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Richard Niman- The artist’s studio as art work – nouveau surrealism

A visit to Richard Niman’s amazing studio in Hackney is a sensational journey into an ecstatic art grotto. Here is a world of occult strangeness on the move – there is a living pulse to these mannequin sculptures on the go – they grab you and they hug you – and maybe they even are you.These vivid art personas have [...]

GO SEE: Ernesto Neto: The Edges of the World at Hayward Gallery until Sunday September 5th 2010

Considered one of the most influential artists of his generation, Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, has dramatically transformed the upper spaces of the Hayward Gallery with a series of site-specific installations in his most ambitious exhibition to date.

Neil Armstrong answers FAD’s Questions

Image: From forthcoming show GESTALT Showing Durham Art Gallery and DLI museum from Sat. 11th Sept
1 If you weren’t an artist, what else would you be?
A songwriter (does that count as not being an artist?).. if not I’m pretty much stumped! (ok a tennis playing god really)
2 Name 3 of your least favourite artists.
I think [...]

Mick Marston Competition

A great competition this month
Our friends at Central Illustration Agency have again come up trumps.
We have a great competition this month – we have a collection of prints from Mick Marston , the feefifoefum series there are only 200 of these collections available and we have one to give you.
Each pack contains 12 prints [...]

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CIPRIAN MURESAN at Wilkinson Gallery Private View Thursday 2nd September 2010

2 September to 3 October 2010
This is the first solo exhibition of Romanian artist, Ciprian Muresan in the UK. Muresan’s work is an evocative response to his own politically tumultuous milieu; his art is rooted in a confrontation with this history and an artistic commitment to locate it within personal and collective experiences and the [...]

Haunch of Venison gallery – Daydreaming – with James Lavelle- art- music – mankind- the ghost in the machine

DAYDREAMING WITH JAMES LAVELLE at Haunch of Venison Gallery 27-29 August 2010 was an eclectic art show with multi sensory- multi media  art works incorporating a dazzling array of sound/music mixes overseen and inspired by the much experienced and highly inventive  sound/music/DJ/electronica collagist/composer  James Lavelle [otherwise known as UNKLE]
This was a show that burnt brightly with new [...]

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The Central Illustration Agency License To Inspire

CIA’s debut book is a collection of work from some of the world’s most inspired illustrators and the story of the agency that represents them.
Illustrated 256 page hardcover, designed by Staziker Jones & published by Pirum Press, the book is a beautifully crafted with a stimulating mix of wonderful imagery and fascinating comment [...]

Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie’s First Open Sale

Image:Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) Study Mouth for Smoker Sale 2341 First Open Christies New York
Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David [...]

SoShowMe at the printspace Private View Thursday 2nd September 2010 2010

Image: Copyright Evan Baden 2010
Leading East London photographic gallery theprintspace will make the virtual a reality this September when it opens its doors for SoShowMe, an exhibition curated entirely from its social media interactions.

Image:Copyright 2010 Astrid Harrisson
With the growing use of social media in our daily lives, theprintspace will enter new territories by showcasing – [...]

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