Julie Curtiss, Delivery, 2025, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches (121.9 x 152.4 cm), © Julie Curtiss, Photo: Maris Hutchinson, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES:Paris-Julie Curtiss

Julie Curtiss focuses on the relationship between nature and culture in her figurative painting, sculpture and gouache on paper, exposing and reworking female archetypes through a surrealist sense of the uncanny. ‘In my images, I enjoy the complementarity of humor and darkness, the uncanny and the mundane, grotesque shapes and …

TRACES:Giuseppe Penone

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian artist of Arte Povera, Giuseppe Penone (3/4/1947- ), who was born in the Garessio community. This column is a tribute to artists, living or dead, who have left their mark in Contemporary Art. Through documents or interviews, starting with: moments …

Gerwald Rockenschaub, Wall Painting (RAL 7004 Grey), 293 x 230 cm / opaque Plexiglass-Board, 200 x 300 x 0.3 cm (GS Orange 2H02), Plexiglass-Objekt, 3-pcs, 13 x 13 x 1.3 cm (GS Green 6C02), Plexiglass-Objekt, 3-pcs, 22 x 26 x 0.9 cm (GS Yellow 1H01, Black 9H01), bolts, washer, 2015, Dimensions variable, © Gerwald Rockenschaub, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

PREVIEW:Wall Works & Sculptures

Against the historical background of mural paintings and wall designs dating back over millennia, artists in the 20th and 21st century devised …

Jack Whitten. Mirsinaki Blue. 1974. Acrylic on canvas, 62 1/8 × 72 1/8″ (157.8 × 183.2 cm). Collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Gift of Leonard and Ruth Bocour. © 2024 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

PRESENTATION: Jack Whitten 

Born in 1939, Jack Whitten is celebrated for his innovative processes of applying paint to the surface of his canvases and transfiguring their material …

TRACES:Dan Flavin

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Minimalist Artist Dan Flavin (1/4/1933-29/11/1996), he exploited the possibilities of the most …

Agustín Cárdenas, Sans titre (Totem), 1956-1958, BIC pen and pencil on paper, 69 × 36 cm, © Estate of Agustín Cárdenas. Courtesy of Mitterrand, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole

ART CITIES:Paris-Agustín Cárdenas

Agustín Cárdenas is one of the three great sculptors of Surrealism, alongside Arp and Giacometti . While his work embodies his Latin-American …

Dan Graham

TRACES:Dan Graham

Today is the occasion to bear mind Dan Graham (31/3/1942-19/2/2022). The adoption of architectural vocabulary, a staple element in Graham’s work, is …

Grigoria Vryttia, © & Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:Athens-Grigoria Vryttia

Grigoria Vryttia’s artistic practice is a multidimensional exploration of form, materiality, and narrative. Her work encompasses soft sculptures, ceramics, drawings on paper …

Hans Hollein

ARCHITECTURE:Hans Hollein

Described by Richard Meier as an architect whose “groundbreaking ideas” have “had a major impact on the thinking of designers and architects,” …

Daniel Spoerri

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 …

Barbro Östlihn , Tarragona (detail), 1980. Copyright : Andreas Eriksson Studio

ART CITIES:Paris-Barbro Östlihn

Barbro Östlihn is one of the most interesting artists in Swedish post-war art. At the centre of the artistic circles that created …

Park McArthur, Contact M at Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Is this an investment, pied-à-terre, or primary residence?, 2018, Paint on wall, Altered Museum of Modern Art Projects logo scaled to gallery dimensions 9.8 x 59 m as installed at Museum Abteiberg, Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Simon Vogel

PRESENTATION:Park McArthur-Contact M

Park McArthur’s work has been described as questioning of “care alongside questions of autonomy and dependency” in regards to the daily experience …

TRACES:Shirin Neshat

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the famous Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat (26/3/57- ). Mythology, history, social events and …