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International Women's Day Auction 2023, seven female curators to present seven mini auctions
LONDON.- Art on a Postcard (AOAP) will host its fourth International Womens Day Auction in March, announcing an entirely new format for this year. AOAP have invited seven female curators, including Beth Greenacre, Louise Fitzjohn (Liminal Gallery), Bakul Patki, Lee Sharrock, Mollie Barnes (She Curates) Sandra De Giorgi and Carrie Scott to each curate a show comprising of 20/25 female artists. Each show will run as seven concurrent auctions, all raising money to support The Hepatitis C Trusts work with women affected by the criminal justice system both in prison and local communities. Bidding starts at just Â£50 and opened online via The Auction Collective on 23 February 2023. Beth Greenacre, whose clients have famously included David Bowie and more recently the all-female members club Allbright in Mayfair has put together a brilliant show, ... More

Photo London announces the exhibitors list for the eighth edition of fair at Somerset House
LONDON.- An in-depth exploration of the medium of photography, Photo London 2023 brings together over 110 exhibitors from 55 cities worldwide from 10th 14th May, showcasing artworks with themes ranging from the socio-political to the cinematic; the constructed to the hyper-real. Fair Founders Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad comment: The last edition of Photo London was by all measures one of the most successful editions of the Fair to date. Photo London 2023 builds on that success with another strong line-up of new and returning galleries. It is wonderful to once again be able to welcome galleries from China, Peru, Japan and Australia, and were thrilled that even from Iran artists and galleries have found ways to participate. From documentary images that bear witness to our rapidly changing era, through to works that push the boundaries ... More

James Cohan an exhibition of important early works by Bill Viola
NEW YORK, NY.- James Cohan is presenting an exhibition of important early works by the pioneering video artist Bill Viola, on view at 48 Walker Street from February 25 through March 25, 2023. This is the artists eighth solo exhibition at James Cohan. The gallery will host an evening exhibition walkthrough with renowned media arts scholar and curator John G. Hanhardt on Thursday, March 9 from 6-8 PM. Since the early 1970s, Bill Viola has used video to explore sense perception as an avenue to self-knowledge. His works focus on universal human experiencesbirth, death, the unfolding of consciousnessand have roots in both Eastern and Western art as well as spiritual traditions, including Zen Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and Christian mysticism. He has been central to the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, and in so doing ... More

Four rising theater stars to watch this spring
LONDON.- Growing up in the then-modest neighborhood of Hackney here, ArinzÃ© Kene and his four siblings were convinced they were going to be the new Jackson Five. We would learn dance moves from music videos and perform them in the living room, Kene said. It was the beginning of knowing I wanted to be an entertainer. Kene, 35, was chatting before a rehearsal of Misty, his almost one-man show (two musicians accompany him) that will arrive at the Shed in New York City on March 3. The piece, which mixes spoken word, music, surreal comedy and performance, tells a tale of gentrification, racial tension and male identity. But it also humorously stages the pitfalls a Black actor faces in telling this tale, via disapproving messages from his friends about racial stereotyping. Misty, directed by Omar Elerian, is the sixth play Kene has written. ... More

Anne Imhof, dancing in the ruins
LOS ANGELES, CA.- As was preordained, the opening night of Anne Imhofs Emo at SprÃ¼th Magers, the German artists largest exhibition to date in the United States, was a disaster. A charcoal gray pickup had apparently careened off Wilshire Boulevard past the 10 chunks of Berlin Wall on permanent display outside the 5900 Wilshire tower, up a flight of stairs and into the gallerys pillars. Unfazed, a pair of lanky, lethargic runway Goths performed on the wreck. One shaved his abs, the other emptied water from jugs, then sang Lake of Fire by the Meat Puppets at the top of his lungs. Puffs from a smoke machine issued from the trucks crunched hood. The scene was incongruous, compelling and a little funny it wasnt meant to be convincing. It was meant to flaunt its coolness, where youd expect gore. The truck, nuzzling ... More

They invited Shakespeare to the cookout. They got 'Fat Ham.'
NEW YORK, NY.- When James Ijames and Saheem Ali, the playwright and director of the Broadway-bound Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fat Ham, talk about their projects, they do so in the kind of shorthand of longtime friends: incomplete sentences, phrases punctuated with laughs and a whole vocabulary of glances. Its a frigid February day, and they have settled into a booth at the Library restaurant at the Public Theater. Ijames is a bit guarded speaking carefully, his posture showing a certain reserve. Ali radiates energy beaming as he listens to Ijames, occasionally tapping him on the arm in excitement. Were always, always, always ideating, always brainstorming, Ali said. Its kind of wonderful. Ijames gently contradicts Ali: Yeah, I am not thinking about anything else. You just sent me a new draft Ali starts. That was a while ago! Ijames protests. ... More

Poly Auction Hong Kong announces Spring Auctions 2023 of Chinese art
HONG KONG.- Setting sail again to continue its 10th Anniversary success, Poly Auction Hong Kong is pleased to announce the Spring Auctions will take place at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong from 1 to 6 April. Led by A Blue and White Ladies Bowl, Chenghua Period, 1465-1487, the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department meticulously selected a collection of treasures with impeccable provenance for the auction. To carry forward the profoundness of Chinese art, the Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Department proudly showcases Wu Guanzhongs Tall Trees in Snowy Mountains and assemble a selection of excellent works from all over the world. The auction highlights include Modern and Contemporary Art, Magnificent Jewels and Important Watches, Noble Handbags and Hype Collectibles, and Rare Wine, Whisky ... More

Katherine Rochester appointed Curatorial Director
NEW YORK, NY.- David Maupin and Rachel Lehmann announce the appointment of Katherine Rochester as Curatorial Director. Rochester previously served as Director of Curatorial Research at VIA Art Fund, where she directed VIAs $1 million annual grantmaking program; partnered with artists and institutions around the world to curate, produce, and acquire major contemporary commissions; and helped realize ambitious projects with artists such as Wu Tsang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Charles Gaines and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, among many others. Prior to VIA, Rochester held curatorial roles at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. In the role of Curatorial Director, Rochester will work closely with senior leadership to advance ... More

A Dave Brubeck cantata boasts star soloists: His sons
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Want to give us a blast? bassist Chris Brubeck asked the young woman in a music studio at UCLA on Wednesday morning. Remy Ohara lifted a long, corkscrewing shofar to her lips and blew a resonant call. Brubeck had brought a few other shofars with him as options, but it was clear from the moment Ohara, a sophomore trumpet student, started playing that this one had what he was looking for. The call of a shofar, the ancient instrument usually made from a rams horn and best known for its use in Jewish worship, opens The Gates of Justice, a grand 1969 choral cantata by the eminent jazz musician Dave Brubeck, Chris father. On Sunday and Tuesday, UCLA will present the work with Chris and two of his brothers, Darius and Dan, forming the central jazz trio as the main offering of a series of events ... More