Artvisor's Piero Tomassoni and Nico Epstein share some of their favourite artworks and booths at this year's online edition of Art Basel.
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Joseph Beuys: Gespräch
Opening Wednesday 18 March in London, a display of works by the legendary German artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), curated by Piero Tomassoni. Beuys, whose centenary will be celebrated next year in several major institutions around the world, is regarded as one of the most influential cultural figures of the 20th century.
The Best Art Hotels Around the World
All the best art hotels from around the world gathered in one place. Whether you want to travel to Asia, Europe, or beyond, this list has something for you.
This Week in Art
All the news you need to know about the art world this week. Including must read articles, new shows, and coronavirus updates.
The biggest changes in the art world we’re looking out for in 2020
Looking into the year ahead, many key players in the art world will continue to develop groundbreaking approaches to the display and sale of art, but past issues will haunt auction houses, galleries, and museums alike. In 2019, most art market reports considered a lack of transparency to be the primary hurdle faced by entrants into the art market. In the coming year, the spread of coronavirus, Brexit, and new anti-money laundering directives in the UK will affect the art sales. Read on to see how these changes and others will likely influence the art world going forward.
This Week in the Art World: Tensions come to a boil on the ongoing Sackler controversy, a disrupted Whitney Biennial, climate change and the Sotheby’s acquisition
As the Artvisor HQ braces for the upcoming heatwave about to hit London, we are pleased as always to run you through the biggest news stories of the art world this week. Key issues at the forefront of public consciousness over the last year are coming to a boil, beginning with the unprecedented announcement...
Dreams, Fantasies, Nightmares: Raqib Shaw, Lu Song and Kenny Scharf
The narratives of dreams and nightmares have long been represented in art. Whether biblical, fantasies of folklore or fictionalised, artists have for centuries depicted surreal visions. Recent works by the three artists Raqib Shaw, Lu Song and Kenny Scharf all provide interpretation of dreamscapes that linger in your mind long after your first encounter with...
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This Week in the Art World: Shifts in Beijing’s art scene, a conclusion to Pace’s lawsuit, important acquisitions by the Smithsonian and more [15th July 2019]
The excitement surrounding the high-octane sporting events over the weekend was palpable here in London at Artvisor’s headquarters. Here’s what you might have missed during the weekend, plus the latest breaking art world news to start off your week. The end of last week saw a major shift in the Beijing art scene, with the...
This Week in the Artworld: 8th July 2019
Welcome to Artvisor’s This Week in the Artworld, a new weekly journal entry where we discuss the latest art world happenings. Last week saw some turbulent reactions following France’s retreat from their controversial Savoy-Sarr report. The policy had recommended the automatic restitution of looted African artefacts and had been held up as an exemplar for...
London’s Contemporary Art Auctions June 2019: Spotlight on Her
Last week’s Contemporary Art sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips saw established names achieving stellar results. William Kentridge’s The Pool set a record for a work on paper at the hammer price £447,000 at Sotheby’s on Wednesday. At Christie’s the day before, Gerhard Richter’s Musa (2009) achieved £1,031,250, a world record for a tapestry by...