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Who Is Ringing The Alarm?

opinion 23.04.10 Anna Tilroe

In a previous issue, METROPOLIS M asked artists what role they believe art plays in today's crisis-battered world. We continue the discussion here with a contribution from Anna Tilroe, who in the form of a letter, asks whether the art world, certainly in the Netherlands, is really interested in social engagement.

The Joke of the Great Nothing

opinion 07/01/10 Merijn Oudenampsen

After the proclamation of the end of history, now the future is in crisis as well. How do we escape this stalemate?

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Art or conversation? Rirkrit Tiravanija's new film project

opinion 26.08.09 Ingrid Commandeur

Berlin
Galerie Neugerriemschneider
15/06/09 - 16/09/09

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Against 'Common Sense'

opinion 09/04/09 Hans-Christian Dany

In reaction to the article 'Common Sense' by Charles Esche in the December issue of Artforum German critic and curator Hans-Christian Dany presents his view on the significance of the credit crisis for art.

Do Artworks Curate Too?

opinion 03/02/09 Raimundas Malasauskas

Are artworks the only full time curators we know?

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Fresh signals

News & links from Metropolis M & co.

Ann Liv Young - the artist who was removed from MoMA P.S.1 six months ago by director Klaus Biesenbach after insulting fellow artists and urinating and masturbating on stage - will make her return to the museum to explain her performance. JV - 02.09.10

Screening Premium (1971) at Lost & Found 01.09.10
Intrigued by Aaron Schuster's article in METROPOLIS M, nr. 3, the Amsterdam based Lost & Found searched for Ed Ruscha's Premium (1971). The rare screening on celluloid is on friday September 3rd.
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Director Ekow Eshun and chairman Alan Yentob to quit after ICA survives financial crisis. The friday night press release indicates the institute hopes for it to pass under the radar. JV - 30.08.10

At least 8,000 people were evacuated from the British Museum in London on Saturday after what was described as a 'gas' incident. The cause of the scare remains a mystery. JV - 29.08.10

Egyptian minister detained over stolen Van Gogh. Deputy culture minister Mohsen Shalaan to be investigated on suspicion of 'professional delinquency' over theft from Cairo museum JV - 24.08.10

Warhols sell for millions. But who decides which ones are genuine? And are they always right? The Guardian writes on a scandal that rocked the art world. (wel boeiend) DR - 21.08.10

Opening Soon 17.08.10
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam announces artists in the exhibition Taking Place.
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Critic Norman Weinstein on why 'Greatest Hits' lists by architecture's stars should be mocked. JV - 16.08.10

September 1st twitter event: 'Ask a curator day'. With the hashtag #askacurator, one of the participating curators of institutions all over the world will reply to you. JV - 16.08.10

Will 'America's Next Top Artist' survive in the real art world? 'Technically, you have an amazing hand, but it was your heart that really moved us tonight.' Abdi Farih beats 13 aspiring art stars in 10 episodes of the reality tv show Work of Art. JV - 13.08.10

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Artists, a curator and an anthropologist from METROPOLIS M No.4

The latest issue of METROPOLIS M features theorists, key figures from the heydays of conceptual art, contemporary artists, and several bright young artists anxious to start off their career. Meet some of the protagonists of METROPOLIS M no. 4, and get to know them through the video’s that surface on the Internet.

JONAS STAAL. See this 51-min. documentary, and read his column in METROPOLIS M No 4.

SIMON SHEIKH (1965, D) curator and theorist, speaking at the FormerWest Congress in Utrecht.

RORY PILGRIM (1988, UK), artist, recently finished his stay at De Ateliers. Two of his performances: Love in Uganda, and (Can We Help U)?.

JAN DIBBETS (1941, NL). Here A 20-min report about the re-enactment of 6 Hour Tide Object With Correction of Perspective, 2009, Rotterdam.

MONICA BONVICINI (1965, It). A video report of her show Bet your sweet life at Max Hetzler, Berlin. , including several works that are also talked about in her interview in METROPOLIS M No. 4.

GERT & UWE TOBIAS (1973). Report on their show in Kunsthalle Bonn 2008.

MARK BOULOS.(1975, USA) on his work All That Is Solid Melts into Air.

CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS (1908-2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist, on the mythe.

MATTHEW BUCKINGHAM (1963, USA). Recent interview on his work.

JOHN CAGE (1912-1992, USA) on silence.

HITO STEYERL (1966, Germany) on her work Red Alert .

Read more on these and many more artists in METROPOLIS M, no. 4

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