In the last issue, Anna Tilroe wrote a letter to Domeniek Ruyters on the dubious quality of today’s engagement in international art. Here’s his reaction.
Meet Tim Voss, brand new director of W139. With METROPOLIS M, he talks about his career, the new programme of ‘the W’ and the do’s and don’ts in his policy as a director.
A project by Lieven de Boeck for the Zuidas in Amsterdam brought Wouter Davidts in contact with the administrative levels involved with public space in the Netherlands and their motives for involving art in those spaces. It was an astonishing experience.
The shortlist has been announced for the Carbuncle Cup, the award for the ugliest building in the UK completed in the last 12 months. Check the nominations here. JV - 23.07.10
Another scandal surrounding the German contribution of Venice's Biennale: calls for demolition of 'Nazi' pavillion. Invited artist Christoph Schlingensief dismisses the calls as 'idiotic'. JV - 08.07.10
According to Lee Rosenbaum, there's more than meets the eye and much that doesn't add up about Charles Saatchi's recent public disclosure that he is gifting over 200 works to create a Museum of Contemporary Art for London." JV - 08.07.10
The Art Newspaper: Footbal-mad Marlene Dumas parties in Porto following Holland's victory over Brazil in the World Cup. Dumas claimed that it 'was difficult to look at art because the Dutch have won!' JV - 05.07.10
Who are the artists in METROPOLIS M No. 3? We gathered a collection of links to all the artists mentioned in the current issue. Scroll down to find out who's who! JV - 05.07.10
Exclusively on MM.com: an alphabetical list with links to all artists mentioned in the current issue. Last month, the last names starting with the letters A-J were visible (check the artist links archive). Now it is time for the K-Z artists to appear online!
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