Nir Hod has been making for years, cycling through a variety of disciplines. He’s published a book of poetry, released music, done sculpture work but is, probably, most known for his realist paintings. His piece The Night You Left is the most famous—and controversial—of his works to date. The Standard met up with the artist to discuss his oeuvre as well as our new collaboration with the 49-year-old..
From the Whitney Biennial to the Jefferson Hack-curated Transformer show in London – artists Korakrit Arunanondchai and Jenn Nkiru found themselves and their videos to be in the same shows this year, without having met each other – Andrew Durbin, Senior Editor of Frieze Magazine, moderated their conversation at The Standard Lounge at Frieze London to discover more about their work and the extensive process behind it.
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This Fall, Hank Willis Thomas has installed Ernest & Ruth at The Standard, High Line. Part of the artist's Truth series, the sculpture consists of two benches of rolled steel which create circular spaces for contemplation. Together these works invite us to address our different perspectives on truth. We caught up with the artist to find out more about Ernest & Ruth and the Truth series.
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From the billowing heights of The Standard, High Line in 2014 to a mural of epic scale in the middle of the Indian Ocean in the Raa Atoll of the Maldives some 8,760 miles from the Big Apple, artist, ROSTARR makes his epic return at The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives
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during Frieze this week, The Standard, London has an abundance of free events for you to attend to keep inspired for a full yea. Have a look at the below programing and come join us at our Frieze Lounge or at the Library Lounge at The Standard, London.
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Considered to be the mother of yarn bombing, Magda Sayeg transforms urban landscapes into her own playground by decorating everyday objects with colorful knitted and crocheted works. Her work has evolved from a single knitted stop-sign pole to large-scale installations around the world. She has also been featured at festivals and museums such as South By Southwest and La Museo des Esposizione in Rome. Back in the day, one of her first commissioned pieces was created for The Box at The Standard, Hollywood. And now, many years later, she's reinstalled the piece titled Aquarama exactly as it was way back when. We met up with the Williamsburg-based artist to discuss the beginning of her medium, her new projects and working with the iconic Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons...
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