British artist Damien Hirst seeks identical twins

Are you an identical twin?

Be part of a Damien Hirst artwork at Tate Modern in London

London's Tate Modern is searching for identical twins willing to take part in a Damien Hirst artwork for the Pop Life exhibition. Throughout the exhibition, pairs of twins will sit in front of two of Damien Hirst's iconic Spot Paintings

Damien Hirst and Tate Modern are asking identical twins to participate for a number of shifts of four hours each during the span of the exhibition: 1 October 2009 to 17 January 2010 (exhibition closed 24, 25 and 26 December).

Here's a chance to be "immortalized" in a Damien Hirst artwork! Take a look at the video: the artist himself asking for your assistance.

More information & application process at www.tate.org.uk/go/twins

Good luck to you both!

Banksy versus Bristol Museum Exhibit & video

Banksy Versus Bristol Museum
13 June - 31 August 2009
FREE EXHIBITION
Open Daily 10 am- 5 pm (Currently last entry to the museum is 4 pm - queuing times are currently up to an hour, so the museum recommend joining the queue by 3 pm.)


Anonymous and infamous graffiti artist Banksy has returned to his home town of Bristol in western England for his biggest exhibition to date, which includes 70 new works.

Banksy has gained notoriety in recent years for his street art and using stencils to paint images on a diverse array of outdoor locations.

Image: Banksy graffiti art, Brick Lane, East End of London, 2004.

People have speculated on Banksy's identity in the past. Male, born in Bristol, England, around 1974 or 1975. If the Bristol Museum staff know Banksy's identity or have even seen him or spoken to him, they're not telling. This whole project at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery had been shrouded in mystery. . . it's a unique collaboration between an outstanding cultural institution and one of the region's most infamous artists.

For the exhibition launch, Banksy was quoted by the BBC as saying:

"This is the first show I've ever done where taxpayers' money is being used to hang my pictures up rather than scrape them off. This show is my vision of the future."

At the Bristol Museum, you'll see many of Banksy's works are hidden among the art museum's more traditional paintings, mimicking a 2003 stunt when he smuggled his own work into the Tate Britain gallery that went undiscovered for hours.

At the Banksy versus Bristol Museum exhibit, visitors will find unusual items amongst the museum's permanent collection, such as a "stonehenge" made from portable toilets greeting visitors on arrival, a burnt-out ice cream van which now replaces the inquiries desk, and a life-size historic biplane suspended from the ceiling which now provides refuge for a Guantanamo Bay escapee. There's swimming fish sticks in a fish bowl; a caged "Tweetie" bird, all wrinkled and naked; a lounging leopard "coat" in a tree; chicken "nuggets" feeding. Lots of fun stuff. And, of course, Banksy has filled the museum with his own take on "classical" art. Love him or not, Banksy has your attention, and he says plenty through his art. If you're in the area of Bristol, England, check out Banksy versus Bristol Museum - free admission, too!!

In the meantime, e-n-j-o-y this video look of Banksy versus Bristol Museum:

The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery is situated in an Edwardian Baroque building on Queen's Road, next to the Wills University building. It is one of the few museums to have been awarded designated status by the U.K. government.

To see my earlier posts with a video:

Remembering Michael Jackson & original "Heal the World" music video from 90s

Sol LeWitt at MoMA & video

Color Chart: MoMA's Reinventing Color: 1950 to Today & videos

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England & video

Damien Hirst & video

Pablo Picasso & video

Monet's Garden at Giverny & video

Vincent van Gogh Said ... & video

Robert Motherwell Bio & video

Major Cézanne Exhibit & video

Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York featured the exhibition Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today last year. Take a look at any or all these video art bytes from MoMA. I've downloaded five: Pop Rally Presents DFA Dance Party & Color Chart; an installation of Jim Lambie's ZOBOP!; an installation of Damien Hirst's colored-dot painting "John, John"; footage of Niele Toroni painting interventions; and an installation of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings. E-N-J-O-Y :)

Pop Rally: DFA Dance Party & Color Chart at MoMA






Installation of Jim Lambie's ZOBOP! as part of Color Chart at MoMA





Installation of Damien Hirst's colored-dot painting "John, John" at MoMA's Color Chart




Footage of Niele Toroni painting interventions in MoMA's Color Chart




Installation of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings in MoMA's Color Chart

Sol LeWitt at MoMA, New York, to June 29, 2009

Hi, everyone! Let me get this quick post in before I shut down for Earth Hour tonight,March 28, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m.There's always good stuff happening at the MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York. My visit to the MoMA was too long ago; I plan to return (looking back now,I was too young and too rushed to appreciate the art).

Focus: Sol LeWitt at MoMA, on view Dec. 5, 2008 to June 29, 2009

Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), an American artist whose work involved conceptual art and minimalism. His mediums included painting, drawing and structures.

Sol LeWitt said: "Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach." -- from 0-9 (New York), 1969, and Art-Language (England), May 1969.

For those not in New York and unable to see the exhibit, enjoy this art byte - a behind-the-scenes installation of Focus: Sol LeWitt. E-N-J-O-Y :)





Here's an installation of Sol LeWitt's wall drawing as part of an earlier exhibition held at the MoMA last year: Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today