Contemporary Art Videos

Author: lilyhonglei Keywords: lily&honglei new-media-art Second-life-art contemporary-art Added: November 8, 2009

Even if you're too young to recognise the name, you won't have any trouble recognising the artwork of Reg Mombassa, whose distinctive style is really an Australian brand. And of course the Sydney Olympics in 2000 featured a Reg Mombassa one-man art show. But being a true Renaissance man, for over 20 years Reg was lead guitarist with one of Australia's most successful bands, Mental as Anything. Most recently, he agreed to let fellow Kiwi and painter, Murray Waldren, a senior journalist with the Australian newspaper, write a biography of his life.

This is an interview with San Francisco-based artist Stephanie Syjuco who has conceived a project for this year's Projects program of Frieze Art Fair. Her project called Copystand: an autonomous manufacturing zone is a workshop in which a small group of artists are making bootleg copies of other works exhibited in the fair, and an adjacent gallery stand where these works are presented for sale. In this interview, Stephanie Syjuco talks about the idea behind her work Copystand, how it is received by the audience and gallerists, and her work in general. More info.

Do you remember the story of the London 'plinthers'? In July, Breakfast previewed an ambitious art project unfolding in London's Trafalgar Square, on what is called the fourth plinth. The Square is home to statues of kings and generals, but the northwest corner has always been bare. Over the last one hundred days, two and a half thousand people have filled the void -- hoisted onto the plinth for one hour at a time. The aim was to create a portrait of London: some dressed up in costumes, some protested, some read poetry and others just used it as an opportunity to take their clothes off. Overnight, the last 'plinther' stood down, bringing the project to a close.

Arts are everywhere in Kansas. Just follow this trail to uncover some treasures for yourself.