Author: Art Martin Cid Magazine

Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to present John Guzman’s solo exhibition Drowning in Harmony. Guzman’s visceral artworks deconstruct the body to navigate the unpredictable, unusual, and at times, unbearable moments of life. Featuring a compelling series of new large and small oil paintings and works on paper, the exhibition delves into the complexities of the human experience. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, January 11, from 6-8pm. The artist will be present. Drowning in Harmony presents Guzman’s distinctive style and thought-provoking narrative to explore his unique visual language. His innovative approach to painting serves as a form of documentation, revealing…

Visiting my grandparents’ childhood home was like travelling through a treasure trove of cherished memories. Tattered photographs emerged from old suitcases, each one a testimony to surviving a near-fatal house fire. These vintage photographs, some burnt and torn, others remarkably intact, stood as silent witnesses – the only mementos left of precious moments. During these formative visits, my passion for photography, particularly in its printed, analogue form, was ignited. The series titled “Silent Witness” goes beyond mere pictorial representation and reconstruction of images and investigates the intricate layers of intergenerational family trauma spanning four generations. This trauma encompasses the mentioned…

NEW YORK—Christopher Bishop Fine Art will exhibit a newly discovered drawing from the 16th century at Master Drawings New York (MDNY) on view from January 27 through February 3, 2024, at Christopher Bishop Fine Art, 1046 Madison Avenue. The annual show, a well-established and highly anticipated art fair, which takes place in 26 galleries throughout Manhattan’s Upper East Side, will open with a preview event on Friday, January 26, from 3 p.m.- 8 p.m. The extraordinarily rare Spanish drawing, The Pharoah’s Judgment, was first discovered by Christopher Bishop at a small New England auction earlier this year. “Its gripping subject matter and modern feel make it the type of…

San Francisco: Catharine Clark Gallery opens its 2024 program with solo exhibitions by Chris Doyle and Chester Arnold that powerfully reflect on nature, memory, loss, and healing. Doyle’s exhibition, You Should Lie Down Now and Remember the Forest, is on view in the South Gallery and Media Room and features watercolors, animation, and installation. Arnold’s exhibition of paintings, Tributaries, is on view in the North Gallery, with additional drawings on view in EXiT. Both exhibitions are concurrently on view January 6 – March 2, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, January 6 from 3 – 5pm; artist talks at…

The year that just ended set a record for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao thanks to the 1,324,221 people who visited it (35,074 more than in 2022). In total, 1,152,072 people came from outside the Basque Country. This is an exceptional achievement bearing in mind that in other successful years like 2017 and 2022 (the twentieth and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Museum, respectively), tens of thousands of Basque people came free of charge thanks to the commemorative “Opening to the Region” and “Denontzako BBKArtea para todos” initiatives. As a highlight, in 2023 the Museum has recovered the number of pre-pandemic foreign…

New York –Christie’s American Art department is thrilled to present its annual sale of 19th Century American & Western Art, taking place live at Rockefeller Center, 18 January 2024 as part of Americana Week. This year’s selection of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture featuring objects from various owners, is led by two outstanding collections, underscoring the auction’s strengths in 19th Century and Western Art. The Morton and Norma Lee Funger Collection, dedicated philanthropists, and astute collectors of American paintings – includes Martin Johnson Heade’s 1871 masterwork Cattleya Orchid with Two Brazilian Hummingbirds and Thomas Cole’s 1828-29 View Near Catskill as well as important works by William Michael Harnett…

NEW YORK, NY (December 21, 2023) – The International Center of Photography (ICP) today announced January 24, 2024 as the opening date for ICP at 50: From the Collection,1860-2019 and David Seidner: Fragments, 1977-99. Kicking off a yearlong celebration of ICP’s 50th anniversary, both exhibitions and subsequent 50th anniversary programming will highlight how ICP’s evolution parallels that of photography as a medium, as a technology, and as a powerful cultural, political, and social force. “This year, ICP will celebrate photography as a powerful interdisciplinary art form, photographers as artists who reimagine the medium, and ICP as an institution that brings this creative medium and the…

Amsterdam, Netherlands December 20th 2023 – The Fabricant, a leader of high-quality digital fashion, is presenting a reinterpretation of its first AI designed collection from 2017 ‘DEEP’ on December 20th on The Fabricant platform. In this reinterpretation, The Fabricant breathes new life into the seven iconic looks from their original DEEP series by Amber Jae Slooten, using the latest AI tools and technology.  Long before the AI hype, The Fabricant laid the foundation for DEEP. The journey began in 2017 when The Fabricant delved into the realm of AI, collaborating with The Asimov Institute, a non-profit AI research institute exploring…

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Tsang Kin-Wah has been commissioned by the Hong Kong Museum of Art to form a conversation between contemporary art and the institution’s Xubaizhai Collection. Inspired by the sentiments encapsulated in ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy, Tsang Kin-Wah created a large-scale projection installation, Freezing Water: Between Here and There. On view till June 2024. Taking reference from the classic “one river, two banks” composition of Chinese landscape painting, the artist infused religious, literary and cinematic elements, as well as his personal experience in his work. Through the interplay of contrasting black and white images with high and low pitched sounds, the installation leads the audience on…