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After drugs and arms, art theft is the highest-grossing criminal activity -- Interview with the "Art Sleuth"

johnib wrote 3 months ago: Christopher Marinello holding the recovered Le Jardin by Matisse The crimes that come to the public … more →

Tags: News, FBI, Internet 2, law enforcement, Paris, Crime, criminals, Stockholm, Louvre

Frieze – it’s all about the Art or the buy sell buy sell?

Daniela Luna wrote 1 year ago: Art Sleuth Frieze – it’s all about the Art or the buy sell buy sell? Appetite Gallery from Buenos Ai … more →

Tags: Press in English, Others, 2008, APPETITE, Frieze Art Fair, Appetite, Argentina, Art, Art Fair

Opening night at Frieze Art Fair 09

Art Sleuth wrote 3 years ago: Yang Shaobin, X – Blind Spot No. 17,, 2008.  176 x 55 x 51 cm. Celebs were in and out early fo … more →

Tags: A Gentil Caricoca, frame, Frieze Art Fair 2009, galeria Fortes Vilaça, gilbert and george, Grayson Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Haegue Yang, hirst

The Turner Prize 20091 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 3 years ago:   The cream of new contemporary art I hear you cry! Why yes here it is, the Turner Prize. And this y … more →

Tags: Exhibition, Sculpture, British Art, London art scene, Street Art, richard wright, Lucy Skaer, Roger Hiorns, Ernesto David

Alexander Hoda. The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts, London.2 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Alexander Hoda‘s animals delve deep into the realms of a twisted imagination. Like something o … more →

Tags: Sculpture, Francis Bacon, Alexander Hoda, Unversity of the Arts London Gallery, Rubber, polyurethane, Rodin, the kiss, killer creatures

5 Storey Projects, group show 'Matter of Time'2 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Last photo – artwork predating the 5 Storey takeover you would suspect. 5 Storey Projects, has … more →

Tags: Art, London, group show, Hackney, Alastair Levy, Paul Mart, Elisabetta Alazraki, Turbine Hall, Kim Coleman

The Subway Gallery. A Subterranean Oasis1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Subway Gallery is possibly THE coolest gallery in the world. Just because of what it is and where it … more →

Tags: Art, Contemporary Art, Painting, Lisson Gallery, Subway Gallery, charlie baird, Edgware Rd, Subterranean Gallery, mural

Frieze - it's all about the Art or the buy sell buy sell?10 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Going to Frieze Art Fair is a bit like shopping at TK Maxx. You sift through the good, the bad, the … more →

Tags: Appetite Gallery, Arndt and Parter Gallery, Art Scene, Buenos Aires, Cabinet, CGR Gallery, Damien Hirst, Dirk Skreber, Frieze Art Fair

Brilliant gallery exhibitions opening this week 1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Is everyone gearing up for art week? Here are a couple more exhibitions that look to be the best and … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Hackney Wicked, Vegas Gallery, Lisson Gallery, No Place Projects, Julian Opie, Elevator Gallery 1st Birthday Bash

Another Alternative Art Fair....Free Art Fair '081 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Oooops missed one! Thank you Jasper Joffe for kindly pointing out another art fair definitely worth … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Festival, London, Free Art Fair, Jasper Joffe, Saatchi, 13-19th October 2008

The Mona Lisa Curse, Channel 4, 21st Sept.2 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: The Main Man - Robert Hughes Art as commerce is taken for granted these days, it is the product of a … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Contemporary, London art scene, Hackney Wicked, Mona Lisa Curse, Channel 4, robert hughes

Elinor Evans and Christine Aerfeldt at the Wyer Gallery3 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: The Wyer Gallery is a small oasis of throat-grabbing contemporary art in the midst of the ordinary s … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, 17th Century Dutch, Art History, caravaggio, Christine Aerfeldt, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Artists

'High'. Tony Oursler at the Lisson Gallery1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: All photos credited as: Installation view: Tony Oursler: High, Lisson Gallery, London 3 September, ­ … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, London art scene, Tony Oursler, high, Lisson Gallery, Review, projections

Le Gun - 'The Family Exhibition'

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: The brilliant art collective ‘Le Gun’ has opened up their world for one week only (so get down there … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Festival, Contemporary Art, London art scene, Le Gun, Art Collective, Illustration

Pascal Rousson at the Vegas Gallery1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Ominously called the House of Pain, and nothing to do with the Irish hop-hop band, Rousson has creat … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Festival, Contemporary Art, Painting, Instillation, London art scene, Pascal Rousson

Art at the Big Chill Festival1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Fake Moon trajecory - Simon Faithfull The Big Chill Festival has made the most concerted effort out … more →

Tags: Art, Contemporary Art, Festival, Contemporary Art, ica, secret garden party, Dubstep, the big chill, Simon Faithfull

Art Sleuth goes to the Secret Garden Party5 comments

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: PHOTO by Jael Marschner Sweating on a plastic air bed inside a tent the same temperature as a pizza … more →

Tags: Festival, secret garden party, Boutique Festival, UK Festival, Cambridgeshire, Dubstep, bassline, Electro, house

MASH UPS Group Show at the Kowalsky Gallery

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: © Stuart Semple A LOVER I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE Acrylic, Paint marker & Household Gloss on Canvas 1 … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Artists, London, London Art, Painting, contemporary painting

Bold Tendencies II - multi story carpark madness1 comment

Art Sleuth wrote 4 years ago: Monumental outdoor sculpture from the Hannah Barry Gallery. Opening tonight (Monday 14th July- 6-8pm … more →

Tags: Art, London Art Scene, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art, Instillation, Sculpture, London art scene, Gallery Opening, Multi story car park art


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