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The Inspired Art Fair takes place within a landscape that has undergone a dramatic expansion over the last decade. London is now the center of Europe’s art market, and is acknowledged as the second largest art marketplace in the world after New York. Feeling Inspired? Emer Grant Renato Montanaro. Courtesy of Inspired Art Fair. The […]

-Scope, by definition, is freedom, range and capacity. The show itself is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists and buyers alike to take advantage of the draw of a larger fair (cough, cough Armory). Those Other New York Fairs Lauren Gunsel courtesy of the artist -Scope, by definition, is freedom, range and capacity. The show itself […]

One late summer in 1981, a group of West Berlin underground art students claimed a small stretch of the Wall and re-christened it a movie screen for an evening, projecting their own shaky Super-8 films and slide shows. Short and Sweet Elizabeth Goerl Leo Wentink, .nijnok, Netherlands, 2004. One late summer in 1981, a group […]

The Galerie Magda Danysz in Paris represents the hottest young artists working today, no exaggeration. Check out her roster if you don’t believe me: Mark Ryden, Dalek, Shepard Fairey, Icon Tada, Ray Caesar, Miss Van, Ultralab, Erwin Olaf and Marion Peck. Paris: Magda Danysz of Galerie Magda Danysz Steven Psyllos Dalek, acrylic on cardboard, 2005. […]

McCaig-Welles Gallery sits on a quiet block in Williamsburg boasting a collection of street artists that puts any Manhattan gallery to shame. Brooklyn NYC: Melissa McCaig-Welles of McCaig-Welles Gallery Steven Psyllos McCaig-Welles Gallery sits on a quiet block in Williamsburg boasting a collection of street artists that puts any Manhattan gallery to shame. SEEN, Logik, […]

The Glasgow Art Fair–ain’t it great! Eleven years down the line, it’s still the only non-metropolitan art fair in the UK that counts. The Glasgow Art Fair Pete Irvine courtesy of the artist The Glasgow Art Fair–ain’t it great! Eleven years down the line, it’s still the only non-metropolitan art fair in the UK that […]

Miami has always been an exhibitionist and the art world knows it. Notorious year-round for streaking her pink and sun-yellow self, Miami reaches its flashy peak in early December when the city hosts the leading art fair on the American continent: Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB). Miami: A World Class Exhibitionist Vanessa Garcia courtesy of […]

Hans Ulrich Obrist and Hou Hanru curated the second Guangzhou Triennial. The concept was conceived with the intentions to break away from the conventional form of a Triennial by not limiting it to a flat presentation that lasts a few months, with the fair’s opening acting as the peak of the event. An Interior Scene […]

ARTfutures, the annual contemporary art fair, was for the first time situated in the Bloomberg Space, providing light relief to the industrious atmosphere within the City of London’s square mile Seeing the Future Nicola Heller Suky Best and Rory Hamilton, Cowboy scene #2, 2005. Print with laser cut vinyl, 27.5×34 cm. ARTfutures, the annual contemporary […]

Artbrussels 2005 was a vintage year; a true Grand Cru. Thanks to the selection of 132 established and 14 first-time galleries, Artbrussels has continued to succeed in strengthening its position in internationally-ranked contemporary art fairs. Artbrussels 2006 Gerrie Soetaert Erwin Wurm, Fat Car, pink, 2002. Styrofoam, polyester, car; 480 x 265 x 130cm. Courtesy of […]