COA
A COA (certificate of authenticity) is a document that accompanies a piece of artwork to verify its authenticity.
The COA is typically issued by the artist, the gallery, or the publisher and includes details like the edition number, the size of the edition, and the materials used. It serves as a guarantee of the work's authenticity and can be important for valuation and resale. A COA provides collectors with the assurance they need when investing in a piece of art, adding credibility and value to the artwork.
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Lisa Yuskavage
These magnificently smutty pin-ups are the work of a legend of contemporary painting, Lisa Yuskavage. Born in 1962 in Philadelphia to an Irish working class family, Lisa turns ‘wrongness’ into salacious works of art that give Classical painting a run for its money.
Bridget Riley
Discover the illusionary artworks of a trailblazing British painter.
El Anatsui
Pioneering Ghanaian artist El Anatsui makes monumental, ever-changing sculptures out of bottle caps and rubbish. His sublime artworks have made him an international sensation and earned him a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 56th Venice Biennale.
Danielle Mckinney – Soul & Solace
Paintings by Danielle Mckinney articulate the soul through its ritual comforts, making the interior lives of Black women visible. We set out to capture the feeling in words, and with a community playlist.
What is silkscreen printing?
Printmaker Kaius takes a break from crafting exquisite editions at Make-Ready in London to guide us through the fundamentals and speculative future of screen printing and serigraphy.
Is racism the price we pay for representation?
Tschabalala Self’s sculpture was vandalised by racists who painted her skin white – symbolically erasing exactly what it was intended to represent.
What is an edition?
At Avant Arte, limited edition artworks are the centre of our world. We're aware that on the surface they can be, like many worthwhile things, a bit mysterious. Here's everything you need to know.
The Guerrilla Girls: Four Decades of Disruption
From the streets to the Supreme Court, the punk feminist art collective are still fighting for social justice in the art world and beyond.
William Kentridge
Born in Johannesburg in 1955, William Kentridge uses performance, collage and charcoal to discuss and challenge the problems of Apartheid.
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
A true pioneer, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s fictional portraits have influenced the 21st century renaissance of the black figure in mainstream art.
Maxwell Mustardo
"Can a mug be lustful, sweaty, & gluttonous?"
And the Oscar for Best Movie Poster goes to…
We speak with Hollywood’s favourite poster artist James Jean about art, film and a new category for the Academy Awards.
Butt plugs, Santa Claus & Paul McCarthy
"A joke, but serious."
Tschabalala Self in London
We all do it, but what does it mean to sit?
Seated
With her first ever public sculpture, Tschabalala Self brings ongoing explorations of body politics and domestic performance to London.
Nigel Howlett: The Face Before You Were Born
A solo show debut in London marked a tangible moment of inflection for Nigel Howlett and his faceless figures. In parallel, we collaborated to archive works from the show with a series of limited edition books and hand-finished prints.
Avant Arte & NFTs
Avant Arte’s core purpose is to make discovering and owning art radically more accessible. In 2022, we’re adding NFTs to the picture.
Inner Visions 03
With a collection of hand-finished works, curator Larry Ossei-Mensah considers storytelling as provocation.
José Parlá: The Founders
Read a text written by José Parlá to accompany the timed release of our our latest collaboration, The Founders.
WOAW Gallery: WoP
Staged at WOAW Gallery in Hong Kong, WoP includes original works on paper from a cohort of 24 artists — setting long-time Avant Arte collaborators alongside a host of established and emerging talents from around the world.
Inner Visions 01
In his first collaboration with Avant Arte, critic and curator Larry Ossei-Mensah introduces three artists, Grace Lynne Haynes, Ferrari Sheppard and Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Robert Longo
Robert Longo was born in 1953 in New York, where he lives and works today.
William Mapan
French artist William Mapan (he/him) was born in 1988 and is currently based in Paris.
Luis Ponce
Luis Ponce (he/him) was born in Mexico and now lives and works in Montreal, Canada.
Maxwell Mustardo
Maxwell Mustardo (he/him) was born in 1993 in rural New Jersey. He lives and works in Quakertown, New Jersey.
Maiko Kobayashi
Maiko Kobayashi (she/her) was born in Yokohama-City, Japan, in 1977. She currently lives and works in Tokyo.
Ryan Travis Christian
Ryan Travis Christian (he/him) was born 1983 in California, USA. He currently lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.
Alfie Caine
Alfie Caine (he/him) was born in 1996 in London, England, and now lives and works in Rye, East Sussex, England.
George Rouy
George Rouy was born in 1994 in Kent, UK, and now lives and works in London.
Jaime Muñoz
Jaime Muñoz (he/him) was born in Los Angeles, California, and currently lives and works in Pomona.
Nigel Howlett
Nigel Howlett was born in 1979 in Croydon, UK, and now lives and works in London.
Shaina McCoy
Shaina McCoy (she/her) was born in 1993 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she continues to live and work.
Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg
Nathalie Djuerberg was born in 1978 in Lysekil, Sweden, and Hans Berg was born the same year in Rättvik, Sweden. The pair have practiced as a duo since 2004.
Neo Image Matloga
Neo Image Matloga was born in 1993 in Mamaila, South Africa, and now lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Daniel Crews-Chubb
Daniel Crews-Chubb (he/him) was born in 1984 in Northampton, United Kingdom. He currently lives and works in London.
Kevin Francis Gray
Kevin Francis Gray was born in Northern Ireland in 1972, and now lives and works in London, UK.
Jenny Brosinski
Jenny Brosinski was born in 1984 in Celle, Germany, and now lives and works in Berlin.
Roby Dwi Antono
Roby Dwi Antono (he/him) was born in 1990 in Semarang, Indonesia, and now lives and works in nearby Yogyakarta.
Tomokazu Matsuyama
Tomokazu Matsuyama was born in 1976 in Japan and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
Aya Takano
Aya Takano was born in 1976 in Saitama, Japan, and now lives and works in Tokyo.
Ferrari Sheppard
Ferrari Sheppard was born in 1983 in Chicago, and now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Super Future Kid
Super Future Kid, real name Steffi Homa, was born in East Berlin in 1981, 9 years before Germany’s reunification. She now lives and works in London.
Ali Banisadr
Ali Banisadr was born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran, and now lives and works in New York, USA.
Inner Love
Internal and external reflections coalesce in a print by Tomás Sánchez.Cuban artist Tomás Sánchez paints surreal visions of utopia in mind-bending detail. The artworks embody his commitment to preserving what remains of the wilderness, and a personal relationship with meditation spanning five decades.Inner Love places its cross-legged subject on a mirage-like island, mirrored perfectly in the water that surrounds it. As with many of the artist's landscapes, the scene is inspired by verdant forests and tranquil rivers close to his studio in Costa Rica. For Sánchez, the artwork provides space for a moment of self-reflection."I believe that Inner Love is a painting that can transmit to others the same peace that it transmits to me and, today, it is invaluable to receive a bit of peace."The edition transforms a larger painting into a fine-tuned UV pigment print complete with a silkscreen varnish seal. Printmakers paid particular attention to fidelity and colouration, both of which are integral to Sánchez’ work, throughout the process.
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