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Glass reviews Francis Bacon Man and Beast at The Royal Academy

February 16, 2022

THE majority of retrospective exhibitions from blockbuster artists can often feel like entering a time capsule with rose tinted glasses on, wondering how groundbreaking it was for its time. However Francis B...

With Art in Mind – Zebra One Gallery’s exhibition exploring mental health

Allie Nawrat

November 9, 2017

Art, Exhibitions, Health, News

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WITH Art in Mind is a new show at the Zebra One Gallery, London, that explores mental health in the work of the world's major artists – both contemporary and long-established. The exhibition aims to focus on th...

Written on the body – Glass meets the up-and-coming British artist Ewa Wilczynski

Caroline Simpson

August 27, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, Feature

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”I am drawn to visceral reactions as well as the dark. I am interested in anatomy and want to make the inside come outside in my work,” says the London-based artist Ewa Wilczynski as we drink tea at Maison Bert...

Frances Aviva Blane - Head 36: 33x33 cm, compressed charcoal and acrylic on fabriano paper

Draw you in – Glass talks to British artist Frances Aviva Blane about her current show Deconstruct

Caroline Simpson

September 11, 2014

Avant Art, Feature

LONDON-based British artist Frances Aviva Blane’s show Deconstruct is currently on display at De Queeste Art Kunstkamers, Belgium alongside work by Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois with each artist each havin...

Frances Aviva Blane - Untitled 1: 34x34 cm, pastel on fabriano paper

Three Bs in Belgium – Glass previews the Louise Bourgeois, Francis Bacon and Francis Aviva Blane show at the De Queeste Art gallery

Louise Lui

August 12, 2014

Art, Feature

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This month, De Queeste Art, Belgium, will present three unique exhibitions featuring the work of Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), Francis Bacon (1909-1992), and contemporary British artist Frances Aviva Blane. ...

Glass reviews Richard Avedon, Gagosian, Athens

Xenia Founta

June 6, 2014

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Fashion, Feature, Glass Celebrates, Greece, News, Photography, Travel

Richard Avedon said, “Portraiture is performance. You can’t get at the thing itself, the real nature of the sitter, by stripping away the surface (…) All that you can do is manipulate that surface-gesture, cost...

Against the trend

Bonnie Friend

March 26, 2014

Avant Art, Feature

Fashion in any field is a peculiar thing because to really be at the forefront of it you almost have to be the one who’s totally ignoring it. Such is the enduring case of two of the most influential artists...

Basel City Guide

Justin van Vliet

September 29, 2013

Avant Art, Culture, Europe, Switzerland, Travel

The city of Basel has long been a hidden secret of Swiss aficionados, but it is now emerging onto the world travel scene thanks to its impressive gastronomy, art and hospitality. Located in the three cou...

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