Pinpoint: Rebecca Salter at Howard Scott Gallery
Rebecca Salter, painter and printmaker born 1955, studied at Bristol Polytechnic and then at Kyoto City University of Arts in Japan, where she lived for six years. While living in Kyoto she studied...
View ArticleJohn Stezaker “The Projectionist” at The Approach, London
“The Projectionist” at London gallery The Approach presents a fantastic new series of silkscreens by celebrated British artist John Stezaker who is best known for creating surreal photo collage works...
View ArticleBob and Roberta’s Artful Protest at Handel Street Projects
London’s Handel Street Projects is hosting an exhibition of new works by renowned British artist Bob and Roberta Smith, the pseudonym of Patrick Brill who is best known for his text-based painted...
View ArticleGhosts that Cut: Folkert de Jong's Bronze Apparitions
When an artist suddenly shifts material — say, from edgy ephemera to a resistant, traditional medium like bronze — one must ask if the move was made in the service of a concept, or to suit more worldly...
View ArticleBernard Vidal on 25 Years in Art and His Book “Le Galeriste”
French gallerist Bernard Vidal opened Galerie Vidal-Saint Phalle in 1990 at the age of 40 in the heart of Paris’s gallery district where it remains to this day. He opened the gallery with the intention...
View ArticleHito Steyerl Shatters Reality, Pieces it Back Together
“There’s no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism” — Walter Benjamin’s much-quoted aphorism seems to haunt Hito Steyerl’s dense and prodigious survey of films...
View ArticleGalerie Gmurzynska’s CEO on Asian Ambitions and Art Basel HK
It’s the last few hours of the last day of Art Basel in Hong Kong and the Galerie Gmurzynska booth is abuzz with activity. And in the midst of the flurry of activity is a surprisingly calm and composed...
View ArticleBerlin’s KW welcomes Julia Stoschek, Olafur Eliasson, and Martin Heller to...
Berlin’s KW Institute for Contemporary Art welcomed three new members to its Board this week: German art collector Julia Stoschek, Danish-Icelandic artist OLAFUR ELIASSON, and German lawyer and...
View ArticleIt’s About Passion After All
Passion drives one to places and for Naveen Munjal, quite literally. A camera up his shoulders with his walking shoes on, he strolled the streets and met many unknowns who eventually became the subject...
View ArticleChina’s New Ink Art at Galerie Nathalie Obadia
PARIS — Opening April 1 at Galerie Nathalie Obadia is the first gallery exhibition in France to showcase the diversity of contemporary Chinese ink painting being produced today.“Revolution in...
View ArticleReview: Shane Cotton’s “Oblique Narratives” at Anna Schwartz
In the side office of Anna Schwartz Gallery in Sydney, New Zealand artist Shane Cotton takes out a folio of test works for a huge mural titled “Square Head” (2015) which the artist has painted on the...
View ArticleIndia In Monochrome
In 2013, an American photographer took his first ever trip to India and shot black and white pictures of what he explains as “one of the most colorful countries on earth”. Craig Semetko, Los...
View Article6 Must-See Gallery Shows in New York
Evan Robarts at the Hole, through April 5 (312 Bowery)Robarts threads lengths of green garden hose through sheets of clear or reflective glass, freezing the rubbery squiggles in space. A second series...
View ArticlePinPoint: On Tadaaki Kuwayama at the Barbara Mathes Gallery
Barbara Mathes Gallery is pleased to present Tadaaki Kuwayama: Early Work, 1962-1975. Since his arrival in New York from Japan in 1958, Kuwayama has produced nuanced, colorful paintings that transcend...
View ArticleLee Ufan and Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery in London
Lisson Gallery in London has opened concurrent solo exhibitions by two of the world’s most influential and respected contemporary artists: Anish Kapoor and Lee Ufan. Both exhibitions feature new bodies...
View ArticleReview: Nick Waplington/Alexander McQueen at Tate Britain
2015 is definitely a year to celebrate the work of Alexander McQueen. Along with the huge exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," his work is also being...
View ArticleSelgasCano Reveals 2015 Serpentine Pavilion Design
London’s Serpentine Galleries has revealed Spanish architects SelgasCano’s design for the 15th Serpentine Pavilion. Headed by José Selgas and Lucía Cano, the award-winning studio is the first Spanish...
View ArticleDealer's Notebook: Q&A with Gallerist Richard Koh
Name: Richard KohHails from: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPresides over: Richard Koh Fine Art operating art gallery spaces in Kuala Lumpur and SingaporeGallery’s specialty: Emerging and established...
View ArticleN-Word Versus the Pig Cops: Peter Williams Bears Witness
The 2014 deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police — to name but two of the highest-profile such incidents in that, or any, year — catalyzed a series of in-your-face,...
View ArticleTracey Emin’s “My Bed” Returns Tate Britain After 15 Years
British artist Tracey Emin’s seminal installation “My Bed” 1998 is on show at the Tate Britain for the first time since the controversial work made headlines in 1999 when it was shortlisted for the...
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