Art Seen: International
James HD Brown // Anahuacalli
Anahuacalli is a unique museum conceived and created by muralist Diego Rivera who collected approximately 60,000 pre-Hispanic pieces during his lifetime. He created a building to place and exhibit them that was only completed after his death. Anahuacalli is located in Coyoacán, in the South of Mexico city. How cool to see Sarah Lucas last year and then[...]
Museo Tamayo + Fundación Jumex // Highlights
Museo Rufino Tamayo Inaugurated in 1981, Museo Rufino Tamayo is an art museum located in Mexico City built around the donated collection of artist Rufino Tamayo. Tamayo’s donated pieces of over 300 paintings, sculptures and more by artists including Picasso, Miró and Magritte makes up a large amount of the museums collection. In addition to Tamayo’s[...]
Diaz Contemporary + Art Gallery Ontario // Highlights
Diaz Contemporary My first visit to Toronto and I was thrilled to learn about a new gallery Diaz Contemporary that shows emerging artists. My colleague and I visited the cool space south of King Street to find paintings by John Eisler as well as a video triptych and installations in the smaller gallery by Aleesa Cohene.[...]
MCA // Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A
Polish born, London-based artist Goshka Macuga was born in 1967. This is the first survey of her work in the United States and it is not an easy one to digest but I found it fascinating. Macuga looks at and uses art as a form of research. Her interest lies in strategies of display and blurring[...]
Guggenheim // Zarina: Paper Like Skin
If you are at the Guggenheim checking out the Gutai exhibition which you must do, you need to pop into the small exhibition of works by Zarina Hashmi organized by the Hammer Museum (no wonder I loved it). Born in 1937 in India, in 1947 she was forced to leave and settle in Pakistan and is now[...]
Gutai: Splendid Playground at the Guggenheim // Highlights
This phenomenal exhibition presents the most influential avant garde collective of the postwar era. Founded by artist, critic and teacher Yoshihara Jiro, the Gutai group was legendary. Members explored new arts forms such as performance, painting and “interactive environments” creating an international common ground of experimental art. It lasted for 18 years, from 1954-72 and[...]
La Casa Encendida + La Caixa Forum // Highlights
La Casa Encendida It was complete dumb luck that I stumbled upon this institution where there was a nice, small Albert Oehlen show as well as a group show of emerging Spanish artists called Generacion 2013. I loved the found object/collages by Teresa Solar represented by the Madrid gallery Formato Comodo in that exhibition.[...]
REINA SOFÍA // HIGHLIGHTS
Reina Sofía No visit to Madrid is complete without a visit to the Reina Sofia. And right now there is a fantastic exhibition of works from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ collection on view called “Concrete Invention.” All the works are South American geometric abstractions from the 1930s-1970s. As the wall text explains, in cities such[...]
ARCOmadrid + The Cranford Collection // Highlights
ARCOmadrid This was my second year at ARCO, a very enjoyable fair to attend. Not only is there interesting art on view but their collector’s program is top notch as well. Some highlights from my visit. The fair has a special “focus” section that included galleries from Turkey. This booth by Galeri Mana caught my[...]
The Curator’s New Medium // Artsy.net
Artsy.net is a virtual fine art gallery, which recommends pieces of art and artists to users based on an algorithm of loose connections and similarities such as quality, style, and era. Prior to its official launch in October 2012, the Artsy team developed an art genome database for over 2 years, which includes works by[...]
2012 National Plastic Arts Award of Spain // Jaume Plensa
Congratulations to conceptual artist Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, born 1955) who has been awarded the 2012 National Plastic Arts Award of Spain coordinated by the Ministry of Culture. Plensa is best known locally for his public artwork at Millennium Park, the Crown Fountain, which opened in July 2004. The work is composed of a black granite[...]
Turner Prize // 2012 Winner Elizabeth Price
Elizabeth Price has been announced the 2012 winner of the Turner Prize. The prize was presented by Jude Law at Tate Britain on December 3, 2012. “Nominated for her solo exhibition at BALTIC, Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, in which she presented a trilogy of video installations. Price reanimates existing archives of imagery, texts and music to[...]
