Of the 213 artists, more than 90 percent were women or gender non-conforming and for the first time in the history of the biennale the two top honours given to artists went to black women.
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A Walk Through of The Italian Pavilion at The Venice Biennale
Representing Italy at the 59th Venice Biennale is Gian Maria Tosatti (Rome, 1980) marking the first time ever that only one artist has been chosen to represent the host country.
Arcangelo Sassolino’s Electrifying Installation at The Venice Biennale
Arcangelo Sassolino (b.1967), an Italian artist known for combining sculpture and technology that often tests both man-made and natural forces such as gravity, pressure and speed, is representing Malta at this year’s Venice Biennale.
Andy Warhol. Photographs 1970 – 1986. Exhibition at Artvisor, London
Artvisor are pleased to present Andy Warhol Photographs 1970 - 1986, viewable by appointment at our London location.
Meditations on Andy Warhol’s Fright Wig
In his early 20s, Andy Warhol began wearing a wig. At first, it was to disguise his hair loss. However, as the years went on, the unique silver wig contributed to his avant-garde mystery, and the wig, a means of concealment, became a recognisable feature of the public figure of the artist.
“Ambulatory archives of movie star womanhood”: Drag Queens in Andy Warhol’s Art
Drag queens - people, usually men, who use dress and makeup to imitate and exaggerate female gender signifiers for entertainment - were of great fascination to Andy Warhol, who explored the figure through varying mediums, including the silkscreen, photography and performance.
Curator Tour: Andy Warhol. Photographs 1970 – 1986.
In this new walkthrough series created with Custorian, Piero Tomassoni and Nico Epstein discuss the exhibition, Andy Warhol. Photographs 1970 – 1986. From a young age Andy Warhol was obsessed with fame, celebrity and fashion. Collecting autographs of film stars and reading fashion magazines provided an escape from life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was...
Time makes artists anonymous: Nico Epstein on the “Who’s that?” podcast
In the 'Who is that?' Podcast, created by podcast production studio Storm and creative anonymous social network Anon, Artvisor's Nico Epstein focused on the anonymity of digital artists to shed light on the pros and cons of anonymity and how e-commerce and digital marketing change the art landscape.
Andy Warhol. Photographs 1970 – 1986: A conversation with Jim Hedges and Piero Tomassoni
A conversation with Jim Hedges and Piero Tomassoni around Artvisor's exhibition featuring some of Warhol's iconic polaroid and silver gelatin prints.
Vanessa Jackson. Spin off. Exhibition at Artvisor, London
Geometry, the site of form and function, may resist its innate rules to offer a sense of liberation, allowing elaboration, ornamentation and re-engagement with the curve, without gesture’s touch. The breadth of geometry, crossing all boundaries and civilisations, can embrace illusion with decorative connotations but may equally demand severity. I have no need for invention....