Cy Twombly

TRACES:Cy Twombly

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Cy Twombly (25/4/1928-5/7/2011), he is considered to be one of the greatest American painters after Abstract Expressionism. His distinctive aesthetic was both a continuation of Abstract Expressionist techniques in a post-war and European setting that internationalized Contemporary Art, and a new direction …

Anselm Kiefer, Jericho, 2010–15, Solarized gelatin silver print with silver toner, in steel frame, 40 3/4 x 63 1/4 x 4 inches (103.5 x 160.5 x 10 cm), © Anselm Kiefer, Photo: Charles Duprat, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

PRESENTATION: Anselm Kiefer-Punctum

Born during the closing months of World War II, Anselm Kiefer reflects upon Germany’s post-war identity and history, grappling with the national …

BRIDGET RILEY

TRACES: Bridget Riley

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Bridget Riley born in London (24/4/1931- )  is an English painter …

Yves Klein,Anthropométrie (Le Buffle) (ANT 93), c. 1960, Dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper mounted on canvas, 70¹⁄₁₆ × 110⅜ inches (178 × 280.4 cm), Courtesy Yves Klein Foundation, Paris, and Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York

ART CITIES: N.York-Yves Klein

A leading figure of the postwar avant-garde, Yves Klein sought radical ways to represent the immaterial and the infinite. In paintings, sculptures, …

Robert Rauschenberg, Night Post / ROCI MEXICO, 1985. Acrylic, fabric and tape on cardboard, approx. 214 x 397 x 10 cm (84.25 x 156.3 x 3.94 in)., © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

PREVIEW: Robert Rauschenberg-ROCI

Over the course of his 60-year career, Robert Rauschenberg’s work was inspired by wide-ranging experiences, lifelong collaborations, and a spirit of experimentation …

Alex Katz, Claire, Grass and Water, Exhibition View, Fondazione Giorgio Cini-Venice, 2024, courtesy the artist, Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES: Venice-Alex Katz

Although Alex Katz belongs to the Pop generation of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, it was not until the 1970s …

James Stirling

ARCHITECTURE: James Stirling

James Stirling (22/4/1926-25/6/1992),  is considered as a leader of the great transition from the Modern Movement to the architecture of the New, …

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (End of world), 2024, Digital print on wallpaper, 332.7 × 774.7 cm | 131 × 305 inches, © Barbara Kruger, Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger is an artist who works with pictures and words in the hopes of revealing and resisting socially ingrained assumptions about …

Photo Left: Sean Scully, Net Blue, 2023, aquatint with sugarlift and spitbite on paper, 76.2 x 63.5 cm.; 30 x 25 in., 85.5 x 72.5 x 4.4 cm.; 33 5/8 x 28 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (framed), edition 1 of 40, © Sean Scully, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler. Photo Right: Sean Scully, Net Green, 2023, aquatint with sugarlift and spitbite on paper, 76.2 x 63.5 cm.; 30 x 25 in., 85.5 x 72.5 x 4.4 cm.; 33 5/8 x 28 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (framed), edition 1 of 40, © Sean Scully, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler

PRESENTATION: Sean Scully-Dark Yet

Over the last five decades, Sean Scully has developed a distinguished and prolific body of work through his distinct approach to contemporary abstraction. Shifting the paradigm …

Herzog & de Meuron

ARCHITECTURE:Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron represents something uniquely, distinctly Swiss. The works of the Basel-based practice express conceptual precision, formal clarity and immaculate …

Elias Sime, Tightrope: Dichotomy 5, 2023-2024,Electrical components and electrical wires on wooden panel, 182.9 x 358.1 cm | 72 x 141 in, © Elias Sime, Courtesy the artist and GRIMM Gallery

ART CITIES: Venice-Elias Sime

Elias Sime deftly weaves, layers and assembles carefully selected everyday materials, transforming commonplace items into lyrical abstract compositions that suggest topography, figuration, …

Jonathan Lasker, Untitled, 2023, Graphite and colored pencil on paper Image 57,2 x 76,5 cm (22,52 x 30,12 in) Frame 65,3 x 84,7 x 3,5 cm (25,71 x 33,35 x 1,38 in), © Jonathan Lasker, Photo: Ulrich Ghezzi, Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Seoul

ART CITIES: Paris-Jonathan Lasker

Since the late 1970s, Jonathan Lasker has developed a distinctive formal vocabulary based on different mark-making processes, including structural grids, graphic scribbled …