Category Archives: Contemporary art

Review of LA Art Show 2018, California, United States

The LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America, officially kick-off the city’s 2018 art season at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 10, 2018. LA Art show is the unparalleled international art experience with more than 100 galleries from over 18 countries exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video & performance. Building on last year’s excitement, DIVERSEartLA dedicates over 60,000 square feet in the LA Art Show to performance art, installations, exhibits and programs curated by major museums and arts organizations such as LACMA, MOLAA, The AUTRY and MUSA Museum of the art Guadalajara. The DIVERSEartLA section is devoted to nurturing the creative energy of collectors, artists, curators and institutions by providing a contemporary art platform that helps empower. cpmmect amd emgage LA’s dynamic communty and diverse audiences with the world. Enjoy the LA Art Show’s more conceptual and abstract installations,…

Review of LA Art Show 2019, California, United States

The LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America, officially kick-off the city’s 2019 art season at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 23, 2019. LA Art show is the unparalleled international art experience with more than 120 galleries from over 18 countries exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video & performance. In its 24th year, the fair focus on Latin America and the Pacific Rim. The event feature an array of art from contemporary and modern, to classical, and other specialized art scenes that often command their own dedicated shows. Radiant presentations are brought to life by a variety of galleries molding the Los Angeles artistic sphere as a completely accessible space for expression. The tradition and prestige of LA Art Show are already fully consolidated in the city and its surroundings,makes it one of the main American contemporary art fairs.…

Review of LA Art Show 2020, California, United States

The LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America, officially kick-off the city’s 2020 art season at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 5, 2020. LA’s largest and longest-running art fair makes a triumphant return after its landmark 25th anniversary. LA Art Show is the unparalleled international art experience with 123 galleries, museums, and non-profit arts organizations from around the world exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video and performance. As LA’s largest and longest-running art fair, this year marks a milestone both for the LA Art Show and the entire LA art community. As the LA Art Show celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Los Angeles was gearing up for the largest lineup of art and cultural programming in the city’s history, rivaling New York, the reigning arts capital of the US. Drawing from the angle of displaying the culturally-rich composition of Los…

Review of LA Art Show 2021, Los Angeles, California, United States

The LA Art Show, the most comprehensive international contemporary art show in America, officially kick-off the city’s 2021 art season at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 29, 2021. LA’s largest and longest-running art fair makes a triumphant return after its landmark 26th anniversary. LA Art Show is the unparalleled international art experience with over 80 galleries, museums, and non-profit arts organizations from around the world exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video and performance. Los Angeles has emerged as a global epicenter of art & culture, with a distinct, interwoven multi-cultural influence unique to the city. Diversity is our strength and art is most impactful when it includes or transcends all borders. As LA rises as the world-class destination for art, the LA Art Show continues to lead the way with innovative programming and one-of-a-kind experiences for an expanding collecting audience. The LA Art Show…

Review of Felix Art Fair Los Angeles 2019-2021, California, United States

Felix LA is a new contemporary art fair in Los Angeles. Its mission is to create a more intimate fair experience for collectors, dealers, and artists that prioritizes connoisseurship, collaboration, and community. Felix LA was co-founded by Dean Valentine along with brothers Al Morán and Mills Morán. A return to the hotel fair format, in the spirit of the storied Gramercy International Los Angeles at the Chateau Marmont, Felix grants galleries an efficient exhibition opportunity while offering the city’s collector-base intimate access and maximum flexibility. The informal setting allows for more extended conversations among collectors, dealers, and artists alike. The appeal of Felix Art Fair, which debuted in 2019, was always the intimacy of its setting: Initially built in 1927 along Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard, the Roosevelt Hotel is still outfitted with some of its vintage charm, despite multiple modernizations. Founded by collector Dean Valentine and dealers Al and Mills…

