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Live Event: Painting with Alice Brasser

On March 6, we joined Alice Brasser in her studio for a 1-hour painting session. Rewatch the livestream from start to finish.

March 17, 2023

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And the Oscar for Best Movie Poster goes to…

We speak with Hollywood’s favourite poster artist James Jean about art, film and a new category for the Academy Awards.

March 10, 20236 min read

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Ayako Rokkaku: Painting in Public

A distinctive live painting event by Ayako Rokkaku in London, showcasing her spontaneous artistic process, and offering a timed print edition of the crafted artwork to attendees.

January 23, 20233 min read

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Butt plugs, Santa Claus & Paul McCarthy

"A joke, but serious."

December 09, 20226 min read

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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.

November 24, 2022

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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.

November 09, 20223 min read

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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.

October 31, 20222 min read

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Communities: En Iwamura & Shigaraki Village

The first instalment of a new series telling the stories of artist communities worldwide.

October 21, 20223 min read

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Tschabalala Self in London

We all do it, but what does it mean to sit?

October 05, 20222 min read

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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.

September 20, 20222 min read

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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.

September 08, 2022

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Seated

With her first ever public sculpture, Tschabalala Self brings ongoing explorations of body politics and domestic performance to London.

September 06, 20222 min read

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In conversation with Tyler Hobbs

"Can I write a program that creates a painting?"

August 30, 20225 min read

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Studio Works

Studio Works offers the chance to collect original artworks by emerging global artists. The first instalment features Alfie Caine, b.wing, Bell Nakai, Lin Yen-Liang and Sun-Kyo Park - five artists we were excited to meet earlier this year.

July 12, 20222 min read

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David Rudnick & Tim Marlow

Meeting for the first time, graphic designer David Rudnick and Design Museum Director Tim Marlow discuss false dichotomies, paradigm shifts, 'junk layer' culture and the multifarious challenges and opportunities faced by artists and designers in a Web3 age.

June 10, 2022

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Galaxia II

New York Neo-Geo icon Peter Halley has been making prints alongside his fluorescent, rectilinear paintings for more than 3 decades. Galaxia II – “a technical tour de force” – is his most ambitious yet.

May 13, 20222 min read