Monthly Archives: October 2013

Adel Abdessemed’s Zidane bids adieu to Doha

On October 24, Artreview launched its annual Power 100  with its annual ado. Topping a list of mega-dealers and institutional-curators-cum-Institutions-themselves was Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. No small wonder – the head of the Qatar Museum Authority is … Continue reading

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Latifa Echakhch wins the Marcel Duchamp Prize!

So, admittedly, we had a lot of horses in this race, having worked with three of this year’s four Prix Marcel Duchamp nominees – Latifa Echakhch, Raphael Zarka and Claire Fontaine – for Baibakov Art Projects’ 2010 exhibition Perpetual Battles, which was … Continue reading

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Manifesta receives nearly triple the state funding as the Moscow Biennale

In the wake of the 5th Moscow Biennale, the Russian Ministry of Culture took a stand when it comes to strengthening Russia’s cultural position, even considering the possibility of forming a national ideology (as strongly advocated by filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov, who … Continue reading

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Where the Women Are: Some thoughts on London’s Frieze Week

Last week, the art world descended on London for the ever-more-established Frieze Art Fair and its sophomore sister Frieze Modern. While what was once the “emerging,” “intellectual” fair has started to feel more and more expected, Frieze still had a … Continue reading

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Boris Groys pulls out of the Kyiv Biennale Discussion Platform, following Petitions

For its inaugural 2012 outing, the Kyiv Biennale supplemented its exhibition “The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art” (that cheerful title courtesy of curator David Elliot) with a series of lectures known as the … Continue reading

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The Young Folks: Garage Young Artist Grants and the Kandinsky Prize Shortlist

While the Moscow Biennale arrived without much ado, the side projects provided a wonderful opportunity to get to know some of the emerging Russian artists, many of whom have been recently recognized with grants. As Baibakov Art Project’s Kate Sutton … Continue reading

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Russia’s NCCA releases a shortlist for its new building

Today Russia’s New NCCA (National Center for Contemporary Art) announced the shortlist in its tender for a new building. From over 200 submitted proposals, the contest was structured to include two categories: Dossier, which allows established architecture bureaus could put … Continue reading

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