Editorials
CREATE TOGETHER, THRIVE TOGETHER: BUILDING THE NEW WORLD THROUGH ART AND COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE AND REFLECTION: NAVIGATING THE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE OF ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2023
The 2023 Art Basel Miami Beach emerged as a powerful antidote against our times’ prevailing agony and frustrations in a world grappling with the unsettling shadow of war and facing various challenges, standing as a beacon of artistic excellence. Hosting a dazzling array of 277 galleries, its 21st edition enriched the region’s cultural fabric and served as a powerful economic driver, infusing a much-needed vitality into the local businesses. Beyond the walls of the main event at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Art Basel extends its influence through the South Beach area, enticing art enthusiasts to explore over 10 satellite art fairs. The recently unveiled seventh edition of The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, provided by Art Basel in collaboration with global lead partner UBS, provides intriguing insights into the global art collecting market dynamics. The report sheds … [Read more...] about RESILIENCE AND REFLECTION: NAVIGATING THE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE OF ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2023
CONSTANTLY REIMAGINING OUR WORLD: THE ART WORLD SHINES IN NYC, MIAMI BEACH & SÃO PAULO
Is every artwork inherently political, and has this always been the case? Can the interpretation of the same artwork be dependent on the political climate, the era or the geographical location in which it is being presented? Does art possess a timeless quality? In contemporary art fairs and biennials, these questions can work as platforms for introducing new artistic approaches, emerging talents and for reintroducing past works that now may hold different significance. Artists constantly reimagine our world, offering fresh perspectives. Yet, within the realms of commercial and nonprofit art scenes, we must ask whether we amplify artists’ voices and provide them space for expression or, at times, reduce their sacred creations to commodities and symbols of status and power. I, more than ever, entrust artists to help us navigate this moment, reframe the past through the present and … [Read more...] about CONSTANTLY REIMAGINING OUR WORLD: THE ART WORLD SHINES IN NYC, MIAMI BEACH & SÃO PAULO
ART WITH A CAPITAL A?
It seems like every day I learn about a new development in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). As an artist, I’m most concerned about AI-generated “art” and its cultural implications. Some of the images I’ve seen are fascinating to be sure, and the complicated processes used to create these images are just as interesting (although admittedly, often beyond my technical understanding). Luckily, I don’t need to understand the precise processes behind AI-generated images to appreciate them. But are these images truly Art with a capital A? Or are they simply interesting visuals? Arriving at a conclusion may be difficult if we don’t all share the same, high-level definition of what art is. For ages people have struggled to define art. Eternally lacking objective and definitive boundaries, the art world continues to press on creating. When an artist pushes the “limits” of creation and … [Read more...] about ART WITH A CAPITAL A?
A CALL FOR ORIGINALITY: GIVING ARTISTS A HEADS-UP IN THE GALLERY WORLD
Artists often wonder how to get representation by a gallery as an entrée into the established art world. Mega- galleries such as Hauser & Wirth and Galerie Lelong welcome artists of multiple viewpoints, artistic modes of practice and styles of representation. For large and smaller galleries, an overriding agenda is important in maintaining a personality within the gallery world, and the artist must research what that agenda is, and apply to the gallery that most fits their work. Galleries run the gamut from concern with the environment, social justice, identity, abstraction, representation by national or ethnic identity and more. However, should an opinion expressed in an artwork not be initially shared by a gallery, if an artist’s work can convince the gallerist that his concern and viewpoint is worth displaying for the gallery’s audience, and his or her expression is remarkable, … [Read more...] about A CALL FOR ORIGINALITY: GIVING ARTISTS A HEADS-UP IN THE GALLERY WORLD