Hiorns vs Plotnikoff

Roger Hiorns's Artangel project Seizure, London 2009:

Sandy Plotnikoff from his solo exhibition Foil Problem at Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto 2010:

The Shape Of Things To Come

I visited Camden Art Centre and Whitechapel Gallery yesterday.  I didn't quite feel connected to the exhibition at CAC.  I think I enjoyed the tea and cake at their cafe better than their show.  I went to Whitechapel to see my favourite artist Fred Sandback's installations and I was not disappointed.  It's a pity no photography was allowed.  Hopefully I'll see more of Sandback's works when I visit New York in August.

I visited Saatchi Gallery and Serpentine Gallery today.  It was a great show by Michelangelo Pistoletto at Serpentine but again no photography.  So I have no images to share.  I did take some pictures of their annual summer pavilion by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.  I'll write about that on a separate post later when I get a chance to.

Saatchi is showing The Shape Of Things To Come: New Sculpture.  Although most works on view here are from a few years ago, they do not look outdated.  Here are some of my favourites:

Björn Dahlem at Saatchi, London 2011:

David Batchelor at Saatchi, London 2011:

Anselm Reyle at Saatchi, London 2011:

Roger Hiorns at Saatchi, London 2011:

Kris Martin at Saatchi, London 2011:

Seizure

London-based Artangel has produced a few unique art projects.  With Seizure, Roger Hiorns has turned the idea of sculpture inside out.  Rather than presenting a sculpture inside an architectural space, Hiorns has turned every surface of an architectural space into a sculpture.  In December 2009, I saw an abandoned apartment in south London entirely covered, walls and ceilings, by blue copper sulphate crystals.

Video from tate's youtube channel

In The Days Of The Comet

Just came back from London.  The British Art Show 7 "In The Days Of The Comet" at Hayward Gallery is a must-see for lovers of contemporary art.  It features numerous big names in the contemporary British art scene including my personal favourites Karla Black, Steven Claydon, Roger Hiorns and Ian Kiaer.  Many have appeared in Saatchi Gallery's recent Newspeak British Art Now.

Black at Saatchi, London 2010:

Claydon at KAI 10 Raum für Kunst, Duesseldorf 2009:

Hiorns's Artangel project Seizure, London 2009:

Kiaer at Kunstverein München, 2010: