Top 5 from the Autocenter Benefit Auction

Working with Autocenter on the current Re-Discovery 1:Sture Johanesson/Laura Buckley show was incredible - it is a brilliant space that has amazingly been running on no budget since 2001! Their current benefit auction is also exceptional. These are my top five works that I think are serious bargains (so much more here too including Jorinde Voigt, Lothar Hempel, Andre Butzer, Yngve Holden etc). Bidding ends March 28 online and the auction itself is at Autocenter 4pm on Saturday 29 March.

1 Eli Continas incredible collage piece pictures above, and possibly the biggest bargain in the auction.

2 David Ostrowski I can't help but get off on Ostrwoski's abstract works.

3 Kristine Roepstorff Probably my favourite work in the show. An incredible multi media collage.

4 Oliver Laric abstract work made from shredded couterfeit CDs. Simply genius.

5 Markus Selg Stunning still life print work.

Happy 100

The book launch at b store went brilliantly - and the small show in the window featuring Lilah Fowler and Sam Griffin will be up for a while.

You can read me talking about the book here online here:

Dazed

AnOther

Twin

images: Eli Cortinas above. Below: Andro Wekua, Gott Ist Tit Aber Das Madchen Nicht, 2008; Rashid Johnson, Cosmic Topology, 2009

Women on Top

I've been going through gallery lists and I'm shocked how few women artists there are represented. As a writer i'm always struggling to find ones to cover. I'm no better - my favourite artists they're all bloody blokes. So to refocus here is a list of my current top ten female artists (even though I know that putting this as a female only list just reinforces their marginality but you get the intention.)

Amie Dicke


Sophie Calle


Marnie Weber


Aleksandra Domanovic


Marlene Dumas


Eva Rothschild


Eli Cortinas


Annette Messager


Sarah Lucas (esp past couple of years)


Agathe Snow