The year 2005 saw an astounding boom of new and established art fair events which, with all their merits in the presentation of artists and their work and the galleries’ fabulous efforts, were driven by a strong focus on the society-aspect of the art scene. Doing business means networking Edek Bartz Oliver Dorfer, Petit toyo, […]

Every now and then, the city of Liverpool, England, is an inspiring place to be. Slightly rusty around the edges and still bearing some signs of economic stagnation and dereliction but recognizable all the same as the epic Port of Empire it once was. SEEN: Liverpool Film Night Suzie Walshe FACT centre, Liverpool England Every […]

One of the most commonly heard expressions about Myanmar/ Burma is that the country is frozen in time. While this may bring about heated debates on what this means to the people and the everyday life they lead, to tradition, the "good and evil" (…) Networking and Initiatives for Culture and the Arts Chu Yuan […]

Art dealer extraordinaire David Risley has a pirate-like appearance with his missing front tooth. And his art fair is in a zoo, next to the monkeys. Trip to the Zoo Lucy Kaye Art dealer extraordinaire David Risley has a pirate-like appearance with his missing front tooth. And his art fair is in a zoo, next […]

Just as it was slipping off the art radar, New York has fallen back in love with performance art. The major signifier in the rekindling of this formerly epic love story is PERFORMA05, the first biennial of performance art in New York City. Difficult Bites with Easy Pieces Suzie Walshe Just as it was slipping […]

Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the first biennial of live visual art performance, Marni Kotak and Laurel Jay Carpenter were central in redefining performance art as a vital medium for transformation. PERFORMA05: Innovations on the periphery Lisa Paul Streitfeld Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the […]

"Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing art to people on the street. Taboo or Not Taboo Milton Fletcher   "Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing […]

It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair:  a combination of open studios, galleries, flea markets, live music, and street festivals. The Little Elephant’s Come a Long Way Elwyn Palmerton It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair:  a combination of […]

Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia. It is the center of Siberia and the capital of crime. Novosibirsk has two million inhabitants, the largest opera house in the former Soviet Union, 500 casinos and a single private art gallery in the cellar of a degenerated concrete building. Kunst in Sibirien Antonio Ortiz Lukas […]

Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, Trong G. Nguyen’s Messages from Guantanamo added a poignant dosage of socio-politically conscious work to the hedonistic fray otherwise known as Art Basel and friends. Bottle Talk in Miami Carrie Mackin Trong G. Nguyen, Messages from Guantanamo. Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, […]