ArtCast

Hans Haacke ’s first solo exhibition in Italy, of German-American conceptual artist addressing political and power issues, opens 20 July, as site-specific installation inside a former church, to mark the conclusion of the of "Give and take" for the Advanced Course in Visual Arts at Fondazione Antonio Ratti, extensive high-quality guests lectureres. Haacke looks at relationship between art, power, money, and has addressed the issues of free expression and civic responsibilities in a democratic society. With his sharp statements, something has to happen in Como. (possibly a screening in a cinema near you of Videocracy?)
"Show and tell" is his Opening lecture 1 July 2010,at 7 pm in Villa Sucota, Como.
The exhibition at the Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti, Largo Spallino 1, in Como, open to visitors until 5 September 2010,(no admission) Tuesdays to Sundays, from 4 to 8 pm. Publications documenting the activities of the CSAV and Hans Haacke’s projects will be presented in November at the end-of-course exhibition, which will be held by the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. I will try to get there, Como, for you, with come conversation with participant of the XVI Advanced Course in Visual Arts. Post-Art market coverage. Seems to be a consentration in the Alpine region as cauldron of thinking persons meeting or oasis of resistance ? Como or Saasfee at EGS with Michael Taussig. Move over Videocracy

Julia Calfee's“Vanishing Glaciers“ installation now  showing at Johanniterkappel  in Rheinfelden , is part of “The Last Songs of the Glaciers”: a quest to capture remnants of ice memories. The artist/explorer grasps the very same trickels, as disappearing ice forms and recording, to collected in an artistic cauldron on the Rhineriver banks. Beginning in Vals Baths by Zumtor as a  Book , followed the streams up to the ice and living in a contaner, Julia Calfee challenged the glaciers melting away. She continues a career documenting social currents and profound changes in the modern world, from via Chelsea Hotel or Mongolia to the Silk road.
The vast issue of global warming has been portrayed inVideo and Richarda Simonett won the Radio feature Prize recently. Calfee's intimate and artistic manner, single-womanly and with 100 recordings of ice and water, inspires. Preview a slideshow.
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Ireland maybe having a financial crisis but that doesn't stop it putting on a great show..Dublin Dance Festival is fast becoming one of the most exciting and innovative events on the dance calender..Seamus Hughes visits his home town and reports on the 6th Dublin Dance Festival...rediscovers Dublin past and present..
New approach by director Laurie Uprichard. Review of International diversity of contributions, from Australia to Spain, to Yvonne Rainers' re-enactment of Rites of Spring: RoS Indexical Spiraling Down.
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Wondering where the Art Party is this year? Better yet: Art is your bet! Yes it is June and time again for Artists to make Party Manuels ? to work-up-a-sweat or the latest: Bet on Kunstwette.ch is exclusively open to candidates of Swiss Art Awards. Artist MARINA BELOBROVAJA auctions herself off "Taking a critical look on the swiss art scene and the way it deals with the local art sponsorships". Adapting artistic practices in sync with real-life? Art Basel and Casino being the height of the bet-on-your-favorite-artist-tour and Basel in June the meeting-point of the Art World...Now betting meets Art-ists and goes Online or Mobile, criss-crossing the ups and downs of swiss landscape and culture. You too can put some money on and sympathise with participant of the second round. Yes Marina is up to it again. Back in 2006 at Liste/Kasko Party Manual made us "peddle to party", generating energy while revealing the gratuitous consumption needed to light up the spotlights. Shedding light on art, it works! yet somewhat painfully. So do get expert advice first from their sources. You too can bet!. and sweat with us artist: Swiss Art Awards will open June 14 Vernissage 6-9pm at Messe Hall 3 awarding 20-40 Swiss architects and artists and their vermittlung under the age of forty.
"In accordance with the practice of horse racing one can win money on the winners" of the Annual awards of Federal Office for Culture, will be announced by the federal (BAK) jury." and interviewed by the artist. Meanwhile in real-life, some made off with 100 thousands of francs, hit and run style, seemingly with little restraint and have not been heard from since.

Youthful innocence? or a playful note Karussel 2008 Kunstkredit Karussel is low tech childs play, no sweat. But if you like to compete and are 30 something between art school, CH > 40, registration opens December 2010.