Today in our fearless adventure through the DS Archives, let’s take another look at David Shirgley. Trained as a fine artist, Shirgley makes a point to break away from the expected fine art aesthetic. Think less Sistine Chapel and more your scarily clever thirteen year old little brother. The work is full of wit, satire and irony, all boiled down to a state of low[.....]

So, normally the weekly look back into the DS articles delves deeper into archives…today could more aptly be described as ‘From a Few Weeks Ago.’ The article chosen is Agitated Histories, and was originally published on December 20, 2011 by Rebecca Najdowski. The exhibit Agitated Histories closes today, and acts as a fortuitous introduction to the upcoming exhibit The Forgetting of Proper Names at Calvert[.....]

The United States hold certain inalienable symbols: freedom, adventure, equality, the pursuit of happiness etc.. While the promises of the U.S. have been kept with varying levels of success, there have always been individuals searching for the real America. Photographers in the U.S. have a particularly strong history of transnational exploration and investigation, and wouldn’t you know it they’re at it again! 2011 has been[.....]

In the fall of 2010, Barcelona-based Portuguese artist Carlos Bunga constructed a massive, largely improvised, sculpture at the São Paulo Bienal. The artist is at it again, this time in Los Angeles at the Hammer Museum. In addition to his large-scale sculptures, you can also find a selection of Bunga’s drawings, paintings, sculptures, and videos dating from 2002 to 2008 on view at the Hammer, [.....]

Opening in 2009, the prolific exhibition DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture at the Tate Liverpool continues to examine the history of modern and contemporary sculpture. And the best part…the exhibit is open until April 1, 2012! This means you have no excuse to miss it. Do you need further convincing? Take a look back at DS coverage of Antony Gormley who is currently included[.....]

This week from the DS Archives we implore you to remember the bodacious and brilliant Paul Thek. Thek is joined by an excellent line up of artists for the 2012 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. So grab a taxi/car/bike/plane/train/horse and head over to Glasgow to see the works of Aleksander Mir, Ruth Ewan, Richard Wright, Corin Sworn and much more! (Those are just a few of the[.....]

This week from the DS Archives we take a look at MoMA’s 2009 New Photography exhibition, and see where some of the photographers are now: The works of Sarah VanDerBeek and Leslie Hewitt are now on view at the Austin Art House‘s current exhibition,  The Anxiety of Photography – On view until December 30, 2011 Walead Beshty recently exhibited Securities and Exchanges at Ullens Center[.....]