September Art Guide - New York

Recommendations of what to see in the New York art scene this month by our local insider Maya Yadid. To learn more about Oh So Arty in New York view Maya's profile here.

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Exhibition: Bushwick Open Studies

Venue: Bushwick, NY

Artists: Various Artists

Dates: September 28-30

The non-profit organization Art in Bushwick will once again host the annual Bushwick Open Studios festival (BOS) on September 28-30th. During the last weekend of September, many Brooklyn-based artists will open their studios for the public to view throughout the day, followed by night events and group shows. The Bushwick Open Studios festival also hosts performances and panel discussions with local cultural institutions.

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Event: Dîner en Blanc NYC

Dates:Monday, September 17th

It may not be an art show, but this unique and exclusive event is definitely a unique visual experience. The New York white dinner, inspired by the French dinner party, happens one night every summer and is considered to be one of the most elegant and massive events in the city. The event usually attracts thousands of people to a secret outdoors location that is revealed at the very last minute, only for people who registered in advance. It’s important to note that everything in the event, from tables to chairs, is BYO (Bring Your Own) and everything, of course, needs to be in white. The delicious picnic basket, however, is curated by Renowned chef and Michelin Star recipient Marc Forgione.

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Exhibition: Photoville

Venue: Brooklyn Bridge Park

Artists: Various Artists

Dates: September 13-17 & 20-23, 2018

If your interested in photography, don’t miss Photoville, an annual festival which displays a diverse variety of cross-section photography from all over the world. Photoville takes place in Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, located in DUMBO, right beneath the span of the bridge. The shipping containers in the venue will be transformed into art galleries for a week, showcasing over 600 visual artists. During the evenings, the festival offers nighttime projection programs, workshops, panel discussions and talks. This family-friendly festival also, of course, hosts a range of food vendors and a beergarden.

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September Art Guide - Milan

Recommendations of what to see in the Milan art scene this month by our local insider, Sara Cattaneo.

I.

Exhibition: Moving Worlds II
Artist: various artists
Venue: Podbielski Contemporary
Dates: Until November 13th, 2018

After seven long years, Podbielski Contemporary leaves Berlin and arrives in Milan. The first exhibition in the fresh new headquarters in town is the collective project entitled Moving Worlds II. The exhibition is a continuation of the curatorial project launched in Berlin in 2011, and propose a double interpretation of the spaces: both geopolitical and psychological, which reflect the rapidity of the changes and the new  challenges connected to them. A new gallery with an ancient history, not to be missed.

Courtesy Podbielski Contemporary

II.

Exhibition: all all all
Artist: Herman De Vries
Venue: Cortesi Gallery
Dates: Until November 30th, 2018

Cortesi Gallery presents the work of dutch artist Herman De Vries. The exhibition, brings together a series of significant examples of the artist work, to retrace the key stages in his creative career. A unique opportunity to see a such large collections of works of one of the most significant artist of his generation,  Must to see.

Photo by Bruno Bani Cortesi Gallery, London, Milan, Lugano

III.

Exhibition: Furla Series #02 | Haegue Yang: Tightrope Walking And Its Wordless Shadow
Artist: Haegue Yang
Venue: La Triennale di Milano
Dates: Until November 4th, 2018

La Triennale di Milano hosts the first solo exhibition of Haegue Yang in an Italian institution. Tightrope Walking and Its Wordless Shadow is divided into three environments that through the combination of iconic works and new productions and returns the recurring elements in the work of the artist. In this September of first times, this is perhaps the most interesting.

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September Art Guide - Bilbao

Fresh and irreverent, the current art scene of Bilbao brings some ways to kick out the end of the summer blues.

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Exhibition title: Post-conflict. Reframing a dialogue.

Artists: Live Wild Collective, Chow & Lin, Erik Kessels & Thomas Mailaender,  Luca Locatelli, Sofía Moro, Simon Norfolk, Juan Valbuena.

Venue: Getxophoto International Festival

Dates: until September 30th

Image takes over the city of Getxo, in the greater Bilbao area. Spread all over the facade of some public buildings, on subway walls, inside ephemeral beach boxes and even floating in the water, the festival welcomes a variety of photography formats around the theme of leaving a conflict behind. A chance to enjoy art as a part of city life, where one can wander through the derelict Punta Begoña galleries, jump on Trump’s face in Getxo Antzokia, and enjoy art at this beautiful coastal location.

Getxophoto highlights

II.

Exhibition title: Shadow Play

Artists: Javier Téllez

Venue: Guggenheim Bilbao

Dates: Until November 18th

Poetic and full of symbols, the work of the Venezuelan artist Javier Téllez manages to trigger through video format our best instincts and sense of humanity around a theme as contemporary as the condition of refugee.