Review of Frieze Los Angeles 2019, California, United States

Premiering February 15-17, 2019, Frieze launch a new annual contemporary art fair in Los Angeles, presented at Paramount Pictures Studios, reflecting Los Angeles’ position as a global arts capital. Frieze Los Angeles was at the heart of a dynamic week during which international collectors, curators and artists come together to engage with and appreciate the city and everything that makes it great. Los Angeles, a city with an incredibly rich landscape of museums, galleries and art schools which play a pivotal role in the international art world. Frieze Los Angeles add an exciting new dimension to this thriving cultural scene. Frieze Los Angeles largely focuses on contemporary art and celebrate the exceptionally dynamic culture of Los Angeles and its global contributions to the visual arts. The full program and list of participating galleries was announced at a future date. Frieze Los Angeles bring together the most significant and forward-thinking galleries…

Review of Frieze Los Angeles 2020, California, United States

Frieze Los Angeles 2020 returns to the cinematic setting of Paramount Pictures Studios, February 14-16, 2020. Frieze Los Angeles 2020, welcomed more than 35,000 visitors to the unique setting of Paramount Pictures Studios. 75 local and international presented exceptional solo and curated presentations, in addition to unique artist commissions as part of Frieze Projects and the Artist Street Fair in the open-air filmset of the Paramount Backlot. Frieze Los Angeles largely focuses on contemporary art and celebrate the exceptionally dynamic culture of Los Angeles and its global contributions to the visual arts. The full program and list of participating galleries was announced at a future date. Frieze Los Angeles bring together the most significant and forward-thinking galleries from across the city and around the world. The fair experience was completed by Frieze Week events across the city. 70 international galleries, including return participants like powerhouses David Zwirner, Gagosian, Hauser &…

Exhibition review in early years, Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet is a state museum with a national mandate for modern and contemporary art. The collection is at the forefront of its kind in Europe. The museum is a meeting place for people and art with a strong foundation in society and the world at large. With its world-class programme of exhibitions, collection-based projects and educational activities, Moderna Museet has substantial local presence and international reach. The exchange with other art institutions around the world is extensive. The Stockholm Museum of Modern Art is a state administrative authority under the Ministry of Culture, and has,…

2013-14 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet is a state museum with a national mandate for modern and contemporary art. The collection is at the forefront of its kind in Europe. The museum is a meeting place for people and art with a strong foundation in society and the world at large. With its world-class programme of exhibitions, collection-based projects and educational activities, Moderna Museet has substantial local presence and international reach. The exchange with other art institutions around the world is extensive. The extraordinary power of art is our lifeblood. Art arises in and reflects its own time. It enables…

2015 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet is a state museum with a national mandate for modern and contemporary art. The collection is at the forefront of its kind in Europe. The museum is a meeting place for people and art with a strong foundation in society and the world at large. With its world-class programme of exhibitions, collection-based projects and educational activities, Moderna Museet has substantial local presence and international reach. The exchange with other art institutions around the world is extensive. Moderna Museet has a long-standing history of hosting international artists for groundbreaking exhibitions, performances, and other presentations, as…

2016 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet’s passion is to mediate art for people. To embrace, challenge, and inspire people and we are driven by an ambition to speak with many. Moderna Museet inclusive and to celebrate diversity by recognizing that people arrive from different starting points. Moderna Museet engage a broader audience through sharing the wonder of art. The extraordinary power of art is our lifeblood. Art arises in and reflects its own time. It enables questions that generate new perspectives; artists are an enormous force and stimulate broader creativity. Moderna Museet champion art because it forges new paths and…

2017 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet is a state museum with a national mandate for modern and contemporary art. The collection is at the forefront of its kind in Europe. The museum is a meeting place for people and art with a strong foundation in society and the world at large. With its world-class programme of exhibitions, collection-based projects and educational activities, Moderna Museet has substantial local presence and international reach. The exchange with other art institutions around the world is extensive. Moderna Museet has a long-standing history of hosting international artists for groundbreaking exhibitions, performances, and other presentations, as…

2018 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. The museum is a state administrative authority under the Ministry of Culture, and has, according to its instructions, the task of collecting, preserving, displaying and communicating 20th and 21st century art in all its forms. Moderna Museet shall promote international contacts through collaboration with institutions outside Sweden in the form of touring exhibitions, and shall also be responsible for Swedish participation in international art biennials. The Modern Museum is also a central museum, with national responsibility in its area. On 14 February, 2004, the museum building was reopened with festivities. In addition to repairs, the opportunity…

