Two weeks ago, the jet set of the contemporary art world continued their breakneck pace around this year’s circuit of must-see/must-be-seen-at-events with the preview of the 2019 Venice Biennale, titled “May You Live in Interesting Times”. It seems as though the whirlwind of Frieze New York is in the distant past. The crowds were heavy...
“Basel Basel”? Too much blue chip art being dealt at the Hotel Les Trois Rois and not enough fun. Basel Miami? Too much partying and not enough business. Art Basel Hong Kong? Jussst right. Hong Kong is one of those cities where a five/six day span is just the right amount of time. There is...
On the occasion of Christie’s Lates on 11 February, the artist Cyrus Mahboubian will be exhibiting a selection of works and giving a short talk about photography. He will end the session by making portraits of the guests on old polaroid film. In his work, the British-Iranian artist rejects conventional approaches to the digital manipulation...
Last week, Artvisor’s Director Nico Epstein featured as the first guest on Christie’s Education’s new podcast, Think Like an Art World Expert. In this episode, he talks about his role as director of Artvisor and his career progression for people who want to get involved in the niche online space for contemporary art. In the...
Current Exhibition: Surreal Science: Loudon Collection with Salvatore Arancio, Whitechapel Gallery, 25 August 2018 - 6 January 2019. Salvatore Arancio’s latest solo show, Surreal Science: Loudon Collection with Salvatore Arancio, is being held at East London’s Whitechapel Gallery. The exhibition, which closes in the new year, sees two supposedly distinct disciplines coalesce. On encountering Leopold [...]
Author: George Greenhill Top 10 Art Exhibitions of 2017 In alphabetical order: Hannah Black Some Context, Chisenhale Gallery, London, 22 September – 10 December The Situation, a book composed of conversations between the artist and her friends about theories of subjectivity and collectivity, provide structure to the assortment of multifarious objects in the exhibition. These new [...]
Author: George Greenhill This Week In Art, London: Monday 4th – Sunday 10th December What’s happening around the world this week Everyone is in Miami! Here is the Art Newspaper’s top ten shows to see there [The Art Newspaper] JFK painting outshines Donald Trump’s sketch at Heritage Auction Texas [New York Post] Lubaina Himid becomes [...]
Born: 1936 in Turin, Italy. Lives and works in: Turin, Italy. Upcoming exhibition: A Continuous Becoming. 26 January – 8 April 2018. Camden Arts Centre. Having just shown at his third Venice Biennale, Viva Arte Viva, Giorgio Griffa’s celebrated abstract paintings will soon be exhibited in London’s Camden Arts Centre. A Continuous Becoming includes works that [...]
