Rirkrit Tiravanija

Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- )

Even though his diverse artistic production eludes classification, Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- )  has accurately described it as “relational”: a body of work focused on real-time experience and exchange that breaks down the barriers between the object and the spectator while questioning the art object as fetish, and the sacredness of …

Pipilotti Rist

Pipilotti Rist (21/6/1962- )

Pipilotti (Elisabeth) Rist (21/6/1962 – ). She is best known for creating experimential video art and installations that often portrays self-portraits and singing. Her work is often described as surreal, intimate, abstract art, having a preoccupation with the female. Through documents or interviews, starting with: moments and memories, we reveal …

Melike Kara, Whispers, Installation view, Kunsthaus Hamburg-Hamburg, 2026, Photo: Jaewong Kim, Courtesy the artist and Kunsthaus Hamburg

PRESENTATION: Melike Kara-Whispers

Melike Kara is a contemporary German artist of Kurdish-Alevi heritage, born in 1985 in Bensberg near Cologne, Germany. Working across painting, installation, …

Tetsuya Ishida, Recalled, 1998, Acrylic on board, 57 3/8 x 81 1/8 inches (145.6 x 206 cm), © Tetsuya Ishida Estate, Photo : Robert McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

PRESENTATION: Tetsuya-Ishida

In the brief span of a decade, Japanese artist Tetsuya Ishida (1973–2005) created one of the most unsettling and prophetic bodies of …

Anish Kapoor, Tsunami, 2025. © Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS, 2026. Photo: Dave Morgan

ART CITIES: London-Anish Kapoor

Few contemporary artists have challenged our understanding of space, materiality and perception as profoundly as Anish Kapoor. Over the course of four …

Sinking World, Installation view, Sabi Gallery-Spetses, 2026, Photo: © & Courtesy Yiannis Kaminis

ART ISLANDS: Spetses-Sinking World 

Set against the historic Old Harbour of Spetses the group exhibition “Sinking World” invites visitors and art enthusiasts to explore thought-provoking works …

Juan Muñoz

Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001). Regarded as one of the most important sculptors of his generation, …

Diller Scofidio + Renfro

ARCHITECTURE: Elizabeth Diller

Elizabeth Diller (17/6/1954- ) is a founding partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), a design studio whose practice spans the fields …

Élise Peroi, Traverser, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou

ART FAIRS: Art Basel – Basel 2026

Each June, Basel becomes the gravitational center of the global art world. Museums recalibrate their programming, foundations unveil new commissions, and the …

John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020), a major figure in Contemporary Art, John Baldessari …

Richard J. Gluckman

ARCHITECTURE: Richard J. Gluckman

Since establishing his architectural practice in New York City in 1977, Richard J. Gluckman (16/6/1947- ) has occupied a special place in …

Jim Dine

Jim Dine (16/6/1935- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jim Dine (16/6/1935- ). He created a vocabulary out of subjects that have a …

Jenny Saville, Drift, 2020-22, oil on canvas, © Jenny Saville, Photo: © & Courtesy Vicky Trochidou

ART CITIES: Venice-Jenny Saville 

Presented during the 2026 Biennale Arte, Jenny Saville’s exhibition at Ca’ Pesaro marks the first major exhibition dedicated to the British painter …

Karen Kilimnik, nature, 2025, Collage with adhesive stickers and acrylic on color xerox, Sheet 28 x 43 cm / 11 x 17 in, Frame 38.5 x 53 x 3 cm / 15 1/8 x 20 7/8 x 1 1/8 in, © Karen Kilimnik, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

PRESENTATION: Karen Kilimnik

For more than four decades, Karen Kilimnik has occupied a singular position in contemporary art. Since the late 1970s, she has worked …

Kevin Roche

ARCHITECTURE: Eamonn Kevin Roche

Since the ‘60s, Eamonn Kevin Roche (14/6/1922-1/3/2019) has been central to the creation of a post-industrial architecture in the late 20th Century. …

David Hammons, White Cube

BOOK: David Hammons, White Cube

Few contemporary artists have cultivated mystery as effectively—or as deliberately—as David Hammons. For more than five decades, Hammons has challenged the conventions …