An Italian perspective at Howard Greenberg Gallery, NYC

Gabriele Basilico, Mosca, 2008, silver gelatin print, Studio la Città, Verona

An Italian perspective Una prospettiva Italiana Luigi Ghirri, Gabriele Basilico Massimo Vitali and Vincenzo Castella Opening reception: February 2, 5:30-8:00 pm Howard Greenberg Gallery Studio la Città is pleased to announce An Italian perspective/Una prospettiva italiana, February 3-March 13, 2012 at Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York. Produced in collaboration with … [Read more...]

London Art Fair 2012 Highlights

Islington Business Design Centre, London

This year's London Art Fair, held at the Business Design Centre in Islington from 18-22 January did not disappoint. In fact, despite the throng of people bouncing off of each other as they meandered through the narrow aisles of the exhibition, popping in and out of gallery stalls the range and quality of works on display more than made up for it. In comparison with museum admission costs … [Read more...]

Artists, Sign Petition to Stop American Censorship!

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On Wednesday Jan. 18th thousands of sites will go dark to protest SOPA & PIPA, two US bills racing through Congress that threaten prosperity, online security, and freedom of expression The PROTECT-IP act would censor the net, in the name of protecting "creativity" (read: copyright). The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites-- they just have to convince a judge … [Read more...]

Artists Wanted

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2nd Annual Artists Wanted : Year in Review Competition Awarding a Feature Booth at SCOPE New York March 2012, One Month in a New York City Apartment + more. Artists Wanted: Year in Review is an international open call for Painting, Sculpture & Installation, Photography, Design & Illustration, and Motion & Sound awarding a Featured Booth at SCOPE New York 2012, an NYC … [Read more...]

Painting without Paint at Apiary Gallery, London

Sarah Kate Wilson, Friskleesque, 2011

Painting without Paint an exhibition Curated by ArtSmacked Private view: Thursday, 2 February 6-8 pm Exhibition runs from 3-10 February 2012 Opening hours: 3-5 Feb, 12-5pm 6-10 Feb by appointment Apiary Gallery 458 Hackney Road London E2 9EG Press Release: In his book, What Painting Is, esteemed art historian James Elkins describes painting both as an object and as an alchemical … [Read more...]

Painting without Paint

Sarah Kate Wilson, Friskleesque, 2011

ArtSmacked’s upcoming exhibition and curatorial debut, Painting without Paint opens on Thursday, 2 February 2012.  In anticipation of the event, curator, Stephanie Cotela Tanner ponders the question, ‘What is painting’ which the exhibition seeks to examine. The exhibition itself is a two-fold exploration. On one hand it is an attempt to answer the age old question, ‘What is painting’ … [Read more...]

Unique (& Affordable) Hotels for Art Lovers

View from balcony at Hotel Bretagna, Firenze

For all of you ardent art-lovers who are willing to travel near and far to see your favourite works of art, though not willing to settle for flea-bag-standard accommodations, this is for you. ArtSmacked has compiled a select list of unique yet affordable hotels located within spitting distance of major artistic centres. In no particular order, here they are: Barcelona, Neri Hotel & … [Read more...]