Avant journals

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

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
'Personal Effects'Paul Insect arrives in Amsterdam.October 20, 2021
Curated by Aindrea Emelife: We Are HistoryArt historian, writer and curator Aindrea Emelife introduces hand-finished editions from Shannon Bono, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones and Sola Olulode.September 29, 2021
The Founders by José ParláRead a text written by José Parlá to accompany the timed release of our our latest collaboration, The Founders.September 15, 2021
Avant Arte & For FreedomsOur collaboration with the trailblazing, artist-run collective.August 27, 2021
Work on Paper Week August '21Our first Work on Paper Week presents an unmatched opportunity to access works by Roby Dwi Antono, Sarah Lee, Alexis Ralaivao and Antonia Showering.July 29, 2021
Inner Visions 02For 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.July 05, 2021
WOAW Gallery & Avant Arte present: WoPStaged 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.June 11, 2021