Selected Press

January 9, 2023
Parnass Kunstmagazin 04/2022 Afrika · Africa Is Not A Country · The New African PortraitureParnass Magazin 04/2022

The newest issue of PARNASS, an Austrian art magazine, focuses on Africa and THE NEW AFRICAN PORTRAITURE. SHARIAT COLLECTIONS exhibition in Kunsthalle Krems. “Afrikanische Gegenwartskunst ist heute selbstverständlich Teil der globalen Kunstszene und des Kunstmarkts und in institutionellen Ausstellungen, in Museen und auf Biennalen präsent. Nicht zuletzt durch die kuratorische Tätigkeit des aus Nigeria stammenden […]

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May 10, 2022
Artnet Article: Musicians and Movie Stars Have Had Managers Forever. Now, It’s Becoming Big Business to Manage Artists, Too

Longtime art advisors say that managing artists has become the fastest-growing segment of their business. …

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April 10, 2021
Kennedy Yanko »Postcapitalist Desire«Kennedy Yanko, Making Light, 2021 Photo credit Martin Parsekian

At Tilton Gallery New York April 6–May 15, 2021 The highly anticipated exhibition Postcapitalist Desire by the Brooklyn-based artist Kennedy Yanko opened April 6, 2021, at Tilton Gallery in New York. Click here to take a closer look at the exhibited pieces. »The metal forms of Postcapitalist Desire, usher in the whir of industry while the languid, bodily paint skins bring in […]

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February 3, 2021
Rudolf Polanszky at Gagosian Paris
January 16–March 20, 2021

From gagosian.com/exhibitions: Gagosian is pleased to present new and recent paintings and sculptures by Rudolf Polanszky. This is the first exhibition of the artist’s work at Gagosian in Paris. A key figure in the Vienna art scene, Polanszky creates cerebral yet tactile works that embrace chance occurrence. From the early 1990s, he began experimenting in mixed-media […]

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July 5, 2020
GAGOSIAN Artist Spotlight: RUDOLF POLANSZKY
July 1–7, 2020

During the first seven days of July 2020, Gagosian is placing its spotlight on Rudolf Polanszky, a versatile artist active in the Viennese artistic landscape. For more, please visit Gagosian’s webpage by clicking here. Rudolf Polanszky: Translinear Structures is a video produced by KA21/Cast Your Art on the occasion of his retrospective exhibition presented by Zeit Kunst […]

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February 6, 2020
Gagosian announces: RUDOLF POLANSZKYRudolf Polanszky, Reconstructions / Dark Mirrors, 2019 Mirrored foil, silicone, acrylic glass, resin, and acrylic on wood, in artist’s frame, 59 ⅝ × 69 inches (151.4 × 175.5 cm) © Rudolf Polanszky. Photo: Jorit Aust

Opening reception: Tuesday, March 3, 6–8pm RUDOLF POLANSZKY March 3–April 11, 2020541 West 24th Street, New York Read the full announcement on Gagosian webpage. When we say that something makes sense—that is interesting. But I do not want to make sense, because this sense is a definition made by somebody else.—Rudolf Polanszky Gagosian is pleased […]

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November 6, 2019
Gagosian Quarterly: RUDOLF POLANSZKY in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans Ulrich Obrist visits the artist at his studio outside Vienna to discover more about the origins of his practice, his experiments in freedom, and the importance of drifting. …

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October 14, 2019
Parnass: Tamás Hencze. Der Ungarische Neoavantgardist

Röntgenbild, Graffiti oder geometrische Illusion? Die Werke von Tamás Hencze (1938–2018) weisen keine Spuren des Künstlers auf und wirken trotz ihrer Unpersönlichkeit anziehend. Der Kunstsammler und Kurator Amir Shariat stellt in Wien Werke des ungarischen Neoavantgardisten aus…

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October 10, 2019
Viennacontemporary unfazed by Austrian snap elections

Despite clashing with the Austrian snap elections, Viennacontemporary (26-29 September) went surprisingly smoothly—the country’s former chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s right-wing People’s Party was, as expected, voted in on the last day of the fair. …

