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ART & DESIGN
Video Art Installations and Found Objects Tell Human Stories
Dineo Seshee Bopape, Video still from ‘is I am sky, 2013. Digital video, color, sound. Duration: 17 minutes 48 seconds. Video art. Photo: © Dineo Seshee Bopape. Courtesy of Stevenson Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Artworks, Nature and Architecture Meet at Grace Farms
Teresita Fernández, Double Glass River, 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong ART NEWS Artworks by leading contemporary artists add elegance to Grace Farms Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Nok Terracotta Exhibit Ignites Debate About Looted Treasures
Nok terracotta sculptures on display in Origin of African Sculpture at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung ignite debate about looted treasures and art forgery.
ART & DESIGN
Artscape Festival Ends in Baltimore with Large Turnout
Artscape Festival ends in Baltimore, bringing together artists, painters, sculptors, designers, and art fans who had a great art experience
FASHION & STYLE
Al Masar Gallery Celebrates 7 Years With Famous Artists
Dr.Mohamad Omar Khalil with Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador, H. E John Casson at the opening of The Nile: A River of Continues Inspiration. Image courtesy of Al Masar Gallery of Contemporary Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Cai Guo-Qiang Wolves and Flowers at Yokohama Museum
Cai Guo-Qiang, Summer, gunpowder drawing on porcelain as part of installation Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2014. Photo: Zhang Feiyu. Image courtesy Cai Studio ART REVIEW Cai Full Article »
ART REVIEW
Western Australian Indigenous Artist Wins Prestigious Art Award
Megan Cope, The Blaktism 2014 (still) single-channel HD video. Image Courtesy Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards. © the artist ART NEWS Western Australian Indigenous Artist Megan Cope wins prestigious art Full Article »
NEWS
Eduardo Terrazas First Solo UK Show at Timothy Taylor
A founding member of the Mexican contemporary art scene, Eduardo Terrazas gets his first UK solo art exhibition at Timothy Taylor. The acclaimed Mexican artist fuses architectural formality and Mexican folk art to create exciting artworks
ART REVIEW
Sculptures Reveal Hani Faisal’s Vision of Life in Egypt
Hani Faisal, Contemplating, granite 52x68x34 cm 2014. Sculptures. Image courtesy of Al Masar Gallery ART REVIEW Sculptures of Humans and Animals by Hani Faisal reveals a passion for details BY KAZAD Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Marilyn Monroe’s Grave Marker fetches $212,500 at Auction
Marilyn Monroe’s Grave marker. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions ART AUCTION NEWS: Collector pays $212,500 for Marilyn Monroe’s Grave Marker at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills. BEVERLY HILLS, CA. –Marilyn Monroe’s Full Article »
GALLERIES
African Artists Sit at the Dinner Table in New York
After exceptional outings at Art Basel and the Venice Biennale, African artists take center stage again with Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? in New York.
ART & DESIGN
Middle East Issues Relived in Batia Shani’s ‘Tissue’
The traumas of war, terrorism, and political unrest are at the core of Batia Shani’s new works. They are reminders of the consequences of wars on innocent people and the soldiers who fight them.
ART FAIRS
Volta Art Fair Ends in Basel With Great Applause
Visitors contemplating Intervention by Franklin Evans at Federico Luger during Volta art fair. Photo: Nicholas Winter Photography. Image courtesy of Federico Luger ART FAIR: Collectors brave Basel’s bad weather to makeVolta Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Art Basel Collectors Exhibited Due Diligence Collecting Art
Wealthy Art Basel collectors exhibited due diligence before collecting art at this year’s art fair. They appeared determined to collect only the best artworks
ART & DESIGN
Jeff Koons: ‘Cat on a Clothesline’ at Art Basel
Jeff Koons, Cat on a Clothesline (Orange), 1994-2001, polyethylene, 123 × 110 × 50 inches (312.4 × 279.4 × 127 cm), 1 of 5 unique versions © Jeff Koons Image Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Murakami Jellyfish Eyes Tackles How Children Respond to Tragedy
In Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi Murakami’s debut film reveals his concern for social issues including the plight of children during disasters and the dangers of nuclear.
ART & DESIGN
Galleries, Artists and Rich Collectors Converge at Art Basel
Artists, collectors, galleries and art lovers outside Art Basel in Basel. Image courtesy of Art Basel ART FAIR Galleries and artists present their best works to rich art collectors at Full Article »
NEWS
Portrait Inspired By Bible Story Wins BP Portrait Award
Matan Ben-Cnaan, Annabelle and Guy 1980. Oil on board 1200 x 1300mm. First place winner of BP Portrait Award 2015. Image courtesy of NPG ART NEWS Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan Full Article »
ART REVIEW
Culture Across River Nile: Omar Khalil’s Artistic Journey
Sudanese American contemporary artist traces culture across River Nile with links between Egypt and Sudan
ART AUCTION
Sculpture by Beaumont Reveals Passion for Human Experience
Hanneke Beaumont, Three Men on a Bench, bronze sculpture circa 1995. Image courtesy of LiveAuctineers ART AUCTION Sculpture of ‘Three Men on Bench’ by Beaumont Reveals passion for human figure Full Article »
