They never met, and their lives followed very different trajectories. Yet a comparable inner energy seethes through the landscapes and cityscapes of two prominent artists who shared an uncanny artistic relationship. Londoner Leon Kossoff was a great admirer of Belarus-born Chaïm Soutine, who died aged 50 in 1943. Kossoff lived on until 2019, still working
The fifth edition of the Art Encounters Biennial in Timișoara, Romania is more ambitious than ever. Since 2015, the programme has been dedicated to enriching the Romanian art scene by establishing sustainable connections between artists and institutions, within the country and beyond. For this year’s edition, My Rhino is Not a Myth, the organizers have invited 50 local and international artists,
“It’s not like we have abstract expressionism or colour field painting. We have individual artists pursuing their own visions,” he added. For some, the medium is all about the expressiveness of the stroke, while others focus on “quiet” art based on pure, almost homogeneous surfaces, with few tonal nuances. Many of these artists have friendships
His name is Alpha Diallo, and in his 2016 song “I am at home,” the French hip-hop artist makes clear who and what he is. “I am Black,” he sings, “Proud to be French of Guinean origin.” Known as Black M, Diallo, 38, is one of many African, Caribbean and Middle Eastern immigrants throughout Europe
Larry Silver’s history of how northern European artists depicted other cultures could have taken a broader view The Turkish Family (detail; c. 1496) Albrecht Dürer. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From the June 2023 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. A book titled Europe Views the World is inevitably going to inspire debates
The Dodo by Liu Ruowang Photo: Courtesy of Dodo Art Museum Later this week, when Chinese painter-sculptor Liu Ruowang accepts the NordArt Prize in Büdelsdorf, Germany, the artist’s sculpture Mr. Pinocchio will again become a focus of this annual international art exhibition. This year’s NordArt Prize, the centerpiece award from the exhibition, is set be
Like every magazine that respects itself and wants the best for its readers, we too have made a list of our top ten picks! This time, we chose to present ten European artists that you have probably never heard of, but really ought to know… We are confident that this list will increase your personal
The potential of the Israeli art market excites Sarah Peguine, art consultant and co-founder of Art Source, the first and only online English language platform devoted to discovering and purchasing contemporary Israeli art. “There’s not an established tradition of creating or collecting art here, like in Europe, because the country is relatively young. And the
An exhibition in the European Parliament is so outrageous, it’s tedious. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE {T} here was a time when anything viral had to be handled with medication, rest, and a good-faith effort not to infect others. Then came the 21st century, and we decided to eliminate its derogatory meaning. It’s trendy to be viral,
In 2022, big global art market players such as Pace Gallery and Lehmann Maupin announced major expansions in their exhibition space. The year also saw the inaugural Frieze Seoul art fair, the first Asian event held by Frieze, a rival to Art Basel which also stages art fairs in London, New York and Los Angeles.