Art - The Glass Magazine

A new exhibition by glass-artist Dale Chihuly has opened at Halcyon Gallery, London. Dale Chihuly: Beyond the Object sees the American artist respond to the interior architecture of the building – in ...

Processing,  sharing Abe

Christian Parreno

February 14, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Design, Feature, Glass Design

“This building is very strange. It is the kind of building that makes you wonder why it is this way. It is not good or bad, ”says Hitoshi Abe as soon as he enters his office in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, ...

The winning light

Nico Kos Earle

February 13, 2014

Chris Levine is a light artist, otherwise known as the Golden Boy for his intuitive Midas touch that both illuminates his subjects and captures their essential glow. Recognised for his pioneering ...

China’s inaugural art photography fair launches this year

February 1, 2014

Photo enthusiasts worldwide, especially in China, can now rejoice. China’s very first international art fair dedicated to photography, Photo Shanghai, will run from September 5-7 at the iconic Shanghai Exhibiti...

Hold still

Bonnie Friend

January 30, 2014

This February, Luxembourg & Dayan London, highlights Lucien Freud’s unique creative vision by exhibiting two key nude portraits by the late artist. If there is one thing Lucien Freud is known for, as...

Rachel Whiteread Opens New show at the Gagosian Gallery, Geneva

Bonnie Friend

January 22, 2014

When Rachel Whiteread exhibits her work it isn’t just about what’s there, it’s also about what’s not. It is her careful consideration of negative space that is her signature, and a motif that continues in her l...

He Xiangyu – Inside the White Cube

January 22, 2014

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Renown for his provocative work spanning across a wide range of media, Chinese contemporary artist He Xiangyu will present his first UK exhibition at White Cube Bermondsey. Inside the White Cube is a programme ...

M+ receives major donation from Chinese art collector Guan Yi

January 22, 2014

Hong Kong’s future museum for visual culture M+ has received a donation of 37 works of Chinese contemporary art by Guan Yi, one of the region’s most prominent collectors. Upon opening in 2017, M+ will house 20t...

Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

January 22, 2014

Hyundai Motor and Tate have just announced a major long-term partnership, the longest initial commitment from a corporate sponsor in Tate’s history. Commencing in Autumn 2015 and confirmed until 2025, the partn...

Romantic fallacies

Xin Wang

January 17, 2014

That being an artist is a romantic undertaking still holds true for many; but not Luc Tuymans, whose thinly-smeared, off-register and elusively referential images oscillate between what is depicted and a sh...

London International Mime Festival – Where boundaries between reality and the imagination are merged

Georgia Leefe

January 16, 2014

Avant Art, Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre

This year marks the 38th year of the London International Mime Festival. With contributions from all over the globe including an Italian take on James Joyce’s renowned 1914 work The Dead from The Cit...

Bharti Kher: Misdemeanours at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai

January 15, 2014

Contemporary artist Bharti Kher will present her first major solo exhibition in Asia at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai. Representing a survey of Kher’s work from the early 2000s to the present, Misdemeanou...

Frank Gehry: Fish Lamps at Gagosian Hong Kong

January 10, 2014

As one of the most celebrated contemporary architects, Frank Gehry's inspiring buildings and fascinating designs are hallmarks of today's urban landscape. In addition to architecture, Gehry is also known for hi...

Xu Zhen and Ji Dachun at the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art

January 9, 2014

To start the 2014 programme, the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art is showcasing two major solo exhibitions by Chinese artists Xu Zhen and Ji Dachun. A MadeIn Company Production by Xu Zhen is a mid-career r...

Oklahoma City rises again

Nico Kos Earle

January 9, 2014

America, Avant Art, Feature, Travel

The first time I boarded an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Oklahoma City eight years ago, it was half empty and exclusively full of men, rugged faces mostly hidden behind dusty ten gallon hats. Eac...

Recipe for a Painter – Mr Chow aka Zhou Yinghua

January 8, 2014