Monday, 18th October 2010
12:57pm
For the fourth year running, London’s Berkeley Square hosted the Pavilion of Art & Design London (13-17 October), which brought together 50 international exhibitors from Barcelona, Brussels, Cologne, Geneva, London, Milan, New York, Paris and Zurich to showcase and sell their collections of Modern Art, Furniture Design, Photography, Jewellery and Tribal Art from 1860 to today. The fair promotes and demonstrates the strengthening relationship between art and design and its success is reflected in this year’s sales figures: Todd Merrill, New York, sold over 70% of their stand on the first night, including a console by Michael Coffey for $70,000...
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Friday, 15th October 2010
11:11am
It’s that time again when the international art world descends upon London for Frieze Art Fair. Frieze is a unique opportunity to catch hundreds of the world’s most exciting contemporary art galleries, from New York to New Zealand and emerging territories such as Asia and South America, all showcasing the best of their represented artists under one vast temporary roof in London’s Regent’s Park.
Frieze Art Fair was established in 2003 by Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp, who also own frieze the magazine. They now take a step back from curating and directing the fair but continue to watch it...
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12:38pm
Getting into the spirit of the approaching madness that is Frieze Art Fair is one of London’s oldest and most prestigious dealerships in old masters, Colnaghi. To coincide with the contemporary art fair, Bernheimer Fine Art Photography is hosting the exhibition ‘Julian Schnabel Polaroids: Beyond Infinity and Grandview’ at the Bond St gallery, an extraordinary collection of Polaroids by the contemporary American artist and film director.
Schnabel first received acclaim for his ‘plate paintings’ in the early 1980s and has since created an influential body of work, including paintings and sculpture, and he has successfully dabbled in filmmaking, directing Basquiat...
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Wood carving flourished in Southern Germany in the late 15th century onwards, resulting in exquisitely crafted devotional sculptures. Today, these figures and reliefs may be found for as little as £5,000, though the best examples command high prices.
