Senso Unico is a selection of eight Italian artists who have maintained a prominent presence in
the international contemporary art world over the past decade.
With a gallery culture weighted towards public and other non-commercial institutions, the Canadian visual arts scene has maintained a discreet yet firm distance from the cash - flooded market culture that has so strongly influenced
the international contemporary art world.
Jonas Tåhlin, Vice President Marketing, The Absolut Company commented, «The range of artists and art writers selected for this year's Award is a true mirror of
the international contemporary art world today.
'» Refi continued, «Hope is a real idea person, has high expectations for herself... and a keen awareness of
the international contemporary art world.
The main show gives a very good idea of what
the international contemporary art world is up to, whether for better or for worse.
A bold and ambitious effort to place the Crescent City at the center of
the international contemporary art world begins in three weeks with Prospect.1 New Orleans, a city - spanning art extravaganza that will last nearly three months and scatter the works of 81 of the world's hottest artists indoors and outdoors, from Uptown to the Lower 9th Ward.
The New York Times called it a «game - changer» for Los Angeles and
the international contemporary art world.
Paul McCarthy, a central figure in
the international contemporary art world and an inspiration for generations of artists, brings the energy and endless reinvention of the city of Los Angeles to his first major solo exhibition in a Paris institution.