Contemporary Arts
Two and half years after young Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi triggered the beginning of Arab Spring when he immolated himself in front of his local municipal building, Tunisians are still struggling to re-define and re-build their nation...
UPDATE: Gordon Ferguson has now been reinstated to his position at Alberta College of Art + Design, following the petition described below. Read more on the recent update here. The Canadian art world is putting the Alberta College of Art + Design on...
The 19th Biennale of Sydney (BOS19) is shaping up to be a fantastic event if the artist preview list is anything to go by. A list of 18 artists selected to participate in the art show was unveiled today by BOS19 Artistic Director, Juliana Engberg, who...
She may be 82 years old, but Maria Pergay continues to innovate her works in metal. While her pioneering stainless steel furniture pieces from the late 1960’s revel in minimalism, Pergay’s latest exhibit "Secret Garden" at Demisch...
Influential art dealer Yossi Milo will make history later this month when he becomes the first New York gallerist to present a stand-alone exhibition in Sydney. The exhibition of works by world-renowned photographers Doug Rickard and Tim Hetherington is being...
The Pontifical Council for Culture has announced the details of the Holy See’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Entitled “In Principio,” the exhibition will take place in the Arsenale, and gather artists around three fundamental themes from the Book of...
Name: José Parlá
Age: 39
Occupation: Painter
City/Neighborhood: Brooklyn, New YorkYou went to Cuba last year to work on collaborative project with JR on the murals that were part of the Havana Biennial, and are now in the show at Bryce Wolkowitz. You...
You may remember seeing an article on ARTINFO Australia in December 2012 about a giant sculptural hot-air balloon by world-renowned Australian artist Patrica Piccinini that had been commissioned to celebrate the 100th birthday of Australia’s capital city...
The New Art Dealers Alliance holds its second edition of NADA New York at a new location-- more than 70 galleries take over Pier 36 at Basketball City on the East River. NADA is a not-for-profit organization supporting new contemporary and...
SINGAPORE — Nadim Abbas is an up-and-coming installation artist from Hong Kong, whose theoretically-inclined works are defined by research, whimsy and investigations into kitsch. “Tetraphilia,” his latest show at Third Floor-Hermes space, is an exploration of...
