Meyer Riegger Wolff will launch this September in the affluent Hannam‑dong area with an exhibition inspired by the floor‑to‑ceiling hanging style of 18th‑century French salons that will '[move] beyond minimalist and white cube formats'.
The 56th Rencontres d'Arles opened with a 15% rise in attendance. But behind the packed halls and sold-out screenings, tensions flared over cries of cultural gentrification, uneven art shows and political protests.
In times of crisis, culture is often the first thing to be cut. This has become strikingly evident in Berlin over the past months: the Senate’s austerity measures have hit freelance artists particularly hard.
The East London group sees their life drawing sessions “as a natural progression from the age-old practice of hiring professional harlots and hussies as models for art.”