Household and Dario Utreras: Human Error

Human Error
Commissioned by Chinese Arts Centre
Artists: Household and Dario Utreras
19 February – 30 April 2011
at Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK

HUMAN ERROR_The Photobooth from Household on Vimeo.

[from Press Release]

For the exhibition at Chinese Arts Centre, London based design collective Household and Dario Utreras, a former member of Household have created works that explore the relationship between machines and their users. The smooth operation of our daily lives relies heavily on the assistance of various machines. Technology makes our life easy but frustrates us when it lets us down. The exhibition highlights our reliance on machines to complete daily tasks and emphasises the potential for human error.

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Review: Hiraki Sawa “O

Currently on view: New York
James Cohan Gallery
533 West 26th Street New York NY 10001
17 February – 26 March 2011

caption= “O, 2009 (installation view, 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art) dimensions variable, ©Courtesy of the artist

James Cohan’s New York gallery is currently showing works by Hiraki Sawa, a solo exhibition appropriately entitled “O” (notice the italisation), which gives us an accurate indication of the topic and format of the work therein, mostly all round, turning or in a state of flux.

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Review: Fiona Tan “Rise and Fall”

Currently On View: Montréal
Galerie de l’UQAM. Curated by Bruce Grenville.
26th Feb 2011 – 16th April 2011


“Rise and Fall” (2009) courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery

Fiona Tan’s exhibition “Rise and Fall” has started its journey from Aargauer Kunsthaus, Switzerland, via Vancouver Art Gallery, Freer & Sackler Gallery in Washington DC and it is currently on view at Galerie de UQAM as its final tour date.

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