Category Archives: Art Fair

The Other Art Fair London: Hisham Echafaki

March 25, 2018 butterfly

The new edition of the Other Art Fair London curated by Saatchi Art features 130 international emerging and established artists from 22-25 March 2018 at Victoria House London WC1. Here is a selection of our highlights from the Fair.

French artist Hisham Echafaki(covered) returns to London with a new solo exhibition. Presenting a new body of works including his signature three dimensional paintings that look like real animals, insects and fishes.

In parallel Hisham Echafaki also created new paintings inspired by Dutch masters and gave them a modern twist using optical black and white and colourful effects, from circles, squares and stripes.

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The Other Art Fair
London 22-25 March 2018
Victoria House
London WC1

Art Fair, Paris

Paris: FIAC 2017 Highlights

October 24, 2017 butterfly

After Frieze, the art world is gathering once more for the 44th edition of the International French Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) in Paris. As the fair drew to a close this week end, we look back at the highlights amongst the 193 modern and contemporary art galleries from 30 countries filling the Grand Palais , like Flame of Desire a five meters high golden sculpture by Takashi Murakami featured at Galerie Perrotin.

Jeppe Hein

Andrea Bowers

Tomas Saraceno

John Giorno

Kohei Nawa

Photo Credit: Celine Neveux for Butterfly Art News

FIAC
18-22 October 2017
Paris

Art Fair, London

London: Moniker Art Fair 2017

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For 2017, Moniker Art Fair has undergone an exciting evolution, tripling in size to accommodate 40 gallery stands, a young galleries initiative, a benefit auction, an industry conference, a curated film programme, a VIP programme and a New York style pizza restaurant.
While Moniker has previously venue-shared with The Other Art Fair, this October they moved to a new floor of the Old Truman Brewery as they boldly re-instate their dominance on the East End arts hub, focusing this year on the origins of urban art.

Few art forms rely on collectives and collaborations as much as urban art; born in the dust of the locomotive age as far back as 1914, it has evolved to see modern-day monikers spring up on walls worldwide, shifting in style and message as international artists meet and influence each other. Just over a century later, Moniker Art Fair remembers where it all began, taking visitors on a journey from the root of the burgeoning international street art scene and its importance today.

Moniker’s eighth edition titled ‘Transient Tales’ is dedicating more than 9,000-square-foot of space to immersive art installations. Upon entering visitors discover an installation by documentarian, photographer and film editor Bill Daniel featuring a train track and a tunnel.

Moniker welcomes the best of contemporary and urban art galleries from across the world, showcasing artists working beyond norms and conventions. The UK is represented by the likes of returning exhibitors Stolen Space, RISE, Jealous Gallery and Curious Duke Gallery as well as debuts from Well Hung Gallery and BleachBox Gallery. Meanwhile, international galleries debuting include Thinkspace Gallery from California, Station16 Gallery from Montreal and Gallery Itinerrance from France.

Few artists also painted murals in the surrounding streets of the Moniker Art Fair, like Dutch duo Telmo & Miel.

In parallel Moniker also gives the opportunity to showcase younger galleries like UK-Art from Japan, Jewel Goodby Contemporary and 1963 Gallery from the UK.

A special section has been dedicated to installations by Ian Kualii and large photographs by Alex Fakso to name a few.

In terms of results, Moniker reports record-breaking sales figures from its opening night, having sold around £300,000 of art on its preview day. The Californian Thinkspace Gallery, who had eight booths and three artist solo shows sold out two solo shows by artists Audrey Kawasaki and Kevin Peterson over £100,000 worth of sales in the first five hours.

The Art Conference, Talks & Short Film Programme featured films by Lek & Sowat, and talks by Vermibus.

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Next step will be New York, as Director Tina Ziegler announced earlier that Moniker New York will have its inaugural edition at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn from May 3 to 6 2018, to coincide with Frieze New York, and she hopes the art fair will continue to grow over the next five years.

Moniker Art Fair
5-8 October 2017
Truman Brewery London

Art Fair, London

London: Glastonbury radical art at the Other Art Fair with ShangriLART

October 7, 2017 butterfly

As the world converges to London for the crazy art week with Frieze and all the exclusive shows and fairs, the activist artists from Glastonbury’s ShangriLART have teamed up with the Other Art Fair to create accessible art for everyone and spreading a message of love, rebellion and humour .

Featuring works from Carrie Reichardt, Aida Wilde, Chris Hopewell, Darren Cullenn, Kennard/Phillipps, Pure Evil and Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood, the ShangrilART space at the Other Art Fair features immersive installations, live performance and giveaways, and showcases all of the mischievous political commentary that makes it such a unique creative space at the Glastonbury festival.

Brexit inspired posters by Stanley Donwood

Darren Cullen

Carrie Reichardt

Kennard/Phillipps

Aida Wilde Mobstr

Ben Eine and Charming Baker

The Other Art Fair
Until 8 October 2017
Truman Brewery London

Art Fair, London

London: Frieze Sculpture Park

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Ahead of the awaited annual international Art Fair in October with Frieze London and Frieze Masters, Frieze is launching its first ever summer outdoor exhibition open to the public in The Regent’s Park in London as an exciting teaser .

“It’s fantastic that the free Frieze Sculpture park will open as part of an exceptional summer of culture in the capital, showing that London is open to innovation, creativity, and to visitors from around the world,” London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said in a press release. “I’m delighted that this incredible exhibition will bring new audiences to contemporary art, inspiring Londoners and tourists alike.”

The new and significant works on display this year have been selected and placed by Clare Lilley, director of programs at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. “From the playful to the political, these 23 works explore contemporary sculpture’s material and technical dexterity, together with its social role and reflection on the human condition and our environment,” said Lilley.

Featuring 23 international artists : Magdalena Abakanowicz, Rasheed Araeen, Reza Aramesh, Miquel Barceló, Anthony Caro, John Chamberlain, Tony Cragg, Michael Craig-Martin, Urs Fischer, Gary Hume, KAWS, Takuro Kuwata, Alicja Kwade, Mimmo Paladino, Eduardo Paolozzi, Jaume Plensa, Thomas J Price, Peter Regli, Ugo Rondinone, Sarah Sze, Hank Willis Thomas, Bernar Venet, John Wallbank, Emily Young.

A series of public tours throughout the summer as well as a free Frieze Sculpture Audio Tour app featuring commentary by Lilley will be organized by Frieze programming partner Art Fund.
In addition, the free London Summer Art Map, co-produced by Art Fund, Art on the Underground, Frieze, the Mayor of London, and Sculpture in the City, will be available to guide you through the season of public artwork across the capital, including the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square and Sculpture in the City.