While certain artists’ work lends itself quite readily to being turned into a skateboard deck — say, for instance, that of Keith Haring, or even Damien Hirst — conceptual photographer, video, and performance artist Laurel Nakadate doesn’t seem like one whose work is especially compatible with the format. At least not at first, but her new limited-edition, hand-painted decks for Artware Editions and Woodpoint & Kingsland, now available for a cool $3,000, actually ain’t bad. (more…)
Paul McCarthy’s is clearly having a moment. His 80-foot tall, bright red “Balloon Dog” literally towered over this year’s Frieze fair, situated on the lawn outside the north end of the custom-built white tent. Shows of McCarthy’s work are taking place concurrently at Hauser & Wirth’s uptown and downtown spaces, and next month sees the unveiling of a massive installation and video project at the Park Avenue Armory (which will, incidentally, also feature a balloon dog figure). Today, ARTINFO confirmed that the Frieze “Balloon Dog” sold to a collector during the fair for something in the region of $1 million. (The Telegraph also reported the sale.) (more…)
The Windy City’s foremost art fair, Expo Chicago, released the list of exhibitors that will participate in its second edition, running September 19-22, on Tuesday afternoon. Selected by a committee that includes Rhona Hoffman, Michael Kohn, and Anthony Meier of their namesake galleries, as well as recent David Zwirner recruit Chris D’Amelio, the participating galleries hail from 34 cities in 16 different countries, with a large international contingent and a strong set of U.S. dealers, including many exhibitors from New York and San Francisco. (more…)
Yesterday Cutlog New York, the French fair’s first States-side outing announced that Russian street artist Timofey Radya had been awarded the first Cutlog NY Artist Prize for his sculpture “Figure #1: Stability” (pictured, presented by France’s The July 16), a huge pyramid made of police riot shields that he erected in the courtyard of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center. The fair, which remains open through 6pm on Monday, also gave awards to exhibitors Creative Growth and TURF, and bestowed an honorary prize on Spinello Projects. (more…)
Yesterday, Verge Art Fair announced that they would not follow through on their plans to be a Frieze satellite this year. The fair’s site said it would return in 2014, but emerging allegations of financial mismanagement are bringing the fair, and its founder Michael Workman, under some rather serious scrutiny. According to Marina Reiter, an artist and the director of Brooklyn’s Studio 26 gallery, she had already paid approximately $7,000 in deposits when she received an email letting her know that the fair was cancelled. (more…)
As you may have heard, Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the stars of this season’s contemporary art auctions, and in order to help map the late art star’s vast web of influences, references, quotations, and allusions, Christie’s has produced a nifty infographic (in full below) — and a pair of videos featuring interviews with his cohorts Al Diaz and Torrick “Toxic” Ablack. (more…)
“I like museums. They communicate with the past,” says a surprisingly composed adolescent girl in an empty white room at Frieze New York. “What a beautiful idea, communicating with the past,” she adds, as her gaze moves about the room, making steady eye contact with a particular crowd member before moving on to the next. She is one of a rotating cast (I counted at least four) who make up artist Tino Sehgal’s much anticipated performance piece “Ann Lee,” presented at the fair by first-time exhibitor Marian Goodman Gallery. (more…)
Last year the dealer-run mini-fair SEVEN, known to Art Basel Miami Beach migrants for mounting uncluttered exhibitions in Wynwood since 2010, made its debut in Brooklyn during Frieze Week. But with the group’s recent expansion to Texas during last month’s Dallas Art Fair and a full schedule at their preferred venue, Pierogi’s massive Williamsburg annex The Boiler, the organizers nearly gave up on holding a second edition in New York. (more…)
Verge, the notoriously scrappy art fair that was set to open at 159 Bleecker Street tomorrow, May 9, has just announced on its site that the fair has been cancelled. The fair’s website, which had never been updated with information about the 2013 New York edition, now reads, “VERGE NYC IS TAKING A YEAR OFF. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON VERGE 2014.”
Pablo Picasso’s portrait of his lover Dora Maar is one of two works from the private collection of the artist’s granddaughter Marina Picasso that are headed to the auction block at Sotheby’s June 6 Impressionist and modern sale in Paris, with the 1943 portrait leading the auction with its €2.5-3.5 million estimate ($3.27-4.58 million). (more…)
