THE ART OF LIVING

7 August 2009  |  Week in Review  |  Fine Art

August 1 – August 7

This week: THE OFFICE – a curatorial team in Berlin – turns up the intrigue for urban-specific art performances; Whitewall explores Aakash Nihalani’s aesthetic which simultaneously uses the street and the gallery; and Shoot Me, Rankin! gives 1,000 real people from across the UK their 15 minutes of fame.

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• Around the Water Cooler at THE OFFICE's Far-Flung Performances It's a simple enough concept for short-term, self-initiated, urban-specific art projects: find an empty storefront and put something in it. Throughout the month of July in Berlin, the curatorial team known as THE OFFICE—took this extra-institutional formula ambitiously further. From ArtinAmericaMagazine.com

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• Aakash Nihalani Aakash Nihalani’s works, especially the fluorescent geometric shapes that have come to be associated with him, enclose spaces or create an illusion of three-dimensionality within two-dimensional facets in and around New York City. Whitewallmag explores how the street presents a perfect canvas for an artist. From WhitewallMag.com

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• Get Shot by Rankin He’s photographed everyone from Madonna, Kate Moss and Britney Spears to Tony Blair and the Queen of England. Now as part of a new retrospective in London, Rankin wants to capture 1,000 real people from across the UK. From TheDailyBeast.com