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Exhibition | Zeitgeist & Glamour | NRW Forum

W&V — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:10:25 +0000

Legendary images of the 60s and 70s are brought together in the ‘Zeitgeist & Glamour’ exhibition at the NRW-Forum in Düsseldorf; the most spectacular photographs of an exciting era: the icons of an age, superstars and celebrities, and unmistakable milieux. There are both masterful photographs of the highest aesthetic order, ground-breaking in their finesse, and cheerful snapshots of a hidden world. Images of a culture celebrating itself in the midst of fame and glamour, wallowing in the pleasure of a beautiful moment. The pictures embody the spirit of the hour, the attitude of an entire generation. Public and private alike are captured, as are faces and atmospheres, the extravagant and the usual, glamour and its complement: melancholy and forlornness. The Zeitgeist & Glamour exhibition offers a kaleidoscope of life forms from the 60s and 70s that centres on the ‘stages’ of the major cities of the Western world.

The exhbition Zeitgeist & Glamour at the NRW forum in Düsseldorf will run until may 15, 2011.

See also an earlier posted article on the Warmenhoven & Venderbos Blog about David Bailey.

Photos: NRW Forum | Video: Ralph Goertz and Institut für Kunstdokumentation |

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Gilbert & George | Jack Freak Pictures | European Museum Tour 2010 – 2012

W&V — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:24:21 +0000

Jack Freak Pictures is Gilbert & George’s most extensive and ambitious series of works to date. Art critic Michael Bracewell described them as “The are among the most iconic, philosophically astute and visually violent works they have ever created.” Race, religion, sexuality and criticism of the British establishment are the core themes that this new exhibition explores. The common element running throughout the group is the flag of the United Kingdom (the Union Jack), as this flag’s historical and symbolic presence is the exhibition’s connecting theme. Moving beyond icons, Gilbert & George allow their motif to keep its own ambiguous rhetoric so they can create geometric abstract and figurative designs in red, blue and white to the maximum possible extent. These images examine the past, the present, and the future, their powerful iconography relentlessly exploring our human experience. The series of large works are reminiscent of Gothic stained-glass windows or giant kaleidoscopes.

The below video, shot at the galerie Thaddaeus Ropac by jfloiseau, gives a short and small impression of the Jack Freak series by Gilbert & George.

Jack Freak Pictures will be on show at the Palais des Beaux Arts (Bozar) in Brussels from 28 October 2010 – 23 January 2011. The exhibition is touring various venues and countries across Europe until February 2012 and is supported by the British Council.

Remaining tour dates and locations:
Palais des Beaux Arts (Bozar), Brussels, Belgium
28 October 2010 – 23 January 2011

Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
24 February – 22 May 2011

Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria
17 June – 9 October 2011

Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland
10 November 2011 – 6 February 2012

Photos Gilbert & George | Photo top by Arndt & Partner, Berlin 2009 | Video by jfloiseau | Palais des Beaux Arts (Bozar)

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Light, sound and Grace Jones

W&V — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:40:10 +0000

The below video shows highlights from the ‘Stillness at the Speed of Light’ exhibition which was on show in May 2010 at The Vinyl Factory in Soho, London. The Exhibition showcased the extraordinary alchemy between light artist Chris Levine and pop/fashion icon Grace Jones. Chris Levine is the latest in a line of artists who worked with Grace Jones. He managed to make a step forward in the line of all the extraordinary iconic images of her which where created by other artists, like for example Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, by creating a stunning 3D portrait series using the lenticular printing technology.

Photos Chris Levine | Grace Jones | video: Delmar Mavignier

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Hannelore Knuts, UltraMegaLore Fashion Icon Testimony

W&V — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:18:14 +0000

This post contains some snapshots which give an impression of the vernissage party and of the currently running fashion exposition, called Ultramegalore, curated by Belgian model Hannelore Knuts.

Director Kenneth Ramaekers of Het Modemuseum Hasselt (The Fashion Museum Hasselt) has asked Hannelore to assemble an exhibition that gives the visitors a glimpse into her universe that reaches further than just fashion. She turned it into a crystallisation of what motivated and inspired her during her 10 year career as a top model. Hannelore has made a compilation of her favourite designers, photographers, artists and musicians. People she has met along the way, that have inspired her or at least have left an indelible impression on her. Regardless of whether they are ‘in’ or not. She wants to share these impressions the way she collected them. A cluster of encounters, a mass of impacts.She approached her role as curator like a stylist who endlessly combines different brands, second-hand clothes and personal accessories. The exhibition is not a tribute to or a retrospective of ’the model’ Hannelore. Instead it is a confrontational look into her small world, motivated by great things, and vice versa. With her view and approach Hannelore has turned this exposition into a very inspiring fashion experience.

The exposition in Het Modemuseum Hasselt (The Fashion Museum Hasselt) will run until the 6Th June 2010.

WARMENHOVEN & VENDERBOS | Video: frank Bongers: Christopher Baker | PlayoutPlaygrounds Youtube Channel | Het Modemuseum Hasselt

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Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour

W&V — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:49:16 +0000

An exhibition about the British fashion photographer Norman Parkinson is currently running in the Somerset House, London. Norman Parkinson, was active for over 50 years (1930s to the 1980s). He redefined glamour in fashion and was instrumental in taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy, modern,spontaneous and casual elegance into his images. His photographs of celebrities, artists, actors and the British Royal Family are known throughout the world and have become icons of twentieth century style. The exhibition in the Somerset House celebrates the publication of the book: Norman Parkinson: A Very British Glamour and displays a selection of portraits from the Norman Parkinson archive.It will run until 31 January 2010.

Photos: Norman Parkinson | Norman Parkinson Archive | Somerset House

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