Interview: Adam Broomberg: One half of London-based duo Broomberg and Chanarin discusses his interpretation of contemporary war photography

Interview: Adam Broomberg


Photography isn’t a practice that’s conducive to duos; in fact, from a more general perspective, most contemporary visual artists are solitary figures. Thus, the story of duo Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin is a slightly peculiar…

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Brutal, London: Lazarides and The Vinyl Factory present the tough stuff in a crumbling basement in London

Brutal, London


This year’s annual off-site Lazarides exhibition is brutal by name and by nature; hosted in a derelict modernist building in central London. The basement of 180 Strand has reached a state of dilapidation that requires navigating…

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“Etan & Me” by Viviane Sassen: The self and the other—explorations of identity through portraits in the Dutch photographer’s latest work




Amsterdam-based photographer Viviane Sassen continues to traverse the creative worlds of fashion, documentary and contemporary art. And while she may be best known for her groundbreaking fashion photography, Sassen’s early…

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Forest for the Trees NW: International street artists take over Portland with a public mural project led by Gage Hamilton

Forest for the Trees NW


by Hunter Hess The brainchild of Portland, Oregon-based artist Gage Hamilton, public mural project Forest for the Trees recently brought together over a dozen artists from five countries to…

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Artist Darren Cullen: The dark-humoured and controversial Irish artist and his new anti-military recruitment comic

Artist Darren Cullen


by Sabine Zetteler Throughout his career, artist Darren Cullen has forced his audience to question their views of social acceptability and culpability. Citing the “Spitting Image Komic Book” as one of the most formative influences on…

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Art Basel 2013: Light and Fire: This year’s Swiss edition illuminates vibrant sculptures of filtered glass, mirrors and more

Art Basel 2013: Light and Fire


Like moths to flame, light art—and its use within, and as a complement to, sculpture—attracted the attention of many visitors at this year’s 44th edition of Art Basel. Lamp-like orbs and rods, shadow art and even live fire mesmerized spectators. The use of…

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SMART: San Miguel Art Festival: Artists and gallery owners from Mexico and beyond meet up in San Miguel de Allende to celebrate art, creativity and innovation

SMART: San Miguel Art Festival


The art-filled public spaces of Hotel Matilda provided the central hub for the recent SMART San Miguel Art festival. The boutique hotel and passion project of art collector Continue Reading…

The Encyclopedic Palace at Venice Biennale: The Book of Genesis as a graphic novel, plastic human sculptures, “Apollo Ecstacy” and more in our look at the 55th international exhibition

The Encyclopedic Palace at Venice Biennale


Since 1998, the Venice Biennale of Art and Architecture is no longer a traditional exhibition of national artists, but is instead a real international showcase where the single invited countries…

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Something Wicked This Way Comes: We talk with the art writer and curator Stephanie Chefas about her latest show

Something Wicked This Way Comes

by Vivianne Lapointe Something Wicked This Way Comes, a group exhibition curated by Stephanie Chefas, offers a glimpse of what’s going on in the wicked minds of ten of today’s most innovative and powerful contemporary artists: Annie Owens, Christian Rex van Minnen, Christine Wu, Chrystal Chan, David Ball, Fulvio Di…

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Best of CH 2012: Art: Our top picks from an extraordinarily prolific year of creative human skill

Best of CH 2012: Art

The contemporary art market reached a fever pitch in 2012, with record-breaking sales occurring around the world at auctions and art fairs alike. While that may have more to do with economics, we couldn’t help but notice the astounding amount of compelling art prompting us to take note this…

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