THE ART OF LIVING

14 August 2009  |  Week in Review  |  Fine Art

August 8 – August 14

This week: The 11th Istanbul Biennial makes a cultural and geographic move; former Factory stars celebrate what would have been Andy Warhol’s 81st birthday; and Mad Magazine’s Basil Wolverton is celebrated in an exhibition at New York’s Gladstone Gallery.

  • Preview to Istanbul Biennial Curated by the Zagreb-based curatorial collective What, How, and for Whom, the upcoming 11th Istanbul Biennial is called "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" - the title delivering the Biennial's requisite titular precociousness, albeit this time in a relatively sober voice. From ArtinAmericaMagazine.com
  • Midsummer Madness Party Marks Warhol’s 81st Birthday To walk through the doors of the Gershwin Hotel last Thursday night was to step across a threshold of time and re-emerge in a spooky simulacrum of Andy Warhol’s Factory, circa 1966. Former Warhol stars gathered to celebrate what would have been the 81st birthday of their former mentor. From ARTINFO.com
  • Mad Magazine's Mad Genius One of the most influential cartoonists and illustrators of the 20th century, Basil Wolverton, the Michelangelo of Mad magazine, is being celebrated in an exhibition at New York’s prestigious Gladstone Gallery. From TheDailyBeast.com