DARA FRIEDMAN/COURTESY OF HAMMER MUSEUM
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objects — tables, shelves, plywood, windmill sails — to create
large-scale works that appear
like the mystical ruins of some ancient civilization.
WHY: He is debuting his first solo
exhibition at a U.S. museum this
year. The eponymous show begins
on May 26, 2013 and runs until
April 7, 2014 at the Massachusetts
Museum of Contemporary Art.
PEDRO REYES
WHO: Mexican artist Pedro
Reyes, a multimedia creative
whose works, ranging from
sculpture and architecture to
ART
performance and video, highlight
the importance of individual and
collective participation in social
and cultural events.
WHY: We listed him as one of the
hottest artists of Art Basel Miami
Beach, and we’re eager to see what
will follow his work there.
DARA FRIEDMAN
WHO: Dara Friedman, a German
artist who focuses on ideas of performance and individuality in the
urban, public space through video
installations and film.
WHY: She is soon launching an
exhibit at The Hammer museum
in Los Angeles. The show is on
view from Jan. 19 until
April 14, 2013.
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Dara
Friedman,
still from
Dancer, super
16mm film
transferred
to HD video,
black and
white, sound,
25 min., 2011