• March 4, 2008

    Date posted: March 3, 2008 Author: jolanta

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    International Top News

    City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai

    It
    has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his
    concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive
    buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global
    nomads with few local loyalties. His argument was that in its profound
    sameness, the generic city was a more accurate reflection of
    contemporary urban reality than nostalgic visions of New York or Paris.
    (The New York Times, March 3, 2008)
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    Art benefactor in call for Capital ‘Guggenheim’

    The former art dealer who gave away more than £100 million worth of
    contemporary works wants an iconic gallery, similar to the Guggenheim
    in Bilbao, to be built in Edinburgh to house it.  Anthony d’Offay said
    the collection, described as the most important in the UK, “needs a
    great building in Edinburgh”. A tour is planned to show the pieces, by
    the likes of Damien Hirst, Ed Ruscha, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Jenny
    Holzer, in galleries across the UK. (The Scotsman, March 3, 2008)

     
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    Reviews
    Check out these reviews:
    Jasper Johns by Jerry Saltz      www.nymag.com

    Cai Guo Qiang by Peter Schjeldahl      www.newyorker.com
    Greg Lindquist by Gillian Sneed  www.nyartsmagazine.com

    Openings and Events on Tuesday, March 4

    New York:
    10th annual National Krappy Kamera Competition Winners@ Soho Photo  6PM-8PM
    (www.sohophoto.com)

    Sally Brody @ Atlantic Gallery
    (www.atlanticgallery.org)

    Eva Rubinstein: Elegies @ Jan Krugier Gallery
    (www.artnet.com)

    National:
    Wilderness Group Show @ Swell Gallery 7 PM
    San Francisco, CA
    (www.myspace.com/swellgallery)

    International:
    Anton Henning: 20 Years of Dilettantism @ Arndt and Partner Berlin. 
    Berlin, Germany
    (www.arndt-partner.de)

    Andreas Eriksson: Content is a Glimpse @ Galerie Conrads (
    Duesseldorf, Germany
    (www.galerie-conrads.de)

    Eric and Heather ChanSchatz: TOGETHER @ Albion Gallery
    London, England
    (www.albion-gallery.com)

    Art Fair and Biennial Reminders from Art Fairs International

    — Art Expo New York, February 28–March 3, New York, New York
    — Miami International Film Festival, February 28–March 9, Miami,
    Florida, www.miamifilmfestival.com              
    — Whitney Biennial, March 6-June 1, New York, New York, whitney.org
    — Armory, March 27-30, New York, New York, thearmoryshow.com

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