Tag: The Art Field
Liao Wen: wooden sculptures to investigate the human body and its complexity
Liao Wen for Bodies and Souls, a group exhibition for Cassina Projects curated by Manuela Lietti and in collaboration with Capsule Shanghai
Cityscapes and empty bleach bottles; Hicham Gardaf, In Praise of Slowness
In conversation with award-winning Moroccan contemporary photographer Hicham Gardaf, whose eyes examine the transformations of social spaces
MASA Gallery, Mexico City: Brian Thoreen presents Non-Zero-Sum – collectible design
Founded in 2019 by Brian Thoreen, Age Salajoe and Hector Eraswe as a nomadic gallery – now a permanent space in the house that was formerly the residence of Federico...
Artcurial auctions Bauer Grunwald’s heritage, leaping in a Venetian scenery memoir
Between art-deco and byzantine features, the Bauer Grunwald Palace is a veritable style crossword. Artcurial auction house engages its unique pieces to a trade
UVNT Art Fair, Madrid: from Street Art to the New Figurative in the Chueca neighborhood
Founded and directed by Sergio Sancho, the UVNT Art Fair is at its seven edition, inviting mid-career and emerging artists to the Contemporary Art Scene in Madrid, Spain
Galerie Fakhoury: Rachel Marsil – identities of the people we’ve never met
«I needed those pictures to have a geographical proof that I am related to the African continent as much as I am related to the European one». Rachel Marsil's origins
Gamification is just another word for creating tribes. Filip Custic plays with tech-art
Diving in the Madrid art scene, the multidisciplinary artist parades the raw tissue of beauty. Smartphones, mirrors, and masks, he tackles contemporary identities
Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana, Venice: a 2023 of art and events on the Grand Canal
Chronorama, a show dedicated to Twentieth century photography, and Icônes, a collective exhibition featuring works of the Pinault Collection that develop the theme of spirituality – in conversation with Mauro...
Dan Rubinstein illustrates The Grand Tourist: the leading podcast on art and design
The leading podcast on art, design, architecture and luxury told by its creator – design writer Dan Rubinstein – between anecdotes, personal thoughts and insight on the upcoming sixth season
Loft Art Gallery, Morocco: mapping intangible cultural heritage with Amina Agueznay
Once she came back to Morocco, Agueznay collaborated with government agencies to support artisans in their search for innovation and to help them commercialize their products
I do You – Monica Bonvicini, the feminist reappropriation of Neue Nationalgalerie
Construction, deconstruction and reconstruction: the Italian-German artist redefines the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s symbol of modernism
Lorcan O’Neil, Rome: Dualities Suspended – Wired by Sam Taylor-Johnson
Wired by Sam Taylor-Johnson were taken in Joshua Tree National Park in California and explore the precariousness of life among success and the vulnerability of human conditions
The Dikan Center: Africa’s biggest photography library in Accra, Ghana
As Africa has always been narrated by outsiders, Ghanaian photographer Paul Ninson brings the continent’s visual history back home to start an inside narrative
Fotomuseum, Winterthur: reflecting on the vernacular practices of our digital era
Founded in 1993 by writer and journalist Urs Stahel, critic and publisher Walter Keller and philanthropist and collector George Reinhar, Fotomuseum Winterthur is located in a former factory
The 10th anniversary of Investec Cape Town Art Fair – Dr. Mariella Franzoni and Natasha Becker
The 2023 Tomorrows/Today section is titled ‘In and Out of Time’ and represents an homage to the African American poet Maya Angelou’s poem about everlasting love and suffering
Controversial, Shakespearean: Sonia Boyce wants the public to talk, reflect and react
In conversation with award-winning British artist Sonia Boyce, as she navigates through Black British history and its relationship to the present day
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango, between Amazon rainforest and Belgian galleries
Fast lines, colors and acrylic paint for contemporary portraits between drawing and painting, in balance between Peruvian roots and Belgian education
A Cyborg Manifesto: Shawanda Corbett’s questioning of what a complete body is
Multi-disciplinary artist Shawanda Corbett discusses cyborg theory, ceramic, jazz music, performance and her latest exhibition Let the Sunshine In
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam: an aristocratic start to modern art in Museumplein
The history begins in September 1895, when the local government bodies and private buyers coalesced their know-how and interest in the arts and founded the museum
König Galerie, Berlin: real-life optical illusions with Mona Ardeleanu
König Galerie's main program focuses on interdisciplinary, conceptual, and space-based multi-media forms including painting, printing, photography, sight, sound, and performance art
Louis Vuitton presents LV Dream: a 160-year-old multisensorial journey of the Maison
Halfway through LV Dream exhibition, there is ‘The World of Vuitton According to Rei’ conceptual room, a homage to Comme des Garçons artistic director, Rei Kawakubo
Art Rotterdam: Fons Hof in conversation with Lampoon
The 24th edition of Art Rotterdam, annual Dutch contemporary art fair, will take place from 9 to 12 February 2023 under the guidance of Fons Hof, former director of Galerie...