2019 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on Skeppsholmen island, a setting of natural beauty. Opened in 1958, the building was designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet is a state museum with a national mandate for modern and contemporary art. The collection is at the forefront of its kind in Europe. The museum is a meeting place for people and art with a strong foundation in society and the world at large. With its world-class programme of exhibitions, collection-based projects and educational activities, Moderna Museet has substantial local presence and international reach. The exchange with other art institutions around the world is extensive. Moderna Museet has a long-standing history of hosting international artists for groundbreaking exhibitions, performances, and other presentations, as…

2020 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. Moderna Museet has a long-standing history of hosting international artists for groundbreaking exhibitions, performances, and other presentations, as well as through its world-renowned collection. With an art collection comprising more than 130 000 works, Moderna Museet (Museum of Modern Art) is Sweden’s leading museum for modern and contemporary art. Moderna Museet has one of Europe’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. The collections contain contemporary painting, sculpture, photography and art film from 1900 onwards, and in the case of photographs also from around 1840. It includes key works by Pablo Picasso, Ljubov Popova, Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim, Robert Rauschenberg, Donald Judd and Irving Penn, along…

2021 Exhibition review of Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Sweden

Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet) is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened a new branch in Malmö in the south of Sweden, Moderna Museet Malmö. The collections contain contemporary painting, sculpture, photography and art film from 1900 onwards, and in the case of photographs also from around 1840. Moderna Museet has one of Europe’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. It includes key works by Pablo Picasso, Ljubov Popova, Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim, Robert Rauschenberg, Donald Judd and Irving Penn, along with works by contemporary practising artists. Here you can read about the various parts of the collection and its history. The museum opened in 1958, when was moved from the Nationalmuseum into a former navy drill hall on Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. The current building was completed in 1998,…

Fotografiska in The Great Customs House, Stockholm, Sweden

Fotografiska is a centre for contemporary photography in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. Fotografiska is a destination to discover world-class photography, eclectic programming, elevated dining and surprising new perspectives. Although it is seen as such to the general public, it is not a museum because it has no collections, does not conduct research and is for-profit. The building The Great Customs House (Stora Tullhuset) belong to the Royal. Tullhuset is a building at Stadsgården in Stockholm, which is believed to have been designed by Ferdinand Boberg 1906-1910, as he has not signed the original drawings. The building is marked in green by the City Museum in Stockholm, which means “that the buildings are judged to be particularly valuable from a historical, cultural-historical, environmental or artistic point of view”. The Royal Customs House in Stockholm shows the typical industrial architecture for Boberg from the turn of the century 1900, where…

Public art and Street art in Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden has a long tradition of public art; a belief that art has an important role to play in society and therefore should be available to everyone. This creativity often spills out onto the streets, with many pieces of street art showcased across the city. Stockholm is a city infused with artistic talent, with excellent fine art galleries, exciting contemporary spaces and artists all seeking to push the creative envelope. When walking around in Stockholm, there is a variety of artworks scattered in parks, squares, along streets, and in the subway stations for everyone to enjoy. Street art came to Sweden in the 1990s and has since become the most popular way to establish art in the public space. A notable example is the Itinerant artist. Street art can be expressed in many ways, such as pearl plates, knitted hats on statues or tiles on a wall. Common forms of…

Review of Venice Art Biennale 2009, Italy

The 53th International Art Exhibition, opened to the public from June 7 to November 22, 2009. The main exhibition of the 53rd Venice Biennale is entitled “Making Worlds”. This biennale includes works by 90 artists and 77 national pavilions participating, including first-time participations of Montenegro, Principality of Monaco, Republic of Gabon, Union of Comoros, and United Arab Emirates. This edition of biennale covers the International Art Exhibition in the Central Pavilion at Giardini and Arsenale. This year the disparate Biennale venues also be better linked together by a new bridge – between the Giardino delle Vergini and the Sestriere di Castello, giving the whole area of the Giardini-Arsenale a sense of unity. The main exhibition of the 53rd Venice Biennale is entitled “Making Worlds”. The biennale emphasizes the creative process where a work of art presents the artist’s vision of the world, “Making Worlds” is an exhibition driven by the…

