Installation
Installation art revolves around crafting an aesthetic or sensory experience within a specific setting, often encouraging active participation.
Installation artworks, sometimes referred to as 'environments,' frequently encompass an entire room or gallery space, necessitating the spectator to traverse it for full engagement with the artwork. Nonetheless, some installations are intended for contemplative perusal or are delicate to the extent that they can only be observed from a doorway or one end of a room.
What distinguishes installation art from sculpture or other conventional art forms is its emphasis on delivering a cohesive, unified encounter, as opposed to presenting isolated, individual artworks.
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Mickalene Thomas
American artist Mickalene Thomas set out to change the face of art history back in the early 2000s – and that’s exactly what she’s done. We take a look at Mickalene’s humble beginnings and her artistic legacy as the contemporary art powerhouse she is today.
Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago is a legendary feminist artist who has irrevocably changed the face of art history. Inspired by her landmark retrospective, Revelations, at the Serpentine in London, we dive into her empowering and inspirational story.
Anish Kapoor
Turner-Prize winning artist Anish Kapoor has been making waves for over fifty years. Like a skilled illusionist, his works distort reality and challenge the senses.
Ai Weiwei – Under surveillance
To understand the origins of a quasi-camera by Ai Weiwei, we trace the history of surveillance in his life and work.
Ai Weiwei – Everyone is a dragon
It's the year of the dragon. Dragons wield godlike power in myths and folklore, but Ai Weiwei insists that everyone is a dragon. Here's why.
JR
French artist JR takes public art to the next level. For nearly two decades, he’s made huge black-and-white photo installations in collaboration with local communities across the world. In this Artist’s Artist, we take a look at the backstory.
Cecily Brown
Discover how British artist Cecily Brown made her mark as a painter despite spending her formative years on the installation-obsessed ‘90s British art scene.
Grant Yun – Growing Up
American-Korean artist Grant Yun arrives in Seoul with his first solo show. The series is minimal, intricate and personal, inspired by his identity.
Ai Weiwei: Decoded
A guide to the symbols at play in a divine self portrait by Ai Weiwei.
Barbie Pink
Barbie is everywhere, but what's pink got to do with it?
Cai Guo-Qiang – Explosive serenity
Explosive serenity is the paradox at play in Snow Lotus, a new collaboration with Cai Guo-Qiang. Hear his reflections on reflections, and discover the printmaking processes involved in transforming one of his gunpowder paintings into a limited edition print.
Norman Rosenthal on Anish Kapoor
Norman Rosenthal, guiding force behind the artist's first silkscreen print, reflects on his relationship with artworks by Anish Kapoor – shiny, dirty and sublime – since they first crossed paths in 1978.
What is an edition?
At Avant Arte, limited edition artworks are our bread and butter. As with many good things, they come wrapped in jargon. Read on for a quick fix summary of everything you need to know to start collecting.
Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton: When Will The Dots Stop?
Bags, billboards and Bella Hadid. The commodification of Yayoi Kusama.
JR: Miniature Giants
Installations by JR are some of the most viewed artworks in the world. Ahead of our first collaboration, we visited the legendary photographer in Paris to talk about scale, scaffolding, the ever-growing ambition of his public projects and why he wants to stay naïve forever.
Sensory Inspiration
The origin story for a new collaboration with New York legend José Parlá got us thinking about some of the unexpected places where artists find their art.
Butt plugs, Santa Claus & Paul McCarthy
"A joke, but serious."
Cai Guo-Qiang
What do you know about the art of blowing things up? Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang has been doing it for fifty years…
Tschabalala Self in London
We all do it, but what does it mean to sit?
Nigel Howlett: The Face Before You Were Born
A solo show debut in London marked a tangible moment of inflection for Nigel Howlett and his faceless figures. In parallel, we collaborated to archive works from the show with a series of limited edition books and hand-finished prints.
Paul Insect: Personal Effects
Paul Insect arrives in Amsterdam.
José Parlá: The Founders
Read a text written by José Parlá to accompany the timed release of our our latest collaboration, The Founders.
