THE ART OF LIVING

31 JULY 2009

July 25 – July 31

This week: Nathalie Djurberg’s exhibition “Turn Into Me” at the Prada Transformer in Seoul; art galleries across the globe close, open and expand; the Daily Beast interviews Jeff Koons; and Pinacoteca founder, Anna Di Stasi, explains bespoke art-focused travel programs.

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• First Look at Nathalie Djurberg at the Prada Foundation Berlin-based artist and winner of the 2009 Silver Lion for Best Young Artist at the 53rd Venice Biennale, Nathalie Djurberg's stop-motion films feature attenuated orchestration in disturbing, elementary, fable-like sequences. From ArtinAmericaMagazine.com

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• From Brooklyn to Paris, Galleries Close, Open, Expand News both bad and good from galleries around the globe continues to roll in during difficult economic times. Artinfo reports on the recent closings, openings and expansions that will keep the art world going. From ARTINFO.com

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• Jeff Koons’ Destructive Impulses The art world mega-star talks to Anthony Haden-Guest about flirting with bankruptcy, his custody battle, destroying the art he made with his ex-wife, and why he doesn’t believe in kitsch. From TheDailyBeast.com

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• Pinacoteca: Curated Art Travel Pinacoteca specializes in Curated Art Travel Programs with personalized itineraries for small groups that offer intimate tours and discussions with top curators, museum directors, and art specialists in New York and abroad. Anna Di Stasi, the founder of Pinacoteca, explains what a bespoke art travel program can do that other travel services can’t. From WhitewallMag.com