Javier Téllez, Shadow Play, 2014. Film installation, 35 mm film projection. Film still, courtesy of the artist and Peter Kilchmann galerie, Zurich © Javier Téllez

III.

Exhibition title: Infinite Garden. Regarding Bosch.

Artist: Álvaro Perdices

Venue: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Dates: Until September 17th

The Garden of Earthly Delights is an enigmatic triptych, painted c. 1490 - 1500 by Hieronymus Bosch, which comes to a new life through the work of a contemporary artist. A dark large room is filled with carefully curated fragments of the work of the Flemish artist, Bosch, enlarged, put into motion and interwoven into some kind of narrative. Let this work surround and mesmerize you.

Infinite Garden. Regarding Bosch.

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Header image: Jump Trump by Erik Kessels and Thomas Mailaender

August Art Guide - New York

Recommendations of what to see in the New York City art scene this month by our local insider Maya Yadid. Discover more on a private art tour!

I.

Exhibition:  The Song of Dragon and Flowers
Artist: Chen Dongfan
Venue: Doyers Street, Chinatown
Dates: Until November 1st, 2018

Chinese artist Chen Dongfan has implemented a 4800 square foot mural on Doyers Street in Chinatown as a Seasonal Street. Dongfan’s installation, titled “The Song of Dragon and Flowers,” highlights the history of Asian immigration to the United States, as well as the historical significance of Doyers street. The artist was “inspired by the immigrant experience and how they perceive this neighborhood as home. I am eager to use my brush to tell the story of the past, the current, and the future of Chinatown.”

II.

Exhibition: Narcissus Garden
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Venue: Studio 7, For Tilden, Far Rockaway, NY, 12-6 PM
Dates: Until September 3rd

One of the most famous installations of the Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, has been installed in an unusual location: Rockaway Beach in Southern Queens. Presented by MoMA PS1, this public art experience is free of charge. The installation, that was first featured in 1966, consists of 1,500 mirrored chrome spheres, now covering the floor of a former military train garage. The garage where the exhibition is displayed was one of many buildings that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. MoMA PS1’s annual Rockaway!  art installation is meant to bring awareness to the continuing hurricane recovery, and the effects of climate change. 

III.

Event: Warm Up
Venue: MoMa PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, New York
Dates: every saturday through September 1st

MoMA PS1’s Warm Up series, the museum’s annual music event, features an array of innovative and emerging music artists for 10 weeks during the summer. The audience and view some of the museum’s exhibits while listening to the concerts, which are staged within an architectural installation. This year’s lineup includes artists such as Valee, Lizzo, Cashmere Cat, Gang Gang Dance, Maxo Kream, and more. 

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August Art Guide - Bilbao

Recommendations of what to see in the Bilbao art scene this month by our local guide, María José Orihuela. Discover more on a private art tour!

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Exhibition title: Invisible Landscapes / Paisajes Invisibles
Artist: Saray Pérez Castilla
Venue: Sala Rekalde
Dates: Until September 2nd, 2018

When a conflict is far more complex than words would be able to tell, art often comes along. This is the case of the work by Saray Pérez, who travels to Tindouf (Algeria) to visit Saharawi refugee camps and initiate a dialog about memory and land with, a contained use of technology and great emphasis on oral communication.

D2 Paisajes Invisibles 27º 31´ 24.996´´ N 8º 0´ 43.631´´ O Selma Mohamed “Belga”

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Exhibition title: Chagall, The Breakthrough Years 1911-1919
Artist: Marc Chagall
Venue: Guggenheim Museum
Dates: Until September 2nd, 2018

Chagall is an artist that can be constantly rediscovered. His onyric scenes, mysterious characters and cultural references bring layers of meaning along, which allow multiple readings, never twice the same. The exhibition brings together his youngest works, from his 20s and early 30s. Around that time, he decided to move from St. Petersburg to Paris, where he he felt at odds with Impressionism and Cubism. 

Jew in Black and White (Le juif en noir et blanc), 1914 Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas 101 x 80 cm Im Obersteg Collection, permanent loan to the Kunstmuseum Basel 2004, Inv. Im 1084 © Marc Chagall, Vegap, Bilbao 2018

III.

Exhibition title: Silver to Pixel / De la Plata al Pixel
Various artists
Venue: Bilbao Arte
Dates: Until August 6th, 2018

Twenty artists come together in this exhibition to celebrate the gallery’s twentieth birthday. Despite its somewhat uninspired title, the exhibition at Bilbao Arte brings together a truly evocative selection of authors, each of which have been artists in residence, one each year from 1998 until today. While the show gives a good grasp of what has been going on in photography during the last two decades in the North of Spain, it is a chance to discover something new... to me, this project was Deseret Haretatik by Ainhoa Akutain.

Tidal (Deseret Haretatik) © Ainhoa Akutain

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Header image: © Saray Pérez Castilla