Park Seo-Bo

TRACES:Park Seo-Bo

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Park Seo-Bo (15/11/1931-14/10/2023 ), who is considered one of the leading figures in bringing the European Modernist concept of art to Korea in the late ‘50s after the Korean War. The expressionist tendency at that time was partially influenced by French l’art …

Photo left: Sarah Crowner, Elevation, Dusk or Dawn, 2024 (detail), Acrylic on canvas, sewn, 72 x 90 inches (182.9 x 228.6 cm), © Sarah Crowner, Photo: Maris Hutchinson, Courtesy Gagosian. Photo right: Sarah Crowner, Tropical Nocturnal, 2024 (detail), Acrylic on canvas, sewn, 96 x 72 inches (243.8 x 182.9 cm), © Sarah Crowner, Photo: Maris Hutchinson, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: Athens-Sarah Crowner

Sarah Crowner is recognized for her sustained engagement with line, form, color and materiality. Working across a breadth of media, she investigates …

Erno Enkenberg, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, 2015, Photo: Erno Enkenberg, Courtesy the artist and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

PRESENTATION: Milky Way Tour

The exhibition “Milky Way Tour” explores humanity’s connection to space, nature, and technology, inviting visitors to reflect on our place in the …

Seba Calfuqueo, Pillan, Serie Natura, 2024, Photo: Registro Diego Argote, © & Courtesy the artist

PRESENTATION: (Re)Born from Volcanos

Volcanoes are powerful forces of transformation that reshape our planet in dramatic ways. Through their eruptions, they create new land masses and …

Rosemarie Trockel

TRACES: Rosemarie Trockel

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Rosemarie Trockel (13/11/1952- ), which is one of the most multi-faceted and idiosyncratic artists …

Noah Davis, Untitled, 2014, Courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Noah Davis

Based primarily in Los Angeles, Noah Davis created a body of figurative paintings that explore a range of Black life. Davis knew …

Adriana Varejão

TRACES: Adriana Varejão

Today is the occasion to bear in mind one of the most original and significant voices in contemporary Brazilian art, Adriana Varejão (11/11/1964- ), …

Hans Haacke, Grass Grows, 1969, earth, grass seeds, 150 × 300 cm (diameter), exhibition view: Hans Haacke: All Connected, 2019, New Museum © Hans Haacke / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024, Photo: Dario Lasagni

TRIBUTE: Hans Haacke

Hans Haacke has shaped “polit­ical art” to a greater extent than any other artist of his gener­a­tion. Keen crit­i­cism of insti­tu­tions, polit­ical …

Heemin Chung, It Quietly Exhales Colors, 2024, Gel medium, resin, stainless steel and copper pipe, 185 x 100 x 105 cm (72.83 x 39.37 x 41.34 in), © Heemin Chung, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Heemin Chung

Heemin Chung investigates the material potential of digital images as she translates them into the mediums of painting and sculpture. Her work investigates …

Simone Leigh, Monster 2023–24, Stoneware, 26½ × 26½ × 19¾ inches; 67 × 67 × 50 cm, © Simone Leigh, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

PRESENTATION: Simone Leigh

Over the last twenty years Simone Leigh has created a multi-faceted body of work incorporating sculpture, video, and installation, all informed by …

TRACES: Daniel Spoerri

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Daniel Spoerri (27/3/1930-6/11/2024), the Swiss sculptor, performance artist and writer, founding member of the …

Jeff Wall, Fallen rider, 2022. Inkjet print, 74 ⅞ × 98 ⅞ inches (190 × 251 cm), edition of 3 + 1 AP, © Jeff Wall, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

PHOTO: Jeff Wall

Jeff Wall’s work synthesizes the essentials of photography with elements from other art forms, including painting, cinema, and literature, in a complex …

Richard Serra, Every Which Way, 2015, Weathering steel, Sixteen slabs, Five slabs, each: 11’ x 6’ x 11¾” (3.4 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Six slabs, each: 9’ x 6’ x 11¾” (2.7 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Five slabs, each: 7’ x 6’ x 11¾” (2.1 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Overall: 11’ x 52’ 6” x 21’ (3.4 x 16.3 x 6.4 m) , © Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, (DACS), London, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES: N.York-Richard Serra

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes …

Installation view IN SITU #1 - Nora Turato, I hear you, I hear you., Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 14/9/24 – 31/8/20225. Photo: Peter Tijhuis, Courtesy the artist and Stedelijk Museum

ART CITIES: Amsterdam-Nora Turato

Born in Zagreb, Nora Turato examines the ephemeral and versatile nature of language as well as our collective experience of the incessant …

George Maciunas

TRACES: George Maciunas

Today is the occasion to bear in mind George Maciunas (8/11/1931-9/5/1978), an exemplary processor of information as an enigmatic analytic mind, who …