Every Day's Journey

Cultural Counsel Announces Publishing Platform NEW YORK—November 1, 2016—  Cultural Counsel is pleased to announce the launch of its publishing platform,  Affidavit . In keeping with Cultural Counsel’s mission to advance the conversation surrounding contemporary art, design, and architecture through collaboration and experimentation,  Affidavit  will present innovative and eclectic writing ranging in tone and form.  Affidavit  will take the form of an online archive ( affidavit.culturalcounsel.com ) and a biweekly newsletter delivered directly to influential cultural figures, as well as a variety of print projects. Affidavit  takes a middle route between in-depth essays and short-form arts journalism. It is designed to be engaging and precise, grounded in the moment as it moves from topic to topic. Launching at a time of unprecedented competition amongst art publications, both in print and online,  Affidavit  proposes light and refreshing conversation undergirded by

Installation view: Jonathan Horowitz,  Hillary Clinton is a Person Too  (2008); Courtesy The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) The presentation of Horowitz’s work comes in anticipation of the 2016 presidential election, similar to its preliminary reveal in the artist’s 2008 solo exhibition at Gavin Brown’s enterprise ( Obama ’08 ). Inspired by a 1970’s Mother’s Day figurine, Horowitz crafted his own version as a nod to Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy. “We are excited to share this sculpture with Detroit,” says  MOCAD Director Elysia Borowy-Reeder . “It not only exemplifies the spirit of the museum’s  Mobile Homestead  project, but the importance of active debate and political participation in our city.” While politically ambiguous, the sculpture pushes viewers to question many of the issues today’s presidential candidates face; for example, this election’s overt sexism. The presence of gender bias in our culture has brought us to a crossroads th

CULTURE LAB DETROIT AND MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT PRESENT PUBLIC COMMISSION BY ARTIST GARY SIMMONS September 15, 2016 – January 1, 2017 Opening Reception:  September 15 ,  5–7pm DETROIT (August 31, 2016) -----  Culture Lab Detroit  (CLD) and  Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit  ( MOCAD ) are pleased to present a public work by  Gary Simmons , on display at  1301 Broadway, #101   with support from  Bedrock . Opening on September 15 th  with a reception from  5:00–7:00 p.m. , this site-specific, immersive installation will remain on display until January 1 st . For his first public project in Detroit, Simmons has wallpapered the space with self-created musical fly posters that reference specific musical styles, as well as their attendant subcultures and sociopolitical connotations. Referencing dub, Motown, punk, reggae, rock ‘n’ roll, and techno, these singular images form an auditory autobiography for Simmons, as well as a cross-section of American cult

SANFORD BIGGERS - SUBJECTIVE COSMOLOGY Sanford Biggers,  Shatter , 2015 production still. Courtesy of the artist. For his solo exhibition  Subjective Cosmology , Sanford Biggers will create an immersive interactive experience throughout  MOCAD , incorporating video installation, visual art objects, and new media. Imagined as an unseen world made visible, the exhibition gives physical form to hidden landscapes where the past, present, and future synergized into an atemporal experience. Subjective Cosmology can be seen as the link between his three—part film suite  Shuffle, Shake, Shatter . Shuffle, Shake, Shatter  is an ambitious three-part film/video suite that explores the formation and dissolution of identity through the journey and actions of an un-named main character. With the completion of his journey, he will have also retraced the North Atlantic Slave Trade route, albeit abstractly, from Europe to the Americas and finally Africa. Throughout his journey he grapples

Opening of the Park on New Holland Island August 27–28, 2016 Rendering of  New Holland Island . Courtesy of  West 8 . ST. PETERSBURG —  August 27, 2016  —  This year, the last days of summer will be crowned with the highly anticipated opening of  New Holland Island . As announced earlier, August will see the completion of the first and most important phase of the restoration and regeneration of the island: the introduction of a park zone with temporary pavilions. Additionally, the island now has infrastructure for the engineering and technical support necessary to support the functions of the park and the restoration of the remaining structures. The park landscaping has been designed by the Dutch landscape and urban design bureau,  West 8 , while the concept for the temporary structures was created by St Petersburg-based architects,  Sergey Bukin  and  Lyubov Leontieva (Ludi Architects) . AUGUST 27 From  12:00 pm until 11:00 p

Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Sarah Oppenheimer: S-281913 Sept. 30, 2016 – April 30, 2017 Sarah Oppenheimer,  W-120301 , 2012 Aluminum, glass, and existing architecture. Dimensions variable. Installation view: Baltimore Museum of Art. Major Sarah Oppenheimer Sculptural Intervention Debuts at Pérez Art Museum Miami in September 2016 MIAMI—July 21, 2016 — On  September 30, 2016 , Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will debut  S-281913 , a major new work by Sarah Oppenheimer on view until  April 30, 2017 . Bridging art, architecture, and engineering, Oppenheimer’s intensive spatial modifications generate astonishing effects that both scramble and clarify our understanding of the buildings we inhabit, providing not only new ways of looking, but a new set of philosophical considerations with which to approach the built environment. For her new project, commissioned by PAMM, Oppenheimer reorients the array of staggered exhibition spaces on th

Darrow Contemporary announces  Mount Analogue Leading Contemporary Artists Explore Cultural History of Mountains in exhibition sited in Aspen Ski Shop -Curated by Neville Wakefield- Fred Tomaselli,  Wow and Flutter , 1992. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York. Aspen (July 2016) — Darrow Contemporary  is pleased to announce  Mount Analogue , a group exhibition curated by  Neville Wakefield , opening to the public  July 16, 2016  at  Performance Ski in Aspen  (614 E Durant Ave, Aspen, CO 81611). Housed in the resort town’s premier ski shop that has been specifically redesigned for the exhibition,  Mount Analogue  brings together a wide range of contemporary artists who examine the cultural history of the mountains—be they spiritual, sublime, or the sites of luxury vacation. Mount Analogue  includes works by a wide range of contemporary artists, illustrating how mountains, one of the oldest tropes in art history, continue to inspire artists.