tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43954181212362041322024-02-02T04:10:04.762+00:00ArtworldNow An online publishing forum which explores contemporary art around the globe. ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-10175068573399853102022-09-15T10:32:00.001+01:002022-09-15T10:33:53.314+01:00OSGEMEOS brings Brazilian street art aesthetics to the museumThe last time I had seen work by OSGEMEOS was at Frieze London 2018 so I was rather looking forward to viewing When the leaves turn to yellow, the collaborative art duo´s debut European museum exhibition at CAC Malaga. Although today OSGEMEOS, made up of Brazilian identical twins Otávio and Gustavo Pandolfo (Sao Paulo, 1974), is also ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-53948330345622786792021-11-27T13:25:00.001+00:002022-09-19T12:38:29.751+01:00Peruvian artist Sandra Gamarra´s Good Government and the Decolonial TurnBy Martin MacdonaldGood Government at Sala Alcalá 31 in the Spanish capital is a poignant exercise in decolonisation from Lima-born, Madrid-based artist Sandra Gamarra. Curated by Valencian art historian Agustín Pérez Rubio, the exhibition features Gamarra´s new and recent pieces alongside crafts by native Peruvian artisans as well as paintings dating back to the Viceroyalty ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-10225653787618340512021-05-24T17:22:00.085+01:002021-05-25T07:11:38.947+01:00Art Basel Hong Kong 2021 makes a welcome returnBy Serene FuFollowing last year’s cancellation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Art Basel Hong Kong returned to the re-invigorated Asian metropolis from 19-23 May. Featuring 104 galleries, including a parallel online platform to complement the physical event, the fair managed to overcome a range of challenges presented by the global state of affairs.Sakarin Krue-on, A Tablebearer's Tale, 2021Tang ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-48166857796933448122020-09-09T09:32:00.004+01:002020-09-10T12:08:04.771+01:00Ramón Masats: Visit Spain By Martin MacdonaldSpain, the world's second most visited country, registering 83.7 million international tourist arrivals in 2019, is seeing a colossal plunge in foreign visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Figures published by Spain's National Statistics Institute show a 97.7% dip in tourist arrivals in June compared with the same time last year. While tourism accounts for around 12% of ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-60541557509375570952020-01-04T09:44:00.001+00:002020-01-04T09:44:43.130+00:00Pedro Almodóvar and Jorge Galindo's Scintillating Celebration of FlowersBy Martin MacdonaldThe characters in the arthouse cinema of Pedro Almodóvar are passionate, eccentric, and exude strength and vulnerability in equal measures. Bold colour schemes, fashion and design, as well as fine and decorative art are a common thread in his filmography. All this added to the fact that the acclaimed Spanish film director is himself a keen art collector, and has in the past fewArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-45970434969987474132019-09-30T09:58:00.001+01:002019-11-03T09:45:24.861+00:00REVIEW: The 58th Venice Biennale By Serene Fu
May You Live in Interesting Times, curated by Ralph Rugoff, the American director of London's Hayward Gallery, is the title of the 58th Venice Biennale. Capitalising on a false Chinese proverb to represent 'menacing times' and 'fake news', this year's exhibition resonates the world over as it attempts to capture the cultural zeitgeist. The open-ended title enables the 79 artists ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-48066485516707524132019-08-28T12:17:00.001+01:002019-08-28T12:47:22.696+01:00REVIEW: Frieze Sculpture 2019By Martin MacdonaldFrom early July to 6 October 2019, Frieze Sculpture transforms the English Gardens of London’s Regent’s Park, into a free, open-air museum. Selected by Clare Lilly, Director of Programme at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the display brings together new and important works by 23 world-renowned contemporary artists.
