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Category Archives: Viewpoints
Viewpoints / Openings: Olek — “I do not expect to be a mother but I do expect to die alone” @ Tony’s Gallery, London
AM was at Tony’s Gallery in Shoreditch on Thursday to see the first UK solo show by Olek (set-up and teaser photos here). The New York-based artist has been making the most of her extended London visit, transforming the ground … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Art, Features, Installation, Openings, Sculpture, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Viewpoints
Tagged Contemporary Art, Contests, Giveaways, Installation, London, Olek, Openings, Sculpture, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Tony's Gallery, Tracey Emin, UK, Viewpoints
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Viewpoints: A Reading of Boris Hoppek’s Obama Beach Ball
The following article is a guest post by friend of AM, Peter Bengtsen. He wrote this essay for us after seeing the release of Boris Hoppek’s Obama Beach Ball, the resultant opinions that have been broadcast on the internet in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art products, Contemporary Art, Features, Street & Urban Art, Viewpoints
Tagged Boris Hoppek, FAME Festival, FAME Festival 2011, Politics, Studio Cromie, Viewpoints
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Viewpoints: Top 25 Most Expensive Banksy Works Ever
Last Wednesday during Christie’s Post War & Contemporary Art sale in London, a historic Banksy canvas came very close to tripling its high estimate of £50,000. Originally exhibited in 2002 at Santa’s Ghetto, a perennial winter group show (a modern … Continue reading
Viewpoints / Openings : Takashi Murakami @ Gagosian Gallery, London
For the last five and a half weeks, Gagosian Gallery on Britannia Street (the larger of its two spaces in London) has been hosting a Takashi Murakami exhibition (previewed). The show features five large-scale sculptures along with a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Art, Features, Openings, Sculpture, Shows & Events, Viewpoints
Tagged Anime, Contemporary Art, Features, figyua, Gagosian Gallery, Kuroda Seiki, manga, Murakami, otaku, Shows & Events, Superflat, Takashi Murakami, UK, Viewpoints
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Viewpoints: Peter Kennard + War Boutique — ‘shooting@earth’ @ Black Rat Projects
Black Rat Projects in London recently hosted shooting@earth, a three-day event running from 5 to 7 May which launched @earth, the new photo-essay by Peter Kennard, assisted by Tarek Salhany. The exhibition also showcased a collection of works that packed … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Art, Features, Installation, Openings, Publications, Sculpture, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Viewpoints
Tagged @earth, Andipa Gallery, Banksy, Black Rat Projects, Contemporary Art, Gieves & Hawkes, Goldsmiths, John Berger, Mutate Britain, Naomi Klein, Peter Kennard, Publications, Raven Row, Robin Hood Tax, Sculpture, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Tarek Salhany, Tate, Tate Publishing, War Boutique
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Viewpoints / Openings: Richard Hambleton pop-up show @ The Dairy, London
Three weeks ago, AM attended the London preview for the pop-up exhibition Richard Hambleton New York. Upon entering the venue, it wasn’t immediately clear whether we’d arrived at an art show or a fashion show. The heaving crowd and large … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary Art, Features, Openings, Photography, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Viewpoints
Tagged Andy Valmorbida, Armani, Contemporary Art, Features, Fondation Cartier, Guggenheim, Hank O'Neal, Hugo Boss Prize, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Louis Vuitton, MOCA, Murakami, Previews, Prism Gallery, Richard Hambleton, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, The Dairy, The Old Dairy, UK, Valmorbida, Viewpoints, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld
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Highlights: Recommended Openings for the Weekend
The art world is on fire this weekend – so many major shows opening around the world. Los Angeles leads the charge with major solo shows opening this weekend from the likes of Dennis Hopper (MOCA), Natalia Fabia (Corey Helford … Continue reading
Update: Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Sale Results
Yesterday’s Contemporary Day Sale (previewed) at Sotheby’s in London only had a few lots that AM was closely watching, but the results are a good sign for the overall market. In particular, Faile received a much needed boost with their … Continue reading
Viewpoints: Murakami, MOCA & Louis Vuitton Sued by Disgruntled Speculator
Last summer, the MOCA was sued by a disgruntled speculator, Clint Arthur, over the sale of some lithographic prints from Takashi Murakami’s retrospective. Arthur’s initial suit alleged that without proper documentation, the prints were just overpriced posters and the museum … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art products, Contemporary Art, Viewpoints
Tagged Contemporary Art, Features, Law, Louis Vuitton, MOCA, Museums, Takashi Murakami, Viewpoints
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