If you were a urinal, where would you rather live? In a bathroom or on a gallery wall? In 1917, Marcel Duchamp turned a manufactured piss pot into a gallery exhibit named Fountain; the work caused an earthquake in the arts establishment and is…

In 2002, The New York Times baptised him as “the painter who came in from the cold.” Eight years later, Vogue Italia made it even simpler: Neo Rauch is a “contemporary art master.” So whether you’re into Cold War spy glamour or not,…

When it comes politics, Marcel Dzama is unequivocal: “I think it’s an important time for artists to make as much noise about it as we can,” he told Juxtapoz magazine earlier this year. Now, his personal brand of subversion arrives to Madrid in the…

“I don’t really consider myself art-world material,” Danny Fox told GQ magazine in late 2016. This self-taught painter is the archetypal outsider: a stylistic loner, doing his own thing, his naïve creations apparently out of synch with aesthetic trends. Yet in that…

Mighty Mouse has lost the will to fight. He kneels on the ground, distraught, his face in his hands, while two smiling children look on, apparently delighting in the superhero’s distress. This is Broken Hearts by Victor Castillo, the title work for…

With Kenichi Hoshine’s oil painting, Fever – the latest edition to Colección SOLO –well on its way to Madrid, it’s the ideal time to discover this talented Brooklyn-based artist. His work joins a select group of pieces by figures such as Karim…

“It’s one of those gloomy things like cancer. It’ll happen to you. You’ll have a heart attack from political correctness,” said lifelong mischief maker, Peter Saul, during an interview in New York last month. No chance of suffering death by diplomacy at…

The exciting new installation, Skate Wall 01, by Spanish artist Juan Díaz-Faes, puts the spotlight on skate culture at Colección SOLO, home to boarding luminaries such as Haroshi and former pro skaters like San Francisco-based Andrew Schoultz. Whether as inspiration,…

“Peter Saul demands our full attention,” says Philipp Demandt, Director of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. Forerunner of the Pop Art movement, pioneer of Bad Painting and eternal outsider, Peter Saul has been poking critical fun at contemporary society since the 1950s, yet has…

“Without music, life would be a mistake,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche in Twilight of the Idols. It’s a view shared by the Musseu del Disseny de Barcelona, which this week opens David Bowie Is, curated by the Victoria & Albert Museum. With over 300…

From Evrugo Mental State to Nobson Newtown, from Clown Squid to Whoriders and Lizardmen, parallel worlds and their intriguing inhabitants form an essential part of Colección SOLO.

“People see it as a virtual or imaginary space but to me it’s absolutely real,” says the landmark Spanish…

“In China, ancient ceramics tell long tales,” says Li Xiaofeng. And there’s certainly no shortage of storytelling material in this artist’s trademark pieces, spectacular dresses and suits sculpted from shards of broken porcelain, meticulously rearranged.

Although he originally trained as a muralist, Li Xiaofeng…

“When localism meets globalisation, it does not necessarily have to lead to confrontations; the seamless divide can be overcome and mended by outstanding artists,” says Wu Tien-Chang. And his own work, developed over a thirty-year career across a range of different media, goes…

Although best known for his drawings, Marcel Dzama is certainly no newcomer to film. His latest video, for the indie rock group Spoon, oozes the distinctive, Dada-inspired style that has earned his work a place in top-notch collections including MOMA, New York and…

The Spanish capital turns art world hotspot this week. ARCOMadrid takes centre stage, bringing together 200 galleries from 27 different countries, while a huge array of smaller events floods the city with emerging talents from across the globe.

It was Spanish artist Antonio Crespo Foix,…

Cult figure, punk icon and irrepressible lampooner, Raymond Pettibon has chronicled the shifting face of US culture for well over thirty years. From politicians to sporting figures, celebrities to counter-cultural heroes, every aspect of American popular culture has come under Pettibon’s trademark pen-and-ink…

Danish artist and psychotherapist Johan Deckmann says that therapy can happen anytime, anyplace. It’s simply “an interaction between a person and something else that makes sense.” Fortunately for viewers, his fake self-help publications perfectly fit the bill.

Deckmann uses books as his canvasses, breathing…

Colección SOLO co-founder and curator David Cantolla is clear on what he’s looking for: “Artists in touch with contemporary popular culture, a blend of local and global influences, of tradition and modernity…and the ideas that connect us all as human beings.” At Miami…

It’s one of the hottest dates on the art-lover’s calendar: Miami Art Week. Collectors flock to the sunshine state for what has become an all-encompassing celebration of creative energy, with over 20 different art fairs, museum events, public art projects and partying. Colección SOLO,…

Spanish artist and Colección SOLO favourite Sergio Mora received the award for Best Recording Package at the 17th Latin Grammy Awards this week. With characteristic elegance, his artwork for El Poeta Halley by Love of Lesbian blends a 50s-style sci-fi aesthetic with…

Top-notch galleries, slick organisation and a unique opportunity to explore the art scene in Korea; Colección SOLO’s recent visit to KIAF / Art Seoul sees a host of new faces join an ever-expanding collection, from the established video creator Lee Lee-Nam or…

Among the host of inspiring artists on show at KIAF 2016, one of the most outstanding was the Korean video creator Lee Lee-Nam. The artist’s 2016 work, Reborn Light – Mother of Pearl, will be joining Colección SOLO, the first video…

The Korea International Art Fair gets underway today, with 180 galleries and 20 different countries represented in the fifteenth edition of one of Asia’s leading events.

Colección SOLO will be visiting the fair, as always, on the lookout for creative talent from across the globe….