02 Apr 2024 Artsper picks from Art Paris Explore our top 15 artworks from the Art Paris fair, available on Artsper!
20 Aug 2014 Five Contemporary Artists To Follow On Twitter It might seem like artists would be too busy at their canvasses to also balance a strong online presence. Recent years have proven that this is not at all the case. It is now unusual to find a contemporary artist who doesn't share their work and express themself through social media. As a result, even if you don't have the…
08 Aug 2014 A weekend in ...Prague Prague, or the timeless town. This town is quite simply a marvel of central Europe. It is as if time has stood still, the town abounds with cultural surprises. Here are some of the unmissable places to visit in Prague. The Castle Situated in the hilltop district of Hradcany, the castle dominates the old town of Prague as well as…
02 Aug 2014 A weekend in...Brussels This is a city where life is good. As a cosmopolitan hub, Brussels is full of its residents, business people and Flemish culture. Here are some ideas not to miss out on. Magritte Museum A real favourite, the Magritte Museum is unparalleled. The painter, a member of the Brussels surrealist group, spent the greater part of his life in Belgium.…
01 Aug 2014 Artsper meets the famous auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr The Artsper team has had the chance to meet Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr, auctioneer and museum director. {Artsper} Cornette de Saint Cyr is one of the best-known contemporary art auction houses in France. How do you manage to keep up with the more and more competitive market? As in all fields, the only way to stay competitive, it is…
23 Jul 2014 Louis Vuitton Foundation in numbers A glass cloud on top of a concrete iceberg. It is on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne; the face and anatomy of the Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation. Since the construction of the Pyramid of the Louvre, this is probably the most grand architectural statement in the capital. The patron Bernard Arnault, along with the architect Frank Gehry,…
12 Jul 2014 Bill Viola’s Introspective Journey A pioneer of video art, Bill Viola explores the mechanics of sound and image in his monumental installations. From his first videos in the ‘70s to his recent retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris, Bill Viola confronts us to his thought process and his questionings. #1. Who am I? In this color video, two men appear from the sides…
23 Apr 2014 Zevs at the Vitrine AM A natural extension of the contemporary art agency L’art en direct and of its concept of art as a communication tool for businesses, La vitrine am focuses on the exciting relationship between art and brands, and offers it a unique territory of expression. A true receptacle of the meeting between artists and companies, the space has an eclectic and evolving…
25 Feb 2014 Vendome Luxury # 21- Carte blanche à Joel Andrianomearisoa - Le Meurice / Hotel d’Evreux "The time of a meeting between you, me, the other / The time of a meeting with the elsewhere and the unknown (...) The time of a meeting, or forever" What are the sentiments that exude from luxury and fashion? This is the question asked by Joel Andrianomearisoa, who was given carte blanche at Vendome Luxury’s 21st trade show. Since…
22 Jan 2014 Museums of the World: WIELS Brussels Today, Artsper travels abroad again, this time to Belgium and explores with you a museum like no other: WIELS. WIELS is the result of the refurbishment of a former beer brewery in Forest, a cultural neighborhood in Brussels; it is an international laboratory for the creation and dissemination of contemporary art. Although strongly focused on the fine arts, WIELS also…
15 Dec 2013 Art Abroad: Mexico (3) Découvrez l'oeuvre de Carlos Amorales, un artiste mexicain qui utilise une grande variété de médiums pour parler de la thématique du langage et des signes
20 Nov 2013 Language, Words and Contemporary Art This week, Artsper examines the special relationship between contemporary art and words. How did these two languages interact between the ‘70s and the ‘90s? Everything started with the evolution of graffiti. From the street to the metro, graffiti evolved, was replaced by tagging, huge signatures spray painted on whole subway cars, in a more or less elaborate style. The tags…
16 Nov 2013 Interview with Kate Barry She looks a lot like her mother, Jane Birkin, but stays out of the limelight. It is with her camera that she captures light. She is Kate Barry. This week, Artsper had the privilege to ask her a few questions. This is the opportunity to find out more about her work and her career. Artsper -You started up in the…
10 Nov 2013 Art Abroad: Mexico (2) Pays trop souvent associé à la violence des cartels, à la drogue et à la corruption, que connait-on, nous européens, de l’art contemporain et au sens large, de l’art au Mexique? En-dehors de Frida Kahlo et de Diego Rivera, pas grand-chose. Si l’art contemporain mexicain critique, s’engage et dénonce, c’est avant tout la dimension sociale qui est omniprésente: l’histoire, le…
01 Nov 2013 You said Papesses? That’s a funny name for an exhibition… This week, Artsper invites you to Avignon where you can discover one of the most interesting artistic events of the season. Hurry up, there’s only one week left to see these wonderful artworks! The legend says that a woman named Jeanne was chosen to be a Pope in Rome, at the end…
30 Oct 2013 FIAC Paris in black and white! Artsper offers you a black and white overview of the FIAC: Andy Warhol, Torso, 1977 David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles Anthony Pearson, Untitled, 2013 Galerie Zolotowski, Paris Arshile Gorky, Sans Titre (Etude pour Nightime, Enigma and Nostalgia), vers 1931-1933 Raquel Arnaud, Sao Paulo Artur Luiz Piza Regen Projects, Los Angeles Barbara Kruger, Untitled (You Drive a hard bargain), 2011 UBU Gallery, New York Pablo Picasso, Femme…
30 Oct 2013 Happy Birthday, Galerie Perrotin - 25 years! What is there to see in the “Happy Birthday, Galerie Perrotin / 25 ans” show (Happy Birthday, 25 years of the Perrotin Gallery) at the Tripostal in Lille? 6 000 square meters on 3 floors, 77 artists, 147 art pieces: this autumn, the Tripostal in Lille continues the exploration of today’s contemporary art by celebrating, with great ceremony, one of…
24 Oct 2013 A London view of Art! Artsper invites you to London to show you in details two major events: PAD London and Frieze Art Fair: Our overview of Frieze Art Fair: Galeria Luisa Strina- Sao Paulo Leonor Antunes – Discrepancias 2012 Teka, wood, thread, foam and leather Gagosian Gallery- London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Geneva, Hong Kong, Athens Sculpture Park- Rachel Whiteread Kurimanzutto-…
08 Oct 2013 Interview with Armand Israel, unique expert of Georges Braque On the occasion of the Georges Braque show that opened on the 18th of September at the Grand Palais, Artsper really wanted to meet Armand Israel, a unique Braques expert. He shared with us his feelings about the show, some anecdotes… and many other things one can’t find in a museum. ©La Depeche Artsper: Armand Israel, could you please tell…