Articles
Our on-line knowledge resource comprises critical articles on the arts which foster diverse views and stimulate learning. The essays below inform, critique, contextualise and draw attention to current art practices across the world.
Benefaction in Beijing. A Shining Example
From the Chinese Contemporary Art Series By Zhaoyirou Li Benefaction in Beijing. A Shining Example Interview with Jin Qingqin, Deputy Director of the Shangshang Museum (Sunshine International Art Museum) Shangshang Museum (Sunshine International Art Museum) is the...
Interview with Petra Feriancová
By Giulia Damiani. The practice of the Slovak artist Petra Feriancová can be seen through mythical lens. Among other ideas, her work explores eternal returns, continuous transformations touching religious, mythological, political, autobiographical references,...
Artist in Focus: Theodore Ereira-Guyer
Contemporary Art London From the Artist in Focus Series By Edward Sheldrick Theodore Ereira-Guyer is a multi-disciplinary artist working predominantly in the fields of print, photography and sculpture. The artist explores what happens when knowledge systems are broken...
Showing in Naples
By Giulia Damiani. Naples takes an active role in the art world today and does so in its own organic way. Galleries are scattered throughout the city centre, often hidden in the courtyards of historic palaces. Away from the buzz of the streets, they offer a space for...
Art 021 Contemporary Art Fair, West Bund Art & Design
From the Chinese Contemporary Art Series By Zhaoyirou Li There are 84 galleries in the ART021 this year, divided into three units, Major Galleries, APPROACH and BEYOND Public Projects. The major part gathers 64 contemporary art galleries, amongst which there are 15...
The art of collaboration: Contemporary art in historic sites
By Annabel Sheen At the Palace of Versailles this summer, a towering crane from which cascaded a waterfall dominated the view of the seventeenth century landscaped gardens. It was one of a series of installations by contemporary artist Olafur Eliasson hosted by the...
Toni del Renzio: ‘Shoes hair and coffee’ in ARK magazine
By Giulia Damiani. Shoes. The length of her polka dot dress leaves her ankles and the upper part of her feet exposed. As she walks, her hips move from right to left, following the rapid pace of her steps. A strip of light starts from her feet, while her heels click...
To what extent does China seek to use contemporary art to project soft power?
From the Chinese Contemporary Art Series By Zhaoyirou Li While China is expanding its external influence in foreign affairs building up its international image, an internal influence that is constantly emphasised in cultural strength is becoming more and more...
Photographing a forgotten future: Dead space and ruins at Calvert 22 Foundation
By Annabel Sheen. Brutalist architecture does not age gracefully. Lacking the attention that many London landmarks have been blessed with, a concrete modernist structure rapidly acquires a look of unthinking imposition, heavy-handedly dominating a landscape. It’s...