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Oct 8, 2024 | 
ft.com | Francesca Gavin
Lights in their various forms – suspended from the ceiling, freestanding or sitting on a surface – have transformed how society moves,...
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
factmag.com | Francesca Gavin
Audiovisual pioneers Kristina Karpysheva and Alexandr Letsius on creating colossal, mind-bending installations. 404.zero have become an underground phenomenon with immersive architectural installations, a debut album and now a forthcoming computer game all on their CV. They are like artists who would emerge in a William Gibson novel — avoiding the focus on the individual, constantly in search of the new and darkly original.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin
The transgressive artist’s text works gain new life in Celine’s latest collaboration of art and couture. When American artist Dash Snow died at only 27 in 2009, the art world lost one of the most talented practitioners of the era. Dash defined what was arguably the last defiant, inventive, visceral art moment in New York City.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
factmag.com | Francesca Gavin
How the British digital art collective create generative work that evolves with time and human interaction. Let’s start with depicting the human soul. British media art and design collective Universal Everything (UE) create diverse projects that aim to do just that.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin
In a series of installations at Celine’s flagship locations, the artist’s installations resembling crashed chandeliers provide an engaging set piece for the couture shopping experience. British New Wave-punk band Ian Drury and the Blockheads released the single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3” in 1979. The track on the album “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” was inspired by the near death of the band’s roadie.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin
In a series of installations at Celine’s flagship locations, the artist’s ‘theatrical disasters’ provide an engaging set piece for the couture shopping experience. British New Wave-punk band Ian Drury and the Blockheads released the single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3” in 1979. The track on the album “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” was inspired by the near death of the band’s roadie.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Francesca Gavin
I'm in a large gallery space. The lights are dimmed. On the walls are large canvases exuding waves of colour as if they had their own internal light source. Many have benches in front of them, inviting contemplation. This is how Mark Rothko wanted his work to be seen. The Fondation Louis Vuitton and Rothko’s son Christopher have brought together one of the most comprehensive retrospectives of the inventor of slow painting and master of abstraction. If you’re looking for the profound, start here.
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Oct 8, 2023 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Francesca Gavin
Choosing what to go to amongst the tsunami of art events, openings, fairs and exhibitions during Frieze is almost impossible. Here are some highlights to guide you through. Fashion fans will want to see Sylvie Fleury’s satirical take on art history and shopping at Sprueth Magers, the retrospective of iconic Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama at The Photographers Gallery, and the playful show inspired by London curated by designer JW Anderson at Offer Waterman.
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Feb 21, 2023 | 
circa.art | Francesca Gavin
Written by Francesca GavinYOUTH starts with the eyes of a horse. A poetic trope imbued with projections of sadness, loss, understanding, and hope. We watch a group of seemingly wild horses in the snow, their deep chestnut flanks galloping in slow motion against a poetic snowy landscape. Their legs are submerged in the white powder. They are not weighed down with saddles or riders.
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Feb 17, 2023 | 
sothebys.com | Francesca Gavin
Highlights from Joel and Sherry Mallin’s fabled collection of sculptures – including works by Alicja Kwade, William Kentridge, Sol LeWitt and more – are coming to auction in a two-part sale at Sotheby’s. Arriving at The Mallin Collection at Buckhorn Sculpture Park, in Pound Ridge, NY, feels like discovering hidden treasure. The 15-acre property, owned by Joel and Sherry Mallin, is dotted with giant outdoor sculptures from their personal collection.
