By Jess Zurcher Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (1982). Photograph: Jean-Michel Basquiat/Barbican One of the year’s most hyped exhibitions “Boom For Real”, a Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective, has just opened at the Barbican. The show is the first of its kind in the… Continue Reading
By Alex Zagrebelnaia Since 1895 when the Venice Biennale was launched, individual countries have showcased their best artists in national pavilions or have organised side projects. Pavilions are normally financed by the ministries of culture, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Private… Continue Reading
By Alexandra Zagrebelnaia Apart from its rich history and culture, Venice is known for its large-scale important international events, such as Venice Biennale, or Venice Film Festival. However, it also continuously hosts a lot of smaller, but no less interesting events… Continue Reading
By Kirsty Flockhart Saturday 21st January Unite Against Dividers was a weekend event featuring lectures, debates, and activities that all circulated around arts involvement with politics post Brexit and post Trump. Though it was spread out over the weekend, the… Continue Reading
By Kelly Soderstrom, GAPA Head of Working Groups Ever since Burning Man moved away from the shenanigans of the San Francisco-based Cacophony Society towards the creature it has become today, the ghost of perceived political agenda has haunted Black Rock… Continue Reading
The colourful and highly politicised atmosphere of Cuntra la Cultra in Graz, Austria provided the perfect location for the second international pop-up GAPA event “Pro & Cuntra – eine open space Diskussion über Kunst, Politik und Aktivismus”, which was held… Continue Reading
From time to time, we bring you reviews of events which we’re part of, or just really enjoyed. GAPA’s Head of Events, Emilie Labourey, is part of a collective of young artists based in London, UK, known as the YoPro… Continue Reading
“Critical art is an art that aims to produce a new perception of the world, and therefore to create a commitment to its formation. There are three stages: the production of a sensory form of “strangeness”, the development of an… Continue Reading