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Michael Schmidt wins this year’s Prix Pictet prize

May 26, 2014

German photographer Michael Schmidt has won this year’s Prix Pictet prize, a photography prize aiming to highlight work by leading photographers which exposures the most pressing social and environmental challe...

The 2014 Catlin Art Prize and Visitor Vote winners are announced

Xenia Founta

May 18, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Celebrating its eighth year, the 2014 Catlin Art Prize has been awarded to the emerging artist Neil Raitt. The prize which provides a platform to the UK’s most promising art graduates is curated by Justin Hamm...

The 2014 Börse Photography Prize winner is announced

Xenia Founta

May 14, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

The Irish artist Richard Mosse has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014 announced this week at the Photographers Gallery. Mosse was nominated for the prize for his show, The Enclave, which was exhibite...

Turner Prize 2014 shortlist announced

Xenia Founta

May 7, 2014

Avant Art, News

The nominees for the Turner Prize 2014 have been unveiled at the Tate Britain. The shortlisted artists, competing for the 30th Turner Prize, are Duncan Campbell, James Richards, Ciara Phillips and Tris Vonna-Mi...

British winners at 2014 Sony World Photography Awards

Xenia Founta

May 7, 2014

Culture, News

Three British photographers were prize winners at the 2014 Sony Photography Awards. The winners are Spencer Murphy, Guy Martin and Amanda Harman who, respectively, were named Campaign Photographer of the Year; ...

2014 Sony World Photography Awards L’Iris d’Or and competition winners revealed

Xenia Founta

May 6, 2014

Culture, News

The 2014 Sony World Photography Award have been announced at a gala ceremony which took place in London. Contemporary Issues, Professional Competition 2014. Courtesy of Sara Lewkowicz The first place overall...

Dive into reality

Xenia Founta

April 30, 2014

Culture, Feature

“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” Fared Stieglitz’s sentiment seems to be reflected in the images of best established and emerging photographers in the fo...

Disappearing Nature show opens in London

Xenia Founta

April 28, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Syncronicity Earth – the London-based charity which aims to the most important conservation initiatives globally – is hosting the Disappearing Nature exhibition in partnership with Invisible Dust at the end of ...

The beauty of abstraction – Mondrian and his studios and Nasreen Mohamedi at Tate Liverpool

Xenia Founta

April 17, 2014

Archive, Art, Avant Art, Culture, Feature, News

This summer, Tate Liverpool will exhibit Mondrian and his Studios and Nasreen Mohamedi, as part of Tate Liverpool’s summer 2014 season entitled Abstraction into the World; Modernity, abstraction and architectur...

The failure of will – the dark side of human mind

Xenia Founta

April 1, 2014

Avant Art, News

Christina Androulidaki Gallery, Athens, presents Stelios Karamanolis’ new exhibition, The Failure of Will. The artist’s solo show breaks away from the representation of the reality, approaches and reflects on c...

A life devoted to art – Malevich at Tate Modern

Xenia Founta

March 28, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Tate Modern reveals the multi-faceted works of Kazimir Malevich in a forthcoming show to open in July. This exhibition journeys retrospectively into the almost 25-year long career of the Russian artist from hi...

Plisskën festival 2014 line up announced

Xenia Founta

March 25, 2014

Culture, Feature, Food & Drink, Music, News, Travel

The line-up for Plissken music festival 2014 has just been announced. The annual festival, held in Athens, features a wide array of various music genres and aims to bring eclectic artists to Greece. The music e...

Leading lights

Xenia Founta

March 24, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, News

Tate Britain has announced its spring season of BP Spotlights. BP Spotlights are displays of works from the Tate collection that explore particular themes or subjects or focus on the work of one artist. Thi...

Self-conscious

Xenia Founta

March 12, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Feature, Greece

This month the Frances Rich School of Fine Art and Performing Arts of DEREE, in Athens present a unique and very topical exhibition related to the pervasiveness of technological media in our lives. The e...

Bringing to light – Cartier unveils new timepieces at Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2014  

Xenia Founta

February 3, 2014

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches

Unveiled last month, Cartier launched a new line of timepieces at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2014 watch show in Geneva. At this exclusive annual event, the brand introduced...

Shu Qui in Chanel Sous le Signe du Lion Jewellery exhibition

Xenia Founta

January 25, 2014

Fashion, Feature, Jewellery and Watches, News

Taiwanese actress Shu Qi appeared in a total Chanel look, at Chanel Sous Le Signe du Lion Jewellery Exhibition, in Bejing, China. She posed wearing Chanel 2013 Fall/Winter Haute Couture, a total black coat and ...

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