Barry McGee
Barry McGee (he/him) was born in 1966 in San Francisco, USA. He continues to live and work in the Bay Area.
Shigeki Matsuyama
Shigeki Matsuyama (he/him) was born in 1973 in Japan. He currently lives and works in Kanagawa, Japan.
Pablo Tomek
Pablo Tomek (he/him) was born in Paris, 1988. He continues to live and work in the city.
Chen Wei Ting
Chen Wei Ting (he/him) was born in 1991 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is based in Tokyo, Japan where he lives and works.
Prune Nourry
Prune Nourry (she/her) was born in 1985 in Paris. She lives and works between Paris and New York.
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy (he/him) was born in 1945 in Utah, USA. He now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Larry Bell
Larry Bell (he/him) was born in 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He is based in Taos, New Mexico where he currently works. He also has a studio on Venice Beach, California.
Tom Sachs
Tom Sachs (he/him) was born 1966 in New York, United States, where he continues to live and work.
JR
JR (he/him) was born in 1983 in Paris, France. Paris is still his base, but he travels around the world collaborating with different communities and institutions to create his art.
Richard Woods
Richard Woods (he/him) was born in 1966 in Chester, England. He now lives and works in London.
Marguerite Humeau
Marguerite Humeau (she/her) was born in Cholet, France in 1986 and currently lives and works in London, UK.
Yuichi Hirako
Yuichi Hirako (he/him) was born in 1982 in Okayama, Japan. He now lives and works in Tokyo.
Ix Shells
Itzel Yard, aka Ix Shells, (she/her) was born in 1990 in Panama, where she continues to live and work.
Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg
Nathalie Djuerberg was born in 1978 in Lysekil, Sweden, and Hans Berg was born the same year in Rättvik, Sweden. The pair have practiced as a duo since 2004.
Zhang Ruyi
Zhang Ruyi was born in 1985 in Shanghai, China, where she continues to live and work.
Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist born in 1976 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Zhang Huan
Zhang Huan was born in 1965 in Anyang, China, and is now based in Shanghai.
Hassan Hajjaj
Hassan Hajjaj was born in 1961 in Larache, Morocco, and now lives and works in London, UK.
DRIFT
Lonneke Gordijn (b. 1980, Alkmaar, Netherlands) and Ralph Nauta (b. 1978, Swindon, UK) met while studying at Design School Eindhoven and founded studio DRIFT in 2006. Their multidisciplinary, Amsterdam-based team now has more than 60 members.
Hebru Brantley
Hebru Brantley was born in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. He now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Claudia Comte
Swiss artist Claudia Comte was born in 1983 in Lausanne, and has since relocated to the outskirts of Basel.
Friedrich Kunath
Friedrich Kunath was born in 1974 in Chemnitz, Germany and now lives in Los Angeles, US - a seismic cultural shift explored throughout his practice.
Jen Stark
Jen Stark was born in 1983 in Miami, Florida and now practices in Los Angeles, California.
La Nascita, Milano Centrale, Italie, 2024
JR adorns Stazione Milano Centrale with a rugged facade linked to its past.With a surreal trompe l'oeil, La Nascita connects the architectural grandeur of the train station with its history. In 1906, the construction of the Milano Centrale was initiated after many tons of rock were excavated from the alps to build the Simplon Tunnel connecting Italy and Switzerland. JR’s dramatic portrayal of the hollowed mountain brings this history to life. By veiling the Roman, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco architecture of the station with his own image, the artist blurs time and place. Positioned at a site of arrival and departure, his intervention invites travellers to reflect on the human urge to explore the natural world, and construct their own.
JR archived the installation as a photograph shot across multiple moments in the day – available to all for 48 hours only as a signed, limited edition print.
Stickymonger
Joohee Park, aka Stickymonger, (she/her) was born in South Korea and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
Katrin Fridriks
Katrin Fridriks was born in 1974 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and currently lives between Luxembourg and Paris.
Lu Yang
Lu Yang was born in 1984 in Shanghai, China, where they continue to live and work.
Donna Huanca
Donna Huanca was born in 1980 in Chicago, USA, and now lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
