All posts in contemporary art
The Open Art Fair
Unlike a number of fairs in the art world, the Open Art Fair encompasses a wide range of objects from antiquities to contemporary art. Boasting thousands of items by a […]
Magic Art comes to Moscow- a retrospect of Salvador Dalí
There has never been an artist more identifiable than Salvador Dalí- in both his work and his person. The surrealist was a pioneer of the movement, and his influence is […]
Hauser & Wirth to represent Avery Singer
After parting ways with New York art dealer Gavin Brown earlier this year, Avery Singer, a New York-based artist, will now represented by Hauser & Wirth. Among the top artists […]
An artist walks into Art Basel Miami Beach and eats a banana…
In 1982, Andy Warhol ate a Whopper as part of Jørgen Leth’s ’66 Scenes from America.’ In the 16th century, Giuseppe Arcimboldo was painting food, ranging from vegetables to fish, […]
Artist highlight: Jade van der Mark
‘We exist in an era where the rise of sophisticated technological innovations has significantly impacted the way we relate with one another. Shameless dismissiveness is a new norm. With my […]
Violaine Lochu, Meat me
No single work of art has touched me as deeply as Violaine Lochus‘s Meat me in the last two years. Performing alone, her body half naked, her soul incarnated by […]
‘Declaration of’: exhibition of works by Boedi Widjaja explores notions of memory through a stunning body of work
In just a few weeks, the Helwaser Gallery will open an exhibition of works by artist Boedi Widjaja, born in Indonesia but based in Singapore. Titled ‘Declaration of’, the exhibition […]