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Jul 30, 20232 min read
'I TOLD THE STARS ABOUT YOU' Emerging contemporary artist Rafaela Braga
It’s late June 2023 and my gallery director friend Felipe Schwager invites me over to 'Lièvre', his home galley where he is hosting the...
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Jun 24, 20231 min read
PEACOCKS OF THE PAST!
Kamer-Ruf collection
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May 7, 20231 min read
PHOTOGRAPHY'S THIRD DIMENSION
"I’m interested in how the human body can take on fantasy perspectives." (W. Mackrell 2022) One of the things I love about interviewing...
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
SNOW'S FALLEN, JANUARY'S DONE, NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS MADE...
January’s done, the snow's fallen but are your New Year’s resolutions still in tact? I’m trusting that nurturing your love of art...
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Nov 20, 20224 min read
IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS...
Deborah Roberts, 'The Black Effect', 2022. Mixed media and collage on canvas165.1 x 114.3cm (65 x 45in) Framed: 170.4 x 119.8cm (67 1/8 x...
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Oct 27, 20224 min read
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Stars in Their Eyes, Jeffrey Gibson. Courtesy of Stephen Friedman, London Naturally, I'm talking about the two recent art fairs: Frieze...
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Aug 28, 20225 min read
THE CHAMPAGNE EFFECT
Champagne Mercier Cellar © Christophe Meireis A post to celebrate the sunshine season. Having spent three weeks on the south coast of...
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Jul 17, 20223 min read
SQUATS AND SWISS ART, WHAT DO THEY BOTH HAVE IN COMMON?
THE GAZE interview with Swiss Art Award winner 2022, Pe Lang
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Jul 3, 20224 min read
TO RUSSIANS WITH LOVE
A surprising title you may think given current times. But the title is inspired by the plethora of Russian artists who are speaking out...
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Jun 9, 20228 min read
ANNA TAGANTZEVA-KOBZEVA TALKS WITH THE GAZE EDITOR HAZEL CLARKE
The GAZE magazine interview with contemporary artist Anna Tagantseva-Kobzeva
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Jun 5, 20222 min read
MINDSET HAS NO GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
I dropped in at the ’Surrealism Beyond Borders’ exhibition at TATE Modern (London) last week. As many people, I’m familiar with...
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Apr 25, 20221 min read
‘NOTHING IS LESS REAL THAN REALISM’
I attended the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition a few weeks ago at the Fondation Beyler, in Riehen, Basel and had intended to do a short post...
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Apr 11, 20222 min read
KUNST IM NOMAD - CONTEMPORARY ART IDEA BECOMES ANNUAL EXPO IN HOTEL
Extract from 'Daddy's Little Helpers' by Jodok Wehrli (2022) I attended the opening of this eclectic contemporary art exhibition,...
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Apr 3, 20221 min read
NEW GALLERY 'VITRINE' LAUNCHES WITH A BIG MESSAGE FOR HUMANITY
I was invited by gallerist Daria Lobyntseva, founder of on-line gallery. Voskhod, to the opening of her new physical gallery in Basel. ...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read
WHEN SCIENCE MEETS ART
We often think of art and science as mechanisms that are difficult to combine. I for one had my perceptions shifted after a visit to a...
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Mar 13, 20221 min read
REFLECTIONS INSPIRED BY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Last week I had the privilege to catch renowned contemporary artist Jenny Holzer's exhibition at the Kunstmuseum in Basel. Running until...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read
WHAT THE HEK?
I dropped in at the HeK (House of Electronic Arts) based in Basel to check out their Swiss Media Arts exhibition. The show, featuring the...
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