The Guest Club Online Masterclass: Introduction To Digital Art is now available in your Masterclass Library.
We think this is a great opportunity to brush up on your knowledge of digital art and, for those in Melbourne, a good way to enjoy your free time during Lockdown 4.0. Hosted by Guest Club Founder Alana Kushnir, the program covers the brief history of digital art – all 150 years that is!
EXCITING UPDATE
Our virtual tour of the online NFT exhibition ‘Pieces of Me’ will take place today, Sunday 30 May at 11am AEST.
I love a good artist-led auction. What is an artist-led auction you may ask? It’s when an artist donates a work of theirs for a cause that they want to support. Buying a piece from an artist-led auction is a great way to achieve a number of art-collecting goals simultaneously – buy an original artwork (tick), support the artist’s practice (tick) and support a cause that’s close to the artist’s heart and yours (tick tick).
To celebrate the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)’s 30 year anniversary, they are joining forces with some of their (and our) most beloved Australian photographers to auction off 21 artworks on Wednesday 26 May. Sale proceeds will be shared equally between the artists who have donated their work and the MGA, and the MGA’s portion will go towards supporting their programs and exhibitions (which in turn, support artists and the community too).
Here I’ve shared my top 5 picks from the auction with you, our Art Collector and Art Supporter members.
Joanna Pousette-Dart
Untitled (Square Study #3), 2018 Gouache, acrylic on paper
Paper: 29.8 x 29.8 cm
Framed: 43.8 x 43.8 x 3.8 cm
Hello Art Supporter members
Another international art fair is upon us, with Frieze New York taking place in person (on a greatly reduced scale) in New York and online. For the online component London-based Lisson Gallery is offering a selection of works on paper by their represented artists. Click here for the catalogue.
Works on paper are a great way of collecting works by international artists as they tend to be more affordable than works on canvas for example, and are a lot cheaper to ship to Australia. As many are test or preliminary sketches that are modest in size, they can also be more easily shifted around your home depending on how your spaces evolve.
Some of my favourites here are the pieces by Sol Le Witt, Spencer Finch, Carmen Herrera and Joanna Pousette-Dart. If you’re interested in obtaining prices please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Kind regards
Alana
Installation view of Jessica Rankin, The Nostalgia for the Infinite at White Cube Bermondsey 17 March - 1 May 2021. Photo credit: White Cube Bermondsey Photo Ben Westoby (c) White Cube.
Jessica Rankin, Continents of drifting clouds on the move, 2020. Acrylic, ink, graphite, watercolour and embroidery thread on paper Double-sided artwork: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm).
Hello Art Supporter members
I’m looking forward to our virtual tour of the Jessica Rankin exhibition at White Cube London tomorrow.
I’ve received some additional images of available drawings by Jessica from our International Curatorial Associate, Anais Lellouche. These combine watercolour and beautiful stitched embroidery components. You can view them here (PW GCAPRIL). If you are interested or would like further information please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Kind regards
Alana
Running from today until May 9, the third edition of Daata’s fair showcases a group of select international galleries, each presenting a single artist’s video work.
© Art Basel
Art Basel is one of the leading global platforms wherein art fairs are spread across Basel, Hong Kong, and Miami Beach. Its global reach provides support for galleries, artists and collectors alike, as they strive to create an environment that supports local art scenes while promoting unique experiences with artists at the helm.
‘OVR: Pioneers’ is Art Basel’s virtual initiative, which will display works of artists from 100 galleries over 25 countries/territories. The basis for choosing the artists are those who have broken the status quo regarding their concepts, themes, and use of mediums.‘OVR: Pioneers’ will run March 24–27, 2021, with exclusive VIP access from Wednesday, March 24, 2 pm CET to Thursday, March 25, 2 pm CET. If you would like to receive VIP access to OVR: Pioneers please contact us and we will share your name and email address with Art Basel to arrange priority access.
