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Collateral Events at the Venice Biennale 2024

Collateral Events at the Venice Biennale 2024

This year’s Venice Biennale not only provided an opportunity to explore the theme of Foreigners Everywhere but also fostered an ecosystem of collateral happenings that enriched the cultural dialogue, some extended beyond the Biennale’s themes while others completely diverted from it.

‘Country Life’, Tom Bull and Nicholas Johnson at Artvisor in Fitzrovia

‘Country Life’, Tom Bull and Nicholas Johnson at Artvisor in Fitzrovia

Artvisor is delighted to host the exhibition Country Life, featuring works by Tom Bull and Nicholas Johnson, taking place at an off-site space in Fitzrovia from 15 December 2023 until February 2024.  Conceived by Tom Bull and Piero Tomassoni, this exhibition transforms a domestic setting near Regent Street into an eerie space of sensory overload. Tom Bull’s site-specific new installation, Country Life, together with Nicholas Johnson’s large-scale botanic paintings, turns the main exhibition room into an immersive environment. Johnson’s works delve into the detailed world of plants, highlighting the beauty and complexity of nature through vibrant colours and meticulous attention...

Piero Tomassoni Awarded for Arts and Culture at the Italian Embassy

Piero Tomassoni Awarded for Arts and Culture at the Italian Embassy

From the left: Alessandro Belluzzo, Chair of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK; Matteo Augello, prize recipient; Lucia Savi, Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum, jury member; Piero Tomassoni, prize recipient; Brunello Rosa, Chair of Talented Italians in the UK On 7 December 2023 Artvisor founder Piero Tomassoni was recognised for his contribution to fostering the relationship between Italy and the United Kingdom in the field of Arts and Culture on the occasion of a ceremony held by the Talented Italians in the UK Association (TIUK) and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for...

‘Guest Relations’ at Jameel Arts Centre

‘Guest Relations’ at Jameel Arts Centre

The landmark Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai welcomes a new group exhibition, Guest Relations, this winter. The exhibition runs until 28 April 2024. Curators Murtaza Vali and Lucas Morin join forces for a show that investigates the nature of commercial hospitality through art, architecture, and urban planning. Taking the hotel as its subject, this exhibition brings together the work of 34 artists whose archival and architectural research exhibit the historical, political and cultural metamorphosis of the concept of tourism from colonial hubris to present-day globalisation. Ahmed Mater, Abraaj Al Bait Towers, 2012 The exhibition appropriately draws on the nature of...