Frieze Los Angeles 2024: A Feast for the Senses
Frieze Los Angeles 2024 elevates its global standing with an international mix of 95 leading galleries, including Asian galleries participating for the first time. The fifth edition incorporates live performances, culinary pop-ups, and public exhibitions to redefine its approach to the thriving local art scene. The fair includes the Focus section, curated by Essence Harden, […]
Felix Art Fair 2024: Exploring Diversity and Playfulness in LA
The sixth edition of the Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in LA maintains its lively and playful atmosphere. It features 66 exhibitors, including nonprofits and artist-run spaces, across poolside cabanas and hotel floors. Created by Los Angeles collector Dean Valentine and gallerists Al and Mills Morán, the fair embraces a non-market-driven approach, […]
Adelaide Biennial 2024: Inner Sanctum – Navigating Contemporary Australian Art
The 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, titled Inner Sanctum, offers a reflective snapshot of contemporary Australian art. The exhibition explores light’s properties and its interaction with the natural world and artistic expression. The exhibition encompasses both private and sacred spaces individuals create in their homes and communities as well as the imaginative faculty that […]
The Time is Always Now: A Representation of Black Figuration
The Time is Always Now at the National Portrait Gallery, featuring 22 black artists from the UK and the US, goes beyond reframing the black figure in contemporary art, delving into fragmentary narratives, lineages, and diaspora backstories. Curated by Ekow Eshun, The Time is Always Now delves into the intersection of imagination, reality, and memory, […]
The Greenwood Pond Controversy at Des Moines Art Center
The debate surrounding the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) in Iowa’s decision to demolish a site-specific installation due to safety concerns continues. An environmental intervention by pioneering land artist Mary Miss, the work has been a part of Greenwood Park for nearly 30 years and is considered the first urban wetland project in the United […]
Elton John’s Auction Triumph
Goodbye Peachtree Road, Christie’s auction of Elton John’s personal collection, surpassed expectations, reaching $14.4 million over three days. While the art took a backseat to memorabilia and luxury items in driving bids, the overall sale total was robust, providing a temporary reprieve to concerns about the art market’s state. In the auction, the standout piece […]
Mire Lee is Granted the Turbine Hall Commission at Tate Modern
Tate Modern has awarded Mire Lee the annual Turbine Hall Commission. Lee is recognized for her visceral sculptures that employ kinetic, mechanized components to evoke the conflict between pliant forms and structured systems. Lee is renowned for her expansive installations that use substances like clay and silicone that are wrapped around armatures, grates, and other […]
Unravel: Textile Art and Political Discourse at the Barbican
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art at the Barbican highlights artists from the 1960s to the present who have explored the transformative role of textiles. The artists pose challenging inquiries about power, questioning who possesses it and how it can be contested and recovered. Featuring over 100 artworks by 50 international names, […]
The Dead Man’s Switch: Molodkin’s Acidic Pledge to Destroy Masterpieces
Andrei Molodkin, a Russian artist, has pledged to dissolve precious artworks valued at $45 million, including pieces by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Warhol, using acid if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dies in prison. Molodkin claimed to have sixteen pieces of art, which will not be given back to their owners until Assange is set free. He […]
Desert X AlUla: In the Presence of Absence
Desert X AlUla, a site-specific exhibition set against the backdrop of AlUla—an ancient Arabic oasis city—provides an opportunity for spectators to engage with monumental artworks, establishing a harmonious dialogue with the surrounding natural landscape, one of the major principles of land art. Curated by Marcello Dantas, who is renowned for his multidisciplinary approach that combine […]
