Article date: Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Rose Frantzen's installation "Portrait of Maquoketa"
The Figge Art Museum recently purchased Rose Frantzen's Portrait of Maquoketa, a multifaceted portrayal of her home town of 6100 people, located in eastern Iowa.
Article date: Monday, February 16, 2015
"I try to create a place of disorientation" - interview with Kehinde Wiley
In anticipation of the upcoming exhibition Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic at the Brooklyn Museum, Artdependence Magazine reached out to the artist with several questions about his work, his models, and the hidden meanings behind his paintings.
Article date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
“I always play with my origins” – interview with Berna Reale
Berna Reale was born in 1965 in Belém, city located in the State of Pará in North Brazil. Recently invited by Luis Camilo Osorio and Cauê Alves to exhibit at the Brazilian Pavillion in the next Biennale de Venezia, she is one of the most prominent Brazilian artists at the moment.
Article date: Sunday, February 8, 2015
New technology brings Van Gogh to life: an interview with academy award winning producer Hugh Welchman
If one thing is clear, it’s that Vincent van Gogh continues to inspire. In this case, he has inspired the creation of the world’s first feature-length painted animation, “Loving Vincent”, produced by Oscar winning film companies Breakthru Films and Trademark Film.
Article date: Thursday, February 5, 2015
New project of ADP Ingeniérie and Zaha Hadid Architects
ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) have completed the concept design for the world’s largest airport passenger terminal - the Beijing New Airport Terminal Building - in Daxing, Beijing, under the leadership of the Beijing New Airport Headquarters (BNAH), based on the bid-winning planning scheme by ADPI.
Article date: Monday, February 2, 2015
Renaissance masterpieces revealed
A pair of remarkable bronze sculptures has been attributed to one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists. The discovery follows new evidence found by a team international experts in collaboration with the University of Cambridge.
Article date: Saturday, January 24, 2015
It's all about the book and more: interview with four artists
Lukasz Stoklosa, Kate Gottgens, Ivana de Vivanco and Mark Nader answered our questions about the "100 painters of tomorrow" book and more.
Article date: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Can we copy a copy of a copy ?
Belgians' most renowned painter Luc Tuymans has been convicted in a Belgian court for the plagiarism of a photo by photographer Katrijn Van Giel.
Article date: Friday, January 16, 2015
"I would call it a sociological anthropological view within a landscape" - Interview with Massimo Vitali
Massimo Vitali, born in Como, Italy, is known all over the art world for his beach series depicting crowds of people, as well as using a unique color palette. Here Massimo Vitali talks about his artwork with Artdependence Magazine.
Article date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
"I believe that humor is the most intellectual language" - interview with Olaf Breuning
Olaf Breuning, one of the most talented artists of our generation, works in different media. His artwork is shown at fairs and is exhibited worldwide, but he doesn’t make such a big and serious deal out of contemporary art. Have you met artists like this? Humor is his trademark, along with honesty and openness.
Article date: Sunday, January 11, 2015
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE MINISTERS OF CULTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
On Wednesday 7 January 2015, a terrorist attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris killed 12 people, most of them journalists and artists working for the magazine.
Article date: Friday, January 9, 2015
Claude Monet Estimated at £20-30 Million
‘One of the Most Celebrated Venice Paintings’
Sotheby’s To Offer Exceptionally Rare View of Venice
by Claude Monet Estimated at £20-30 Million
London 3rd February Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale
Article date: Friday, January 9, 2015
"Sound has always been my primary tool" - interview with Susan Philipsz about her sound installations and more
Susan Philipsz (born in 1965, Scotland) is an artist, who initially started as a sculptor, and is now best known for her sound installations.
Article date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Exclusive interview with Rob Cantor
"You're walking in the woods.
There's no one around,
And your phone is dead.
Out of the corner of your eye you spot him... "
This is how Rob Cantor's YouTube hit starts. Is this the bohemian rhapsody of the 21-st century?
Article date: Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Frozen River at Sunset, painted by Aert van der Neer in or shortly after 1660
Sotheby’s January 2015 Old Masters Week In New York to feature Highly Important Paintings From The Collection of J.E. Safra
Article date: Monday, December 22, 2014
Interview with Laura van Hasselt about Amsterdam DNA exhibition
Laura van Hasselt, curator at Amsterdam museum, has talked about the process of creation of Amstedam DNA exhibition, about the essence of it and shared her opinion about why such projects are important for museums.
Article date: Sunday, December 14, 2014
I am always only as good as my next sculpture - interview with Stephan Balkenhol
Stephan Balkenhol, renowned for his wooden sculptures and carved out of wood art pieces, is a German artist also working in other fields, like photography and drawing.
Article date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Olafur Eliasson: Advice to the Young
Artists should be very sensitive to their surroundings and the context in which they find themselves. They should, however, also stay true to themselves and make sure that the strong market and its attractiveness does not commercialize them.
Article date: Monday, December 8, 2014
Duncan Campbell - Turner Prize 2014 Winner
Duncan Campbell won this year’s Turner Prize with his ambitious and complex film It for Others 2013, which the artist says is about ‘how you can understand certain histories through objects’.
Article date: Monday, December 8, 2014
Hermitage, Russia - 250th anniversary
St. Petersburg’s Palace Square and State Hermitage Museum served as venues for the biggest public event in celebration of the museum's 250th anniversary on December 7 with a musical light show called “The Ball of History” on the eve of the important date.
