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Inspired by questions from collectors, the Avant Advisory was created to demystify art, editions and collecting.

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Bridget Riley, 1963

Untitled Study, Bridget Riley, 1963

A Wall Divided Vertically into Fifteen Equal Parts, Each with a Different Line Direction and Colour, and All Combinations, Sol LeWitt, 1970

Lines of one Inch in four Directions and four Colours, and all Combinations (Set of 16), Sol Lewitt, 1971

Artificial Mondrian, Hiroshi Kawano, 1965

Pixillation, Lillian Schwartz, 1970

Tyler Hobbs - studio 02

Fidenza, Tyler Hobbs

My programs are varied because of the randomness that I carefully build into them. They often generate 100 or 200 images, from which I select my favourites. I choose the ones that stand out to me instinctively, and show the 'range' that the program is capable of.

Tyler Hobbs - studio 01

Ringers #879 (The Goose), Dmitri Cherniak, 2021

Dmitri Cherniak, 2023

100% Gray Coverage, Casey Reas, 2013

Sand flower, Sara Ludy, 2021

Return Zero [Blue] 08, Tyler Hobbs, 2021

Avant Advisory: What is Generative Art?

Humans have been experimenting with generative art for centuries, but Web 3.0 technology such as NFTs and smart contracts has unlocked new possibilities. Here’s what you need to know about the movement that’s shaking up the art world.

What is Generative Art?

Free Speech by Ai Weiwei - 01

Free Speech by Ai Weiwei - 02

Ming Dynasty Currency, Untitled (Marilyn Monroe) silkscreen print by Andy Warhol

African Style by Kwesi Botchway - 01

African Style by Kwesi Botchway - 02

African Style by Kwesi Botchway - 05

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 03

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 02

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 05

Once in My Life by Javier Calleja - 02

Strawberry Tears by Christian Rex van Minnen - 01

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 04

Middle Finger in Black by Ai Weiwei - 01

Avant Arte, 2023

Keita Morimoto, 2023

Strawberry Tears 07

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 06

Make-Ready behind the scenes - 01

Avant Advisory – What is silkscreen printing?

An expert printmaker takes a break from crafting world class editions at Make-Ready to guide us through the fundamentals, foibles and speculative future of screen printing and serigraphy.

What is silkscreen printing?

Avant Advisory: What is silkscreen printing?

Narcissus Garden, Yayoi Kusama, 1966

Centennial Certificate MMA, Robert Rauschenberg, 1969

Ai Weiwei

URGE AND URGE AND URGE, Jenny Holzer

Joakim Ojanen

Gisela McDaniel, 2022

INGERSOLL’S BRANCH

Angel Otero

Tom Sachs

BTS 04

Avant Advisory – 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.

What is an edition?

Avant Advisory: What is a limited edition artwork?