FIAC 2012 // Highlights
This was the first FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) I ever attended and I was not disappointed. There was better energy at FIAC than Frieze; collectors were serious and I saw more of the key players in Paris than I did in London. Despite the gorgeous space of the Grand Palais and the vibrant atmosphere, I[...]
Frieze Art Fair, Frieze Masters & PAD // Highlights
Frieze Art Fair In this tenth iteration of the Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park, the crowds were heavy from day one. There was some cool art on view but with so many galleries exhibiting, it was a bit overwhelming. Here are some highlights from the booths. I was intrigued by these sculptural works by[...]
Manifesta 9 // The European Biennial of Contemporary Art
Manifesta 9, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, takes place from June 2 through September 30, 2012. For its ninth edition, Manifesta is hosted at the former coal mine, Waterschei, in Genk, Limburg, Belgium. This year, Manifesta not only presents an international selection of contemporary art, but a collection of historical works that display Limburg’s[...]
Art Basel 2012 // Art Fair Visit
Where do I start? There is a lot to see in Basel. The fair itself takes days to get through if you do it right. And I was determined to do it right and really see as much art as possible this time. One thing I noticed being back in Europe for both Art Basel[...]
dOCUMENTA (13) // Art Fair Visit
Traveling to Kassel, Germany on the heels of my trip to Basel, I had no idea what to expect. I have heard about Documenta for years and have always wanted to go, but having only two days to see enough art that takes most people a week to view, I was unsure how to proceed.[...]
Pinchuk Future Generation Art Prize // 2012 Shortlist
The Pinchuk Future Generation Art Prize 2012 shortlist has been announced. Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, the Future Generation Art Prize is an international competition for artists up to 35 to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a future generation of emerging artists. The Prize is an innovative award, investing in the artistic[...]
ZKM Center for Art and Media // Sound Art
The ZKM Center for Art and Media, in Karlsruhe, Germany presents Sound Art. Sound as a Medium of Art on view through January 6, 2013. From Futurism to Fluxus, through to Twitter sonifications, this excellent exhibition presents the historical and contemporary development of sound art since the 1950s with works by over 90 international artists. The exhibition[...]
Fundació Antonio Tàpies // Xavier Le Roy
Over the last decade, choreographer Xavier Le Roy has opened up new perspectives in the production and presentation of dance. His work experiments with everyday bodily movements to highlight the idiosyncrasies of the human body, modes of audience address and the incorporation of the visual arts into performance. His fascinating Retrospective at the Tàpies Foundation[...]
Galería Max Estrella // Walk the Line
EXPO CHICAGO is proud to present Max Estrella as an exhibiting gallery from Madrid for our September debut. Max Estrella presents Walk the Line, a group show featuring work by Alejandro Almanza (Mexico), Primoz Bizjak (Slovenia), Carlos Garaicoa (Cuba), André Komatsu (Brazil) and Jorge Perianes (Spain). Walk the Line explores notions of walking, an inevitable action[...]
La Maison Rouge // Néon, Who’s afraid of red, yellow and blue?
La Maison Rouge, a converted factory situated between the Place de la Bastille and the Quai de La Rapee in Paris’s 12th arrondissement, houses the foundation of Antoine de Galbert and welcomes the public Wednesday through Sunday between 11am and 7 pm. The convivial space with naturally lit hallways, an interior courtyard and interconnected multi-dimensional[...]
Turner Prize // 2012 Shortlist
Tate Britain announced this year’s Turner Prize shortlist. The 2012 shortlisted artists include Spartacus Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Paul Noble and Elizabeth Price. Spartacus Chetwynd Solo exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ, London, Odd Man Out Luke Fowler Solo exhibition at Inverleith House, Edinburgh Paul Noble Solo exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, London, Welcome to Nobson Elizabeth Price Solo exhibition at BALTIC,[...]
Annely Juda Fine Art // Roger Ackling & Peter Kalkhof
EXPO CHICAGO is proud to present Annely Juda Fine Art as an exhibiting gallery from London for our September debut. Annely Juda Fine Art represents contemporary British, European and international artists. The gallery also exhibits masters of the 20th century avant-garde, specializing in Russian constructivism. Annely Juda Fine Art presents two incredible exhibitions by Roger[...]