Avant journals

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

And the Oscar for Best Movie Poster goes to…
We speak with Hollywood’s favourite poster artist James Jean about art, film and a new category for the Academy Awards.
March 10, 2023
The Guerrilla Girls: Four Decades of Disruption
From the streets to the Supreme Court, the punk feminist art collective are still fighting for social justice in the art world and beyond.
March 08, 2023
When will the dots stop, Louis Vuitton?
The Commodification of Yayoi Kusama
February 03, 2023
Artificial Inspiration
What does recent progress in artificial intelligence mean for art and artists?
January 24, 2023
Painting in Public
Ayako Rokkaku
January 23, 2023
Butt plugs, Santa Claus & Paul McCarthy
"A joke, but serious."
December 09, 2022
Ayako Rokkaku, live
On November 23, Ayako Rokkaku painted for 8 hours in London. Rewatch the livestream from start to finish.
November 24, 2022
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.
November 09, 2022
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.
October 31, 2022
Communities: En Iwamura & Shigaraki Village
The first instalment of a new series telling the stories of artist communities worldwide.
October 21, 2022
Tschabalala Self in London
We all do it, but what does it mean to sit?
October 05, 2022
Kudzi at Queercircle
Visit Queercircle in London to see Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s first Avant Arte edition and peruse her literary picks.
September 20, 2022