people meet in architecture

people meet in architecture is the title of the 12th international architecture exhibition at the biennale di venezia.
it runs until 21st november 2010.
for more information please look here.







kazuyo sejima has been awarded the pritzker architecture prize 2010 and is the first woman directing the architecture sector of the biennale.

when architecture meets jewelry

the brazilian jeweler h.stern is launching a magical jewelry collection in collaboration with the great architect oscar niemeyer to commemorate his 103 years! all inspired on his fantastic drawings.

there is also a beautiful video made for the collection's presentation with music by carlinhos brown and george israel
have a look here.

grigory sokolov

© gregor khuen-belasi




© gregor khuen-belasi




© gregor khuen-belasi





© gregor khuen-belasi



grigory sokolov is a prominent figure on the russian music scene since his early teens, he has gained an almost mythical status amongst music-lovers and pianophiles throughout the world. he is considered by many today to be the world's greatest living pianist. he will give a concert today august 25th at the haydn konzerthaus bozen in the context of the 5th international piano festival ferruccio busoni.

agnieszka lasota

agnieszka lasota is a very creative designer from poland. have a look at her interesting work here
agnieszka is more than a designer, she makes useable pieces of art.

pictures by women: a history of modern photography

ilse bing
self-portrait in mirrors 1931


for much of photography’s 170-year history, women have expanded its roles by experimenting with every aspect of the medium. pictures by women: a history of modern photography presents a selection of outstanding photographs by women artists, charting the medium’s history from the dawn of the modern period to the present. to see at the moma until march 21, 2011.

frantisek drtikol

one of the most important czech photographers of the twentieth century. he also focused on painting, budhist religion and philosophical systems.
he died in 1961, lonely and forgotten. nowadays, his place in the czech and international photography can hardly be replaced.

to have more impressions about this great artist have a look here

youtube goes guggenheim

youtube play, a collaboration between youtube and the guggenheim museum, wants to recognize and showcase the most remarkable online videos from around the world.
to know more about click on the link above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6a3T6O4SQU

marianne breslauer

annemarie schwarzenbach
@marianne breslauer estate/fotostiftung schweiz



defense d'afficher 1937
@marianne breslau estate/fotostiftung schweiz



man ray 1932
@marianne breslauer estate/fotostiftung schweiz





selbsportrait 1927
@marianne breslauer estate/fotostiftung schweiz



marianne breslauer was part of man ray's circle and of the cosmopolitan scene in the 1920's and early 30's. breslauer produced memorable portraits of the famously androgynous swiss travel writer annemarie schwarzenbach who experimented with drugs and died tragically young. breslauer described schwarzenbach as : "neither a woman, neither a man, but an angel, an archangel..." She also took street photographs utilising the new light cameras of the time - typified by the leica, introduced in 1925 - to look at the world from unexpected vantage points.
you can also have a look at the archive from the fotostiftung schweiz .

“There is always a cup of sea to sail in”

the 29th bienal de são paulo is anchored on the notion that it is impossible to separate art from politics. such impossibility is expressed in the fact that art, through ways of its own, is capable of blocking the sensorial coordinates through which we understand and inhabit the world by bringing into it themes and attitudes that did not previously fit in, thus making it different and wider. read more about here

here you can see the list of all artists taking part on it.

the bienal will take place on september 20th in the bienal pavillon designed by the renowned brazilian architect oscar niemeyer

carola daireaux

Carola Daireaux was born in Seville (Spain) from an Argentinean family

She graduated in Fine Arts from the University UFRJ of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 97.

With her acrylics on canvas paintings she represents in a colorful & lively way her feelings about everyday experiences.

Her art works can be found in private collections in the United States, England, Italy, France, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil & Argentina.
you can also join on facebook the group Carola Daireaux circle of Art

new architecture in south tyrol

foto© gregor khuen-belasi


a very interresting project from architect werner tscholl for the winery tramin

theater of peace

Every day, theaters of war around the world are at the center of media attention. Working for peace on the other hand is unspectacular, slow, and not very appealing. How can a place, an initiative, an artistic work become a theater of peace?

to know more about that project have a look here

what's new?

a must see for all lovers of contemporary jewellery!

PREZIOSA is a cultural project designed and co-ordinated by "le arte orafe" since 1985 the most prestigious contemporary jewellery school in italy, created by my dear friend and former teacher gió carbone.

the 2010's edition will take place in florence at the leopoldine old cloister from 22nd of may until 6th of june.

sculptures from ilona kálnoky

"My sculptures and objects emerge through the encounter of
body and space. They are concerned with the relationship
between these two. I use the term 'body' because it includes
the emotional aspect of the viewer."

Ilona Kálnoky

3 X BOLERO

fotos© ingmar jernberg



3 x bolero is a beautiful collection of dance and musical variations based on maurice ravel's classic work. see more about the göteborg ballet here..
makes me remenber the bolero from maurice béjart that i saw in sao paolo-brasil more than 20 years ago with the performance of the unforgettable jorge donn.very different all of them but all amazing!!!

WALKING THE GRAY AREA

This is a blog where 40 artists and jewellery makers from Latin American and Europe carry out a dialogue about global mobility, identities and contemporary jewellery. The dialogue will result in an exhibition to be presented in Mexico City, April 2010.
Have a look here to know more about the projekt and the artists.

HAPPY EASTER EGGS....

Thinking about Easter eggs make me think about Fabergé. I would not like any other eggs than this ones...You can have them now at Fabergé in Swizerland.
Happy Easter to all of you!!

soliloquy about wonderland

a must see!!!!! beautiful, poetic, emotional, creative and sooo much more. an amazing dance company from portugal vortice.dance . they begann the 2010 tour here in bolzano (lucky us!). i went out from the theater with my heart full of hope in humanity and happy to have seen so much beauty!

stones.....

foto©gregor khuen-belasi
design caroline khuen-belasi