To under paint or not? As anyone who has ever tried to paint an interior wall would testify, covering a dark area with white paint takes more than one coat….
Conceptual Art Forever pushing the envelope — or its luck, conceptual art will be with us for a very long time and it would be sorely missed…
Which are the best Biennales in Europe? Bold, beautiful and breath-taking, biennales have become big business. In the art-world, these are the equivalent of major sporting events, attracting art-lovers in their thousands…. Topics: Biennale
On the artist Grayson Perry The tranny potter Grayson Perry (b 1960) is best known for his extraordinary art, though he is suprisingly modest about its graysonesce uniqueness. “Originality is…
The Banksy Phenomenon When notorious for having been a street vandal, you have to travel incognito forever or come clean and foot some bills. For the artist Banksy,… Topics: Street art
The Rising Tide by Jason deCaires Taylor A set of bold sculptures by the artist Jason deCaires Taylor has been installed on Thames foreshore at Vauxhall embankment in Central London. The work,… Topics: Underwater sculpture
Brask Studio Visits The Danish collector Jens-Peter Brask has both written and published the book Brask Studio Visits with translations from Julie Quottrup Silbermann. The piece is loosely… Topics: book review, Brask
artnews revenues up by 25% The Warshaw listed media group Artnews SA has experienced a tremendous growth judging from the 25% overall growth reported in its recent half-year result. 1H… Topics: Artnet, Artnews, Artprice
York Art Gallery reopens York is witnessing one of the biggest overhauls to a local art space in history. After having worked relentlessly on transforming the whole visitor experience,…
A Poor Collector’s Guide to Buying Great Art Erling Kagge has written and published a rare glimpse into an art collector’s mind. His own, to be precise. The book release coincides with an… Topics: book review