On September 25-30, Doha, the capital city of Qatar, welcomed thousands of international guests who came to participate in Qatar International Art Festival, or QIAF 2022. How did it go, and what is the connection between the festival and the rise of contemporary art in one of the richest and most expensive countries in the world? Let’s find out!
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In case you live in New York City, you should try your luck at Auctions at Showplace. The antique store and auction house will hold its next traditional estate auction on October 23. Among the offered lots, there is a pair of metal masks by the prominent Austrian artist Franz Hagenauer.
JD Malat Gallery will host the debut solo exhibition by Harare-born artist Tega Tafadzwa on October 12. Titled “RWENDO – WHICH MEANS JOURNEY,” it will feature 15 new paintings exploring the stories of people who went through “marginalization” and had to cope with the challenges of so-called “othering.” The debut exhibition is curated in collaboration with Africa First and will be on view from October 12 to November 7 2022.
The A-list Hollywood star Brad Pitt publicly debuted as a sculptor with his first works on view at the Sara Hilden Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. Neither did the actor attend the event, nor did he and the museum share any details about the success of the exhibition.
Today, on September 9, 2022, the Javits Center has been flooded by thousands of people eager to see the miracles of this year’s Armory Show. Let’s wander the halls of the magnificent venue and take a look at some of the best booths to explore at the long-anticipated fall event.
The well-known auctioneers, Showplace, will hold the New York City estate auction on August 21. In the blog post, you will find some of the highlights of the upcoming auction that you might want to see and, possibly, purchase.
On July 27, Lichtundfire, the art gallery in New York City, presented the art show “Flora and Fawna – Season of Growth and Beasts.” The exhibition features a series of artworks by a variety of dedicated artists. Among them is Vian Borchert, a celebrated painter who created floral landscape paintings profoundly inspired by her love for nature and literature.
On August 4, Nel, in collaboration with FORMS, will present a solo exhibit “God’s Away on Business” by the influential contemporary artist Robyn Penn. In her new series of works, the New Zealand painter explores the duality of the current state of global affairs with a focus on the people’s complex relationships with nature and the subtleties of human perception.