Blow (Detail of Film Still)” (2009) video installation. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery
Todd Norsten: Middle America
at Fitzroy Gallery,
15 September – 29 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6-8pm)
Todd Norsten “Elapsed Time (detail)” (2008) Oil on canvas.Courtesy of the artist and Fitzroy Gallery
Matthew Barney: DJED
Gladstone Gallery (530 W 21st S),
17 September – 22 October 2011
(Opening on Saturday 17 September 2011, 5.30–7.30pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Pittsburgh
Sites of Passage
at Mattress Factory,
through 8 January 2012
Artists: Amado Al Fadni, Asmaa Ezzat, Noha Redwan, Hend Samir, Nouran Sherif, Mostafa Sleem, Rame Hesham Khalil, Mark Bellaire, Andrew Ellis Johnson, Wendy Osher, Susanne Slavick, Holly Thuma, Hyla Willis, Staycee R. Pearl, Emily Laychak, Anya Martin, Larry Bogad, Mark Staley. Curated by Tavia La Follette
Susanne Slavick “Wound up I” (2011) Courtesy of the artist and Mattress Factory
Los Angeles
Erlea Maneros Zabala
at REDCAT, 16 September – 6 November 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6–9pm)
Erlea Maneros Zabala, installation view at Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City, Mexico, 2011. Courtesy the artist and Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles.
Cause and Effects
at LM Projects, through 14 November 2011
Artists: Nova Jiang, Len Lye, Robert Rauschenberg, Jacob Tonski, Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Jacob Tonski “Balance Study Threshold” (2008) video still. Courtesy of the artis and LM Projects
Ed Ruscha: On The Road
at Hammer Museum, through 2 October 2011
Ed Ruscha “California Grapeskins (detail)” (2009) Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery
London
Michelle Deignan: Posing As A Subject Amongst Subjects
at Maria Stenfors, 16 September – 23 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 6–8pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and Maria Stenfors
Between Heaven And Earth – Contemporary Art From The Centre of Asia
at Calvert 22, 14 September – 13 November 2011
Artists: Vyacheslav Akhunov, Shaarbek Amankul, Said Atabekov, Baasanjav Choijiljavin, Ulan Djaparov, Natalya Dyu, Mariam Ghani, Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev, Rustam Khalfin, Galim Madanov and Zauresh Terekbay, Erbossyn Meldibekov, Almagul Menlibayeva, Timur Mirzakhmedov, Saken Narynov, Aleksander Nikolaev, Ekaterina Nikonorova, Rashid Nurekeyev, Aleksei Rumyantsev, Oksana Shatalova, Aleksei Shindin, Aleksander Ugay, Uuriintuya, Viktor Vorobyev and Elena Vorobyeva. Curated by David Elliot
Almagul Menlibayeva “Centaur” (2011) Production photograph from Transoxiana Dreams, 2011. Courtesy Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, NY
Jemima Brown (The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award)
at Standpoint Gallery,
16 September – 22 October 2011
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011 6-8.30pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and Standpoint Gallery
Malin Persson: Sundown
at Hidde van Seggelen Gallery,
15 September – 7 October 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Hidde van Segelen Gallery
Berlin
Thomas Feuerstein: POEM.
