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Left: Ernesto Neto, Circleprototemple, 2010, mixed media, 285 x 310 ø cm. Photo Stephen White : Hayward Gallery, London. Right: Ernesto Neto, Circleprototemple, 2010, mixed media, 285 x 310 ø cm. Photo Stephen White : Hayward Gallery, London

ART-PRESENTATION: Ernesto Neto-Sopro

Through his formal vocabulary, Ernesto Neto engages with the idea of social interaction. Neto has gained acclaim for his large experimental environments …

Dan Flavin, untitled (to Cy Twombly) 2, 1972, Cool white and daylight fluorescent light, 122 cm square across a corner, © Stephen Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Image Courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Dan Flavin

Minimalism can be seen as extending the abstract idea that art should have its own reality and not be an imitation of …

Installation view, Eine Karte -35/65+, view on Rebecca Kunz, untitled, 2019, Kunsthalle Basel, 2019. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel

ART CITIES:Basel-Eine Karte -35/65+

An annual group exhibition is conceived in the context of the Regionale, a cross-border cooperation of 18 institutions in France, Germany, and …

Raed Ibrahim, Flying Children (from "STOP" project), 2009.,Acrylic on wood, 60cm x 60cm, Artellewa-Cairo, Egypt. © Raed Ibrahim

ART CITIES:Seoul-Gohyang:Home

Today, news reports on the disparate conflicts in Middle East and Arab world constantly remind us of the complexity of the region’s …

Left: John Currin, Daphna, 2019 Oil on canvas, 76.2 × 55.9 cm, © John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: John Currin, Rosalba, 2019 Oil on canvas, 55.9 × 45.7 cm, © John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-John Currin

Although John Currin is often accused of misogynistic tendencies due to his subject matter, he contends his presentations are intended as satirical …

Robert Longo, Untitled (State of the Union; Washington, D.C., USA; February 5, 2019), 2019, Charcoal on mounted paper, Image 243.8 x 370.8 cm, Frame 258.8 x 385.8 cm, © Robert Longo, Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures At President Trump’s second State of the Union address, female members of the 116th Congress, dressed in white to reference the suffragette movement. A hundred and three women are serving in the House of Representatives, which makes this Congress the most female in history, as well as the most diverse.

ART CITIES:N.York-Robert Longo

During the last ten years, Robert Longo has created several important photorealistic cycles. The selection of themes is political. They have their …

Derek Jarman, Blue (film still), 1993, 35mm film shown as video, high definition, colour and sound, Duration: 79min, Tate Collection, Presented by Tate Patrons 2014

ART CITIES:Dublin-Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (1942-94) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener, political activist and author. He was educated at the …

Unknown Fields, The Breast Milk of the Volcano (video still), 2016-18, Video, sound, colour; 10 minutes, In association with the Architectural Association, Courtesy of the artists

ART-PRESENTATION:Eco-Visionaries

The exhibition “Eco-Visionaries: Confronting a planet in a state of emergency” examines humankind’s ecological impact on the planet. As early as the …

Image Courtesy Imi Knoebel & Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

ART CITIES:Paris-Imi Knoebel

One of the leading German artists of the post-war period, Imi Knoebel’s wide-ranging and rigorous oeuvre incorporates drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, projections …

Takis, Magnetic Wall 9 (Red) 1961, Acrylic paint on canvas, magnets, metal, cloth, nylon thread, 180 × 220 × 10 cm, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de création industrielle, Paris, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019, Photo: Georges Meguerditchian

ART-PRESENTATION: Takis

Over a 70-year career, Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis) has created some of the most innovative art of the 20th Century. A sculptor of …