My week in the art world – Nature calling (indoors)
27 June 2018 • Staff
This week I set about finding as much nature in Mayfair’s galleries as possible –
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“HOT PIXEL”, new intervention by Artist Joan Cabrer
26 June 2018 • Mark Westall
“HOT PIXEL” is a new intervention by Joan Cabrer: Nature and digital aesthetics – Proyect 12+1, urban art in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona,Spain)-
Contemporary Art vs Pop Art
25 June 2018 • Mark Westall
If art is all about movements, then there aren’t many bigger than Contemporary and Pop Art. The early 20th century provided us with some truly iconic pieces, and many of them were associated with some of the most prolific artists in history that could be placed under the Contemporary and Pop Art umbrellas.
The slow destruction of Robin Hood Gardens estate, a film by Joe Gilbert
19 June 2018 • Mark Westall
In 2017, demolition began. Joe returned to document its slow destruction.
designjunction announces move to London’s South Bank for September 2018
4 June 2018 • Mark Westall
designjunction is set to transport to the cultural hub of London’s South Bank with a showcase of world-class design for the annual London Design Festival in September 2018.
William Kentridge’s designs for Ornellaia wine raised €140,000 for the upcoming photography centre at the V&A
31 May 2018 • Irene Machetti
Sotheby’s and the Italian winery Ornellaia joined again this year for the tenth edition of the Vendemmia d’Artista. The famous winery from Bolgheri called upon William Kentridge to design the labels for this anniversary. The benefit auction raised €140,000 that will be donated to the Victoria & Albert museum.
YOOX launch new Design+Art section
15 May 2018 • Mark Westall
Today, YOOX, the world’s leading online lifestyle store for fashion, design and art, will debut its new Design+Art section, under the curatorship of Beatrice Trussardi renowned cultural entrepreneur and President of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation.
Stuart Semple to install ‘Emotional Baggage Drop’ in Denver’s Union Station during Mental Health Awareness Week
15 May 2018 • Mark Westall
Stuart Semple to install ‘Emotional Baggage Drop’ in Denver’s Union Station during Mental Health Awareness Week to launch ‘Happy City’ citywide takeover.
The Top 8 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week 13/05/18
13 May 2018 • Tabish Khan
This week’s Top 8 Art Exhibitions to see in London include: Blood, mushrooms, stormtroopers, searing holidays, skeletons, scanning and patriotism.
My week in the art world – When in Rome
1 May 2018 • Staff
This week I flew back home to Rome for the weekend to walk around the centre and absorb all of the sunlight. The city is currently hosting a series of big-ticket exhibitions, such as Turner at Chiostro del Bramante and Monet at the Vittoriano, but I decided to spend my two days in the company of contemporary artists and made my way to Gagosian and MAXXI.
Ghanaian artist Paa Joe’s giant Nike Air Max 95 coffin
30 April 2018 • Mark Westall
We love Ghanaian artist Paa Joe‘s “Ghanaian Nike Coffin,” currently displayed at the Mixed Pickles exhibition in Berlin as part of a unique group show for Gallery Weekend.
The power of food. An interview with Inês Neto Dos Santos
23 April 2018 • Irene Machetti
Inês Neto Dos Santos is a Portuguese artist who recently graduated from the Royal College of Arts in London. She has always demonstrated a keen interest in the relation between human beings and the elements surrounding their daily lives.
Paris based artist Vincent Leroy’s Sunrise installation.
17 April 2018 • Mark Westall
We love Vincent Leroy’s Sunrise installation. The installation questions our relationship with speed, distance and reality and their relationship with the ‘sunrise’.
Across Spain, an estimated 3.4 million houses stand empty and deserted
12 April 2018 • Mark Westall
Across Spain, an estimated 3.4 million houses stand empty and deserted. DJI Drone Photography Award winner, Markel Redondo, brings a… Read More
New circular technology brand Pentatonic opens pop-up store in Paris with all products made from fashion waste.
10 April 2018 • Mark Westall
Upcycling technology and lifestyle brand Pentatonic are popping up in the heart of Le Marais, Paris, in the gallery space ‘The Supermarket’ on Rue Des Gravilliers for two weeks – with a simple objective, to demonstrate the beautiful and extensive possibilities of re-engineered fashion waste.
New art shop launching this month in East London.
2 April 2018 • Mark Westall
New art shop launching this month. Called DIY Art Shop, it stocks “Works by the community of creatives that exhibit at DIY Art Market, and Independent Ceramics Markets, as well as artists from further afield.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week 01/04/18
1 April 2018 • Tabish Khan
An underwater theatre, neon, domesticity with guns, Ferraris, Nazi symbolism, nightmarish landscapes and the future of London.
Phillips to Offer Basquiat’s Flexible, the Iconic Painting’s First Time at Auction
29 March 2018 • Mark Westall
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Flexible has been consigned directly from the artist’s estate, this sale marks the work’s first time ever being offered for sale, publicly or privately. Estimated to sell in excess of $20 million, Flexible is the highest-value and largest work to ever have been offered from the Estate.
If Mayfair is London’s main gallery hub, what comes second?
28 March 2018 • Paul Carey-Kent
A couple of years back, Fitzrovia and the East End would spring to mind. Now a case also could be made for Vauxhall or Peckham.
BEYOND THE SURFACE: six abstract painters
26 March 2018 • Mark Westall
BEYOND THE SURFACE features six abstract painters: Hans Hancock, Patrick Morrissey, Marion Piper, Julie Umerle, Piers Veness and Simon Zabell.
Eva Rothschild Iceberg Hits
26 March 2018 • Mark Westall
Modern Art are showing a great solo exhibition of new work by Eva Rothschild. It’s Rothschild’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery so they probably like her work as much as we do.
The Art+Fashion collabs to see during Art Basel Hong Kong
26 March 2018 • Mark Westall
For all you FADistas heading to Art Basel Hong Kong here’s some art/fashion collabs you can check out.
Wim Wenders’ ghostly and picturesque polaroids
25 March 2018 • Irene Machetti
Blain|Southern gallery in London just presented its show on some early photographs by the acclaimed film-maker Wim Wenders. It is an incredible occasion to discover a new side of this all-embracing artist, and to see for the first time some of his archival polaroids!
Inflated Damien Hirst head pops up on beach.
24 March 2018 • Mark Westall
Design house ‘Cool Shit’ have produced a giant inflatable Damien Hirst head by the sea in Perth, Australia for Sculpture by the sea.