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09. Grainy
lonesomeness
The dark, stark,
black-and-white photography of
ravens by Masakisa Fukase is at
once both chilling and powerful;
the birds signify death and
solitude across many cultures,
and it is little wonder the shots
were taken just after the artist’s
grueling divorce in 1976. Seen as
one of the few true photographic
expressionists, Fukase, along with
many of the post-WWII generation
of Japanese artists, attempted
to contrast the idealisation of
self-control that had gone before
them. The birds’ immutable presence
on landscapes brings questions
of how far we can indeed
escape loneliness and endings of
our own. (RS)
The solitude of ravens
by Masakisa Fukase
From 11 th September
until 17 th October 2009
☞ Fifty One Fine Art
Photography, Antwerp
www.gallery51.com
In betweeners
Bombay Sapphire Blue Nights
on 11 th , 18 th and 25 th September
and 2 nd October 2009 @ L’Axess
– Digest the Design September
talk you’ve just participated in,
or the exhibition you’ve just
taken in, with some after work
drinks at recently opened
restaurant-come-bar-comeclub
L’Axess at Tour & Taxis.
For a slightly more central
location, The Dominican
Hotel’s Lounge Bar will also
play host to the blue-coloured
spirit (17 th , 24 th September and
1 st October). Let’s just hope
Tom Dixon’s Tomtini will be
on the menu. (NL)
www.designseptember.be
Brussels Art Days II
on 12 th and 13 th September 2009
at various Brussels locations
— With schools back in play,
galleries too mark the end of
the summer with a weekend of
late and Sunday openings. (NL)
www.brusselsartdays.com
THE MINUSCULE ISSUE
© Masakisa Fukase
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THE DIARY
United Kingdom
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© Sebastiaan Bremer © Steven Shearer
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10. Fair folly
In these tightenedbelt
times saving is the new
spending. With recession weighing
on our purses and minds, it
seems surprising a global bank
is sponsoring an art fair; but all
the better for us, for this one is
rich with talent. Money-saving,
time-saving, life-changing,
Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park
houses exhibits from over 150
global galleries from Tel Aviv
to Zurich, so you can one-stopshop
for a whole year’s worth
of visual stimulation in one fell
swoop. There’ll be a sculpture
garden, educational projects,
talks, short fi lms and commissions.
(RS)
Frieze Art Fair
From 15 th October
until 18 th October 2009
☞ Regent’s Park, London
www.friezeartfair.com
11. Right on point
Sebastiaan Bremer
presents us with a novel, utterly
hybrid technique of painted
photographs in miniature, using
inks, paints or the tip of a knife
to create jewel-like blobs and
swirls of texture. The nano-photos
are peepholes to his world;
where previous work used shots
of family, lovers and friends,
this collection takes a new direction,
pointing to his inspirations.
Enthused by the Golden Age
of Dutch painting, we see the
influence of Ruysdael’s landscapes
and Dirk de Bray’s still
life, fellow countrymen to this
artist now living in New York,
representing cultural rather than
personal links to the past. (RS)
Small wonders
by Sebastiaan Bremer
From 10 th September
until 24 th October 2009
☞ Hales Gallery, London
www.halesgallery.com