The founding of the Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery in Munich in 1968 marked the beginning of a forum of contemporary art that over the years has presented a great many artists in their first solo exhibitions in Germany, or indeed in their first solo exhibitions at all. The list includes, for example, such artists as Jenny […] >> Read more
I stepped off the plane, inhaled deeply, and choked on the news that America had elected Donald Duck as president. Had the plane actually crashed in a massive ball of fire without me noticing? >> Read more
More than 250 closest friends of Para Site’s gathered for an auction gala supporting the Hong Kong’s premier contemporary art organisation and one of the oldest and most active independent art centres in Asia. >> Read more
One event caught the eye among the sideshows of the Venice Biennale: “The Writings of Today are a Promise of Tomorrow” launched with a curious mélange of art, food and design. >> Read more
As regards China, London was less interested in the Middle Kingdom than in 2013 but the ubiquitous presence of Chinese artists and collectors in London, and galleries and museums attentive to them, indicates a trend that has been growing for the last five years. >> Read more
The usual summer lull affecting the art world didn’t apply this year in rural England. “We loved what we saw. And then this project fell in our lap,” Ivan Wirth told the FT about finding Durslade Farm. >> Read more