Nobuyoshi Araki between Art and scandal...

Nobuyoshi Araki is the japanese photographer famous for his "bondages" series of photos, the woman is his favourite subject. The woman is seen as an object of pleasure with a male sight...controversial artistic rappresentation. "Photography is like folling in love..." that is what he thinks about his Art expression.
Araki's life is like "always passing images".

I suggest to visit this site to see all others pictures that I decided not to publish on this blog, but of sure artistic value:

Click: Araki photos

Araki in Gold is the name of his Exhibit in Rome, Italy, open untill the 17th of next February at the National Institute of Graphics at Fontana di Trevi.

Torino World Design Capital 2008, Italy

The 31st of December 2007 there will be a big party in Turin (Italy) to celebrate this town as the next World Design Capital for Year 2008.
The celebration will take place in Castello's square (Piazza Castello) and the public will be main actor with its own artistic contribution.
All Design schools will give a great support to this event with students works and engagement.

Participation is a must!

More info at: http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it/portale/

Triennale, home's objects - Milan

"To understand and learn about Italy, we have to understand its Design".

In Milan, Italy, at viale Alemagna 6, Palazzo della Triennale Design Museum, first floor has been celebrated the opening of new National Design Museum.

It is a sort of cultural journey that starts in the past untill today showing how designers of that period were already very anticipating today's trends in Design. The organization and management of this exhibit has been done by Michele de Lucchi.

Info and photo Via www.ilgiornale.it

MOTOR SHOW Bologna 07, Italy

Once again the Automobile world will come together in Bologna, for the 32nd Edition of the Motor Show (scheduled from 7 to 16 December), whose main sponsor for the second year running will be Barclaycard. Bologna will welcome over 50 car brands, accounting for 100% of the Italian market, ready to provide a stage for first-rate previews: So far 100 previews have been confirmed, of which 13 worldwide and 6 European previews. 343 catalogued exhibitors, of whom 83 foreign companies from 16 different countries.

For more info please visit the following website: www.motorshow.it you will find an english version with all infos.

Photo and info Via: www.motorshow.it

Zevs street Art - Mc Donald liquified logo

Zevs, a well-known French street artist, started tagging Paris in the nineties and making certain spray can modifications to billboards. Liquidated Logos is the name of a current exhibition (but today is the last day!) at the Lazarides Gallery in London of his work with famous logos, plexiglass boards and his trademark paint. The logos drip paint, appearing to dissolve away, but we all know that this is but an illusion. Odd how something that looks so simple can say so much.

Info and photo Via: http://mocoloco.com/art/
by: Sabine7

Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now Exhibit, London

Nobuyoshi Arak from EROTOS, 1993

Marlene Dumas "Stripper 1999" oil on canvas photo by Stephen White

In London there is an exhibit about "Art & Sex from Antiquity to Now", from Pompei (Campania, Italy) and Wahrol, the Barbican Art Gallery .

The exhibition has been prohibited to the under 18 years old for obvious reasons, the main topic is about the follow question:
When it is Art and when Pornography?

The Art show is a collection of more than 2000 years of erotic artistic representation, from The Romans illustations and paintings to today's artists like Wahrol of who there are two films in B&W named "Blowjob" and "Requiem" by KR Buxey..now I will not explaine to you the subjects, all I can say is that the artist (Wahrol) is in front of the camera!

Five years to collect and select all the material doing the best not become a porno exhibit, lots of tickets sold and big success.

Visit the Art Gallery website at www.barbican.co.uk

Photos and full article written by Guido Santevecchi at: www.corriere.it

David Lynch: The Air is on Fire Exhibit, Milan

At the "Triennale of Milan, Italy" there is an exhibition of David Lynch's art works named "The Air is on Fire" untill the 13th of January 08.

The movie director (here in one of his self portrait) presents a big part of his works put together to reproduce an environment made of a home lived by ghosts.

This art expression started a long time before he became a movie director, he used to sketch on about anything he came across with.

He also made sketches on post-it like this one on the photo called "Intitled". He would sit in a bar, order a coffee or milk shake and start sketching expressing a particular "mood" for science fiction with a tendence on horror stories.

Personally I like his works, the things I like the most are: the high contrast always present and the strong graphic effect that gives a "dramatic" feeling" to his art works.

Photo and info Via: www.corriere.it

International Furniture Show in Milan 07, Italy

Today starts the big Design event in Milan, the show will be on from the 18th to the 23rd of April.