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Justin Mortimer, Breed 2, 2018, Oil and acrylic on canvas. 185 × 211 cm, © Justin Mortimer, Courtesy the artist and Parafin Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Justin Mortimer

Justin Mortimer’s paintings consistently invite us to question the relationship between subject matter and content, beauty and horror, and between figuration and …

Nina Papaconstantinou

ART REVIEW:Αwe

Hydra School Projects  (HSP) and its Founder and Curator Dimitris Antonitsis showcase the work of up-and-coming and well established, young Greek as …

Joana Vasconcelos, Lilicoptère, 2012, Bell 47 helicopter, ostrich feathers, Swarovski crystals, gold leaf, industrial paint, fine gold-tinted leather upholstery, Arraiolos carpets, walnut wood, decorative imitation wood painting and trimmings, 300 x 1265 x 274 cm, Private Collection, Work produced in collaboration with, Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silvz-Lisbon

ART CITIES:Rotterdam-Joana Vasconcelos

Through the construction of light-hearted yet strikingly direct images that refer to socio-political issues relevant to post-colonial, globalized and consumerist societies, Joana …

Marc Pataut, Apartheid, Le Blanc-Mesnil, 1988, © Marc Pataut, Courtesy the artist and Jeu de Paume

PHOTO:Marc Pataut

The work of Marc Pataut is structured around the formulation of research projects which address those political and human issues which often …

Installation view: Takashi Murakami, Murakami vs Murakami, Tai Kwun Contemporary-Hong Kong, 2019, Courtesy the artist and Tai Kwun Contemporary

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Takashi Murakami

Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated …

Alma Allen

ART-PREVIEW:Alma Allen

Alma Allen is a self-taught artist who began his practice by hand carving salvaged materials into unique small objects. Allen moved to …

Left: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Fallow Deer#2, 2015, Mixed media, 145.4 x 125 x 125 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery. Right: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-DoubleDeer#11, 2018, Mixed media, 148.2 x 85.4 x 64.3 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Kohei Nawa

Moving fluidly between media, Kohei Nawa’s work explores issues of science and digital culture and examines the relationship between nature and artificiality, …

Map Office, Moving Lemuria from the Indian to the Pacific Ocean, 2017, Sanibel Island shells, plastic waste collected on the beach, fine white sand, plywood, 300 × 200 × 30 cm. Collection of the artist, © mapoffice

ART-PRESENTATION: Island Time

The Mediterranean Sea has more than 10,000 islands. Its history is marked by these places that alternate between centers of activity and …

Miriam Schapiro, Mexican Memory, Acrylic, glitter and fabric on canvas, 121.9 x 243.8 cm, Collection of Kathleen and Douglas Landy-New York, © Miriam Schapiro

ART-PRESENTATION:Less Is a Bore

Borrowing its attitude from architect Robert Venturi’s witty retort to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s modernist edict “less is more,” the exhibition …

Omar Ba, Promenade masquée 1 [Masked Promenade 1], 2016, Acrylic, gouache, oil and pencil on canvas, JMD Collection-Hong Kong. Image courtesy Galerie Templon-Paris/Bruxelles, Photo: B. Huet / Tutti, © Omar Ba, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery

ART CITIES:Montreal-Omar Ba

Born in 1977 in Senegal, Omar Ba lives and works in Dakar and Geneva. His paintings, produced using a variety of techniques …

Wu Tsang, Into a Space of Love (2018), video still. Single-channel 2K video with stereo sound. 26 minutes. Courtesy of Frieze and GUCCI

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary in …