Art Almanac

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‘The National 2019: New Australian Art’ is a series of three biennials that survey Australian art ‘now’. In this second iteration, practices from across Australia are on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), Carriageworks and the Ar

Artist Profile

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David Noonan is on an endless quest to source, construct and amalgamate a range of inexplicable and beguiling images. His processes are reliant upon the synchronicity of accidents, as the artist comments, ‘one image activates a dormant one and someth

Artist Profile

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STORY MICHAEL YOUNG CHINESE-AUSTRALIAN ARTIST GUAN WEI STOOD deferentially in front of his self-portrait ‘Plastic Surgery’ (2015) at the launch in July of this year’s Archibald Portrait Prize at Sydney’s Art Gallery of New South Wales. Descended from

American Craft

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“BE REGULAR AND ORDERLY in your life, like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work,” novelist Gustave Flaubert advised artists. It’s one of Howard Jones’ favorite quotations. “You can be a regular sort of person and live as

Fine Art Connoisseur

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Amazing things happen when people get together. Seemingly impossible challenges become do-able. Difficult goals become less daunting. Unity, support, and accountability to one another keep us on the right path. Throughout history, gatherings of artis

Wallpaper

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Kukje Gallery, Korea’s leading contemporary art gallery, has a proud history of introducing Korean audiences to new art experiences. With last summer’s reopening of its K1 building, which now encompasses exhibition spaces, a cafe, a restaurant and a

Ideal Home

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Since launching in 2017, Runway Gallery has grown from a portfolio of 14 contemporary artists to an ever-changing line-up of roughly 24 from all across the world. It’s the brainchild of Daniel Syrett, whose unique work also features on the site. TH

Harper's Bazaar India

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With the Indian artwork market having risen to 21.6 per cent last year, this is the ideal time to invest in the country’s artists. That said, it needn’t be extravagant. Kolkata-based gallerist and art collector Rakhi Sarkar is bringing the country’s

Creative Artist

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I grew up in country Victoria. I think I was born to create, and as a child I was passionate about anything with a creative aspect. I particularly had a love for drawing, and spent many hours drawing caricatures. I went on to study art in high school

Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

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The Workshop Arts Centre is an independent not-for-profit art centre and workshop facility which was established in 1961 to promote and foster appreciation of the creative and visual arts. The Ewart Gallery, housed within the Workshop Arts Centre, wa

ArtAsiaPacific

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A homecoming event in Sydney to celebrate ArtAsiaPacific’s 25th anniversary and the opening of the 21st Biennale of Sydney—graciously hosted by art patrons Gene Sherman and Andrew Cameron—brought together many editors and contributors from the magazi

India Today

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Like a teenager allowed out for his first party, veteran artist Manu Parekh asked, "Can I bring my friends? I have a lot of friends here." The 78 year old did bring his friends along, but it wasn't just they who cheered as the Bengali speaking Gujara

TIME

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EVERY TWO YEARS, THE WHITNEY Museum of American Art in New York City presents a survey of contemporary art. Throughout its nearly century-long history, the Biennial has been a fertile ground for conversations about social issues and cultural tensions

Fine Art Connoisseur

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IN November, the field of contemporary realism took another step forward when the second Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE) drew almost 300 people to Miami’s historic Biltmore Hotel for a lively celebration of art and ideas. Organized by Fine Ar

Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

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Operators of the Lethbridge Gallery believe that a valuable and fulfilling part of making art and exhibiting it is to meet the people who are moved by their creations. This gallery’s philosophy is that meeting the purchasers makes a fulfilling link b

Fine Art Connoisseur

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Reba Wilcox declares, “My life is blessed to be surrounded by inspiring art. I am grateful for the powerful energy I feel in the artists’ creations in my home.” Having retired after a career working in university and corporate environments, Wilcox li

Fine Art Connoisseur

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Amazing things happen when people get together. Seemingly impossible challenges become do-able. Difficult goals become less daunting. Unity, support, and accountability to one another keep us on the right path. Throughout history, gatherings of artis

Southwest Art

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“THE RUSSELL,” says its official description, “is much more than a western art exhibition and sale; it is a three-day western art experience.” Though that claim may seem grand, the event’s schedule more than delivers on the promise. And that doesn’t

Home Design

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Fuelled by the passion of not one but two artists, education and interior design studio St James Whitting (SJW) presents the launch of a limited-edition collection of artworks featuring creations inspired by the designers’ travels and love of nature.

25 Beautiful Homes

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Stylish, striking, poetic, arresting… those words best describe the photographic work of French Cowboy, a creative collaboration between Mia Macfarlane and Julien Crouigneau, which was established in 2012. ‘Every day is an opportunity to create and w

New American Paintings

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St. Louis, MO 314.398.9636 info@alicialachance.net / www.alicialachance.com / @alicia_lachance_ 2019 Public commission for a hospitality project, Singapore 2018 Public sculptural commission, Kobe, Japan 2016 Commission, Nashville, TN (lead designers

Ideal Home

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The Connor Brothers burst onto the art scene in 2013 under the guise of Franklyn and Brendan Connor, Missouri-born twins brought up within a cult. Two years later they revealed their true identities – childhood friends Mike Snelle and James Golding.

The Ideal Home and Garden

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Talking about art, the incredible French artist Èmeric Chantier says, “it is the perfect marriage between the beautiful and the useful.” And his art is truly reflective of the same as in it he endeavours to question the relationship we have with natu

GoodHomes India

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My husband and I are avid art collectors. But our teenage son is really not an art lover, and dislikes the way our home looks. It's actually quite stressful! How do we celebrate our love and ensure our son feels at home? — Anaya Kriplani, via email.

Architectural Digest India

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Founded in 1987, this New Delhi-based gallery has four generations of artists on its roster, including names like MF Husain, SH Raza and Tyeb Mehta, alongside contemporary artists like Nalini Malani, Ravinder Reddy, Atul Bhalla and NS Harsha, among o

New American Paintings

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Lexington, KY lizmoore43@gmail.com / www.lizmoore.work My work is very material- and process-based, utilizing languages associated with painting, fiber, and printmaking. I create soft sculptures, paintings, and installations that point to the convers

Fine Art Connoisseur

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Cris and Janae Baird of Arlington, Texas, have been interested in art all of their lives. While growing up, Cris became aware that his great-uncle John Hafen (1856–1910) had been a prominent Utah artist. His grandparents owned two Hafen paintings tha

GoodHomes India

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We love a good back story. After all, context is everything, especially when it comes to understanding art. For Mumbai born artist Sahej Rahal, these stories provide the roots for the sculptures he creates. The self-declared “nerd” is heavily influen

ArtAsiaPacific

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1997 Cassette recordings of people expressing joy, paintings made from clothes stained by menstrual blood, canvases blessed by holy men—these are some of the projects that Shilpa Gupta created in the 1990s and early 2000s. In an Essay on the Mumbai-b

Homes & Gardens

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A SHARED passion for storytelling underpins French Cowboy’s signature style. Formed by Mia Macfarlane and Julien Crouigneau in 2012, the duo believe their artwork is ‘another step towards contemporary fashion photography receiving the recognition it