Fine Art News

Gasworks presents the first UK solo exhibition by New York-based artist Lana Lin, on view now until 18 November 2012. Lana Lin, still from Taiwan Video Club, 1999. Video, 14 minutes. Courtesy of the artist. Since the early 1990s, Lin has developed [Read More]

The Yanghyun Foundation (Eunyoung Choi, Chief Director) announce the Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas as the laureate of the 2012 Yanghyun Prize. The Yanghyun Prize was established in 2008 and was the first international prize established by a Korean institution, with the aim [Read More]

PHILADELPHIA – An important artwork by Prince Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) not only co-headlines Material Culture’s 450-lot Oct. 14 auction, it also inspired the event’s title: “The Spirits of My Reincarnation Brothers and Sisters.” Deeply mystical and immediately identifiable, the works of [Read More]

BOSTON, MA – International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents Global Persuasion: Original Mid-Century Modern Posters, a show and sale of original vintage posters from 1945 – 1965. The Mid-Century poster genre, which has seen a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, [Read More]

European Cultural Foundation announces Imagining Europe on 4–7 October 2012 Today, as Europe navigates its way through a turbulent period of history, many difficult questions are being asked about its future. ECF’s four-day event—Imagining Europe—will provide a platform to discuss some of [Read More]

Brooklyn, NY – The 440 Gallery is pleased to host a unique exhibition of work by Richard Eagan and Philomena Marano, working together for some thirty years as The Coney Island Hysterical Society. Art of the Coney Island Hysterical Society will feature [Read More]

Art Platform – Los Angeles opens at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on Thursday, September 27 to special guests and September 28–30 to the public. Public hours: Friday, September 28, 11–6pm Saturday, September 29, 11–6pm Sunday, September 30, 11–6pm [Read More]

The Fifth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art is being held from 19 September–20 October 2013 at Manege in Moscow. The Curator will be Catherine de Zegher. The Commissioner and Artistic Director of the Biennale is Joseph Backstein. The Fifth Moscow Biennale of [Read More]

SH Contemporary – Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair has established itself as the annual appointment in China for the international art community. Shilpa Gupta, I live under your sky too, Shanghai, 2012. Animated light installation, dimensions variable depending on location. Realized for SH [Read More]

The Naples Invitational Art Fest is accepting applications from artists working in all media to exhibit at the 16th annual Naples Invitational Art Fest. The juried art show will be held January 26-27, 2013 at Fleischmann Park, 1600 Fleischmann Blvd., Naples. A [Read More]

With their video installation Ultimate Substance, Anja Kirschner and David Panos take a new approach to their long-standing interest in critical portrayals of history and the tensions between empirical research and artistic form. On view September 21 – November 25, 2012. Ultimate [Read More]

In his figurative paintings, Kerry James Marshall focuses on the social and cultural experience of African Americans. Kerry James Marshall, Installation view, Secession 2012, photo: Wolfgang Thaler At the Secession, he is showing a new series of works whose title points to [Read More]

The exhibition Expanded Cinema: Isaac Julien, Fiona Tan, Yang Fudong, iopen September 28–December 2, 2012,brings together three artists, all of whom use proven cinematic means, such as professional actors (Maggie Cheung, Johan Leysen), beautifully lit sets, stylish camerawork, and sophisticated montage, without [Read More]

Brooklyn, NY – You take your kids to an art exhibit, and they squirm, get bored in 3 minutes and want to leave– or not. Maybe your kids are the ones dragging you into museums. Either way, 440 Gallery is introducing something [Read More]