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Art nerds will appreciate this must-have set of trading cards featuring prominent thinkers, historians, and cultural commentators. A series of 'who's who' theorists and artists, each card features a portrait, biographical information and details like "Strengths", "Weaknesses" and "Special skills." From the web site http://www.theory.org.uk/david/theorycards.htm: 

An update has been long overdue. Since the confiscation of a personal laptop, I have been unable to retrieve my back-up notes and references to the various satellite art fairs that occurred in Miami last year. However, some immediate highlights have not eluded my memory. Here are two of my favourite showings:

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Last year, the cosmos of the art world alligned and shone a beam of light over the continent of Europe. The Venice Biennale, Art Basel (Switzerland), Dokumenta 12 in Kassel, and the Sculpture Projects Muenster opened in consecutive fashion, spurring a pilgrimage of artists, writers, curators, spectators, and jet-set elite. Also known as the "Grand Tour," these events engage the international art community, serving to highlight new shifts in contemporary art and curatorial practice. Of the three, Art Basel is the most explicit commercial event and has established itself as the most successful art fair in the world.Read More »

Long-time trawlers of Auckland galleries may find the surrounds of City Art Rooms familiar, yet noticeably different from previous visits to the space. That’s due to passionate gallerists carrying on a 12 year tradition - occupying 28 Lorne St’s first floor and establishing their particular vision of contemporary art. Thousands, if not millions of hammered nails laterRead More »