• The 12th annual Art London opened last Thursday, bringing art from over 70 international galleries to the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. Art of all kinds is for sale – work by pop artist Clive Baker, a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Burne-Jones, and even an early Picasso drawing. The fair ends on Sunday. Read more about Art London at Art Knowledge News.
Erwin Wurm's "Untitled" 2010
• A new solo show by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm entitled Narrow Mist is on display at Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art until September 15. Featured is Wurm’s trademark “One Minute Sculptures,” a performance-cum-sculptural piece in which the artist mimics visitor’s poses, incorporates props, and photographs the results. Go to ARTINFO for more information.
One of the circus posters
• A series of 19th century circus posters have been discovered plastered to the side of a home in northern Vermont during renovations, and sent to the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Massachusetts for treatment. The posters, concealed for over 130 years, represent a “poster war” by two rival traveling circuses. One depicts the famous Two-Headed Lady – a pair of conjoined twins named Millie-Christine. From The Art Newspaper.
• Following the signing of a cultural agreement between the British and Indian governments last week, it was announced that an ambitious new exhibition of work by acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor would be held in Mumbai and New Delhi. Kapoor himself stated: “While I am delighted the first major show of my work in India is going ahead, I feel I need to make it clear publicly that the planning of the show well pre-dates the election of the present Conservative government. We have in fact been working on this show for more than ten years.” Click here for more.