Avant journals

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

Live painting with Ayako RokkakuOn November 23, Ayako Rokkaku painted live for just over 8 hours in London. Rewatch her process from start to finish.November 24, 2022
A Record of TimeFor Avant Arte's first curated NFT launch, collector Shahin Tabassi considers the ability of digital art to transport us through time. November 09, 2022
LY in TokyoArtist 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, 2022
Communities: En Iwamura & Shigaraki VillageThe first instalment of a new series telling the stories of artist communities worldwide.October 21, 2022
Tschabalala Self in LondonWe all do it, but what does it mean to sit? October 05, 2022
Kudzi at QueercircleVisit Queercircle in London to see Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s first Avant Arte edition and peruse her literary picks.September 20, 2022
Hospital RoomsA 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
SeatedWith her first ever public sculpture, Tschabalala Self brings ongoing explorations of body politics and domestic performance to London.September 06, 2022
In conversation with Tyler Hobbs"Can I write a program that creates a painting?’” August 30, 2022
Studio WorksStudio 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, 2022
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