Jaime Martinez‘ solo exhibition “Ciencias Sobrenaturales” opens tomorrow at the Vice Gallery in Mexico City and I wrote a little curatorial text for it. Don’t miss it!
Testo in pdf (italian version)

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Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Demographic Development Sweden 1970-2050
As you may know, since 2010 I’m in charge of the “Photography and New Media” section of FotoGrafia. Rome International Photography Festival, this year at its tenth edition. The show opens at Macro Testaccio, in Rome, on the 22th of September… come and take a look of you’re around!
 
23 September – 23 October 2011 FotoGrafia. Festival Internazionale di Roma (X edizione) – Motherland Opening: 22 september 2011, 8.00 p.m. MACRO Testaccio, Piazza Orazio ...

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David Byrne made a bunch of fake screenshots for iPhone apps that don’t exist. They’ll be in an exhibit called ‘Social Media,’ at The Pace Gallery (510 West 25th Street) from September 16 – October 15:
“The exhibition focuses on contemporary artists exploring public platforms for communication and social networks through an aesthetic and conceptual lens. In an era of increasingly omnipresent new technologies, Social Media examines the impact of these systems as they transform ...

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Senso Orario is an exhibition I curated in Voltaggio (Alessandria), a little town in the north of Italy. Five contemporary artists (Bianco-Valente, Mariagrazia Pontorno, Tamara Repetto, Roberto Pugliese and Marcella Vanzo) created site specific works for the occasion. Here are some photos…
http://www.senso-orario.com

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Una residenza per artisti e una mostra composta di cinque installazioni site-specific. Parte il 9 maggio il progetto “Senso Orario”, nato per volontà del Comune di Voltaggio (AL) in occasione dei festeggiamenti per il bicentenario della nascita di Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari, Duchessa di Galliera…
Dove: Voltaggio (AL) Quando: Residenza 9/12 maggio; Convegno 1 luglio; Inaugurazione installazioni 2 luglio Artisti: Bianco-Valente, Mariagrazia Pontorno, Roberto Pugliese, Tamara Repetto, Marcella Vanzo A cura di: Valentina Tanni Promotori: Comune di Voltaggio, Fondazione Pio Istituto ...

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A little photo-report on the last exhibition I curated in Verona (Italy).

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“Order and Progress is the first Italian solo show by the Dutch artist Rosa Menkman (Arnhem, The Netherlands 1983), curated by Domenico Quaranta at Fabio Paris Art Gallery (Brescia). The title of the show, inspired by the Brazilian flag (Menkman developed one of the works on show in Brazil, during a residency at the São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound), is an ironic and cynical reference to the ideology behind all technological developments: an ideology ...

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Every website is a monument is the first solo Italian exhibition of Greek artist Angelo Plessas at Gloriamaria Gallery (Milan). In his work Plessas combines animated drawings with domain names to create websites. He treats websites as places where we can imagine and experience objects, the same way we can admire a sculpture in a public space.
More infos here.

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Yesterday I went to the Tate Modern to visit Gabriel Orozco’s exhibition. I thought I knew his research quite well upon entering the show, but I found myself surprised and amused more than expected. Orozco’s mix of lightness and depth is quite unique. Unfortunately photographing was not permitted, so I’m posting some “found” pics of the works I enjoyed the most. If you happen to be around London, don’t miss it…

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Philippe Parreno’s exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, London…
[vi dailyserving]

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