How galleries became the best places to rave
4 July 2017 • Syndicate
Bad sound and indifferent crowds have traditionally made galleries dangerous places for live music, but a new breed of curators are changing the tune
Tag: Murakami
Exclusive: we chat with teamLab
30 January 2017 • Mark Westall
teamLab is a collective, interdisciplinary creative group that brings together professionals from various fields of practice in the digital society: artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, architects, web and print graphic designers and editors.
The Third Policeman presents: THE PLACE WHERE HE IS MEANT TO BE LOST
4 March 2016 • Mark Westall
If in New York try visit this group show the inaugural exhibition from The Third Policeman
Los Angeles’ resurgence as America’s cultural capital
21 December 2015 • Mark Westall
With new prestige museums, high-profile art events and a proliferation of bands, record stores and hangout spaces, the city’s cultural life is booming
Daniel’s Value and Ideas #93: On Good and Bad, Part II
30 October 2015 • daniel barnes
The death of Brian Sewell heralded the death of art criticism. Or so I said. It was an inflammatory claim, designed to rile, but there was a grain of anxious serious in it. Sewell was not just a contrarian, he was an astute critic of refined tastes and a conscientious objector.
Daniel’s Value and Ideas #89: The Collector Who Cried Wolf
2 October 2015 • daniel barnes
Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the ranks of the world’s top art collectors..
Los Angeles Opening: The Broad Museum
19 September 2015 • Staff
Fast becoming a city of migrating artists in as much it is of angels, as its moniker suggests, Los Angeles welcomes a new museum
Anish Kapoor’s Versailles ‘vagina’ causes controversy in France
5 June 2015 • Mark Westall
Artist behind Paris’s biggest cultural event of the year has described Dirty Corner as ‘the vagina of the queen’ taking power
THAT’S Interesting: Dirk Van Dooren
22 April 2015 • Mark Westall
Dirk Van Dooren founder partner and owner at Tomato What’s Interesting?
GO SEE: Lots of AK 47s, a really big Cannon, and a trip to Hungary half shaved.
15 February 2015 • Mark Westall
This is Chu Enoki’s first solo show in Europe.
A seminal figure in contemporary Japanese art, Enoki’s work has influenced younger artists such Takashi Murakami and Keiji Uematsu. Since the millennium, Enoki has received increasing acclaim and is now considered one of the most significant artists working in Japan, yet he is still not widely recognised internationally.
ARTSPER: THE FRENCH TECH PLATFORM MAKING ART SALES EASY
10 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Artsper, having already triumphed in France with their online sales platform, has now raised funds for international expansion, and we can see why the investors were persuaded.
@BruceAsbestos, A/B Testing at Concrete
24 January 2015 • Eric Thorp
The work in the show is web based and the artist is using Youtube,in particular, as the medium.
The title A/B testing is a method used for internet marketing for companies to test which videos, e-flyers, adverts etc are most popular.
FC Barcelona Foundation, Reach Out To Asia and UNICEF launch ‘1 in 11’ campaign, to extend educational opportunities to marginalized children
9 January 2015 • Mark Westall
The ‘1 in 11’ campaign will raise funds through individual donations and a major art auction at Sotheby’s in London on Thursday 12th February, featuring donated works by renowned artists including Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra and Shirin Neshat.
ART OPENING: Pearl Lam Design at Porsche Design Concept Store VIP Preview: Thursday, 16th October
16 October 2014 • Mark Westall
Featuring works by Studio Reinier Bosch, Studio Swine, Bouke de Vries, XYZ Design, and Danful Yang
COMPETITION: WIN a pack of Artists’ Trump Cards
14 August 2014 • Mark Westall
WIN a pack of Artists’ Trump Cards
PLAY :The Art Game: Artists’ Trump Cards
14 August 2014 • Mark Westall
You can now pit your favourite artists against each other,
FAD Q&A: Tom-David Bastok Founder & CEO: MY ART INVEST .
11 April 2014 • Mark Westall
The company started in Paris three years ago, our aim from the beginning has been to get people involved in investing in artists they believe in and have always been fans of, however many have not had the financial means to buy the work they have long desired.
ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: Don’t miss the prestigious Future Generation Art Prize 2014
11 March 2014 • Mark Westall
Artists have one month left to enter the 3rd edition of the Future Generation Art Prize, launched and organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the PinchukArtCentre.
ART NEWS: Art Basel launches NEW Book to celebrate going global with it’s three shows.
17 February 2014 • Mark Westall
Art Basel Launches NEW publication.
Art / Fashion in the 21st Century : Art Book Review
27 November 2013 • Mark Westall
Art / Fashion in the 21st Century : Art Book Review
Art Pics: Lamps made form discarded bottles
11 November 2013 • Mark Westall
Artist uses old plastic bottles to create practical art at its best.
Video Review : Island: Dairy Art Centre
29 October 2013 • Mark Westall
Previously a milk depository, the Dairy Art Centre in London shows the cream of contemporary-art from around the world.
Protein Presents: SCRIPTURA VITAE by Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic Premiere Today Tuesday October 22nd
21 October 2013 • Mark Westall
Protein Presents: SCRIPTURA VITAE by Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic Premiere Tomorrow Tuesday October 22nd
FAD + SONY QX10 + Xperia Z1 Do Six Art Fairs in Six Hrs on Sunday Frieze Week Part 1
21 October 2013 • Mark Westall
FAD + SONY QX10 + Xperia Z1 Do Six Art Fairs in Six Hrs on Sunday Frieze Week Part 1