Tag: Gallery

Is It Art Because It’s in a Gallery?

Take a look at that sculpture in the gallery above. First of all, you’re probably asking, “what the heck is that?” But at the same time, maybe you also feel a certain compulsion to understand it because of its setting. It is in an art gallery, after all. The ...

Is It Art Because It’s in a Gallery?

Take a look at that sculpture in the gallery above. First of all, you’re probably asking, “what the heck is that?” But at the same time, maybe you also feel a certain compulsion to understand it because of its setting. It is in an art gallery, after all. The ...

A 70s picnic and the Black December Statement at the National Gallery

The 70s of Indonesia was a time of transition. The decade before it was filled with political turmoil, what with the event of the mass genocide of 1965–66 and Soeharto’s rise to power. The 70s then became a time when things have somewhat calmed down and the people were able to pursue the...

A Toilet Bowl Thrown Into The Art Gallery

World’s first kinetic art, first installation art, and first conceptual art — Duchamp was the pioneer in so many areas of the art world in the 20th century. Beyond imagination, he always created something new and opened the door to modern art. Duchamp has been selected as the most inf...

How neutrally exciting can a gallery be? Reviewing Gallery 78 in Hyderabad.

The third and last art gallery I visited in Hyderabad was Gallery 78. When I was dropped off at the place, I again thought I was dropped off in the wrong location. I found myself standing in the middle of a neighbourhood, and my mind couldn’t register for a moment that I was in front of a gall...

Getting Gallery Ready

As artists, it’s easy to get so caught up trying to figure out what galleries want from us that we neglect what we want from them. Selecting a gallery whose mission statement and goals align with yours is important for that business relationship to last. Don’t limit your cho...

A Day at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Introduction The 22nd of June, 2023 was an unforgettable day for art lovers in London as the National Portrait Gallery reopened its doors after three years of extensive renovations. I was lucky enough to be among the first visitors to the newly reopened gallery, and it was a truly remarkable expe...

Every Exhibit in a New York City Modern Art Gallery

A painting of three horizontal stripes on a white background. A painting of three vertical stripes on a white background. Three polaroid photographs of a sad woman smoking from a balcony. Several digital renderings of city skylines that look like default desktop screensavers. One giant r...

Dvir Gallery: Cutting-Edge International Art in Tel Aviv

Dvir Gallery was founded by Dvir Intrator in 1982. At the time, the gallery was focused on contemporary Israeli artists only but over the years broadened its collection to include artists from around the world. Today, Dvir Gallery is one of the leading art galleries in Israel, featuring cutting-edge...

When the Staff is All White: Building an Anti-Racist Curriculum for Part-Time Gallery Educators

In June 2019, MASS MoCA’s Kidspace gallery opened Still I Rise. The exhibition examines the misrepresentation of women of color in art history and offers counternarratives (1) through contemporary work by Gustave Blache III, E2 — Kleinveld and Julien, Genevieve Gaigna...