August 2017

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Article date: Sunday, August 13, 2017
10 Questions: Declan Jenkins

This autumn British contemporary artist Declan Jenkins is going to show his first solo exhibition, I sing of armoires…, taking place from 6 – 29 September 2017 at Sims Reed Gallery, London. Jenkins, known primarily for his woodcut prints and performative poems, will showcase an exciting new series of a dozen monumental hand-coloured woodcuts.

Article date: Monday, August 7, 2017
Hi, I'm Chota13 from Commune 13 (Medellin)

John Alexander, of his artist name Chota13, is a graffiti artist aged 27 years. He wears the unifrom of young people from all over the world: a t-shirt, sports pants and sports shoes. His story could be that of any young man too fast pushed from these sensitive areas that surround world metropolis. His is called Comuna 13, in Medellin, Colombia, antechamber of hell yesterday, now famous for its graffiti gallery in the open air and its escalators.

Lead Stories

Article date: Friday, September 1, 2017
Zaha Hadid Architects wins the Masterplan 2030 competition for the Old City Harbour in Tallinn's Port The Port of Tallinn launched the competition for ideas for the development plans or Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour in 2016. With the aim of finding a comprehensive, long-term solution to connect the city and its public spaces with the functions of the port, Masterplan 2030 will form the basis for the redevelopment in the port area into an urban space that is both attractive and easy to traverse.
Article date: Monday, August 28, 2017
This year Cosmoscow welcomes a record number of galleries (54) from Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, which will exhibit works by more than 150 artists.
Article date: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Neue Nationalgelerie in Berlin being refurbished "The refurbishment of the Neue Nationalgalerie is a very detailed process; it includes the refurbishment of all the constructional elements, the restoration of the visible surfaces, the renovation of the building facilities, and an improvement of the service areas." - sais Birgit Jöbstl, Director of Press, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Article date: Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Final Portrait - The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti The storyline of the movie starts with the short trip to Paris in 1964, "when the American writer and art-lover James Lord (Armie Hammer) is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush), to sit for a portrait."
Article date: Thursday, August 17, 2017
Reopening of Monnaie de Paris in September 2017 Monnaie de Paris is reopening after five years creating the 11 Conti-Monnaie de Paris. The France's longest standing institution and the oldest factory in the world now hosts: a new museum entirely dedicated to the heritage and the know-how of the Monnaie de Paris with over 170 000 pieces in its collection; more than 1000m2 of space for temporary exhibitions dedicated to the contemporary art; 2 restaurants, including Guy Savoy’s, nominated Table in the world in 2016; a new shop designed by Philippe Prost.
Article date: Thursday, August 10, 2017
Five Masterpieces on Three Continents United for the First Time Ever on FB In 1888-89 in the southern French city of Arles, Vincent van Gogh painted a number of versions of what was to become one of the most famous images in the history of art, his Sunflowers. Today these paintings are located in museums across the globe, but they have never been seen together—until now. On August 14, 2017, for the first time, five versions of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers will be presented in a way the artist could never have imagined.
Article date: Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Contemporary Istanbul announces participating galleries Contemporary Istanbul (CI) is pleased to announce its final exhibitors list for the upcoming 12th edition of the fair. New for 2017 is a revised fair design by the award-winning architects Tabanlıoğlu Architects who will create a city-park.
Article date: Friday, July 21, 2017
The Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace The Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace is 22 July - 1 October 2017. Royal Gifts, the special exhibition at the Summer Opening of the Palace in 2017, will tell the story of The Queen’s reign through a wide-ranging display of official gifts presented to Her Majesty during the past 65 years.
Article date: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Robert Rauschenberg Examines the Art and Tumultuous Politics of the 1964 Venice Biennale in His New Documentary “The film puts in context a moment of optimism and international outreach that seems particularly pertinent at this moment as an illumination of what art makes possible and what soft power can do,” says Amei Wallach, producer and director. “The electrifying footage we shot in Venice this spring will bridge past and present to explore the meaning of art and globalism today.”
Article date: Friday, July 14, 2017
Paris Photo announces 149 galleries and 31 publishers for 2017 Paris Photo, the leading international fair dedicated to photography, will be held from 9 to 12 November 2017, at the Grand Palais. With 180 exhibitors, including galleries, publishers and art book dealers, making up the main sector, the 2017 edition will be characterized by an ambitious and original programme, presenting the best of the photographic medium in all of its diversity.

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