Saturday, August 30, 2014

Rough Version Top 10 Art Instagram Feeds

I'm very aware of the rather bland art Instagram lists floating around at the moment. So I wanted to point out there is a world beyond the American cliches..... Mine is obviously @roughversion

1 Ken Kagami @kenkagami
It's the best one out there. It's that simple. Kagami is insanely prolific, funny, uses the forum briliantly and has a really kawaii little girl

2 Jayson Musson @jaysonmusson
I started supporting Jayson way back, putting him in shows and books since 2010. He likes the internet, the internet likes him.

3 Amalia Pica @amaliapica
Smart, international artist. Smart, international imagery.

4 David Noonan @davidnoonan
Everything is black and white in my fave Australian's feed. He also has a very cute black toy poodle...

5 Alistair Frost @ajcfrost
I love Frost's emoji stylisation (if you want more smileys i also recommend @thesmilefacemuseum and @obreuning)

6 Aaron Rose @allegedpress
Every post is Rose telling a joke in front of the Hollywood sign in LA. An artwork in itself.

7 Ed Atkins @warmspringmouths
My love of Mr Atkins' work is well established. I love his heads, hands, noses and general disembodiment. (It might be private too so oops)

8 Luca Lo Pinto @lucalopintoo
Curator and editor of Nero Lo Pinto again shows me good international European stuff that feels fresh to see.

9 Boychild @boychild
I've wrote a little profile on her out in the next issue of Kaleidoscope. Her feed is like an array of little futuristic Cindy Sherman self portraits.

10 I Call Bullshit @icallb
I'm slightly afraid to put this here as I'm sure they'd call me bullshit but this feed is gossipy NY bitchery and fun to read

Also check out: @brionnudarosch @aleksandradomanovic @SD @chris_dorland @jessewine1
@bignickberlin @atfirstiwasafraidiwaspetrified @morelbooks and everyone else I'm following

Friday, August 22, 2014

Images from E-Vapor-8


For those who missed the show, or want to see hints again, here are images from the exhibition at Site Sheffield. From above Adham Faramawy, the entrance work was Daniel Swan below.


Room 1:Travess Smalley and Jeremy Deller, Adham Faramawy and Fatima al Qadiri and Sophia al Maria, Fatima al Qadiri and Sophia al Maria.  




Room 2: Harry Burden, Marisa Olson, Rhys Coren, Petra Cortright, overview of room with Petra Cortright, Rhys Coren, Marisa Olson and Alexandra Gorczynski.






Friday, August 15, 2014

Chicag-one



The install of Soho House Chicago is finally complete and I'm super proud. I hung around 250 artworks in total including some exceptional gems by Matt Connors, Lan Tuazon, Kerry James Marshall, Angel Otero, Rashid Johnson, Friedrich Kunath, Harland Miller, Wolfgang Tillmans and Josephine Meckseper.

Special thanks for the help and company of Chicagoans Rebecca KressleyAndrew Rafacz, Shane Huffman, Marzena AbrahamikEvan Gruzis, Cody Hudson and the incredible and charming Donnie Madia (who has the best restaurants in the entire world), Jesse Katzman and David Vatran my dream Soho House chefs and everyone else I met and drank Negroni slushies at Parson's with...

E-Vapor-8 is also ending tomorrow. Got some nice coverage from Art Monthly, Furtherfield, This is Tomorrow and Culture24 among others, as well as little mention in Vogue. You can watch the four hour Talking Art and Rave study day here too.