Chris Jenkins, Author at Arts & Collections

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CollectionsFondation Louis Vuitton Presents the Morozov Collection

The Fondation Louis Vuitton is presenting The Morozov Collection, one of the world’s foremost collections of Impressionist and Modern art, in Paris from now until February 22nd, 2022. The major international exhibition, which is finally opening having been postponed three times due to COVID-19, shows 200 masterpieces from the collection of the Morozov brothers. This is the first time the collection of the brothers Mikhaïl Abramovitch Morozov (1870-1903) and Ivan Abramovitch Morozov (1871-1921) has travelled...

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Art TrendsFELT Launches Art and Craft Collections

Chris Jenkins

FELT launches its first collection of new artworks and contemporarycraft for the home, with a showcase exhibition and sale on 15th October2021. FELT is a place for discovering and buying artworks and contemporary craft for the home, with a focus on skills ranging from embroidery and weaving to ceramics and painting. (Top of page – Rachna Garodia, Richmond Park, 58cm x 80cm, Framed Handwoven with nettle, cotton, jute, linen, raffia and wheat and maple keys,...

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Art Trends‘deeep’ Disrupts London’s Art Scene With First AI Art Fair

Chris Jenkins

A ground-breaking new Artificial Intelligence (AI) art fair will run in parallel with Frieze this month, showcasing the world’s most illustrious AI and NFT artists including Obvious, Oxia Palus, and Alexander Reben.(Seen top of page – bitGANs by Pindar Van Arman, 2021, 4K ArtStick Moving Art) The AI themed ambience will include AI blended cocktails, AI gastronomy and AI music, and play host to leading members of AI art movement such as the renowned Graham...

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Life & CultureThe World’s 50 Best Restaurants Revealed

Chris Jenkins

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2021, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, took place in Antwerp, Flanders. This year’s event saw restaurants from 26 countries across five continents placed on the list, culminating in the announcement of a new No.1, as René Redzepi took to the stage to collect the double honours for his restaurant, Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark, as The World’s Best Restaurant 2021 and The Best Restaurant in Europe 2021. Taking over...

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Life & CultureAbu Dhabi Celebrates Its First Collectors’ Week

Chris Jenkins

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has launched a new 10-day festival featuring collector’s experiences, pop-ups and product launches. Anchored by region’s first creativity and design festival, Semi Permanent Middle East, the event will host leading international collectors, designers and entertainment talent Retail Abu Dhabi, the retail platform of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), is to launch the inaugural Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week. The 10-day...

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Modern CollectablesParis Gears Up For FIAC 2021

Chris Jenkins

From October 21st to October 24th, for its 47th edition, FIAC brings together over 160 galleries from 25 countries at the Grand Palais Ephémère and the Galerie Eiffel, which has been specifically installed for FIAC as an extension of the structure on the Champ-de-Mars. The selection will include modern art, contemporary art, and design galleries, as well as editions, from France and other European countries, Great Britain, North and South America, Asia, Africa as well...

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CollectionsHenry Moore and Churchill in Dreweatts Contemporary Art Auction

Chris Jenkins

A bronze sculpture measuring just 11cm by one of the greatest British sculptors of the 20th century, Henry Moore (1898-1986), is set to come to auction at Dreweatts Modern and Contemporary Art sale on October 12th 2021. The work titled Reclining Nude: Crossed Feet depicts a recumbent female nude – a form that dominated Moore’s artistic oeuvre throughout his career. He loved the composition both for the spirit of the idea, as well as the...

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Art FocusWinning Netflix Glassblower Recreates Iconic Piece

Chris Jenkins

Elliot Walker became a star of the glassblowing world when he won Netflix show Blown Away 2 – now he has recreated his winning piece from the series to exhibit at the gallery which trained him. London Glassblowing’s Best in Glass event will see Elliot exhibit the renowned Bodge Job piece which saw him soar to victory in the final round of the televised competition, alongside other new pieces he has created over the last...

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Art FocusMary Ronayne Explores the Joys of Life in ‘Fool’s Paradise’

Chris Jenkins

Mary Ronayne explores the joys of life in Fool’s Paradise at HOFA Galleryin her autumn exhibition from 16th-29th September 2021. The contemporary Irish figurative painter and multimedia artist known for her whimsical portraits unveils new, large-scale artworks in her London solo show. In this show, Mary elevates comedy, wit, and fun to a level of purpose never before seen in her work, paving the way for farcical elements like melting faces and candy pop colours...

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CollectionsHELMUT NEWTON. LEGACY Show to Open in Berlin

Chris Jenkins

The Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin will launch the major retrospective exhibition, HELMUT NEWTON. LEGACY, on 31st October 2021. Originally scheduled to coincide with the photographer’s 100th birthday, it was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. Visitors can now look forward to seeing not only Helmut Newton’s many iconic images, but also a number of surprises. (Image top of page – Helmut Newton, Fashion, Melbourne, 1955, © Helmut Newton Estate, Courtesy Helmut Newton...

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