Artpress June 2014 Issue: Sydney Biennale, Rem Koolhaas, Venice Biennale

The June 2014 issue of artpress (No. 412) features a cover interview with Rem Koolhaas on modernity, conducted by Alice Laguarda and Catherine Millet. The issue includes reviews of the 19th Biennale of Sydney, Hubert Duprat, and the group show 'Take It or Leave It, Institution, Image, Ideology.' It covers exhibitions of Jorge Queiroz, Agnès Thurnauer, and Arles' renewal from Van Gogh to Frank Gehry. Artist profiles include Simon Fujiwara (described as 'Running the Film Backwards'), Stéphane Couturier's urban photography, and Samuel Bianchini's apparatus art. The issue introduces emerging artists Pierre Seinturier and Sébastien Roux. Caroline Ha Thuc reports on Taopu, the new Chinese art factory. The Venice Biennale 2014 is previewed with a focus on archival renewal by Estelle Bories and Marianne Le Galliard. Columns include New York by Robert Storr, Clo'e Floirat's chronicle, and a Pecha Kucha by Estefania Peñafiel Loaiza. Book reviews cover Peter Handke, Volker Braun, Raymond Ruyer, James J. Gibson, and Jean-Louis Chrétien.