If you are living in Chicago, make sure you visit the Museum of Contemporary Art before 4th May 2008 and see the retrospective of Gordon Matta-Clark.
The American artist and architect worked all kinds of media including film and photography. After studying in Paris, he became aware of deconstructionism and the concept of détournement, the re-use of pre-existing artistic elements in a new ensemble. These theories later greatly influenced his work, as in his "building cuts" where he dissects abandoned buildings to reveal sections of floors, ceilings and walls.

Check out the Museum site for more info.

Two days ago I went to the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands near Arnheim. The Museum, named after the collector Helene Kröller-Müller, is set in the huge Hoge Veluwe National Park in the south-east of the Netherlands. It houses the second biggest van Gogh collection in the world and has a considerable sculpture park around it. The building itself was designed by Henry van de Velde in 1938. The sculpture garden was added in 1961 and the new exhibition wing, designed by Wim Quist, opened in 1977. Here are a few pics i've taken ..and you can read more about the museum here...

If you find yourself in London from 15th March to 13th July then this exhibition is definetly worth checking out. Titled "China Design Now" exhibion is a representative of China's post-socialist contemporary art, design, cinema and architecture.

China Design Now @ V&A, London

This exhibition will take you on a journey along China’s coastal cities to experience the country’s creative landscape. The journey starts in the far south, where graphic designers in Shenzhen began to explore new directions in the early 1990s. Next we move up to Shanghai. Here consumerism and urban culture have combined to produce astonishing fashion and lifestyles. Finally, we travel to Beijing, where monumental architecture for the Olympic Games is transforming this ancient capital’s skyline. read more..

Interestingly enough to celebrate Chinese new year they've also made an effort to put this flash piece together where you can find out what sign you are. Cute but a little gimmicky. Anyway, check it out.

If you live in Berlin this is one exhibition definetly worth checking out. Yoshitaka Amano is having a solo exhibition in Michael Janssen gallery.

Amano, born in Shizuoka City, Japan, in 1952, who rose to fame via the creation of anime, manga and video game characters, began his career in Japan’s major cartoon studios in the mid 1970s. Since the 1980s he devoted himself to independent projects as a freelance artist. Yoshitaka Amano lives and works in Tokyo and New York. 
In addition to his work as the influential graphic developer and designer for the Gatchaman series (G-Force), the Final Fantasy Cycles and many other heroic epics for the animated cartoon and the then nascent video game industry, Amano's creations have also been displayed in solo and group exhibitions at diverse locations - Barbican Art Centre, London, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai and the Kunstverein Heilbronn (Heilbronn Arts Association).

19 Jan 2008 to 29 Feb 2008
Tue - Fri 10 - 6 pm, Sat 11 - 6 pm

Galerie Michael Janssen Berlin
Kochstrasse 60
D-10969
Berlin

(via www.we-make-money-not-art.com)

The “Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent’s Park, London. The fair provides an environment to introduce and showcase new and established artists to visitors from around the world.”

Have a look at the fair's homepage with a listing of this years artists and galleries...

At the end of the month, the 10-yearly “sculpture projects“ in Münster close. I went there recently to have a look at what's on display. It's an interesting event because the whole city becomes the stage for established and not so established artists who install their sculptural pieces all over town. The whole thing is called projects because the result is somewhat an experiment in order to find out which pieces actually acquire the necessary sculptural quality- at least that's my impression. The successful ones are sometimes bought by the city and remain there for the public. Past artists include Claes Oldenburg, Keith Haring, Bruce Naumann and Richard Serra, so some of the “big” names have left their mark here.
The 30th September marks the end of this event with a big closing party, so if you're there, go and check it out.

more info here...

The twelfth ART FORUM BERLIN, the international trade fair for contemporary art, will open its doors in Berlin on Saturday, 29th September. The fair will go on until Wednesday, 3rd October.
On show are over 120 galleries from more than 25 countries which will showcase their latest findings in the realm of contemporary art. The works on display will range from painting, sculpture, installations and drawings to video art, photography and multimedia.
A day ticket is €15, so if you're in town and dig art, go check it out.

more info here...

Like I wrote last week, here are the pictures from the opening of the CHINA 2007 exhibition at the Raab Gallery last night. A good turnout, many of the Chinese artists were there, and the crowd was very interested. The feeling I got was that the art scene is developing in many different directions. There is no general "school" and I don't think that such a straightforward direction in development will establish itself soon. Much rather that several styles will become dominant and a few individuals will make their ways in whichever direction they take. The traditional painting is still strong, but elements of modern, abstract elements are visible already...

In the spirit of our current Big City Life competition, here is a current exhibition at the Tate Modern in London; Global Cities

From 20th June until 27th August 2007

More Info Here

About:
Global Cities looks at the changing faces of ten dynamic international cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Exploring each city through five thematic lenses – speed, size, density, diversity and form – the exhibition draws on data originally assembled for the 10th International Architecture Exhibition at the 2006 Venice Biennale. This unique show presents existing films, videos and photographs by more than 20 artists and architects to offer subjective and intimate interpretations of urban conditions in all ten cities.