As we all know my major passion over here is Photography. So it’s with a lot of pleasure I’m blogging about CONTACT - Toronto’s Photography Festival.
This years theme is the Constructed Theme in short this means the festival will be looking at “the numerous ways images are now constructed and how they have irrevocably transformed [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Art Fairs’
April 25, 2007
Montreal’s Biennale - Spring Summer 2007.
Montreal was once considered the Canadian cultural capital and to many it still is. Although it can be said that since the separatist Parti Quebecoise passed legislation in the late 70’s making French the common public language, the province suffered as major financial and artistic institutions have moved to Toronto.
However, the Montreal Biennale still [...]
March 15, 2007
Reports from the DIFC Gulf Art Fair.
Last week saw the arrival of a new art fair to the cosmopolitan and global worlds of international art fairs. The DIFC Gulf Art Fair. According to the The Art Newspaper Gulf Art Focus, the cash rich governments of the Gulf states are spending their wealth on a range of cultural projects as never before in [...]
March 9, 2007
Breaking News. Christies Auction house buys out Haunch of Venison Gallery.
News courtesy of Wesley Yuen.
Venerable auction house Christie’s has raised art-world eyebrows by purchasing London’s Haunch of Venison Gallery.
The gallery, which represents Bill Viola and Keith Tyson, among others, has branches in Zurich and Berlin and took in nearly $100 million in sales last year!
While Christie’s says that Haunch of Venison will be barred [...]
February 26, 2007
New York, New York Part Four - One Last thing!
Picture Courtesy of www.reddotfair.com
So I should have thought that those of you who have been in New York for the last week and completely arted out and a little exhausted!
However… Dont quit yet! There’s one last visit you should pay! (Well maybe more than one but this one i definitely would’nt miss!)
Red Dot Art Fair, is conveniently [...]
February 21, 2007
New York, New York!Part Three - Pulse
Justin Hibbs. New Order 2004. Oil on Board 142 x 101 cm.
Tomorrow see’s the opening day of Pulse- The contemporary Art Fair held in the traditional home of the 1913 Armory Show at Lexington and 26th Ave.
Definately worth a visit if your partaking in New York this week. There is a shuttle bus between the Armory and Pulse.
Pulse [...]
February 18, 2007
New York, New York! Part Two - The Armory Show
http://www.thearmoryshow.com
February 23rd marks the opening at Pier 94, of the 2007 of the Armory show in New York.
For those of you in town it is definitely worth a visit. Remember if your going to bring out the killer heels, to bring a spare pair of shoes to soothe your aching feet in your bag, as its a [...]
January 19, 2007
It’s L.A’s Week- Art Week That Is!
Ed Ruscha “Lionin Oil” (2002) From the Magrite and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images.
LA is gearing up to take on the EastCoast and New York this week with LA art week tearing into town. We hope that the sales records will be shattered and the prices will soar as a huge influx of buyers [...]
