Frida Kahlo’s work oscillates between self stylizing and radical authenticity, relentlessly facing the question of her female identity and at the same time touching the search for identity of an entire nation.

Kahlo’s Retrospektive can be seen at the Bank Austria Kunstforum from 9.09.2010 till 5.12.2010.

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When André Breton, during a visit to Mexico in 1938, thought having discovered the surrealist counterpart to the European avant-garde of his time in Frida Kahlo’s work, she briskly deemed her own painting anything but an escape. “I never painted dreams. What I painted was my reality.” To this, the Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes stated in one of his essays: “Frida Kahlo reminds us permanently that the matter used by the French surrealists to make a system was always everyday reality in Latin America, part of the cultural stream, a spontaneous fusion of myth and actuality, dream and waking, reason and fantasy.” more »

CastYourArt presents

Artists: TOMAK and Alek Kawka.

Monday, September 13, 2010 the exhibition opening of “The First Hit of PHANTOMAK: The Ear Problem. No Problem.” takes place at CastYourArt Gumpendorfer Straße 55, Vienna. We are going to show artworks by TOMAK and photographs by Alek Kawka.

Twenty pictures, in which TOMAK dissects the project PHANTOMAK and literally shows us cutouts - heads, sculptures, identities, masquerade are the themes this pictures call into question. The artist Alek Kawka accompanies the project PHANTOMAK with her photography works.

Exhibition opening: Monday, September 13, 2010 at 6p.m., the artists will be present
Exhibition: September 14 until October 8, 2010 | Mo-Fr | 12p.m. – 5p.m.
Address: Gumpendorfer Str. 55, 1060 Vienna

Kontakt is the Erste Bank group’s collection of contemporary Eastern European art. But there is more to it… Interview with Georg Schöllhammer, curator, author, editor of Springerin.

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The art collection of the Erste Bank group focuses on contemporary art of Central and Eastern Europe, at which media like film and video were included from the beginning. Due to a lack of structures to back up production and networking, in the post-socialist states there was less exchange between the artists than there was with the international art world. more »

Edgar Honetschläger tests the boundaries of the possible, always along the limit in order to question the existing standard, the process being as important as the results.

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Vain is the attempt to classify this corpus of ideas into orderly progressions, straight lines, fixed positions, separate stages. Edgar Honetschläger’s work and life do not allow for that. He moves between cultures and working techniques and operates with the diversity and inconsistency of a globalized world. more »

Toronto might be one of the most exciting art centres in North America but the city has not yet been able to find its own identity and its place in the international Contemporary Art scene. All the ingredients are there… It is all about finding the right mix.

Part 1. What does the city need?

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Part 2. Interview with David Liss, artistic director of MOCCA.

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Part 3. Interview with Olga Korper and Fela Grunwald.

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Part 4. Interview with Ben Portis.

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Part 5. Interview with Jessica Bradley.

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There has been much debate over whether a national style, philosophical outlook, or unified and cohesive culture exists or ever has existed within Canada. The country is large geographically, with many distinct regions, and its population is diverse and made up of varying national and ethnic backgrounds. more »

Allyson Mitchell’s activist art is meant to prod and provoke, but it draws you in with warmth, sincerity and just a little faux-fur.

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In Allyson Mitchell’s world, art isn’t precious or formal. In fact, you can touch it, feel it, and sometimes even walk on it. Take off your shoes in her Brooklyn, NY studio at the ISCP→ International Studio & Curatorial Program toe your way across a patchwork quilt of crocheted pot holders, toilet seat covers, blankets and you quickly become part of her signature installation in-progress more »

For the sixth time, Viennafair takes place from May 6th to May 9th, with a focus on Central and Eastern European art. We spoke with Edek Bartz, the artistic director of the fair.

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Viennafair - Part 1 - Focus on CEE Countries

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Viennafair - Part 2 - Focus on Film and Art

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As is the case everywhere, the financial crisis has separated the wheat from the chaff—in the art market as well. In the meantime, the storm is past, and the art market has recovered. Sales records have once again been reported from London, New York, and Paris.

As is the case everywhere, the financial crisis has separated the wheat from the chaff—in the art market as well. In the meantime, the storm is past, and the art market has recovered. Sales records have once again been reported from London, New York, and Paris.

In Vienna, the Viennafair is entering its sixth year. Optimism is the key word at the moment. “Cooperation is the key to success”, as noted in the press release for the most important art fair of Austria. In this case, necessity breeds inventiveness. more »

The Slow Fashion Award 2010 is awarded for the third time. We spoke with participating designers about their view on sustainable fashion.

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Choosing the organic eggs off the shelf, eating locally grown apples, drinking fair trade coffee, going without strawberries in December—by now, these are things we take for granted. Is it due to our awareness of climate change? Perhaps. Or maybe we are looking to shift gears - to slow down and live more sustainably. more »

From April 29th till May 2nd the ArtMonaco10 took place at the Grimaldi Forum at Monte Carlo. We took a look with our camera and catched the nicest views of the fair at the cote d’azur …

The Grimaldi Forum served as host to more than 60 exclusive galleries, presenting 2000 pieces of art from well-known and emerging artists coming from countries countries such as the United States, China, Mexico, Africa, Russia, Lebanon, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, France, Germany, Canada, Israel, Thailand, Mongolia, Taiwan, Czech Republic, etc. CastYourArt has been invited to participate at this years ArtMonaco. We presented our international video and audio productions as well as an interactive projection and the stereoviewer installations of the swiss artist Daniel Zimmermann. (wh)
Installationen des Schweizer Künstlers Daniel Zimmermann und eine interaktive Bodenprojektion! (wh)

Constantin Luser challenges us to enter the maze of his imagination: he corners us against the wall of our indifference and confronts us with the unavoidable question whether we will ever be able to escape. But escape what? A portrait.

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In any case, it tames the wildness of our thinking, which means that when it happens –ever so rarely- the hegemony of the concept is erased and for a moment we are cured of our illness separating us from time – our rationality. more »