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Venice 2009: Making Worlds

A discussion of the international exhibition directed by Daniel Birnbaum for the Venice Biennale, 2009.

Behind The Scenes: Vertu

Whitewall's summer issue (out this week) features an interview with Vertu's Chief Designer, Frank Nuovo. Remember Nokia's interchangeable covers? You can thank Nuovo for that who was the Chief...

Chamberlain Early Years

Photos from L & M's expansive exhibition of John Chamberlain's sculpture ranging from the 1950's to the late 1980's.

Previews

Dozens of gallery openings happen each week and there's certainly not enough time between the hours of 6 pm and 9 pm to see them all. That's where Whitewall comes in. Each week we'll let you know...

Collect Pond Park in Lower Manhattan was reintroduced to nature May 27th. Through the Public Art Fund, Julie Farris and Sarah Wayland-Smith designed a 15 ft. across, ten-sided structure that holds a...

Hilary Harnischfeger

The abstract creations of Hilary Harnischfeger on view at Rachel Uffner Gallery.

Venice: “Glass Stress”

“Glass Stress,” an exhibition that celebrates the use of glass in contemporary art, opens this week as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale. We spoke with organizer Adriano Berengo on a...

Vacheron Constantin in WW

Tomorrow, June 2, "Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting" sponsored by Vacheron Constantin, will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The partnership between the Barbier-Mueller Museum and...

ALTERMODERN @ The Tate Britain

A review of some of the highlights of the fourth Triennial held at the Tate Britain in London this spring.

Verne Dawson

There is never one reason behind a painting by Verne Dawson, and his recent group of new work up at Gavin Brown’s enterprise though June 20, 2009 is no different. The exhibition revolves around...

The Power of the Panel

Falling prices, numerous layoffs and a huge decrease in sales has caused a shift in focus from the art market towards art history and connoisseurship. One useful vehicle that has helped adjust our...

Tales From Wounded Land

Indonesian contemporaries, Eko Nugroho and Wedhar Riyadi currently have a group show up at Tyler Rollins Fine Art in Chelsea. A few days after the opening Tyler Rollins, the owner of the gallery,...

HERAKUT @ RedFlagg

The German artist duo Herakut, or Jasmine and Falk, have been working in secret on a vast installation that completely consumes the gallery space. Only made public today, the exhibition will open to...

Where Collectors Are Looking

Whitewall caught up with Beverly and Elizabeth Jacoby of BSJ Fine Art to see what they are up to this spring. Find out their thoughts on established artists looked over during the boom, valuation, and...

Estancia Vik Jose Ignacio

Looking for a rustic vacation this summer? How about a beach gettaway? Can't decide? Well, Estancia Vik Jose Ignacio in Uruguay might be the place for you. And if you like to be surrounded by...

Aernout Mik at MoMA

Video artist Aernout Mik has his first survey show in the United States at the Museum of Modern Art, accompanied by a concurrent show of his work at The Project in midtown.

PWC Spring Sales in NY

A look at the New York spring auctions for Post-War and contemporary art after there has been time to breathe. What do the numbers mean? How might the numbers for contemporary work differ from those...

Few Works Up at Auction

After this weeks New York Post War and Contemporary sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips de Pury, plenty of trends are being spotted and proposed in this weeks news. Spun through all these...

Chicago Standout Photography

Amani Olu, Whitewall's resident expert on art photography, was in Chicago for NEXT, Art Chicago, and their surrounding events. After the jump, find out what works stood out and why they grabbed him.

Part II- Dr. Chagnon-Burke

In Part II, Dr. Chagnon-Burke takes her historical analysis of what makes a center for the arts (Part I) and considers what her conclusions mean for the potential of Paris, or possibly another city,...

Will Paris Replace London?

Dr. Veronique Chagnon-Burke is the director of Christie's Education in New York. She is also an expert in the history of the art market. This is the first of a series of conversations in which we...

Previews

Dozens of gallery openings happen each week and there's certainly not enough time between the hours of 6 pm and 9 pm to see them all. That's where Whitewall comes in. Each week we'll let you know...

New Museum’s Lauren Cornell

Whitewall gets a chance to talk with Lauren Cornell, one of the curators at the New Museum, about the current show on view at the New Museum, "The Generational: Younger Than Jesus."

Guerlain Spa @ Waldorf Astoria

In February the global spa network, Spa Chakra, opened a second Guerlain Spa at the WaldorfAstoria Hotel. Working with the design firm AC Martin Partners, Guerlain spa offers a holistic retreat from...