Prem Sahib’s “Side On” Sculptural Symphony at ICA London
“Side On” at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is the first institutional solo exhibition in London of British artist Prem Sahib, a rapidly rising star of the UK contemporary art scene who...
View ArticleJapanese Artists Blend Tech With Tradition at White Rainbow
Biomorphic humans; political woodcuts; photorealistic ink-wash paintings; deer bones carved by a sculptor living in a Buddhist temple.On first glance each is totally different, but they are all key...
View ArticleGalerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s “Space Age” Art Encounter
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s “Space Age” group show couldn’t have come at a better time. NASA’s discovery of liquid water on Mars has placed the “final frontier” at the forefront of the public...
View ArticleThe Art of Wifredo Lam Reframed at Centre Pompidou Paris
“Wilfredo Lam” at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is the first major retrospective of the internationally renowned Cuban painter’s work since 1983, a year after his death. Spanning the 1930s to the 1970s,...
View ArticleLondon Gasworks Marks £2.1 Million Makeover With New Art Show
Gasworks, one of London’s best-respected art venues, has reopened after a £2.1 million makeover with an eye-catching show of newly commissioned work by South Africa’s Kemang Wa Lehulere.The makeover of...
View ArticleRevisiting M.F. Husain's Colorful, Controversial Works at Aicon Gallery
A mini-retrospective of M.F. Husain — the celebrated and colorfully controversial Indian painter who died in London in 2011, at the age of 95 — runs through October 24 at Aicon Gallery in NoHo....
View Article10 Must-See Exhibitions During Frieze Week London 2015
Frieze Week is one of the most highly anticipated events on London’s cultural calendar. Coinciding with the Frieze London art fair, which returns to Regent’s Park October 14 through 17, Frieze Week...
View ArticleEddie Peake’s Nude Dancers Play Out Wild Passion at Barbican
Art often means sexuality in the work of Eddie Peake.Naked men and women play out dances that mix wild passion, jealousy, desire, and unrequited love. There is eroticism, a sense of the body as a...
View ArticleSheila Hicks Fabric Sculptures Blaze With Color in Munich Show
Sheila Hicks has spent more than 50 years turning textiles of all kinds into art.The veteran Paris-based artist, born in Nebraska in 1934, is holding her first solo show in Germany since 1970.Natural...
View ArticleGagosian Opens New London Space with Unseen Cy Twomblys
Gagosian Gallery has devoted two of its three London spaces, including the new Mayfair gallery, to exhibitions celebrating the work of the late American artist Cy Twombly who has been a cornerstone of...
View ArticleDesigner Eileen Gray's Personal Paintings Shown at Osborne Samuel
Through personal objects, letters, paintings, and photographs, the legacy of Irish designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878-1976) will be explored for the first time in the UK.Largely seen as a leading...
View ArticleRainbow Bright: Caroline Wells Chandler Crochets a New World
Caroline Wells Chandler has a room in his Long Island City apartment dedicated to yarn. Giant bags brimming with color-coordinated fibers are piled up everywhere, save the few square feet where he has...
View ArticleIntersections Opens Permanent Gallery on Kandahar Street
After operating for the past three years on an ad-hoc basis in various pop-up locations around town, Intersections has announced the opening a permanent gallery at 34 Kandahar Street, in the historical...
View ArticleTetsumi Kudo’s Early Paris Works at Hauser & Wirth London
Conceived in collaboration with Olivier Renand Clement and mounted in conjunction with Andrea Rosen Gallery, Hauser & Wirth is currently hosting an exhibition devoted to the Japanese avant-garde...
View ArticleRobert Indiana “Don’t Lose HOPE” at ContiniArtUK, London
“Don’t Lose HOPE” at ContiniArtUK in London from October 13, 2015 to January 31, 2016 is a major exhibition of sculptures and original prints by renowned American artist Robert Indiana – the first...
View ArticleGajah Gallery Moves Into New Warehouse Space
Singapore-based Gajah Gallery inaugurates its new 6000-square-foot space at the Tanjong Pagar Distripark warehouse district on October 17. The new location, boasting five-and-a-half meter ceilings, is...
View ArticleLouise Bourgeois in Her Final Years at Work and at Home in New York
Over the course of 11 years and 10 visits, French photographer Jean-François Jaussaud photographed Louise Bourgeois in her Brooklyn studio and her Chelsea apartment. An exhibition at Galerie Elizabeth...
View ArticleBob and Roberta Smith on “Art Is Your Human Right” in London
“Art Is Your Human Right: The Artistic Campaigns of Bob and Roberta Smith” at the William Morris Gallery in London is a showcase of works chronicling London-based artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s (the...
View ArticleTen Must-See Gallery Shows in Paris During FIAC 2015
During the week of FIAC (Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain), which this year takes place from October 22-25, the global art scene turns its focus to Paris as gallerists, collectors, and art...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gabriel Florenz Takes Us on a Tour of Pioneer Works
When he talks about what’s happening at Pioneer Works, Gabriel Florenz gets visibly excited. And why wouldn’t he? The space, located in an old warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn, was founded in 2012 by...
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