Globalization is over: Ugo La Pietra’s master class about craftsmanship
«Institutions, despite the many cultural battles, have not yet separated artistic craftsmanship from the generic profession of craftsman». Ugo La Pietra for Lampoon
Absurdity, masculinity, and a nude Cary Grant: Kurt Kauper’s take on painting
«All great paintings are great whether it’s Giotto or Picasso because of the way the volumes move through space». In conversation with American painter Kurt Kauper
Galleria Sozzani, Max Vadukul, The Witness: Climate Change – the planet will survive but humankind will not
«There can be creativity in artistic reportage that tells the truth without manipulation if it is done with feeling and instinct»
Paris Photo: giving visibility to women artists with Florence Bourgeois and curator Rossy de Palma
Paris Photo director Florence Bourgeois discuss Paris Photo 2022 – «it’s easier to publish a book than to be represented by a gallery, it means there is still work to...
Henrik Vibskov, Copenhagen: from Japanese to underground European designers
Designs from Vibskov himself and other varying works like Lampoon, Fantastic Man and Purple Magazine co-exist alongside perfumes, clothes, and accessories
Gal and Hiroshima: meet the photographers perverting gender norms
The two Brazilian artists debate performing gender performances. Their exhibition becomes a public confession about abusive behaviors in a straight-centered society
Penumbra alla 59. Biennale d’Arte di Venezia – l’immagine in movimento secondo Beatrice Bulgari
«Dobbiamo seguire lo sguardo dell’artista – un terzo occhio premonitore che legge la complessità del contemporaneo». Intervista a Beatrice Bulgari, fondatrice e presidente di Fondazione In Between Art Film
Funk Magazine, Köln: «We had planned for it to be a pop up in the initial plan»
Funk states that magazines published through independent means have a sustainable value to it – becoming pieces that can be archived by its owners
In a beauty salon, a twenty-six-year-old brush continues to do its job – Cim Mahony
Since 2014 hairstylist Cim Mahony has received a limited number of clients by appointment only at his salon, which he opened together with his wife Lotte Barnholdt in the center...
Art growing out of complexities. LIAF2022 curated by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi
«Abandon your belongings, you who enter! And leave your expectations». Francesco Urbano Ragazzi’s LIAF2022, questioning preconceived notions and crucial contemporary debates
Sonja Braas piques intrigue through an ambivalence of images in The Other Day
Throwing light on the subject of nature, the German artist reveals the upheaving cause of concern towards the conservation of our environs
Franz Egon von Fürstenberg – when images are «an element of the collective confidence»
Images of life and work alongside portraits of contemporary artists. Photographing art becomes the recollection of a creative tribe manifestation
L’artivismo di Eugenio Viola alla 59. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – La Biennale di Venezia
Intervista a Eugenio Viola. «L’arte dovrebbe confrontarsi in modo dialettico – e polemica se necessario – con le contraddizioni della contemporaneità». Storia della Notte e Destino delle Comete alla Biennale...
Capturing chaos on unprimed linen. The lysergic still life canvas of Pedro Pedro, California
«Online everything becomes flat, which is how many people consume art today and I think my paintings work well seen via the digital». Bringing back the still life for digital...
Dematerialization of architecture in the forms of the Bocconi campus in Milan – Filippo Ferrarese
«At night, the Bocconi campus was wrapped with wire mesh but, during the night, this casing disappeared. It became possible to see inside»
1b, a Bar by Koenraad Dedobeleer ends at Maniera — the Belgian gallery founded upon Italian semantics
Following limited to no social gatherings, 1b played host to Bar Alto, Bar Basso — a night of Italian canapés and Negronis in honor of the famous Milanese bar
Versailles & the World, the exhibition: the Palace power over colonies is contemporary, more than ever
«How the Sun King’s palace played a key role in French diplomacy and was at the center of political, artistic and commercial exchanges between East and West»
«The chaos is always in my mind» – The paradoxical narrative of artist Levi van Veluw
Finding logic in emotions and vice versa. An exploration into the chaos of the mind through tangible artistic dialogues by Levi van Veluw
WopArt: the first Swiss art fair putting works on paper under the spotlight
The Swiss art fair is the place to be for anyone who wants to discover the latest trends of the works on paper and approach a highly collectible segment of...
Ark Books, Copenhagen. The nucleus of esoteric novels
The thesis of the store revolves around the initiative of each volunteer and how they pour their time into Ark. As of now, there are twenty individuals who are contributing...
Dynamic prints and artisanal, handmade plissé: Julia Heuer
It is a period of reflection that relates to aesthetics, taking place before considering the restraints of production. Intw Julia Heuer
Sull’architettura e l’impossibilità di metterla in mostra: la Biennale a Venezia
L'essenza dell'architettura sta nel suo essere spazio attraversabile, percepibile con tutti i sensi. Fregi, modanature, simmetrie, ordini, facciate, sono tutte cose che vengono dopo. L'architettura è innanzitutto spazio
All that I am: carrying on a conversation around self, gender and powers roles
A man is the mirror of nature, a photographic investigation that leads to the discovery of multiples within a singularity
Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Venice. DYSFUNCTIONAL and the paradoxes of functional art
DYSFUNCTIONAL: Carpenters Workshop Gallery at Ca' d'Oro, Venice, an exhibition still relevant today. Error leads to perfection; high quality craftsmanship comes from experience, case analysis, manual skill handed down without...