ART-PRESENTATION: Tarik Kiswanson-Flowers for my father
Tarik Kiswanson’s work reflects on the influences of one culture upon another as well as the active role the viewer’s play in …
ART CITIES:Berlin-Michael Simpson
For the past three decades Michael Simpson has explored ideas relating to what he describes as “The infamy of religious history”. Rooted …
ARCHITECTURE:Peter Zumthor-Dear to Me
Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active institute for the presentation of Contemporary art. It was designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor …
BIENNALS:15th Istanbul Biennial,Part I
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, the 15th Istanbul Biennial brings together artworks by 56 artists …
ART CITIES: London-Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov base their collaborative works on the intersection of quotidian and conceptual elements. Ilya previously worked as a children’s …
PHOTO:André Kertész-Mirroring Life
Perhaps more than any other photographer, Andre Kertesz discovered and demonstrated the special aesthetic of the 35mm camera. These beautiful little machines …
ART NEWS:Sept. 01
Russian Cosmism was a movement that called for material immortality and resurrection, as well as travel to outer space. It developed out …
ART CITIES:London-Alessandro Roma
Alessandro Roma plays with the notions of perceiving what is undefined: if on the one hand his works are linked to the …
ART-PRESENTATION: Delirious,Part I
The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …
ART CITIES:N.York-Ad Reinhardt
Adolph Frederick “Ad” Reinhardt was an abstract painter writer, critic, and educator active in New York beginning in the ‘30s and continuing …
ART-PREVIEW:Helen Johnson-Ends
Helen Johnson is perhaps best known for her large-scale, semi-narrative paintings, which explore a range of political and cultural histories and issues. …
ART-PRESENTATION: Deadeye Dick-Richard Bellamy and His Circle
Richard Bellamy was an art dealer with the enigmatic personality of an artist, and a visionary who launched the careers of such …
ART-PREVIEW:Arte Povera Curated by Ingvild Goetz
The most significant and influential Avant-Garde movement to emerge in Europe was Arte Povera that emerged against the backdrop of political and …
ART CITIES:N.York-The Oscar Wilde Temple
McDermott & McGough consists of visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough. McDermott & McGough challenge the chronological boundaries of art history …
ART-PRESENTATION: Solange Pessoa
Solange Pessoa emerged in the Brazilian art scene in the ‘80s, with sculptures, installations, performances, drawings and videos that dialogue with and …
MIRAGES XL
The other side of Mykonos Island: Mykonos is one of the most misunderstood Greek islands because it is interwoven with nightlife, …
ART-PRESENTATION: Giuseppe Penone
Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin where, he continues to live and work. Initially associated with “Arte …
OPEN CALL:Call for 2018 PhD Applications
The University of Technology Sydney is calling for PhD applications to its world-leading School of Design’s research program. Successful applicants will join …
ART CITIES:Paris-Takis
An inventor as much as an artist, an “Intuitive Scientist” as he defines himself, a contemporary avant-garde artist but also a scientific …
ART-PRESENTATION: Sam Falls
Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …
ART CITIES:Cologne-Lucio Fontanta
One of the most innovative artists of the 20th Century, Lucio Fontana continually challenged the boundaries of art and the role of …
BOOK:Stefano Benazzo-Wrecks,SKIRA Editore
Stefano Benazzo, photographer, sculptor and model ship maker, presents his passion for wreckages in the book “Wrecks” by SKIRA Editore. With 144 …
ART-PRESENTATION: Shinkichi Tajiri
Shinkichi Tajiri is primarily a sculptor who plays with the themes of violence and eroticism in metal assemblages where he brings loose …
ART CITIES:Paris-Chen Fei
The work of Chen Fei is part of a new trend in Contemporary Chinese Art that represents a clear thematic as well …