Review of Venice Art Biennale 2011, Italy

The 54th International Art Exhibition, opened to the public from June 4 to November 27, 2011 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale. This edition of biennale covers the International Art Exhibition in the Central Pavilion at Giardini and Arsenale as well as 89 national participations and 37 collateral events around the city. The exhibition theme entitled “ILLUMInations”, emphasize the importance of light and enlightenment, literally draws attention to the importance of such endeavours in a globalized world. la Biennale di Venezia has always been buoyed by an international spirit, and even more so now in an age in which artists themselves have become multifaceted, discerning and cultural tourists. The exhibition centres on the themes of light and enlightenment, while simultaneously exploring ideas related to ‘nation’. It incorporates several works by Venetian Old Master Tintoretto (1518-1594), which were unorthodox and experimental for his time, distinguished by dramatic lighting. Also, as…

Review of Venice Art Biennale 2013, Italy

The 55th International Art Exhibition, opened to the public from June 1 to November 24, 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale. The Exhibition entitled “Il Palazzo Enciclopedico” (The Encyclopedic Palace) was laid out in the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Arsenale forming a single itinerary, with works spanning over the past century alongside several new commissions. 88 National Participations exhibited in the historical Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the city of Venice. Among these 10 countries participated in the Exhibition for the first time: Angola, Bahamas, Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic ofIvory Coast, Republic of Kosovo, Kuwait, Maldives, Paraguay and Tuvalu. “The Encyclopedic Palace” have expressed the increasing desire to place artists in a historical perspective or in a context of mutual affinities, by highlighting ties and relations both with the past and with other artists of the present. Attention has increasingly been focused…

Review of Venice Art Biennale 2015, Exhibition Venues Around the Town, Italy

The 56th International Art Exhibition, entitled All the World’s Futures, is open to the public from May 9 to November 22, 2015 at the Giardini della Biennale and at the Arsenale. Celebrating the 120th anniversary, the Exhibition forms a unitary itinerary that starts at the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and continues at the Arsenale. The Biennale builds on its own history, and moves forward year after year, which is formed of many memories but, in particular, a long succession of different perspectives from which to observe the phenomenon of contemporary artistic creation. Curated by Okwui Enwezor and organized by la Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, art Participations was exhibiting in the historical Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the city of Venice. With over 136 artists from 53 countries. Of works on display, 159 are expressly realized for this year edition. The countries participating for the…

Venice Art Biennale 2017, Exhibition Venues Around the Town, Italy

The 57th international art exhibition, titled Viva Arte Viva, curated by Christine Macel and organised by Paolo Baratta, took place from May 13 to November 26 2017. The Biennale present itself as a place dedicated to an open dialogue between artists, and between artists and the public. This year ‘s theme dedicated to celebrating, and almost giving thanks for, the very existence of art and artists, whose worlds expand our perspective and the space of our existence. The exhibition staged in the historic Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the city centre of Venice, including the participations of 86 countries and regions. 23 Collateral Events, promoted by non-profit national and international institutions, present their exhibitions and initiatives in Venice during the 57th Exhibition. The Exhibition Viva Arte Viva offers a route that unfolds over the course of nine chapters or families of artists, beginning with two introductory…

Venice Art Biennale 2017, Exhibition in Giardini, Italy

The 57th international art exhibition, titled Viva Arte Viva, curated by Christine Macel and organised by Paolo Baratta, took place from May 13 to November 26 2017. The Biennale present itself as a place dedicated to an open dialogue between artists, and between artists and the public. This year ‘s theme dedicated to celebrating, and almost giving thanks for, the very existence of art and artists, whose worlds expand our perspective and the space of our existence. The exhibition staged in the historic Pavilions at the Giardini, at the Arsenale and in the city centre of Venice, including the participations of 86 countries and regions. 23 Collateral Events, promoted by non-profit national and international institutions, will present their exhibitions and initiatives in Venice during the 57th Exhibition. The Exhibition Viva Arte Viva offers a route that unfolds over the course of nine chapters or families of artists, beginning with two…