January 2011
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Finally drawing again
So I decided it was about time I picked up a pencil and put it to paper. My first attempt was ok… but not perfect. But I think I figured it out a bit better with the second drawing… I’d better do some more…
9,000 works, 140 dealers, 30 countries: The art...
Why go to a hot, stuffy convention center and drink overpriced coffee when you can visit an online art fair from the comfort of your living room? This week, the VIP Art fair goes live and show cases work from top galleries (established and emerging) from around the world. Have your credit card ready to snatch up these works… or just browse the fair and see what’s setting the pace for...
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Hirst’s Top 5 Art Moments
Because he was in Hong Kong for his Gagosian opening, Alexandra Seno of SceneAsia asked Damien Hirst for his top five moments in contemporary art: 1. Jackson Pollock’s fling: “Jackson Pollock, throwing paint around, when paint left the brush for the first time in a Jackson Pollock painting.” The late American abstract-expressionist artist’s drip paintings revolutionized art in the 1950s. 2. Andy...
Fourth Plinth Sculpture Winners Announced
A giant blue rooster by Katharina Fritsch and a curly haired boy on a rocking horse by Elmgreen & Dragset are the next two sculptures chosen for the Fourth Plinth platform in London’s Trafalgar Square. Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the winners this morning. The two commissions will go ahead for the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square over the period covering the...
