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ART BASEL SWITZERLAND OPENS JUNE 11TH

Art Basel June 13 to 16, 2019 Private Days (by invitation only) Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 11am to 8pm Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 11am to 8pm Vernissage (by invitation only) Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 4pm to 8pm Public Days Thursday, June 13, 2019, 11am to 7pm Friday, June 14, 2019, 11am to 7pm Saturday, June…

PHOTO BASEL SWITZERLAND TO OPEN JUNE 11

photo basel June 11-16 Volkshaus Basel, Rebgasse 12-14 4058 Basel, Switzerland Photo Basel, Switzerland’s first and only art fair dedicated to the display and promotion of photography, returns to the Volkshaus Basel for its fifth anniversary edition. Curated by photography expert Daniel Blochwitz, the fair runs from June 11 - 16, 2019 coinciding with the…

VENICE BIENNALE’S 58TH EDITION TITLED “MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES” OPENS MAY 11TH

Venice Biennale "May you live in interesting times" Pre-opening: May 8th - 10th Regular days: May 11th - November 24th At the Giardini and the Arsenale Open to the public from Saturday, May 11th to Sunday, November 24th, 2019,  The 58th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, titled May You Live In Interesting Times, will include…

DIOR PRESENTS NEW EXHIBITION CELEBRATING ITALIAN FEMINIST ARTISTS

The Unexpected Subject 1978 Art and Feminism in Italy On view: April 4 – May 26 2019. FM Centre for Contemporary Art Via Giovanni Battista Piranesi 10, Milano. FM Center for Contemporary Art presents The Unexpected Subject. 1978 Art and Feminism in Italy, a new exhibition curated by Marco Scotini and Raffaella Perna, proposing for the first time a wide-ranging…

MERCEDES VS. ARTISTS: THE CAR COMPANY SUES ARTISTS WHILE FEATURING THEIR MURALS WITHOUT CONSENT

"Public art has become an important and beautiful attraction in cities around the world. Mercedes’ actions could scare artists into not wanting to make any artwork outdoors for fear that big companies will use and exploit their work without permission, and we must never let that happen. We are dedicated to fighting against this type…

DOES GENDER BIAS REMAIN IN THE ART WORLD?

Professor Renee Adams, a finance professor at Oxford, and her colleagues, Roman Kraussl, Marco Navone, and Patrick Verwijmeren, set out to answer the long asked question of why women artists are often times less famous than their counterparts.  In December 2017 they published a study which explored gender discrepancies between men and women in the art world. There…

WOMEN IN ART: TOP FEMALE COLLECTORS

The art industry, from gallerists to curators to collectors, is incredibly male-dominated despite the number of qualified women in these fields. We've rounded up the top female art collectors from around the world, including Miuccia Prada, Julia Stoschek, Susi Kenna and more, to keep your eye on. Julia Stoschek Dubbed "Germany's foremost post-Internet collector" by…

5 FEMALE ARTISTS TO WATCH

Looking for new artists to follow? Don't miss our roundup of five female artists on the rise, including Eliza Douglas, Trish Tillman, Julie Curtiss, Christina Quarles and Genevieve Gaignard. Eliza Douglas You may recognize Eliza Douglas from the Balenciaga runway, a Helmut Lang advertisement or fellow artist Anne Imhof's "Faust" (a performance piece that garnered…

ART BASEL SWITZERLAND SALES INDICATE INCREASED INTEREST IN FEMALE ARTISTS

Today, Art Basel Switzerland opened with a VIP preview boasting strong sales, including the purchase of a number of notable works. A 1990 sculpture by Sol LeWitt sold at Paula Cooper Gallery for just under $1 million, Perrotin and Simon Lee Gallery sold its entire presentation of 18 paintings by Bernard Frize, and Robert Longo’s installation in…

INDIRA CESARINE’S ‘ONLY YOU’ SERIES AT SCOPE ART SHOW, BASEL

ONLY YOU A Multimedia Series by Indira Cesarine Presented by SHIM + ArtHelix June 12th – 17th, 2018 SCOPE Art Show, Basel, Switzerland: SCOPE | HAUS, WEBERGASSE 34 Booth A43 VIP + Press Preview: June 12th @ 1pm – 4pm Public Opening: June 12th @ 4pm-7pm More information HERE Multimedia series "ONLY YOU" by Indira Cesarine of The Untitled Space…

