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Ayako Rokkaku, live
On November 23, Ayako Rokkaku painted for 8 hours in London. Rewatch the livestream from start to finish.
Art world insights
From interviews and opinions to collecting guides and live events, unpack the art world with Insights on Avant Arte.
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
A true pioneer, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s fictional portraits have influenced the 21st century renaissance of the black figure in mainstream art.
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Lawrence Weiner
For Lawrence Weiner, art should do three things: ask questions, communicate an idea, and be useful for people.
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David Hockney
As one of the most celebrated painters alive, David Hockney remains dedicated to finding new ways to capture the enormity of the world around us.
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A Record of Time
For Avant Arte's first curated NFT launch, collector Shahin Tabassi considers the ability of digital art to transport us through time.
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Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili rose to fame in the late ‘80s as a figurehead of the Young British Artists. He was the first Black artist to win the Turner Prize, and throughout his career, his art has challenged and changed perceptions in the art world and beyond.
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LY in Tokyo
Artist LY guides us through the places and spaces in Tokyo that have galvanised her practice - including some locations that are instantly recognisable in her latest works. Photography by Niko Wu.
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En Iwamura & Shigaraki Village
The first instalment of a new series telling the stories of artist communities worldwide.
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Julie Mehretu
This hugely influential Ethiopian-American artist has changed the game for abstract painting. Her epic, monumental works are based on real, historical events.
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley, born in 1977 in Los Angeles, is a prominent American artist acclaimed for his vibrant and reimagined portraits that fuse contemporary subjects with classical European painting styles.
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Larry Bell
Larry Bell, born in 1939 in Chicago, is celebrated for pioneering Minimalism and Light and Space art by manipulating glass and geometry to investigate light's influence on perception.
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Tschabalala Self in London
We all do it, but what does it mean to sit?
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Nan Goldin
This iconic photographer captured candid queer life in the 1980s. In 2022, after the release of her documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, she became the talk of the art world. Here’s her story.
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Kudzi at Queercircle
Visit Queercircle in London to see Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s first Avant Arte edition and peruse her literary picks.
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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.
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Hospital Rooms
A new partnership with Hospital Rooms will support their inspiring work advocating and enacting the ways in which art can impact mental health.
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