Joanna Rajkowska, The Hatchling, 2019
l'etrangére
The Hatchling, ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-90430752972798847322019-07-17T22:15:00.001+01:002019-07-19T14:02:23.921+01:00REVIEW: Sculpture in the City 2019
By Martin MacdonaldSculpture in the City brings together an array of public art in the Square Mile, London’s successful and oft-maligned financial centre. Like previous years, the 9th edition is a mixed bag. Some works are truly engaging whilst others appear to be fillers. Korean artist Do Ho Suh’s lopsided Bridging Home, a replica of a traditional Hanok-style Korean house installed ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-23007372509280492962019-05-15T09:00:00.000+01:002019-05-16T12:35:27.547+01:00REVIEW: Chihuly's Reflections on Nature at Kew GardensBy Martin Macdonald
Reflections on Nature features exceptional glass pieces – 32 installations – by renowned American glass artist Dale Chihuly (b. 1941, Tacoma, Washington, USA). Covering 50 years of artistic production, Chihuly’s glass sculptures are set against the fascinating backdrop of Kew Gardens, the world’s largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collection. As beauty can ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-37981133116220731842019-03-29T18:29:00.000+00:002019-05-14T21:24:07.704+01:00Art Basel Hong Kong 2019 HighlightsThe seventh edition of Art Basel Hong Kong takes place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 29-31 March. The fair showcases 242 leading galleries from 35 countries and attracts art aficionados and collectors from all over the world. In addition to generating substantial sales and promoting Hong Kong itself, the fair is a fascinating destination to view the world's most ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-71173676822405903232019-03-27T04:54:00.000+00:002019-03-27T04:59:10.547+00:00INTERVIEW: ArtworldNow meets American artist Marijke Keyser
Martin
Macdonald chats to Seattle-based American artist Marijke Keyser. Having trained
in both the US and the UK, Keyser is interested in exploring the material
formation of sound.
Tell
me about your training.
I earned my BFA in
Painting and Drawing from the University of Washington in Seattle. I trained in
Euston Road School style observational painting and drawing there but also took
ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-3327027176062348912019-03-01T21:59:00.000+00:002019-03-04T10:22:44.396+00:00Peruvian artists shine at ARCOmadrid
By Martin Macdonald
This year’s edition of international
contemporary art fair, ARCOmadrid, shines a spotlight
on Peru. Sharon Lerner, contemporary art curator of MALI, the Lima
Museum of Art, has selected 24 Peruvian artists as part of the fair's ‘Peru at ARCO’ programme. ARCOmadrid takes place in the Spanish capital's IFEMA Convention Centre from 27 February - 3 March.
Seven
ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-79358575541291797582019-02-14T16:29:00.002+00:002019-02-15T12:40:43.218+00:00Qu Leilei: Echoes shines a spotlight on Chinese contemporary ink artBy Martin Macdonald
Echoes features new and recent works by UK-based Chinese contemporary ink artist, Qu Leilei. His practice skilfully brings together traditional Chinese ink art techniques and Western sensibility, and Leilei often infuses his paintings with a photorealistic quality. The exhibition is held from 29 January - 9 March 2019 at the new London premises of Hong-Kong ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-9801290720769235832018-12-07T09:00:00.000+00:002018-12-10T15:12:23.409+00:00The (RED) Auction raises millions to support the fight against AIDS
The third edition of the (RED) Auction brought together exciting contemporary art and design centred around the theme of light and the colour red. Coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami, the (Red) Auction was held the evening of Wednesday 5 December at the Moore Building in Miami's famous Design District. The event, organised by Sotheby’s and Gagosian gallery, drew ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-17509855931869293772018-11-22T00:17:00.002+00:002018-11-22T10:46:58.231+00:00Beyond Bliss at the Bangkok Art BiennaleBy Serene Fu
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By Gloria Wiley
Penumbra: Textured Shadow, Coloured Light, the debut London solo exhibition of acclaimed Bahraini artist Rashid Khalifa (b. 1952), brings together aluminium mesh wall works, steel grid mobiles and a colossal, walk-through maze. Held at Saatchi Gallery from 3 October - 19 November 2018, this immersive art exhibition curated by Tatiana Palinkasev and Eva McGaw invites ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-79621033191526800612018-10-06T17:55:00.000+01:002018-10-07T23:49:34.874+01:00Frieze Art Fair makes London the centre of the art world
Frieze London, staged at
Regent’s Park from 4-7 October 2018, brings together more than 160 of
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Rashid Khalifa’s Penumbra: Textured Shadow, Coloured Light private view was held at Saatchi Gallery on Tuesday 2 October. Almost 300 art world, media and public sector guests attended this exciting event and delighted in Khalifa’s new works. The artist himself was in attendance and mingled with the guests.
