The Amazing Everyday, Nokia

Nokia’s attempt to re-invent their brand after years of dilution.

For Butterfly, British installation artist Wilson bought a scrapped Cessna light aircraft, reassembled it, stripped its identifying paintwork from its aluminium body then crushed it into a rough ball.

Turning the Place Over (interior), Richard Wilson

Critically-acclaimed British installation artist Richard Wilson conceived this site-specific piece which magically alters the façade of an industrial building as part of the 2007 Liverpool Biennial. Wilson cut an 8-metre diameter disc from the walls and windows of the building, and attached it to a motor which literally turns this section of the building inside out, in a cycle lasting just over two minutes. Interior view of the piece.

Turning the Place Over, Richard Wilson

Critically-acclaimed British installation artist Richard Wilson conceived this site-specific piece which magically alters the façade of an industrial building as part of the 2007 Liverpool Biennale. Wilson cut an 8-metre diameter disc from the walls and windows of the building, and attached it to a motor which literally turns this section of the building inside out, in a cycle lasting just over two minutes. Exterior view of the piece.

20:50, Richard Wilson

20:50 is one of the most celebrated pieces of installation art. Conceived by British artist Richard Wilson in 1987, it was acquired by the Saatchi Gallery and soon became its flagship work. It consists of a room filled with oil up to a height of 1 meter, thus creating a mesmerizing reflective effect.

Suzy Menkes Interview, Alexander Fury

SHOWstudio’s Alexander Fury interviews the great Suzy Menkes, the most renowned Fashion Journalist nowadays.

Deadpan, Steve McQueen

Deadpan was the first critically-acclaimed videoart piece by British artist Steve McQueen. The work is from 1997, when McQueen was barely 30 years old. Reminiscent of a typcial Buster Keaton mise-en-scène, McQueen stages a deadpan humourous scene, where the house front collapses but leaves the figure mysteriously intact by leaving the door open.