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September 28, 2019
Viennacontemporary: Entdeckungen aus Ost und West

Es ist schon ein Kreuz: Da hat Wien eine der zur Zeit spannendsten Kunstszenen zumindest in Europa und mit der viennacontemporary eine der experimentellsten kommerziellen Plattformen für deren Vermarktung. Und die einheimischen Sammler kommen einfach nicht auf die Füße. …

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October 3, 2017
Parnass: Endre Tót. Break the Grip of Shame

Endre Tót is regarded as the leading internationally recognised artist of the Hungarian neoavant-garde, as well as one of the defining figures of international conceptual art. He was
part of the Fluxus movement and is best known for his mail art projects. A retrospective of
the exceptional artist is currently on view at Kunstraum Baumgasse 42/7 in Vienna, curated
by Amir Shariat. …

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October 7, 2016
Parnass: Pécs Workshop 1968-1980 “Mama Said Knock You Out”

Amir Shariat shows Hungarian 1960/70s enamel art from Pécs in conjunction with “Neue Kunstverein Wien”, until 15th October. The exhibition includes works by Ferenc Ficzek, who died in 1987 and was shown simultaneously in a highly-regarded solo exhibition by acb Galéria from Budapest at viennacontemporary. Eva Brunnsteiner met him for the interview.

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May 20, 2016
Wiener Journal: Die Jagd nach der emotionalen RenditeWiener Journal, 20.05.2016

Christof Habres: Der internationale Kunstmarkt in unsicheren Zeiten. Die Jagd nach der emotionalen Rendite in: Wiener Journal 20.05.2016 (S. 10-15)

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October 7, 2015
Amir Shariat: “Nobody Thinks Of Vienna”

Viennacontemporary provides an opportunity for collectors such as Amir Shariat to invite international colleagues. Most are positively surprised by Vienna. 09.23.2015 | 18:23 | by Teresa Schaur-Wuensch (Die Presse) Even art collectors are only human. And they like it when it’s warm and the sun shines. The weather was incredible, Amir Shariat quoted one of his […]

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September 11, 2015
PARNASS Interviews Amir Shariat: Viennacontemporary

In the following interview, translated from the Viennese art and culture magazine PARNASS, Amir Shariat and Silvie Aigner discuss Amir’s beginnings as a collector and curator, his current interests as well as some of the past shows he has curated. The interview forms part of a special edition released by PARNASS in anticipation of the upcoming viennecontemporary art fair taking place September […]

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August 12, 2015
UK CALLING: Interview With Amir Shariat

Earlier this year, Amir Shariat was interviewed by Maria Chiara Valacchi for Italian quarterly art magazine, ArteeCritica. Together with renowned curator Vincent Honore and fellow collector, Anita Zabludowicz and Valeria Napoleone, Amir discussed his thoughts on contemporary British artists and the current state of the British art scene following the Young British Artists scene from the […]

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January 31, 2015
ALAC 2015 – Collector As Curator

On Saturday, January 31, 2015, Amir Shariat will take part in a panel discussion, “Collector as Curator”, at Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC). Held in the Barker Hangar of the Santa Monica Airport, this panel will explore the overlap between collecting and curating and demonstrate how the former can influence the latter. Joining Amir will […]

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October 1, 2014
VIENNAFAIR Listing

Opening Wednesday, October 1, 2014, Amir Shariat’s group show, “Eye Know,” features new work by nine young artists based in Vienna and Los Angeles. Held at Herrengasse 6-8, floor 14, room 83, the show takes place in tandem with VIENNAFAIR The New Contemporary, which begins October 2. While the four-day VIENNAFAIR closes on Sunday, October 5, “Eye Know” […]

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January 9, 2014
Viennafair 2014 – Young Collectors TalkVienna Fair

On Saturday, October 4, 2014, Amir Shariat will join fellow art professionals Florence Derieux and Emerice Habsburg-Lothringen for a roundtable discussion on modern art collecting for the beginner. Held from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in Messe Wien, Austria, Hall A, the talk will cover the basics of contemporary art collecting, with advice on choosing the right […]

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