Anicka Yi: 7,070,430K of Digital Spit • Kunsthalle Basel

Yi now tackles the matter of forgetting by creating new work that refers to and takes up themes from her past production and incorporates an exhibition-specific smell—the scent of forgetting—which wafts through the galleries.

Opening: Thurs, June 11, 2015, 7 pm

Opening hours during Art Basel week (15-21.6.2015):
Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 10 am – 8 pm
Wed 10 am – 10 pm

Olfactory Fatigue | Frieze

Pamela Rosenkranz’s Swiss Pavilion in Venice to the Serpentine Gallery’s own perfume, Alice Hattrick investigates the art world’s increasing engagement with scent. Continue reading Olfactory Fatigue | Frieze

‘Voyage dans les sens’, Paris

This is the last week-end to experience the group show with:

  • Akiko Hoshina 
  • Atsunobu Kohira 
  • Boris Raux
  • Maki Ueda

On a curatorial proposal of Kana Sunayama and Takeshi Sugiura, with the support of La Maison du Japon and Sasakawa foundation.

La Maison du Japon – La Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
CIUP – 7c Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 PARIS
Until sunday may 24 – 11am/7pm

With a roundtable Discussion: The Aesthetics of Olfactory Art.

(More info at The Institute for Art and Olfaction)

Artist ‘Scent Engineers’ Plants To Smell Like Dead Bodies, Sperm And Air Pollution

“When one bends over to smell a flower, one usually expects to experience a pretty limited variety of odors, ranging from sweet perfumes to the aroma of pine or wood, maybe a loamy or minty bouquet. Then there are the rarer, more foul scents associated with flora – the ones that conjure images of dead animals, inescapable smoke or putrid trash heaps. These are the smells that interest Peter de Cupere…”

Read more at The Huffington Post

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