at 401 Contemporary,
through 15 October 2011
Thomas Feuerstein “Genius in the Bottle” (2005–2011) Courtesy of the artist and 401 Contemporary
Zin Taylor: The five arms of Supportico
at Supportico Lopez,
15 October 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Supportico Lopez
Navid Nuur: Conductorconductor
at Galeria Plan B,
through 22 October 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Galeria Plan B
Giussepe Penone
at Konrad Fischer Galerie,
through 13 November 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Konrad Fischer Galerie
Düsseldorf
Kris Martin
at Sies + Höke, through 8 October 2011
Kris Martin “Noah” (2011) Bronze bird, silver jar. Courtesy of the artist and Sies + Höke
Stefan Kürten: Rainbows in the dark
at Cosar HMT,
through 21 October 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Cosar HMT
Vienna
Animism. Modernity through the Looking Glass
at Generali Foundation,
16 September 2011 – 29 January 2012
(Opening on Thursday 15 September 2011, 7pm)
Artists: Agency, Marcel Broodthaers, Adam Curtis, Didier Demorcy, Walt Disney, Jimmie Durham, Eric Duvivier / Henri Michaux, Thomas Alva Edison, León Ferrari, Walon Green, Victor Grippo, Candida Höfer, Luis Jacob, Ken Jacobs, Joachim Koester, Yayoi Kusama, Len Lye, Chris Marker / Alain Resnais, Daria Martin, Angela Melitopoulos & Maurizio Lazzarato, Ana Mendieta, Vincent Monnikendam, Jean Painlevé, Hans Richter, Roee Rosen and Natascha Sadr Haghighian
Daria Martin “Soft Materials” (2004) Courtesy the artist and Maureen Paley, London
Die fünfte Säule
at Secession, 9 September – 20 November 2011
Artists: Luz Broto, Peter Downsbrough, Dora Garcia, Guillaume Leblon, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Cerith Wyn Evans, Heimo Zobernig as well as Adolf Krischanitz, Moritz Küng, Ferdinand Schmatz, Margherita Spiluttini
Die fünfte Säule, Exhibition View, Photo: Wolfgang Thaler. Courtesy of Secession
Bethan Huws: Films
at BAWAG Contemporary,
through 20 November 2011
Bethan Huws “A Marriage in the King’s Forest” (2009) HD RED film transferred onto HDCAM SR. Installation view, King’s wood, Challock, 2009 Courtesy of the artist © Bethan Huws & Dieter Association Paris, 2011
Geneva
Fabien Giraud: Du Mort qui Saisit le Vif
(La Maison du Dehors)
at Forde, 16 September – 29 October 2011
(Opening onThursday 15 September 2011. 6pm)
Image courtesy of the artist and Forde. Photo by Luis Giraud
cycle L’Éternel Détour, séquence été 2011
at MAMCO Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain,
through 18 Septembre 2011. Last chance to see!
Artists: Cosima von Bonn, Nina Childress, Mai-Thu Perret, Markus Raetz, Europunk
Mai-Thu Perret “Spectra” (2011) Exhibition View © Mamco © 2011, ProLitteris, Zurich
Turin
Simon Starling: F as in Foglia
at Piazza Santa Giulia 5 (Site Specific presented by Galeria Franco Noero)
through 22 October 2011
Simon Starling “F as in Foglia (detail)” (2011) Silkscreened glass, gold leaf, paint. Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Franco Noero
Istanbul
Kutluğ Ataman: Mesopotamian Dramaturgies
at ARTER, 15 September – 15 November 2011
Kutluğ Ataman “Mayhem” (2011) Installation view: ARTER, 2011. Commissioned by the Brighton Festival (UK) and the Vehbi Koç Foundation (Turkey). Produced by The Institute for the Readjustment of Clocks, Istanbul. Vehbi Koç Foundation Contemporary Art Collection. Photo © Ozan Yavuz – Burcu Böcekler
Ergin Çavuşoğlu: Alterity
at RAMPA Istanbul, through 5 November 2011
Ergin Çavuşoğlu “Systems” (2009) Detail from video installation. Courtesy of the artist and RAMPA Istanbul
Montevideo
Marco Maggi: X-Acto
at Xippas Arte Contemporaneo,
through 26 November 2011
Image courtesy of the artist and Xippas Arte Contemporaneo
Tokyo
Metabolism: The City Of The Future
at Mori Art Museum, 17 September – 15 January 2012
Image courtesy of the Mori Art Museum
Subjective Objects
at Yamamoto Gendai,
through 1 October 2011
Artists: Katsuyo Aoki, Keisuke Tanaka, Yasuyuki Nishio, Shinichi Hara, Shoko Matsumiya, Osamu Mori
Image courtesy of Yamamoto Gendai
Melbourne
The Matter of Air
at Gertrude Contemporary,
through 24 September 2011
Artists: Michaela Gleave, Joao Maria Gusmao & Pedro Paiva, Zilvinas Kempinas, Sanne Mestrom, Daniel Mitchell. Curated by Jacqueline Doughty
Zilvinas Kempinas “Double O” (2008) Installation view, Atelier Calder, Sache. Courtesy of the artist, Gertrude Contemporary and Galerija Vartai
Rob McLeish: Gravity Stole My Eyelid
at Neon Parc,
through 24 September 2011
Rob McLeish “Lock Up Your Concepts” (2011) Stainless steel. Courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc
