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Newslinks

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Giusepe Penone, Spazio di Luce, 2013. Courtesy the artist; Le château de Versailles; domus. Photo: Tadzio

â–  Vancouver artist Geoffrey Farmer has won the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, consisting in a sum of $50,000 as well as a solo exhibition in February 2014 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto [cbc.ca]

â–  “Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965–1980” was awarded an accolade for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions from the Canadian Museums Association. Shown in five major cities across Canada between September 2010 and January 2013, Traffic was collectively curated by Michèle Thériault and Vincent Bonin (Montreal), Barbara Fischer (Toronto, London, Guelph), Jayne Wark (Halifax), Catherine Crowston (the Pariries + the Arctic) and Grant Arnold (Vancouver). [museums.ca]

■ Richard Serra’s “Shift” (1972) was finally confirmed for an indefinite heritage protection after a long lobbying battle within the township council for King City in Ontario, which officially voted for (although via a 5-2 split decision) the designation of the sculpture to a cultural heritage site. [ArtsBeat]
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For the Earth Day 2013 [slide show]

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Chris Engman_inverse-negative_2010_Archival_inkjet_print
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Robert Smithson_Spiral_Jetty_1970
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Rebecca Belmore, Ayumee-aawach Oomama-mowan: Speaking To Their Mother, 1991, 1992, 1996. Sound Installation. Courtesy the aritst.

Anna Mandeita, Untitled, 1978.

Keith Arnatt, Liverpool Beach Burial, 1968. Gelatin-silver print, Courtesy of the Keith Arnatt Estate; Maureen Paley, London.

Richard Long, A Line in Scotland, 1981. Courtesy the artist

Thiago Rocha Pitta, Herança, 2007. Video stil. Courtesy the artist.

Thiago Rocha Pitta, Naufrágio interior, 2009. Video stiill. Courtesy the artist.

Chris Engman Inverse negative, 2010. Archival inkjet print. Courtesy the artist.

Michael Cataldi, Prop, 2007. Steel, wood, fabric, dirt and turf. Courtesy the artist.

Charles Stankievech, Loveland, 2011. video still. Courtesy the artist.

Richard Serra, Shift, 1970. King City, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970. at Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "Wrapped Coast", one million square feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia, 1968-69. Photo by Harry Shunk, © 1969 Christo

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From 60s Land Art to sound installation, M-KOS selected a few artworks that interact with the environment for Earth Day 2013, today.

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Review: Richard Serra “Junction/Cycle”

Currently on View: New York
Richard Serra “Junction/Cycle”
at Gagosian Gallery, W 24th Street
14 September – 26 November 2011


Richard Serra: Junction / Cycle. Installation view. Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery. Photo by Rob McKeever.

“I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space
has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to
use sculptural form to make space distinct.”
– Richard Serra

Richard Serra has filled Gagosian’s 2500 square foot New York Gallery with two recent monumental works for his current show “Junction/Cycle”. Both “Junction” (2011) and “Cycle” (2010) are winding compositions of 13 foot tall curved and leaning slabs of weatherproof steel. Together, they transform the vast gallery into a maze of corridors, hidden clearings and unexpected exits.
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