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Title: | A tale of three cities 2017: Art basel, venice biennale, frieze london |
Authors: | Harvey, N Broadhurst, S |
Issue Date: | 4-Apr-2018 |
Publisher: | Open Library of Humanities |
Citation: | Harvey, N. and Broadhurst, S. (2018) 'A Tale of Three Cities 2017: Art Basel, Venice Biennale, Frieze London', Body, Space & Technology, 17(1), pp.153–176. doi: 10.16995/bst.300. |
Abstract: | © 2018 The Author(s). Basel and Frieze are largely commercial Art Fairs, and Venice is not, though it has a tangential relationship with the art market in which many of its exhibitors have already established reputations. So why lump them together in a single review? Because together they offer an overview of artistic fashion and its regional nuances (if any), at least in Europe. Nowadays, a more global perspective would require attendance at events in Hong Kong and Beijing. The Art Basel organisation already hosts versions in the former and Miami. Frieze now has a branch in New York. And of course, all these events do not necessarily represent what a future age might determine to be significant (to have, in artspeak, 'criticality'), nor do they offer a comprehensive survey of actual studio activity, but rather they are the epiphenomenon of what various curatorial/dealing forces deem to have immediate interest for contemporary viewers and client base. Even now, when retrospection is more prevalent than it was, it is directed towards a target audience that wants some backward glances. All eyebeams lead back to the present-day, paying viewer. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/22192 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.16995/BST.300 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Arts and Humanities Research Papers |
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