Avant journals

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

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
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