Author: Sam Art
Andy Warhol, the iconic figure of the Pop Art movement, is known for his vibrant and often controversial artwork that challenged traditional notions of art and celebrity. However, beyond his fame and artistic legacy, there are lesser-known facts about Warhol that provide a deeper understanding of the man behind the iconic images. Here are five intriguing facts about Andy Warhol that may surprise you.
Throughout much of his career, Keith Haring was captivated by Walt Disney cartoons, often sketching Mickey Mouse images on subway walls and in clubs throughout New York City during the 1980s. Despite the fact that Haring’s renditions of the cartoon character were not necessarily approved by Disney, it was revealed that there was nearly a collaboration between Disney and Haring during the artist’s lifetime. In the upcoming book “Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring” by biographer Brad Gooch, it is disclosed that Haring did indeed receive a letter from Walt Disney Studios while he was battling AIDS-related illnesses…
The New Art Dealers Alliance has named the 92 galleries that will participate in its upcoming fair in New York, scheduled between May 2 and 5. The 2024 edition also marks the tenth anniversary of the fair. Related Articles The fair, which will once again align with Frieze New York, will return to 548 West, the 50,000-square-foot venue on West 22nd Street in Chelsea that was once home to the Dia Building. Among the galleries listed to participate are several New York-based galleries, including, Dimin, Dinner Gallery, Entrance, Hannah Traore Gallery, Harper’s, Kapp Kapp, Rachel Uffner Gallery, Situations and the…
Born and raised in the bustling city of London, Simon Boyd’s journey as an artist has taken him across continents, eventually finding a serene home in the heart of Argentina. His work is a testament to the influence of his surroundings, with a palette and use of color that echo the rich landscapes of South America. Boyd’s artistic journey began with a formal education in Fine Art at Middlesex University. However, it was his move to La Pampa, central Argentina, in 2007 that truly shaped his artistic vision. The vast, open landscapes of South America provided him with a new…
Serena Bocchino is an American Contemporary abstract artist working in the realm of painting, sculpture, and installation. Her expressionistic, methodical style displays a variety of influences, from Abstract Expressionism and modern dance to jazz music and the experimental Fluxus movement. Like her varied influences, her process is highly improvisational yet technically informed: It is a visual language created through an intermingled vocabulary of color, media, and technique. Bocchino’s studio practice is focused on the investigation and intersection of visual art and music. Her professional practice began in New York City’s East Village movement in the 1980s after graduating from New…
The UK art market is under increasing pressure from anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. HMRC, the UK’s tax authority, has fined at least 31 participants in the art market from 10 January 2021, when it began monitoring the art trade, to 31 March 2023, the latest period for which data is available.Of the 31 fines published, 30 are in the 15 months starting January 1, 2022, a rate of at least two fines per month. (HMRC data is sometimes behind enforcement, meaning the actual figures for any given period may be higher than initially reported.) Penalties were mainly triggered by failing…
Martin Derbyshire, also known as Ma Tengfei, is a British-born, Beijing-based artist whose work delves into the interconnectedness of phenomena and explores the liminal moments, spaces, and interactions that exist between them. His art is a contemplation of the pauses and peripheries that occur within the rational structures of thought, seeking to evoke experiences that prompt viewers to consider the possibility of an underlying and coherent wholeness. Derbyshire’s work is a continuous process, with each piece serving as both an end and a beginning. One of Derbyshire’s works is “Still Life: Video (9:39) 2024,” a piece that questions the boundaries…
Untitled Art, the independent fair that takes place in Miami Beach every December alongside Art Basel, has been acquired by South Florida Ventures, a rapidly expanding portfolio focused on luxury lifestyle brands in the Sunshine State.Untitled Art founder Jeffrey Lawson and his team will remain at the helm of the fair, according to a press release that says the acquisition will give Untitled Art access to more resources and offer its organizers more opportunities to scale the fair’s platform. test new markets. expand its curatorial team and improve year-round programming and events. However, there are no concrete plans to expand…
In recent years, countries in the Global South, from Nigeria to Mexico, have sought the return of treasures looted by colonizers with renewed vigor, while some European governments have passed laws or formed new agreements to dissolve parts of their national collections. If the art and artifacts in museums like the Louvre or the British Museum are the symbols of a bygone era, it seems that former colonial powers are beginning to use them to symbolically make amends for past transgressions. Meanwhile, in the United States, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has made it their mission to seize looted artifacts…
While restitution has been a central topic in the art world on and off for decades, there has no doubt been a sea change in recent years. In 2023 there was a near-constant stream of news about returned and seized objects, launched initiatives, lawsuits ongoing and settled, and agreements struck between countries in the Global South and Europe. While restitution and repatriation debates still run hot, we appear to have reached a tipping point. Most observers cite French president Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 speech in Burkina Faso—when he said he wanted “the conditions met for the temporary or definitive restitution of…