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Surrounded Islands
A city gains its reputation rightfully or erroneously, but to change that perception in people’s hearts, it needs a good idea. A great idea. A monumental idea. Miami is known for many things, a retirement [...]
Dancing in the Rain
Art can be fun. It can make you laugh, run for cover, be amazed, play like a child. And forget to ask where does art start and why bother with the question: is this art? [...]
Catch 22- A Personal Gaze at Art In the World
by Juan van Wassenhove For this special space of “Catch 22”, I have made a selection of the art that I have experienced in my travels this year covering China, Hong Kong, Italy, Germany, North Korea, [...]
A “Studio Affair” to Remember
Historical photography shows more than reality; it depicts a moment in time when future is uncertain, and yet the moment portrayed may never know its participation in history. The Taikang Space gallery in Beijing opens [...]
A Monumental Immersive Art
The “Heroes Monument” in Bogota, Colombia, is a six-story rectangular stone tower dedicated to the warriors that had fought for the independence of six South and Central American countries from the reign of the colonial [...]
Picasso and Nature
Many of us know Pablo Picasso mainly for the powerful statements he has made regarding war and violence, revolutionary plastic approaches of Cubism and Modernism, his interest in African art, his passionate and convoluted formal [...]
Catch 22
by Juan van Wassenhove “Catch 22” is a phrase used to express a contradiction or an impossible situation, like a “mission impossible". It actually describes what I often feel when I visit an art fair and its [...]
Feel the Pulse of Latin American Art at ARTBO
Of the multifarious art fairs in the world, why come to Artbo, the International Art Fair of Bogota? To feel the vibe of the Latin American art, to take the pulse of the art market, [...]
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Surrounded Islands
A city gains its reputation rightfully or erroneously, but to change that perception in people’s hearts, it needs a good idea. A great idea. A monumental idea. Miami is known for many things, a retirement [...]
A Monumental Immersive Art
The “Heroes Monument” in Bogota, Colombia, is a six-story rectangular stone tower dedicated to the warriors that had fought for the independence of six South and Central American countries from the reign of the colonial [...]
Picasso and Nature
Many of us know Pablo Picasso mainly for the powerful statements he has made regarding war and violence, revolutionary plastic approaches of Cubism and Modernism, his interest in African art, his passionate and convoluted formal [...]
In Praise of Voluminosity
Some artists are forgettable. Some of them shock you, sadden you, provoke you. Others simply move you beyond words. And then there is Fernando Botero. Love him, despise him or be indifferent, no matter what [...]
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International Public Art Made Every Ten Years in Germany
The Skulptur Projekte Münster (SPM) has launched its fifth edition with 35 new productions of public art from 19 countries, ranging from sculptures to performances throughout the entire German city of Münster. The event will [...]
The Art Market: Economics Applied to Art
by Jane Korinek Art Basel brings together the largest group of galleries, collectors and investors every year. But who is buying? What is selling? And how has the art market evolved? Art Basel has [...]
Colombian Artists, United to Save the Earth
Madre Tierra Amotinada (Mother Earth Mutiny) is born thanks to the observation of human actions against the earth, but it is also a project that aspires to connect all forms of creation in favor of [...]
Have You Seen Everything?
Maybe three days are too short? Art Basel Miami 2016 is the prestigious must-see event but what about over 20 satellite fairs that are scattered all over the city? How to see in such a [...]
Diane Arbus, Seven Years Making a Difference
In New York we saw a unique show of one of the most important American photographers Diane Arbus (1923-1971) at the Met Breuer, a space newly acquired by the Metropolitan Museum to showcase contemporary art. [...]
Cool People in The New Republic
Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II (Michael Jackson), 2009Oil on canvas The latest exhibition of the American artist Kenhinde Wiley at the Brooklyn Museum in New York has powerfully challenged traditional concepts of [...]
Notes Around the World
Dancing in the Rain
Art can be fun. It can make you laugh, run for cover, be amazed, play like a child. And forget to ask where does art start and why bother with [...]
Catch 22- A Personal Gaze at Art In the World
by Juan van Wassenhove For this special space of “Catch 22”, I have made a selection of the art that I have experienced in my travels this year covering China, Hong [...]
A “Studio Affair” to Remember
Historical photography shows more than reality; it depicts a moment in time when future is uncertain, and yet the moment portrayed may never know its participation in history. The Taikang [...]
Catch 22
by Juan van Wassenhove “Catch 22” is a phrase used to express a contradiction or an impossible situation, like a “mission impossible". It actually describes what I often feel when I visit [...]
Film and Video
On the Edge
If You’re Going to San Francisco…
If you're going to San Francisco on a spring [...]
Art in a Place of Wisdom and Knowledge
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2014 Contemporary art [...]
A twister of energy and art in Park Avenue
Twister (Park Avenue Paper Chase), Aluminum, 12′ high [...]
Inside Nature, there is Man; inside Man, there is Nature
Ma Yansong “Shanshui City” Exhibition from June 7th to 10th [...]
Reading with Birds
In just under two hours outside of Beijing, monumental high-rise [...]
Red Mountains Inside a Park
There is a park in New York City blooming with [...]
A one off gaze at the subway art in New York
These were fleeting moments. We found these art works by [...]
MY Sheep Station
By C.C When you love something, you want to [...]