ART BASEL 2018: A GUIDE TO ALL THE FAIRS OPENING IN SWITZERLAND

On June 14th, the art world's biggest fair will return to Basel, Switzerland for a week of exhibitions and openings, bringing a number of satellite fairs—including Scope, DesignMiami/Basel and Volta—with it. Read on for our definitive guide to Art Basel 2018! Art Basel June 14th - 17th, 2018 Messeplatz 10, 4005 Basel, Switzerland VIP Preview: June 12th…

PHOTOGRAPHER KIKE ARNAL ON DOCUMENTING THE LATIN AMERICAN TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY & HIS NEW BOOK, ‘REVEALING SELVES’

At the core of his work, photographer Kike Arnal tells stories that many choose to gloss over or ignore. His previous series have explored subjects such as the impact of cluster bombs on on civilians, the wealth gap in Washington D.C. and the Christian community in Bethlehem, Palestine. His most recent book, "Revealing Selves: Transgender…

EXHIBIT ‘ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE’ HITS ARTSY FOR ITS VERY OWN BENEFIT AUCTION

ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE: Benefit Auction April 5th - April 19th, 2018 Register to bid through Artsy HERE "ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE," the critically acclaimed group show of over 80 artists responding to Donald Trump's administration, drew crowds of politically-minded art lovers to The Untitled Space throughout January and February. After moving to Artsy to remain…

ARTIST VS. MODEL RIGHTS: HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

Artists often find themselves in a bind when it comes to depicting individuals, whether a celebrity, model or everyday citizen, in their work. They can find themselves unsure, and sometimes confronted with backlash, regarding their rights when it comes to using an individual's likeness in paintings, photographs and drawings. Countless celebrities have sued artists for…

FOUNDLING MUSEUM CELEBRATES FEMALE SUFFRAGE WITH 2018 PROGRAMMING

The Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London This year, London's Foundling Museum marks the centenary of female suffrage in the United Kingdom with a host of programming celebrating women's contribution to British society, culture and philanthropy from the 1720s to present day. The year-long schedule of exhibitions harkens to Foundling Museum founder Thomas Coram's…

THE LOUVRE OPENS NEW LOCATION NOVEMBER 11TH IN ABU DHABI

The Louvre will open its Abu Dhabi branch to the public this Saturday, November 11th with a week-long series of celebratory events. Designed by architect Jean Nouvel, the waterfront space is located in Abu Dhabi’s cultural district on Saadiyat Island. The museum's inaugural installation features 600 works of art, half from its own holdings and half from its…

TOP AUCTIONS SALES FROM THE ART MARKET

What are the top paintings sold in 2016? According to the most recent TEFAF Art Market Report, the top five artworks sold at auction in 2016 were sold at prices between $57 million - $82 million from artists such as Picasso, Monet, and Jean-Michel Basquat. Read all about the nail-biting auctions and the expensive bids below.…

A LOOK INTO ART BASEL SWITZERLAND 2017

Art Basel Switzerland is set to return this year from June 15-18 and is curated for the second year by Samuel Leuenberger, director and curator of SALTS in Birsfelden, Switzerland. This year's show show has work from about 300 galleries that feature pieces of modern and contemporary art that include, paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, prints, video, multimedia…

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT “UNTITLED” PAINTING SELLS FOR OVER $110MILLION

Jean-Michel Basquiat became a legendary artist on May 18th when the deceased painter’s work, “Untitled,” sold for $110.5 million at a Sotheby's postwar and contemporary auction. The auction spanned 10 minutes as the prices soared higher and higher. This price is the highest sum ever paid at auction for an American artist, a record Andy Warhol…

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VENICE BIENNALE 2017 WITH THE CULTURALLY CURIOUS NOMAD

Being a notorious culturally curious Nomad, there are a few cultural gatherings I look forward to on the social calendar. From my favorite art, film, music, fashion and architecture events, the Venice Biennale definitely wins hands down. Every two years, a group of friends that are mostly artists, collectors and dealers, and I (who just like to…

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