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

Gemma Rolls Bentley interviewing Gisela McDaniel in a leafy outdoor space
interview

Gisela McDaniel & Gemma Rolls-Bentley

Ahead of a hand-finished debut collaboration, Gisela McDaniel explains the enduring and vital precedence of her sitters' stories.

Tomas sanchez inspecting his print in his studio
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Tomás Sánchez: En el paisaje interior

In conversation, Cuban painter Tomás Sánchez illuminates the spiritual underpinnings and sustainable production of his debut timed release.

6 min read
Adjei Tawaiah adding blue paint to a large, mixed media canvas
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Avant Arte in Accra

A series of studio visits in the Ghanaian capital.

4 min read
"If not now then when" projected onto the cliff face below Edinburgh Castle in block capitals
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Jenny Holzer: HURT EARTH

In a series of monumental light projections, HURT EARTH, art icon Jenny Holzer prompts urgent environmental action. Words from more than 40 global climate activists appear across the UK to coincide with COP26.

3 min read
Close up of Sola Olulode working on her print
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Curated by Aindrea Emelife: We Are History

Art historian, writer and curator Aindrea Emelife introduces hand-finished editions from Shannon Bono, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones and Sola Olulode.

4 min read
Jose Parla – The Founders
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José Parlá: The Founders

Read a text written by José Parlá to accompany the timed release of our our latest collaboration, The Founders.

6 min read
Artist Ludovic Nkoth is holding his print All Aboard
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Inner Visions 02

For the second instalment of Inner Visions, Larry Ossei-Mensah introduces a series of unprecedented works by New York-based artists Tau Lewis and Ludovic Nkoth.

4 min read
A wall with framed artworks, Exhibition shot WOAW Gallery & Avant Arte
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WOAW Gallery: WoP

Staged at WOAW Gallery in Hong Kong, WoP includes original works on paper from a cohort of 24 artists — setting long-time Avant Arte collaborators alongside a host of established and emerging talents from around the world.

3 min read
Bronze sculpture Maze Aurum by James Jean - detailed shot
interview

In Conversation: James Jean & Christian Luiten

Ahead of the upcoming launch of Maze Aurum Taiwanese-American artist James Jean speaks to Avant Arte co-founder, Christian Luiten, in a podcast-style Clubhouse conversation

Larry Ossei-Mensah
interview

In conversation: Larry Ossei-Mensah & Christian Luiten

Ahead of the first launch in our new Inner Visions series, we caught up with the project’s curator Larry Ossei-Mensah on Clubhouse in a conversation hosted by Avant Arte co-founder Christian Luiten.

In the studio of Tomas Sanchez - detailed shot of the artist painting
interview

Interview with Tomás Sanchez

We caught up with Tomás to talk about Volumen Uno, his love for the Romantics, an acquisition by Fidel Castro and his takes on paradise, meditation and the internet.

9 min read
Curator Larry Ossei-Mensah with an artist Grace Lynne Haynes standing in the artist studio
interview

Inner Visions 01

In his first collaboration with Avant Arte, critic and curator Larry Ossei-Mensah introduces three artists, Grace Lynne Haynes, Ferrari Sheppard and Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe

4 min read
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