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2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Frieze week Feature 2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Frieze week By Robert Ayers, New York, 27 April 2018 In the lead-up to Frieze New York, which returns to Randall's Island Park from 4 to 6 May 2018, Phoebe Blatton offers a selection of exhibitions to see around the city. Contemporary art copy fade Read More 2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Armory Week Feature 2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Armory Week By Robert Ayers, New York, 1 March 2018 The Armory Show is really just the weekend-long cherry on top of the splendid sundae that is the New York art scene and all it has to offer. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Beyond the Zone: the 5th Material Art Fair Feature Beyond the Zone: the 5th Material Art Fair By Robert Ayers, Mexico City, 15 February 2018 Though Zona Maco's organisers call their fair 'the most important art fair in Latin America', they would be advised to pay attention to what is happening in the Frontón Mexico. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Glenn Ligon Conversation Glenn Ligon By Robert Ayers, St. Louis, Missouri, 27 July 2017 Ligon achieved a particular kind of renown when 'Black Like Me #2' (1992) was selected to hang in Barack and Michelle Obama's private quarters at the White House in 2009. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Markus Lüpertz: a bull in the china shop of cultural history Feature Markus Lüpertz: a bull in the china shop of cultural history By Robert Ayers, Washington, D.C., 23 June 2017 Though these shows entirely omit Lüpertz's sculpture, and thus simplify his oeuvre somewhat, his art remains at once thrilling and bewildering. Contemporary art copy fade Read More Christopher Le Brun: A painter of unusual seriousness Feature Christopher Le Brun: A painter of unusual seriousness By Robert Ayers, 8 May 2017 Christopher Le Brun is president of Britain's Royal Academy of Arts. He is also a painter of unusual seriousness. His latest exhibition Composer has been curated by Zurich-based art consultant Emili Contemporary art copy fade Read More
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