The World Photography Organisation and Montgomery announced earlier this year the inaugural edition of Photo Shanghai - the first international art fair dedicated to photography in China. >> Read more
one key difference distinguished Art Paris from the Armory in New York: echoing the Chinese theme, quite a few galleries in the general section showed Chinese artists - or else works by Western artists dealing with themes connected to China. Guillaume Piens, the artistic director, stated that up to 33 galleries showed works that were in some way or another connected to China. >> Read more
On the eve of Art Paris 2014, Randian gives you Yu Hsiao-hwei in conversation with fair Director Guillaume Piens on choosing China as this year's Guest of Honor. >> Read more
My Dear, You Shouldn’t Believe in Fairytales takes the construction of fairytales as a metaphor for the legitimization of narratives as a point of departure... >> Read more
The 6th Annual SH Contemporary was nervously watched by the local art community amid rumors that the fair’s contract with the local government was coming to an end. >> Read more
I have been a Paola Pivi fan since 2000, when I first saw "Senza Titolo (Untitled)" at one of the most beautiful museums in Italy, the Castello di Rivoli, on the outskirts of Turin. "Senza Titolo" is an unframed white painting — the one on show at the Rockbund Art Museum is called "Thank You Ocean" — made of thousands of artificial pearls. It is a concentration of power, mass and beauty... >> Read more
by Alice Gee Thao Nguyen Phan ‘Becoming Alluvium’ Chisenhale Gallery (64 Chisenhale Rd, Bow, London E3 5QZ) Sept. 26, 2020 – Dec. 6, 2020 Thao Nguyen Phan’s Becoming Alluvium, comprising a single-channel video and a series of lacquer and silk paintings, arrives at the Chisenhale Gallery in London after exhibitions in Brussels and Barcelona. In these […] >> Read more
Now in his 9th decade, Alex Katz is one of the greatest living artists. Yet Katz remains in a category of his own. We spoke with Katz by telephone about influences, recent shows and the key model for his entire oeuvre, his wife and muse of 60 years, Ada. >> Read more