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I head off to Amsterdam not sure what to expect. However Amsterdam was full of life and sunshine.
First stop was to the Stedelijk. It was worth going there just to see the Edward Keinholz Beanery. An Interactive 3D collage of Edward's old haunt in West Hollywood. He even recorded the noise from the old bar. It was a moment in time encapsulated for us all to see.
The Rijksmuseum I found disappointing: a few masterpieces worth seeing scattered haphazardly with not so great works. It was strange to see a room of Auerbachs amongst Rembrandts. But the social spaces were beyond magnificent.
Kids and adults playing around in every conceivable nook and cranny.
Then it was a visit to De Appel centre where American artist Nina Yuen was showing. I had never seen her work before and really loved it.
All sorts of art was spotted inside the windows of the Amsterdam home.
We had time to drop by to Diana Stigter to her wonderful gallery. Made a change from bumping into each other at art fairs!
Then it was back to reality in London. Things were busy at home. The Zabludowicz Collection Future Map Prize was a triumph we loved every minute. With the help of David Blandy and Skye Sherwin we chose Chelsea BA graduate Jason File as the winner.
We loved his CNN work.
We also loved the work of Jessica Roper. She had painstakingly restored the plaque on the metal doors.
Here is our 2011 winner Wei Wang next to Jason. We look forward to working with him.
Plenty of excitement in the East - Benedict Drew had a knock out show at Matt's Gallery. Benedict was our very first Invites artist.
Then it was Camille Henrot at Chisenhale. A work that progresses from beginning of life to the end of life in a very weird and abstract process.
Somewhere in youth, somewhere in old age; I could not help but feel uneasy about this work.
Great show with Carlos Ishikawa and this work by Lucy Stahl.
Finally if you have any time to head west check out Kevin Spacey at Jonathan Yeo's show. A snip of a bargain at £350K
