Gagosian Rome Probes Artistic Process in “Prototypology”
“Prototypology” at Gagosian Gallery Rome is an ambitious project to say the least. Described as an “index of process and mutation,” the exhibition explores research and development in the work of 30...
View ArticleQ&A: Abigail McEwen on "Concrete Cuba"
Though accelerated by the growing scholarly and institutional attention to the global history of modernism, and lubricated by the art market’s heightened interest in Cuba, the arrival in New York from...
View ArticleDealer Notebook: Lim Wei-Ling of Wei-Ling Gallery on Malaysian Art Scene
Name: Lim Wei-LingHails from: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPresides over: Wei-ling GalleryArtists represented: Amin Gulgee, Anurendra Jegadeva, Chin Kong Yee, Chong Kim Chiew, Choy Chun Wei, H.H. Lim, Hamidi...
View ArticleBrian Belott Puts Puff In His Stuff
Brian Belott is a little miffed that painting is so popular these days. When he graduated—in 1995, from the School of Visual Arts, after getting kicked out of Cooper Union for painting a mural of, he...
View ArticleLofty Ambition: Neil Jenney Frames Himself
“They come from all over the world to suck up art,” explained sculptor Robert Lobe, referring to the collectors who descend upon New York in the fall auction season. “On Sunday and Monday, they don’t...
View ArticleTate, NGS Add Phyllida Barlow to Artist Rooms Lineup
British sculptor Phyllida Barlow, who was awarded a CBE for services to art in the 2016 New Year’s Honours list, has been announced as the fortieth artist to be included in the ARTIST ROOMS collection...
View ArticleMonumental Sculptures Take Over Singapore’s Urban Outdoor Spaces
Timed to coincide with the launch of Singapore Art Week, running January 16-24, iPreciation unveiled 13 monumental works located around Singapore’s civic district, including a new work by...
View ArticleAnnie Leibovitz Expands Portraits of Women With Adele, Caitlyn Jenner, More...
Adele leans across the piano, her eyes closed in joy at the music; nearby, politician Aung San Suu Kyi poses formally; ballerina Misty Copeland stands on tiptoes and Queen Elizabeth II looks at home,...
View ArticleBrian Catling Becomes a Royal Academician for Sculpture
The Royal Academy of Arts has announced that it has elected Brian Catling as a Royal Academician in the category of sculpture. The London-born multi-media artist’s broad, category-defying practice...
View Article5 Must-See Exhibitions in New York: Pia Camil, Alex Bag, and More
Pia Camil at the New Museum, through April 17 (235 Bowery)As previously described, the concept behind Camil’s lobby-gallery-filling installation involves an exchange of “objects of power,” which the...
View ArticleMarkus Bacher and Christian Jankowski Mix Abstracts, Video at Contemporary...
Contemporary Fine Arts gallery in Berlin presents the works of two artists, Markus Bacher and Christian Jankowski in two newly opened exhibitions.Bacher is a painter based in Los Angeles. His...
View ArticleA Tour of the Obscure: Painting in Italy, 1910s-1950s
Sperone Westwater Gallery’s “Painting in Italy 1910s-1950s: Futurism, Abstraction, Concrete Art” — which is accompanied by a 392-page hard cover book that elaborately documents all that is encompassed...
View ArticleNigel Hurst on Women Artists and the “Champagne Life” Show
The Saatchi Gallery’s “Champagne Life” exhibition has caused quite a bit of stir. Electing to mark its 30th anniversary with its first all-women exhibition is a bold move for the institution, but one...
View ArticleErwin Wurm’s Liminal “Lost” at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris
“Lost” at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s Paris Marais gallery space is an exhibition of new sculptural works by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm. The playfully subversive nature of Wurm’s practice comes to the...
View ArticleVideo: El Anatsui’s Awe-Inspiring Sydney Survey Show
“El Anatsui: Five Decades” at Carriageworks in Sydney is the first major exhibition of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui in Australia. Presented as part of the Sydney Festival, the show marks the first...
View ArticleDaniel Richter's “Half-Naked Truth” at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg
“Half-Naked Truth” at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Salzburg Villa Kast is an exhibition of new works by the Berlin-based German painter Daniel Richter.The two groups of paintings were created in tandem over...
View ArticleCecilia Brunson’s Mission to Boost Brazilian Art in the UK
Cecilia Brunson is on a mission to introduce UK audiences to modern and contemporary Brazilian art. The Chilean-born independent curator and specialist in Latin American art is collaborating with...
View ArticleShows That Matter: Martin Wong at P.P.O.W
WHAT: Martin Wong, “Voices”WHERE: P.P.O.W, 535 W. 22nd Street, 3rd Floor, New YorkWHEN: Through February 6There were two conspicuous omissions in the bodies of work displayed at Martin Wong’s Bronx...
View ArticlePeter Marino Sheds New Light on Mapplethorpe’s XYZ at Ropac Paris
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Marais is revisiting American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s seminal X, Y and Z portfolios through the lens of the renowned American architect and designer Peter...
View ArticleSullivan and Strumpf on Their Singapore Gallery Plans
Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf are two of Australia’s most proactive and successful art dealers. The dynamic duo launched their Sydney gallery, Sullivan + Strumpf, in 2005 and began climbing the...
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