Current Exhibitions: In the Abstract, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA. 6 May 2017 - April 2018 PLATFORM 19: Letha Wilson, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA. June 2017 - July 2018 Horizon Eyes, GRIMM Gallery, New York City. 18 March - 22 April 2018 Horizon Eyes, a solo exhibition of new works by Letha Wilson, opened [...]
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Artist Spotlight: Francesco Arena
Current Exhibition: Due ritratti con persona, Sprovieri, London, UK, 2 March - 28 April 2018. Francesco Arena’s second solo show at Sprovieri’s London gallery, Due ritratti con persona, comes to an end on 28 April. This is the first work of a new series by the Italian artist. It deals with two recurring themes in Arena's practice: representation [...]
Artist Spotlight: Morten Skrøder Lund
Current exhibition: Ome, Belmacz Gallery, London, 14 Feb - 14 April 2018 ‘Can a painting capture a moment in time before the moment dissolves?’ This contemplative quote serves to introduce Morten Skrøder Lund’s second solo exhibition at London’s Belmacz Gallery. Its reflective tone mirrors Lund’s practise. Lund’s canvases are awash with colour, their amorphous forms [...]
Artist Spotlight: Luigi Ghirri
Current exhibition: Luigi Ghirri, The Map and the Territory, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany. 4 May - 22 July 2018. “I didn't want to create PHOTOGRAPHS, but MAPS, PLANS that at the same time were meant to be photographs.” - Luigi Ghirri Museum Folkwang’s exhibition, The Map and the Territory, is the first extensive presentation of Luigi [...]
Artist Spotlight: Rä di Martino
Born: Rome, Italy, 1975. Current exhibition: ‘Poor Poor Jerry,’ Copperfield Gallery, London, 22 March - 6 May 2018. Rä di Martino’s ‘Poor Poor Jerry,’ at Copperfield Gallery, London, ends on 6 May. It is the artist's second solo show with the gallery and it sees her continue her exploration of the impact of cinematography on [...]
The Future of the Art Market: Blockchain
Authenticating art in the digital age is proving increasingly difficult. Though the art market has faced issues of counterfeiting and fraud for years, recent advancements in technology have, until now, made combatting this a huge challenge. Could new technology, however, revolutionise the way art collectors, galleries and artists work? Blockchain is an electronic, transparent, public, [...]
The Future of the Art Market: Synthetic DNA
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have the potential to disrupt the ordinary flow of business in a profound way. Many are wary of these technologies and their growing prevalence in society. However, the steady growth of demand for secure and affordable means to digitally authenticate art is seeing a rise in the number of firms working in this [...]
Exhibition Preview: Masters of Biro
On Tuesday, 5 June, 10 Hanover Gallery will open its doors to a new three-person exhibition in collaboration with Artvisor. The medium-specific show, title Masters of Biro, will be thematically centred around artists using the biro pen. The show will demonstrate the versatility of the biro, or ballpoint pen, in contemporary art, revealing its expressive [...]
Artist Spotlight: Kerstin Brätsch
Current exhibition: Kerstin Brätsch_Ruine / KAYA_KOVO, Fondazione Memmo, Rome, 4 May 2018 - 11 November 2018. Kerstin Brätsch_Ruine / KAYA_KOVO opened to the public at Rome’s Fondazione Memmo on 4 May and will be on view until 11 November. The show is curated by Francesco Stocchi, debuting the German-born, New York-based artist in the Italian [...]
Exhibition Review: ‘Difference and Affinity’, Cardi Gallery
Piero Tomassoni’s third curatorial project at Cardi Gallery, Mayfair, opened on 19 June. ‘Difference and Affinity’ is the first in a series of exhibitions tracing the dominant themes in Italian art during the 1960s and 1970s. The show reveals the work of four preeminent conceptual artists: Vincenzo Agnetti (1926-1981), Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994), Giulio Paolini (b.1940) [...]








