To sum up the theme of today’s pairing of DS archive post and contemporary happening, I would like to quote so many DJs around the world when they say: “This one is for the ladies.” Arguably the first “babe” in our history, Aphrodite takes the spot light in the exhibit Aphrodite and the Gods of Love at the J. Paul Getty museum until June 9, 2012.[.....]

Every now and then I’m introduced to an artist that really resonates with me. The first time I saw an example of Mika Rottenberg’s work was in a class, when the teacher presented my fellow students and me with a series of artists we were supposed to draw inspiration from (per usual). Despite the fact that Rottenberg’s work is so different from my normal taste,[.....]

The iconic British duo, Gilbert and George have been creating poignant, confrontational and critical art for nearly 5 decades, and they’re still at it. If you’ll be in New York City on April 6th, pick up tickets to see Gilbert and George in conversation at the Guggenheim. If you can’t make it, check out the article and video posted by Catherine Wagley on July 17,[.....]

Down the Rabbit Hole, the current exhibition in Sydney’s White Rabbit Gallery, explores familiar themes, such as the disjunction between appearance and reality, or between the real and the fake. Layers of the past and present, preoccupying so many artists, provide insights into the psychological whirlwind resulting from the pace of change in today’s China. Ideas about materialism, globalisation, wealth and power, corruption, and identity[.....]

The Northwest may be absent from the Whitney Biennial (as usual), but the region reconciles the blind spot with self-awareness. On display at the Tacoma Art Museum until May is the 10th Northwest Biennial, a survey that includes 11 Portland artists (nearly half of the show’s line-up). Even more massive is Portland2012, a sizable though scattered exhibition of 24 of the city’s artists. To give[.....]

Kehinde Wiley’s beautifully ornate paintings feature young men of different ethnicities and religions surrounded by detailed decorations based on traditional patterns and designs. The men depicted carry themselves in the classical, self-confident poses found in European portrait paintings. Daily Serving previously covered Wiley’s project ‘World Stage: Brazil,’ which was the third installment after China, and Africa, Lagos-Dakar. His newest iteration of the project, World Stage:[.....]

I know, cheesy pun but too good to resist. And it’s relevant because today’s look into the DS Archives features Czech artist Monika Fryčová and the group exhibition, There is Nothing There at the Czech Center Gallery in NYC. The two exhibitions demonstrate the countless ways in which Czech artists and people interpret their lives in the current social and political state in the Czech Republic:[.....]