26/01/12  Erik Wysocan

She is considered a ‘mother’ of contemporary sculpture. Carol Bove’s installations of objects - once subtle tableaux of found objects, nowadays more often constellations of self-made sculpture - have a cohesive configuration that also has multiple layers of meaning. (This article is published in Metropolis M No. 6 - 2011)

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19/01/12  Mick Wilson

Cuts in culture are not only being made in the Netherlands, but also in Ireland and England. The manner in which each country’s cultural sector is protesting against this differs greatly. An analysis of the rhetorics of resistance, with a few proposals for possible improvement. (This article is published in Metropolis M no. 6 - 2011)

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features  12.01.12  Annet Dekker

Initiated by a generation of artists that has grown up with the Internet, the practices and methods of the Internet are moving over to the exhibition space. The process of materializing the digital is not taking place without a struggle, however. The Netherlands Media Art Institute is devoting an exhibition to this theme. This article is published in Metropolis M no. 6, 2011.

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features  04.01.12  Nina Folkersma

Due to the call to reach wider audiences, museums are giving designers ever greater roles in presenting their exhibitions. These experts in communication have become so influential that they seem even more important than the curators. (This article has been published in Metropolis M No 6 december-January 2011-2012)

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12/12/11  Merijn Oudenampsen

Franco Berardi is one of the controversial Italian thinkers who are seeking a solution for the gradually collapsing capitalistic system. For him, the best method of fighting today’s abuses comes from an unexpected corner, through love. (dit artikel is gepubliceerd in Metropolis M No 6 -2011-2012, waarin ook de Nederlandse vertaling te lezen is - nu in de winkel).

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features  23.12.11  Metropolis M 

Metropolis M No. 6 is full of objects.

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features  15.12.11  Metropolis M 

Looking for a nice Christmas gift? Buy the new Metropolis M-edition by Aurélien Froment.

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Mike Kelley 02.02.12
Artist Mike Kelley has passed away at his home in Los Angeles, having apparently taken his own life.
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Jerry Saltz is thrilled about the appointment of Massimiliano Gioni as the chief director of the Venice Biennale. His prediction: 'Massi' will be the curator who will finally include 'outsider artists' in our biennials. JV - 02.02.12

De Appel is moving 02.02.12
De Appel arts centre is moving to the Prins Hendrikkade 142 on 24th May 2012.
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IT’S OFFICIAL! The Museum of Modern Art is now in the entertainment business. Mark Thursday, January 26, as the night MoMA departed its acoustically challenged home for the sacred ground of Radio City Music Hall. The reason: a one-night-only performance of Swanlights, a visually and vocally elevating concert by Antony and his Johnsons, a sextet that expanded into a sixty-piece orchestra for their appearance on one of the biggest and most storied stages on earth. DR - 02.02.12

Venice Biennial 01.02.12
Massimiliano Gioni, curator of the New Museum New York and Artistic Director of the Trussardi Foundation Milano, was chosen to curate the 55th International Art Exhibition, which will be held in 2013.
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Shit art world people say 30.01.12
Formula: pick a group of people, think of things that they'd probably say on a given day, and then make a video. Here's the latest one in the 'Shit ______ say' youtube hype.
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Artists' lectures at De Ateliers 30.01.12
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia is the first to start off the new artists' lecture series of De Ateliers: Spring Blossom 2012. Tomorrow, tuesday January 31st at 17.00 hrs.
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Artinfo.com asks: Was art dealer Giti Nourbakhsch wacked by the Berlin art mafia?  JV - 30.01.12

Australia's most influential art dealer Ron Coles is charged with allegedly masterminding one of the country's largest ever art frauds. JV - 30.01.12

Why is Jeremy Deller spending a week in a cave full of bats with just a large tub of nuts for company? JV - 30.01.12

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