Contemporary Arts
The 55th Venice Biennale features national pavillions from 88 countries, 30 of them housed in the Giardini and the rest exhibiting in other venues across the city. Blouin ARTINFO visited many of the prominent pavillions to highlight this year...
Name: Drew HeitzlerAge: 41Occupation: Artist/bar ownerCity/Neighborhood: Venice, CA (home), El Segundo, CA (work)You’re currently involved in two shows at Marlborough Chelsea; one in which you are the co-curator, and in the other, you are the solo artist...
Art made with light is having a moment, with pioneers of California Light and Space getting their due and cutting-edge technology putting new effects at the disposal of today's artists. In this five-part series, we look at the connections between past...
Naked women figure prominently in the current work of British artist Marc Quinn. At the Venice Biennale, his 35-foot inflatable sculpture featuring a pregnant Alison Lapper and his nude portrait of model Lara Stone lounging on raw meat are the talk of art...
Art made with light is having a moment, with pioneers of California Light and Space getting their due and cutting-edge technology putting new effects at the disposal of today's artists. In this five-part series, we look at the connections between past and...
As protests fill the streets of Turkey — and the news internationally — how are the nation’s artists responding? This morning, ARTINFO spoke with Turkish photorealist Taner Ceylan in Istanbul, where he lives and works. He described a situation that is...
For the first time ever, France and Germany have traded pavilions at the Venice Biennale. The works of Anri Sala, chosen to represent France, are on display in the German pavilion, curated by Christine Macel, while Germany has selected four artists, Ai Weiwei...
On Wednesday the Fondazione Prada’s Grand Canal palazzo, Ca’ Corner della Regina, opened its new exhibition, a restaging of the seminal 1969 exhibition “When Attitudes Become Form” at Bern’s Kunsthalle, with a private preview and dinner, followed by a...
Exhibitions at the François Pinault Foundation in Venice often feel like “greatest hits” displays, and “Prima Materia,” which has just opened at the Punta Della Dogona, is no exception. In this group show — curated by the über collector’s long-time...
For the Austrian pavilion’s effort at the 55th Venice Biennale, Vienna-born, Los Angeles-based artist Mathias Poledna takes us to the movies — to a very short movie, that is. At just over three minutes long, “Imitation of Life” should feel like a slap in the...
