Tag: Contemporary Art

New Contemporary Art Exhibit Revives Ancient Classics

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A new ancient art exhibition in Rome is blurring the boundaries between antiquities and contemporary art. The Post-Classical: The Revival of the Ancient in Contemporary Italian Art exhibit illustrates the profiles in history of the works of 17 artists, including Jannis Kounellis, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Giulio Paolini of the Arte Povera, as well as Frank Shapell, Vanessa Beecroft, Claudio Parmiggiana and Mimmo Jodice.

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Vincenzo Trione, exhibition curator, said:

“What brings them together is the need to reinvent the fundamental themes of Classicism, to the point of rendering them unrecognizable. They don’t make faithful copies, they don’t out the culture of the past on a pedestal, they privilege discontinuity and margins.”

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The Frieze London

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The Frieze Masters fair just opened its doors to its most important visitors. With more than $1.5 billion of art, the show attracts a wide range of guests, including hedge fund managers, business moguls and veteran collectors.

This particular Frieze fair features more than 90 international galleries focusing on pre-21st century works. Nearby, Frieze London sells contemporary art of similar value.

“It will bring more people,” said Judith Greer, a contemporary art collector. “Clients who went to Basel, who thought Frieze too cutting edge, will now come along. There’s less of a willingness to gamble now, and interior designers are mixing the new with the classic modern.”

Richard Feigen, New York dealer, added: “So far there hasn’t been that much crossover buying. There’s a huge gulf in price for good works by contemporary and Old Master artists, and word has got back to collectors. They’ll now have a chance to company the markers at the two fairs.”