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santralistanbul’s Impending Auction Reminds Us that Owning Art is a Responsibility, as well as a Privilege
This late January, those visitors to Istanbul’s Taksim Square who chose to stroll up the stately İnönü Caddesi were treated to quite the window display: upstairs from Protocinema (where Jacob Kassay was synching helicopter blades to film), in a modest glass … Continue reading
ArtBasel 44 Reveals its Lineup: The Russians May Be Coming, Just Not as Exhibitors
While we’re on the subject of fairs, this morning ArtBasel announced the line-up for its 44th edition, which will take place for the first time in the new Herzog & de Meuron-designed Messe Hall, whose breathtaking, gaping hole in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arseny Zhilaev, Art Basel, Art Basel 44, contemporary art in Moscow, Evgeny Antufiev, Frieze New York, Herzog & de Meuron, Moscow galleries, Regina Gallery, Roman Abramovich, Russian art market, Semyon Faibisovich, Sergey Bratkov, Stella Art Foundation, Vadim Zakharov, Vladimir Ovcharenko, XL Gallery
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Two Legacies: Roman Abramovich purchases the John Stewart Collection
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov have had a roller coaster year, having been tapped for France’s Monumenta 2013 commission, only to have that commission canceled early this fall. During the last week of November, word went out that the project – Gorod (City), … Continue reading
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Tagged Dasha Zhukova, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Ilya Kabakov, John L Stewart, Monumenta, Oleg Vassiliev, Roman Abramovich
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“Pussy Riot: Punk Prayer,” honored at Sundance, and coming soon to HBO
Over the last year, the whole world seemed to be following the Pussy Riot case. From Madonna to Angela Merkel, the group found some pretty outspoken advocates. Now, with legal outs exhausted and two members in labor camps (one of … Continue reading
The Art World readies itself for a Gulf Spring
Today in the Gulf News, the wonderful Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, founder of Sharjah’s Barjeel Art Foundation and one of the foremost political commentators of the region – read his Twitter stream here – published an opinion piece on the national … Continue reading
With £500,000 at stake, the Plastov Award sets the art world to Googling
Who says all the Russian art money is wrapped up in Bacons and Hirsts…? Today, London will host the ceremony for the Plastov Award. The award – which recognizes Russia’s still strong traditions of “realistic art,” in the spirit of Socialist Realist … Continue reading
Simon de Pury leaves Phillips to Mercury
Just weeks before the New Year, the inimitable Simon de Pury left the art world scratching his head as he announced he would be leaving Phillips de Pury – the auction house whose brand he helped to build, but which … Continue reading
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Tagged Maria Baibakova, Mercury Group, Multimedia Art Museum, Phillips, Phillips de Pury, Simon de Pury
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V_Museum: Platform Moscow brings young Russian artists to Berliner Festspiele
This year’s Berliner Festspiele features a RusImport program, which, in addition to Chekhov productions, includes the launch of V_Museum: Platform Moscow. The virtual museum platform was developed by the Sputnik Art Foundation in Moscow, and has appeared in various iterations … Continue reading
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A New Message of Hope
With this blog, we try to stick to issues and information on arts and culture which we find important, but which may not always find an audience, due to language barriers or other obstacles in communication. We also recognize that … Continue reading
