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Eleni Markopoulioti: Time for a New State / NSK Folk Art at Calvert 22

May 13, 2012 by

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Calvert 22 is hosting the exhibition Time for a New State/NSK Folk Art which showcases contemporary art from the Balkans, concentrating on art from Slovenia. The east end not for profit foundation is also taking part in a larger presentation of NSK Folk Art alongside the Tate, Chelsea Space, and UCL. The framework of the… [Read more…]

Scream to expectations – Andrés contemplates the market

May 3, 2012 by

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Overnight, for those of us based in Europe, The Scream by Edward Munch was sold in New York for a largely anticipated world record for a painting. What one could remark on is that up to lot 20 (The Scream) there was only one unsold lot in this very tightly focused evening sale. – Christies… [Read more…]

A Guide To Buying Affordable Art: Don’t Be Intimidated Pt III

April 30, 2012 by

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www.DegreeArt.com, which was founded in 2003, is an innovative company selling, commissioning and renting the finest artwork created by the students and recent graduates emerging from the most prestigious art establishments. Since its inception, Degree Art , based in Vyner Street East London, has established itself as a market leader in UK student and graduate art sales. The Business is… [Read more…]

EAST LONDON IN THE HOUSE – A Guide To Buying Affordable Art: Don’t Be Intimidated – PT 2

April 15, 2012 by

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www.DegreeArt.com, which was founded in 2003, is an innovative company selling, commissioning and renting the finest artwork created by the students and recent graduates emerging from the most prestigious art establishments. Since its inception, Degree Art , based in Vyner Street East London, has established itself as a market leader in UK student and graduate art sales. The Business is… [Read more…]

A Guide To Buying Affordable Art: Don’t Be Intimidated

April 1, 2012 by

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www.DegreeArt.com, which was founded in 2003, is an innovative company selling, commissioning and renting the finest artwork created by the students and recent graduates emerging from the most prestigious art establishments. Since its inception, Degree Art , based in Vyner Street East London, has established itself as a market leader in UK student and graduate art… [Read more…]

SHONA STONE SCULPTURE (THE RENAISSANCE) PART 3

April 1, 2012 by

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The current modern Shona stone sculpture movement started by Frank McEwen and Joram Mariga has evolved since the 1960’s. The current crop of sculptors are mostly children and grandchildren of old master Zimbabwean sculptors. Basic training was learnt by taking apprenticeship under the watchful eyes of their fathers, yet the new generation of artists have managed to find their own style… [Read more…]

Frieze New York 2012: Talks Announced

April 1, 2012 by

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Frieze Talks is a daily program of presentations, panel discussions and conversations that will take place at Frieze New York. Featuring leading artists, writers and cultural commentators, the talks program is presented by Frieze Art Inc. and programmed by Cecilia Alemani. Participants include: Okwui Enwezor (Director, Haus der Kunst, Munich), Glenn D. Lowry (Director, The… [Read more…]

The Parasol Unit – Lines of thought

March 4, 2012 by

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images courtesy of the Parasol Unit www.parasol-unit.org/ Presenting the works of 15 contemporary artists from across the world and using a variety media, the Parasol Unit offers to the public a new thought-provoking exhibition in which the artists use line in conceptually and physically challenging ways. The buzzing private view was attended by artists, collectors,… [Read more…]

Chinese Ink Art at London’s landmark Saatchi gallery

March 4, 2012 by

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MICHAEL GOEDHUIS ‘I am delighted to be working with the Saatchi Gallery to finally be able to provide the general public access to The New Ink Art which is perhaps the boldest pictorial experiment in art today. Artists trained in, and deeply knowledgeable of classical painting, are meeting the challenge of creating a pictorial language… [Read more…]

Eleni Markopoulioti Squares Up in Bermondsey

February 19, 2012 by

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Alchemy, A Book of Birds, A Rose, and Kiefer Anselm Kiefer’s Il Mistero delle Cattedrali at White Cube Bermondsey Anselm Kiefer ‘Il Mistero delle Cattedrali’, South Galleries and 9x9x9, White Cube Bermondsey, London 9 December 2011 – 26 February 2012 © the artist Photo: Ben Westoby Courtesy White Cube Last Thursday saw the opening of Anselm Kiefer’s… [Read more…]

‘CUT’ @ The Bernhard Knaus Gallery

February 19, 2012 by

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Harald Kröner (*1962) who lives and works in Pforzheim, Germany. Kröner presents new large format coloured ink drawings from his series ‘Cut’ along with a group of much smaller works titled Schnittzeichnungen (sectional drawings). Although different in size and appearance – the theme of ‘cutting’ unites both bodies of work. Like the editing process in… [Read more…]

NEW YORK CITY – BIG APPLES – springshownyc.com

January 23, 2012 by

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The Spring Show NYC vision is to offer New York City a fair unlike any other, one that isn’t tradition bound which is willing to take chances. As you probably know, Frieze will be running simultaneously to our show on Randall’s Island Park and it will only complement the effort that we made last year… [Read more…]