Khalifa's work is spread over two large exhibition spaces on the second ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-22768565168875216232018-07-20T11:30:00.000+01:002018-09-09T21:12:52.025+01:00London Exhibitions: Newport Street Gallery, Waddington Custot, Tate Britain, Hayward Gallery
True Colours - Helen Beard / Sadie Laska / Boo Saville
Newport Street Gallery. 6 June - 16 September 2018
Peter Blake: A Life in Drawings and Watercolours
Waddington Custot. 5 July - 8 September
All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life
Tate Britain. 28 February - 27 August 2018
Lee Bul: Beauty and Horror
Hayward Gallery. Until 19 August 2018
Helen Beard, Cyssan, 2017. ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-47328436692397618622018-06-25T23:35:00.000+01:002018-06-26T14:04:00.726+01:00Dénes Maróti: Landscapes and the Self
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Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art
World brings together portraits by Dutch artist Carla van de Puttelaar. Held at The
Weiss Gallery until 31 May, the exhibition focuses on 60 photographs of
some of the most influential women in the art world today.
Van de Puttelaar's portraits draw inspiration from historical portraits and offer an
insight into the women running the international ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-80629080650959725642018-05-19T15:30:00.000+01:002018-05-19T21:46:41.148+01:00Photo London HighlightsThe fourth edition of Photo London brings together an exciting range of photography, the medium of our time. The fair takes place at Somerset House, London, from Thursday 17 May to Sunday 20 May.
Alongside leading international galleries, Photo London presents the Discovery section showcasing the most exciting emerging galleries and artists. The Public Programme features special exhibitions, ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-37914210694237391362018-05-17T23:55:00.003+01:002018-05-19T11:06:24.220+01:00Interview: ArtworldNow meets artist Josie Spencer
by Martin Macdonald
New York-born London-based artist Josie Spencer studied sculpture at the Accademia
della Sculptura, Florence and Sarah Lawrence College, New York. Before
becoming a student at the New York Studio School for Drawing, Painting
and Sculpture, she studied anatomy and drawing at the Art Students
League. Josie later became a Board Member and Vice-Chair of The New York
ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-7595627065272305062018-05-12T18:12:00.001+01:002018-05-12T18:20:18.592+01:00Botero’s voluptuous bodies take centre stage in Bogotá
Acclaimed Colombian artist Fernando Botero
donated 123 of his own works and 85 pieces by international artists to the
Banco de la República (Bank of the Republic) collection in 2000 and the Botero Museum launched later that year. The colonial mansion housing the world-class collection
is located in La Candelaria, a vibrant neighbourhood in Bogotá’s historic centre.
The western ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395418121236204132.post-18926511682420587572018-05-07T15:20:00.003+01:002018-05-07T15:49:44.521+01:00Turner Contemporary puts Margate on the cultural mapJourneys with 'The Waste Land' explores the significance of T.S. Elliot's poem The Waste Land through the visual arts. 3 February - 7 May 2018.
NOW: Yin Xiuzhen and Duan Jianyu
is part of a dialogue on female Chinese contemporary artists. Yin
Xiuzhen is known for her large sculptural works exploring globalisation,
memory and urbanisation in contemporary China. Duan Jianyu draws on
Eastern ArtworldNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17850726531859083051noreply@blogger.com