1AN News
5 Questions on Public Art with Marc Pottier
January 5, 2016
With his extensive experience in curating public art projects, Marc Pottier shares his insights on the role public art plays in shaping culturally vibrant communities and what must be considered. What is the process for proposing public art in a location, and what kind of restrictions do you encounter? With Public Art, creation starts from the pedestal, opening new dialogues and situations, creating a museum…
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As I See It with Bruce Helander – Canvassing the City
January 4, 2016
Nobody seems to know exactly when the very first murals came about, but there is sound evidence that around 30,000 BC in southern France primitive man began to draw images on cave walls, creatively documenting their lives and aspirations. Many ancient murals in Egyptian tombs from around 3000 BC have survived, as well as Pompeian walls unearthed in nearly mint condition after being hidden for…
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As I See It with Bruce Helander – Painting is Alive and Well
November 25, 2015
Upon reports of his ‘passing’ Mark Twain famously announced, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” This observation also might be utilized in reaction to perpetual news items and reviews that contemporary painting, suffering from a lack of quality and uniqueness, is on its way out. This honored craft is thought by many as basically dead in the water. Perhaps the main villain that…
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As I See It with Bruce Helander – Open This End
October 30, 2015
OPEN THIS END is the title of an amazing traveling exhibition of artworks from the renowned Blake Byrne collection, which was inaugurated at the Nasher Museum of Art in North Carolina earlier this year and just opened at its second venue, the Ohio State University Urban Arts Space. The show continues on the road during the next two years, stopping at the Wallach Art Gallery…
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Interviewing One Art Nation’s Julia Wehkamp & Amanda Dunn
January 9, 2015
Of all the many wonders to be beheld at the inaugural Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, the symposia programming put together by the great good folks from One Art Nation has gotta be one of the most comprehensively wondrous. ASV/SF got 1AN’s Julia Wehkamp and Amanda Dunn to give us the lowdown. For those who don’t yet know just what is One Art Nation? Well, please…
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Art entrepreneurs have a business plan
January 9, 2015
If you thought art collectors were intimidating professors with white sofas and inherited wealth, you haven’t met Amanda Dunn and Julia Wehkamp. “There is a whole new generation of collectors. Whether they’re coming from emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia, or whether they’re young professionals looking to invest,” explains Wehkamp. And with good reason. The art market is strong and growing as an investment…
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One Art Nation and Art Southampton seek to evolve the art market through expert education
July 3, 2014
Online art network One Art Nation (1AN), and Art Southampton, a contemporary art fair taking place at the peak of the social and cultural season in the Hamptons, are partnering to present the 1AN Art Symposium. This can’t-miss educational event offers an expertly curated program for emerging and established collectors, enthusiasts and professionals. From July 25-27, fair visitors can attend daily education sessions offered by…
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1AN Art Fair Symposia
February 28, 2014
ONE ART NATION AND ART MIAMI LLC PRODUCTIONS COLLABORATE TO EVOLVE THE ART MARKET THROUGH EXPERT EDUCATION Online art network One Art Nation (1AN), and Art Miami LLC Productions, one of the leading organizers of contemporary art fairs in the US, have partnered for the North American Art Symposia series including Art Southampton, July 24 – 28; Art Silicon Valley, October 9 – 12; and…
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