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Articles

Catch up on goings on with Avant artists around the world and dive deeper into our collaborations.

Artist paining on canvas with their hand, holding a paper bowl in the other hand
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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.

Sarah Zucker using her programming tools
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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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Imperial Place East Gardens ,Chiyoda
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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 working in his ceramic studio
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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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framed print hung above a long bookcase
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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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Larry Bell sat on a stool smiling in his glass work studio
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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.

Tschabalala Self in her studio with a bronze sculpture and big yellow painting
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Seated

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

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Studio Works in Situ
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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.

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David Rudnick and Tim Marlow talking in a brightly lit room on charcoal grey sofas
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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.

neon artworks by Peter Halley stacked against different walls of his studio
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Peter Halley: Galaxia II

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” printed by Lamina Studios – is his most ambitious yet.

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Paul Insect posters up in london
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Paul Insect: Peace

Throughout history, art has been a witness to war and a champion for peace. A new collaboration with Paul Insect stands in solidarity with everyone impacted by conflict worldwide.

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Nigel Howlett at work in his studio
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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.

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Alex Ness in a dark room looking at a colourful digital artwork
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Avant Arte & NFTs

Avant Arte’s core purpose is to make discovering and owning art radically more accessible. In 2022, we’re adding NFTs to the picture.

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close up of Khari Turner hand-finishing a print with gold paint
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Inner Visions 03

With a collection of hand-finished works, curator Larry Ossei-Mensah considers storytelling as provocation.

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