Eyeblog

CONCEPTUAL TALK BY CURATOR, GACHI PRIETO

Eyestorm was proud to offer last Monday evening, a tour and talk by Gachi Prieto about our current exhibition, BUENOS AIRES ART FOR EXPORT.

This exhibtion is an in-depth look at the contemporary art of Argentina as influenced by the tumult of the past 40 years. BUENOS AIRES ART features the work of fourteen of Argentina’s most innovative and imaginative artists: Miguel Mitlag, Claudia del Rio, Claudia Mazzucchelli, Andres Waissman, Carla Bertone, Nessy Cohen, Carlos Herrera, Rafael Gonzalez Moreno, Maria Noel, Leonel Luna, Chino Soria, Sebastiano Mauri, Juan Martin Juares and Josefina Robirosa.

Gachi Prieto enlightened us with a informative conceptual guide through the display of some 80 works in different media - including sculpture, installation, collage, assemblage, photography and painting - and she remarked that this is the first time many of these artists, some of the boldest to emerge from Argentina in the past decades, are being shown in the UK. Prieto also suggested that their work often challenges prevailing political, cultural, social and aesthetic discourse in Argentina by incorporating reflection, humour and even irony.

Some of the artists also address issues of memory and cultural identity, although universal meaning may be gleaned from their biting, playful and skillfully crafted works, meanings that transcend the specifics of Argentinean life.

This rich and complex show is an opportunity to delve deeper into the contemporary art of this wonderful South American country.

The evening was an immense success and a great social event for many Londoners and people from further a field. The exhibition runs until 9th November, so if you haven’t already come down to see it, make sure you do at our

Eyestorm gallery, London, next to Tate Modern.

Go here to view more information on the exhibition.

FRIEZE ART FAIR

This month saw the return of the London Frieze Festival, bringing together the art world in one place - Regents Park. The venue was packed with people, art and investors joined together to celebrate artists and their work.

Strong sales have been reported by the Frieze Art Fair 2007.
Gallerists reported that sales had been stronger than ever and the number of visits to the fair increased to 68,000 in 2007 from 63,000 in 2006.

151 of the world’s leading galleries from 28 countries exhibited at the fair which has established a reputation as the best place to see new developments in international contemporary art.

The Frieze Art Fair will be back in late 2008. 

EYESTORM INTRODUCES 'SUZANNE'S FILES'

Eyestorm would like to introduce ‘Suzanne’s Files’.

Lifestyle guru to the rich and tasteful, Suzanne Aaronson, recently launched a personalised service called ‘Suzanne’s Secrets’, which draws on her popular weekly emails and website www.suzannesfiles.com.

It’s aimed at those who are unwilling to waste time on bad experiences and want quality expertise on anything from finding the perfect hotel escape to choosing the best restaurant for a power lunch in a foreign city.

Eyestorm are proud to be included as Suzanne’s recommended place to buy art online.

Members are connected directly to local experts, have access to the members-only section of the site, and obtain offers too exclusive to share with her entire database.

Not bad for just $250 a year.

Go here to learn more about becoming a Suzanne’s files member.

Cindy Beale painting by Josie McCoy appears in Eastenders!

Last week Eastenders scheduled an episode about Cindy Beale, Ian Beale’s estranged wife, returning from the dead. Ian went to visit Cindy’s sister and found a huge painting of his ex wife above her fireplace. The painting was commissioned especially by the BBC and appears many times in the episode.

If you would like to see the clip of the painting featured in eastenders, please watch the video below:

If you wish to see the painting, please go

here

Why Blog?
Eyestorm has been the market leader for limited edition prints since the web was in its infancy, so over time we've become pretty opinionated on a bunch of art-related issues. So while we're here to provide you with the best art you can buy, we also wanted a flexible space through which to share our experience of working in the frenetic, ever-accelerating market for contemporary art. So this is it. The Eyestorm blog. Ups, downs, news, views and reviews.