The arts center will be transformed into “an experimental public space, introducing numerous Greek and international artists, theorists, historians, and curators.” The initial week of events, running from September 14-24, includes a program called the Parliament of Bodies, for which 45 participants have been invited to carry out “exercises of freedom” in the arts center. More on Documenta 14.
Absolut have announced the nominees for the 2017 Absolut Art Award, which awards two €20,000 cash prizes to an artist and an art writer. The winning artist will also receive a budget of €100,000 to finance the production and exhibition of a new work, and the successful art writer will receive €25,000 to go towards the research and production of a new art publication. A jury led by Daniel Birnbaum, Director of the Stockholm’s Moderna Museet, will select a shortlist of five candidates from each category. Among the nominated artists are the Venezuelan Sol Calero and the Iranian artist Mehraneh Atashi, while nominees for the art writer category include the French curator and writer Anna Colin and the German art professor and critic Isabelle Graw. Read the full list at Blouin Art Info.
The 11th edition of Paris’ Slick Art Fair, which was set to run from October 19-23 2016, will no longer be going ahead. The annual fair, which showcases the work of emerging artists with a focus on the French art scene, failed to attract a sufficient number of galleries to its event at Pont Alexandre III. More details via Slick Art Fair.
The list of 2016’s top 200 collectors, released today by ARTnews, is replete with the familiar array of hedge fund managers, software designers and billionaire property developers. Despite a 14% drop in sales of Modern and contemporary art last year, this remained the most dominant category on the list. Russian collector Dasha Zhukova, French luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault and US patrons Edythe and Eli Broad are among the many collectors on the list who have recently opened spaces to house private collections. More info at The Art Newspaper.
