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29 August 2008

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Diary of the Spectacle: Architecture on the Olympic Green

By Brendan McGetrick

What can be said at this point about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? They are awesome. They are big and pretty and well organized. Zhang Yimou's… Continue

Posted by artreview.com on 21st August 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Roundup #14: What's happening this week on artreview.com

Laura McLean-Ferris, an independent curator, critic and regular contributor to ArtReview magazine, trawls artreview.com for the most interesting goings on this week.

It's holiday time, then. But for those of us not by th… Continue

Posted by artreview.com on 14th August 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Diary of the Spectacle: Zhang Yimou and Cai Guo-Qiang's Olympic opening ceremony

By Lee Ambrozy

On a day of orgasmic auspiciousness in China, 08/08/08, crowds piled into bars, parks, official 'fanzones' outside the Olympic stadium and the old Workers' stadium, and along Beijing's ancient north-south axis to watch… Continue

Posted by artreview.com on 12th August 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments (Add)

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Anthony Goicolea at Haunch of Venison
September 5, 2008 at 6pm – Haunch of Venison
Anthony Goicolea's previous, Cindy Sherman-esque photography has included portraits of himself as a young boy and dreamlike tableaux with gruesome twists. Earlier this year, the Cuban-American arti...
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Charles Avery at Parasol Unit
September 9, 2008 at 6pm – Parasol Unit
The Islanders: An Introduction is the latest instalment in Scottish artist Charles Avery's epic project which began in 2004. For the first time, the whole project thus far will be brought together ...
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Edwin Stolk, Netherlands. "When it comes to my installations I connect to a certain space. I prefer to work with materials available at the spot and combine these with materials from earlier works"

Brian Booker, Brooklyn, NY. "I am interested in the Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities as a genre with both plastic and literary possibilities."

Manuel Noguera, London. "This work is led by instinct; allowing something to happen without thinking about limits, as a result spontaneous connections arise."

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