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From the 22nd to the 25th of October 2009, the electronic arts festival SHIFT took place at the Dreispitzarea and the Schaulager in Basel / Münchenstein. This year s theme was Magic. Tech-Evocations and Assumptions of Paranormal Realities . SHIFT 2009 showcased the latest shooting stars and legendary pioneers of electro music, a conference with ten guest lecturers, a video and performance programme, and an exhibition that presented a diverse range of around 20 international positions on magic channels and the magic powers of artists and their media. Participating artists were AIDS-3D, Craig Baldwin, Zoe Beloff, Lindsay Brown, Erik Bünger, Jim Campbell, Center for Tactical Magic, Susan Collins, Bill Domonkos, The Einstein s Brain Project, F18, Atelier Hauert / Reichmuth / Boehm, Christoph Keller, Julien Maire, Tatjana Marusic, Jane D. Marsching, Shusha Niederberger, Ruth Sergel, Harm van den Dorpel, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Patrick Ward. Among the works on display were F18 s Living Kitchen – Happy End of t he 21st Century (2006), an installation that allows the objects familiar in an everyday kitchen to suddenly come to life; and Julien Maire s DIGIT (2006), an installation that consists of a man seated at a table, writing a text simply by skimming his fingers over a sheet of paper. SHIFT Electronice Arts Festival Basel / Münchenstein, October 22, 2009. > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file. > Click this link to watch Quicktime video in new movie window.

Until the 19th of December 2009, Hauser rich presents an exhibition of new paintings on canvas and works on paper by Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal. Many works in the show relate to Wilhelm Sasnal s first ever feature-lenght film entitled Swiniopas (Swineherd), which he realized in the past year. Wilhelm Sasnal Opening at Hauser rich. October 30, 2009. More info.

Until the 19th of December 2009, Hauser Wirth Zürich presents an exhibition of new paintings on canvas and works on paper by Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal. Many works in the show relate to Wilhelm Sasnal s first ever feature-lenght film entitled Swiniopas (Swineherd), which he realized in the past year. Swiniopas is an adaption of a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name. Wilhelm Sasnal s film is shot in black and white and set in bleak, rural Poland. It s about a swineherd who smuggles letters back and forth between a farmer s daughter and her lesbian lover. Wilhelm Sasnal was born in Tarnów, Poland in 1972. He lives and works in Krakow. Major solo presentations of his work include ‘Lata walki’, Zacheta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, Warsaw, Poland (2007); ‘Pintures’, 
CaixaForum, Barcelona (2007); ‘Paintings Films’, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2006); Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main (2006); and Kunsthalle Zürich (2003). In November 2006 the artist received the prestigious Vincent Van Gogh Award. A comprehensive solo exhibition of Sasnal’s work is on view at K21, Düsseldorf, until 11 January 2010, and a solo exhibition of recent works will be at Centro de Art Contemporaneo, Malaga, Spain from 28 November 2009 – 24 January 2010. Wilhelm Sasnal at Hauser Wirth Zürich, opening reception, October 30, 2009. More info via VTV contemporary art search Wilhelm Sasnal: Links | Videos | Images | More Images > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file. > Click this link to watch Quicktime video in new movie window.

Jenny Holzer is considered as one of the most popular contemporary artists. Holzer is known for her use of words and ideas in public space. In 1982 she publicised her statements and aphorisms ( truisms ) on one of Times Square s gigantic LED billboards, in 2008 she created a site-specific light projection for the newly renovated facade of the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum in New York. Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel, Switzerland, is now presenting Jenny Holzer s first large sale exhibition in a Swiss museum. The focus is on recent works, some of which have never before been shown in Europe. On display are Jenny Holzer s famous LED installations, combining poetic, socio-critical, and political texts and visual effects, as welll as paintings and sculptures. The exhibition is supplemented by a selection of works the artist has chosen from the Beyeler Collection (Giacometti, Picasso, Malevich, Bacon). The presentation of Jenny Holzer s work is not confined to the museum space. The show extends outdoors to the public space. Jenny Holzer conceived light projections on key buildings and sites in Basel and Zürich. These will only be on view on special nights. The exhibition has been conceived in close cooperation with the artist and the MCA, Chicago, and curated by Elizabeth A. T. Smith and Philippe Büttner. The exhibition at Fondation Beyeler runs until January 24, 2010. Jenny Holzer at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen / Switzerland. Opening reception, October 31, 2009. PS: Like to follow Jenny Holzer on Twitter? More info via VTV contemporary art search Jenny Holzer: Links | Videos | Images | More Images > Right-click (Mac: ctrl-click) this link to download Quicktime video file. > Click this link to watch Quicktime video in new movie window.

Interview with Julie Mehretu on the occasion of the American artist's solo exhibition "Grey Area" at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. More info.