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TRACES: Ilya Kabakov

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ilya Kabakov (30/9/1933-27/5/2023), an artist of note in two distinctly polar disciplines. While living …

Joel Shapiro

TRACES: Joel Shapiro

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Joel Shapiro (27/9/1941- ), who creates abstract geometric sculpture that elicits a sense of …

Mark Rothko

TRACES: Mark Rothko

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Mark Rothko (25/9/1903-25/2/1970), he was one of the most important American painters. After his …

Peter Halley

TRACES: Peter Halley

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Peter Halley (24/9/1953- ), one of the most emblematic artists of his generation, recognized …

Matt Mullican

TRACES: Matt Mullican

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carl Matt Mullican (18/9/1951- ). In order to understand the world, the sculptor and …

Carl Andre

TRACES: Carl Andre

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carl Andre (16/9/1935- ), who during the ‘60s and ‘70s, produced a number of …

LUCAS SAMARAS

TRACES: Lucas Samaras

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucas Samaras (14/9/1936-7/3/2024). Lucas Samaras is not the best-known artist in America, but among …

Robert Irwin

TRACES: Robert Irwin

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Robert Irwin (12/9/1928-25/10/2023), his practice, which is often associated with the California-based Light and …

TRACES: Pierre Huyghe

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pierre Huyghe (11/9/1962- ), his works often present themselves as complex systems characterized by …

Sol LeWitt

TRACES: Sol LeWitt

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sol LeWitt (9/9/1928-8/4/2007), he was pivotal in the creation of the new radical aesthetic …

Rebecca Horn

TRACES: Rebecca Horn

Today is the occasion to bear mind the German artist Rebecca Horn (24/3/1944-6/9/2024). She is most famous for her body modifications such …

TRACES: Christian Boltanski

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christian Boltanski (6/9/1944-14/7/2021),  he is known for a body of work that may be …

Dennis Oppenheim

TRACES: Dennis Oppenheim

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Dennis Oppenheim (6/9/1938-21/1/2011), he has been a pioneer of Conceptual Art, Land Art, Body …

John Cage

TRACES: John Cage

Today is the occasion to bear in mind John Cage (5/9/1912-12/8/1992). Cage’s innovations with sound, instrumentation, performance, and composition all helped redefine …

Ai Weowei

TRACES: Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei (28/8/1957- ) is an artist, architectural designer, curator, and social activist and perhaps the best-known Chinese Contemporary artist. His formal …

Man Ray

TRACES:Man Ray

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Avant-Garde artist and leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man …

Peggy Guggenheim

TRACES: Peggy Guggenheim

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marguerite “Peggy” Guggenheim (26/8/1898-23/12/1979), The woman that created one of the most important Collections …

Henri Cartier-Bresson

TRACES: Henri Cartier-Bresson

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the French photograper, Henri Cartier-Bresson (22/8/1908-3/8/2004). He is regarded as a pioneer of candid …

Andy Warhol

TRACES: Andy Warhol

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Andy Warhol (6/8/1928-22/2/1987). One of the most influential artists of the second half of …

Giovanni Anselmo

TRACES: Giovanni Anselmo

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Giovanni Anselmo (5/8/1934-18/12/2023), a self-taught artist known for his sculptural installations created under the …

Allan McCollum

TRACES: Allan McCollum

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Allan McCollum (4/8/1944- ) one of the most original and influential post-Conceptual American artists …

Enrico Castellani

TRACES: Enrico Castellani

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Enrico Castellani (4/8/1930-1/12/2017), one of Italy’s most influential artists associated with the zero movement, …

Keith Sonnier

TRACES: Keith Sonnier

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Keith Sonnier (31/7/1941-18/7/2020), a pioneering figure in conceptual, post-minimal, video and performance art of …

marcel-duchamp

TRACES: Marcel Duchamp

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marcel Duchamp (28/7/1887–2/10/1968), he has been aptly described by Willem de Kooning as a …