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View of installation at the studio. Courtesy Theaster Gates. Photo: Chris Strong

ART CITIES:Paris-Theaster Gates

Encompassing sculpture, painting, ceramics, video, performance, and music, the practice of Theaster Gates both derives from and sustains ambitious urban renewal projects, …

Phyllida Barlow, untitled: pressed, 2018, Cardboard, cement, PVA, paint, plaster, plywood, poly cotton, polyurethane foam, sand, spray paint, tape, timber, steel, 69 x 120 x 58 cm, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, © Phyllida Barlow, Photo: Alex Delfanne

ART-PREVIEW:Phyllida Barlow

For more than 50 years, Phyllida Barlow has taken inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once …

TRACES:Lucio Fontana

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucio Fontana (19/2/1899-7/9/1968). By slashing the center of his canvases, Fontana allowed three–dimensional space …

Installation view Planet 58-Absolvent_innen der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 2018, K21 STÄNDEHAUS- Düsseldorf, 2019, Courtesy Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

ART-PRESENTATION:Planet 58

The exhibition “Planet 58-Absolvent_innen der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 2018” features new works by graduates of the Düsseldorf Art Academy. All of the participating …

Penny Slinger, The Uninvited Guest, 1970-1977, Photo collage, 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches, © Penny Slinger, Courtesy the artist Fortnight Institute and Blum & Poe-Los Angelew/New York

ART CITIES:N.York-Penny Slinger

On the wave of feminism, Penny Slinger started producing highly radical works which embraced not only the spirit of the time, but …

Tamara Fedorova, Lion, 1960s -1970s, Celluloid and plastic © Köpcke and Weinhold

ART CITIES:Berlin-ZOO MOCKBA

During the Tsarist era, Russia had no toy industry of its own. Those who could afford it spoiled their children with dolls …

Judith Scott, Untitled, o. J., Wool and found objects, abcd / Bruno Decharme Collectionm © Creative Growth Art Center, Photo © César Decharme

ART CITIES:Vienna-Flying High

The discourse on Art Brut has gained extra dimensions in recent years. The term Art Brut now goes beyond an exclusive focus …

Wreck of the steamship Città di Milano, Filicudi. Photo: Global Underwater Explorers

ART CITIES:Milan-Giorgio Andreotta Calò

Giorgio Andreotta Calò represented Italy at the 57th Venice Biennale (2017). His works include sculptures, large-scale site-specific installations and spatial works that …

Left: Serena Fineschi, Ingannare l’Attesa (Verde Veronese), 2019, green Bic Cristal pen, 156 x 111 cm (with frame), © Serena Fineschi, Courtesy the artist and Marignana Arte. Right: Serena Fineschi, Ingannare l’Attesa (Rosso Tiziano), 2019, red Bic Cristal pen, 156 x 111 cm (with frame), © Serena Fineschi, Courtesy the artist and Marignana Arte

ART CITIES:Venice-Stanze

The exhibition “Stanze” is a project in three spaces involving six artists: two for every space of Marignana Arte Gallery in Venice. …