Avant journals

We're helping to create a radically open art world, with interviews, discussions and insights into Avant Arte and the wider industry.

David Rudnick & Tim MarlowMeeting 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
Galaxia IINew 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, 2022
Paul Insect - PeaceThroughout 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.April 22, 2022
The Face Before You Were BornA 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.March 23, 2022
Avant Arte & NFTsAvant Arte’s core purpose is to make discovering and owning art radically more accessible. In 2022, we’re adding NFTs to the picture. March 14, 2022
International Women's Day6 editions in 6 days, curated by Gemma Rolls-BentleyMarch 04, 2022
Inner Visions 03With a collection of hand-finished works, curator Larry Ossei-Mensah considers storytelling as provocation.March 02, 2022
Gisela McDaniel & Gemma Rolls-BentleyAhead of a hand-finished debut collaboration, Gisela McDaniel explains the enduring and vital precedence of her sitters' stories. February 25, 2022
Cactus Man"Modern art is great, but you have to take care of plants – right?"February 03, 2022
En el paisaje interior by Tomás SánchezIn conversation, Cuban painter Tomás Sánchez illuminates the spiritual underpinnings and sustainable production of his debut timed release.January 26, 2022
Avant Arte in AccraA series of studio visits in the Ghanaian capital.January 17, 2022
HURT EARTHIn a new series of monumental light projections, art icon Jenny Holzer prompts urgent environmental action. Words from more than 40 global climate activists appear across the UK to coincide with COP26.November 13, 2021