Following the severe outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has recently been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, Art Basel had no option but to cancel the upcoming edition of Art Basel Hong Kong. The fair was scheduled to take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from…
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New York’s art and culture scene came out on January 23, 2020 to celebrate at The Untitled Space for a cocktail reception in support of Art4Equality‘s benefit exhibition and inaugural art auction presented in collaboration with online auction house Paddle8. The art auction launched with a preview on January 23rd and will be live for…
Last month, Banksy’s ‘Devolved Parliament’ sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby’s, making him one of the world’s most expensive street artists (without a commission to show for it). However, if your wallet boasts of anything upwards of €10, you can bring home a ‘Banksy’ too. The infamous graffiti artist has made his work accessible (again)…
The female nipple, an unlikely hero of the censorship movement, is under scrutiny yet again. Last week, the Facebook and Instagram office hosted a debate over the controversial body part, with 20 assorted members of the art community – which was long overdue. Director Lina Esco’s film Free The Nipple unleashed a movement much bigger…
On July 20, 1969, the whole world watched as humankind made its first steps on the moon. It was at this moment in image history that began the expansion of human vision, photography and videography. As we’re coming up to the half century mark of exploring Earth’s celestial neighbor, museums and institutions across the globe…
In art history, women are usually showcased as muses rather than artists, often overlooked and underrated throughout history. The following women (in no particular order) are world-renowned artists who were (and still are) pioneers in the art world. They broke boundaries and paved the way for today’s female artists, incrementing the reform of gender imbalance…
Volta Basel 2019 June 10th – 15th PREVIEW Guest of Honor and Press Preview Monday, June 10, 10 AM – 12 PM VIP Preview Monday, June 10, 12 – 2 PM Public Vernissage Monday, June 10, 2 – 7 PM Free Admission REGULAR HOURS Tuesday, June 11 – Saturday, June 15 10 AM – 7…
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 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 “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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…