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Art Agenda Summer ReviewsThe last six weeks on Art Agenda have been busy. We have an array of reviews on the great summer art events—Quinn Latimer, Vivian Rehberg and J.J. Charlesworth on Art Basel; Michèle Faguet on based in Berlin; Adam Kleinman and Kirsty Bell on the Venice Biennale; Max Henry on Vienna gallery weekend; and Kirsty Bell on Berlin gallery weekend—as well as reviews of a number of preemptive summer gallery shows—Chris Sharp on Michael E. Smith at Susanne Hilberry, Detroit; Filipa Ramos on Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery, London, coinciding with news of his release; Brian Sholis on "Hiroshima Ground Zero" at the International Center of Photography, New York; Antek Walczak on "Vision is elastic. Thought is elastic." at Murray Guy, New York; Michelle Grabner on Rinus Van de Velde at at moniquemeloche, Chicago; Quinn Latimer on Louise Nevelson and Isabelle Cornaro at Galerie 1m3, Lausanne; Tyler Coburn on Walead Beshty at Regen Projects II, LA; Karen Archey on Mario Garcia Torres at Itinerant, New York; Colin Chinnery on Liu Wei's "Trilogy" at Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai, and Filipa Ramos on Neïl Beloufa at Galleria ZERO, Milan.

Keep an eye out for summer show reviews coming in July, including: Joanna Fidducia on "The Lifestyle Press" at Cherry and Martin, LA; Merve Unsal on Vahap Avsar's "NONEISAFE" at Charles Bank Gallery, New York; Ana Teixeira Pinto on "The Art of Narration Changes with Time" at Spruth Magers, Berlin; Vivian Rehberg on Anri Sala at Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris; Aoife Rosenmeyer on "Sculpture Show" at Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; and Media Farzin on "The Unfinished Film" at Gladstone Gallery, New York, among others.


Recent reviews:

Chris Sharp on Michael E. Smith at Susanne Hilberry, Detroit
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/michael-e-smith-3/>  

Filipa Ramos on Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery, London
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/ai-weiwei/>

J.J. Charlesworth on Roman Ondák's "Enter the Orbit" at Kunsthaus Zurich
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/roman-ondaks-enter-the-orbit-2/>

Vivian Rehberg's Art Basel roundup, Art Basel / New Jerseyy / Kunsthalle Basel / Museum Für Gegenwartskunst, Basel
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/art-basel-roundup/>  

Quinn Latimer on Art Basel
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/art-basel/>  

Michele Faguet on "based in Berlin" at Atelierhaus Monbijoupark / Kw Institute For Contemporary Art / Nationalgalerie Im Hamburger Bahnhof / Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (N.B.K) / Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/based-in-berlin/>
 
Kirsty Bell on International Pavilions 54TH VENICE BIENNALE, Venice
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/international-pavilions/>  

Adam Kleinman on "ILLUMInazioni – ILLUMInations" 54TH VENICE BIENNALE, Venice
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/illuminazioni-%E2%80%93-illuminations/>

Brian Sholis on "Hiroshima Ground Zero" at the International Center of Photography, New York
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/hiroshima-ground-zero/>  

Max Henry on curated by_vienna 2011
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/curated-by_vienna-2011/>  

Antek Walczak on "Vision is elastic. Thought is elastic." curated by Moyra Davey  Zoe Leonard at Murray Guy, New York
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/vision-is-elastic-thought-is-elastic-curated-by-moyra-davey-zoe-leonard/>

Michelle Grabner on Rinus Van de Velde's "Dear David Johnson," at moniquemeloche, Chicago
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/rinus-van-de-velde%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cdear-david-johnson%E2%80%9D/>

Quinn Latimer on "Le vertige de la moraine. Strate II: Louise Nevelson and Isabelle Cornaro" Galerie 1m3, Lausanne
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/le-vertige-de-la-moraine-strate-ii-louise-nevelson-and-isabelle-cornaro-galerie-1m3-lausanne/>

Tyler Coburn on Walead Beshty's "PROCESSCOLORFIELD" at Regen Projects II, Los Angeles
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/walead-beshty%E2%80%99s-processcolorfield-at-regen-projects-ii-los-angeles/>

Kirsty Bell on Martin Creed's "Paintings" at Johnen Galerie, Berlin
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/martin-creed%E2%80%99s-paintings-at-johnen-galerie-berlin/>

Karen Archey on Mario Garcia Torres's "Cover Letter" at Itinerant, 45 Orchard St, New York
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/mario-garcia-torres%E2%80%99s-cover-letter-at-itinerant-45-orchard-st-new-york/>

Colin Chinnery on Liu Wei's "Trilogy" at Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/liu-wei%E2%80%99s-trilogy-at-minsheng-art-museum-shanghai/>

Filipa Ramos on Neïl Beloufa's "Changes of administrations" at Galleria ZERO, Milan
Read <http://www.art-agenda.com/reviews/neil-beloufa%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cchanges-of-administrations%E2%80%9D-at-galleria-zero-milan/>

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