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Art Basel opens in Hong Kong

May 26, 2013 — Leave a comment

Art Basel is the king of all art fairs and big art follows Big Money. Because of the recession Europe is running out of Big Money so Art Basel is now expanding to Hong Kong so for the fist time one can check out lots of Asian galleries at this colossal fair.

If you can’t jump in your private jet to whisk over to Asia the folks at artsy.net are happy to give you a preview. Or jump over to the Art Basel web site for an online catalog. The fair is divided into 4 Sectors: Galleries, Insights, Discoveries & Encounters.

Art Basel Hong Kong: May 23–26, 2013

Welcome to the newest Art Basel show. With half of the participating galleries coming from Asia and Asia-Pacific, Art Basel in Hong Kong assumes a significant role in the international artworld, providing a portal to the region’s artists. The new show gives galleries from around the world a platform in Asia to demonstrate the way they work with artists, and bring their highest quality work to Hong Kong.

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Yes you will see “art” that will most likely just make you laugh (and not pull out your wallet)

Installation Log Lady & Dirty Bunny by Marnie Weber 

But as in all art fairs you have to look for the jewels. Great art takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary; like Ichwan Noor’s Beetle Sphere.

Ichwan Noor, Beetle Sphere, 2013, aluminium, polyester, real parts from vw beetle’53,paint, 180x180x180 cm

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Best Photographer in Germany Series: Loretta Lux

May 25, 2013 — Leave a comment

Trained as a painter and influenced by the artists of the Italian Renaissance.  The very talented Loretta Lux makes highly stylized and manipulated images of idealized children that are somehow to real to believe. It’s this tension she creates between the real and the stylized that makes her work so compelling.

 

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Arne Svenson’s Photographs Create Privacy Uproar

May 20, 2013 — Leave a comment

The New York Post ran this article claiming residents of a Tribeca apartment building are furious over being secretly photographed by artist Arne Svenson whose exhibition now runs at Julie Saul Gallery. The images are actually pretty good and in no way show any faces but how would you feel being photographed secretly day in and day out?

 

via Julie Saul Gallery

Arne Svenson’s Photographs Create Privacy Uproar

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Best Art Schools in America Series: Cranbrook

May 18, 2013 — Leave a comment

Modeled on the teacher/apprentice model the beautiful Cranbrook Academy of Art is an art makers utopian dream where all students and teachers live and work on the same street in a stunning European village and park setting. Yearly, a mere 8-10 students are accepted in each department. Don’t be fooled by its good looks. Founded by Eliel Saarinen and George Booth it remains one of the most prestigious graduate programs in the country. A word to the wise; Students applying here should have a mature body of work under their belts.  Worth a day trip to see the Saarinen House and Cranbrook Museum. A shout-out to the Motor City!

 

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Saarinen House

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Best Gallery in Chicago Series: Catherine Edelman Gallery

May 16, 2013 — Leave a comment

All Photography all time the Catherine Edelman Gallery has been a corner stone in the Chicago gallery scene for over 2 decades. Her Chicago Project is “an online gallery devoted to new and established photographers in the Chicago area who we feel deserve recognition”. Lots of great artist talks on her YouTube channel. See why Catherine has one of the best eyes in the business.

 

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