Recent Work by Four Contemporary Artists in “Contested Terrains” at Tate Modern

LONDON.- Contested Terrains is an exhibition of recent work by four contemporary artists working in Africa, co-curated by Tate and the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos. These artists reclaim and subvert assumptions about Africa’s past and present, exploring current political and social concerns both at a domestic level and across the world. Presented in the Level 2 Gallery, Tate Modern’s dedicated space for emerging and recently established international artists, the exhibition brings together work by Adolphus Opara (b.1981 Nigeria), Michael MacGarry (b.1978 [...]

Marrakech Art Fair Aims to Establish Cultural and Artistic Synergy throughout the Entire City

MARRAKECH.- The city of Marrakech will be hosting the first edition of the Marrakech Art Fair from 9 to 11 October 2010. A platform for exchanges between gallery owners, artists, and collectors, this unprecedented artistic meeting ground is being organized by Hicham and Zineb Daoudi, and Brahim Alaoui. For three days, some fifty galleries from Europe, Morocco , and the Arab world, seduced by this new international encounter, will meet at the Es Saadi Palace to present their discoveries. On [...]

Tate Modern is 10: Tate Reaches Across the World with Works Acquired

NEW YORK, NY.- Tate Modern is extending its reach across the world by expanding its Collection to areas outside Europe and North America, including the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa. The recent acquisitions include thirteen contemporary works of art by artists from the Middle East and North Africa region. The works are by ten artists from Algeria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. None of these artists has been represented in the Collection before and the acquisitions will significantly [...]

Art 41 Basel Announces Art Statements: Solo Shows by Emerging Artists

BASEL.- For Art 41 Basel the Art Statements sector spotlights 26 solo projects by young artists. Selected by the Art Basel Committee from more than 300 applications, the participating artists come from 17 different countries. The Art Statements sector has promoted young artists for over 10 years now, offering them a special platform that brings them to the eyes of an international audience of curators, collectors and art critics. Many previous participating artists have been awarded major exhibitions as a [...]