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TRACES: Donald Judd

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist Donald Judd (3/6/1928-12/2/1994), associated with Minimalism. In his work, Judd sought …

Not Vital, Piz Lagrev, 2012, Plaster, 105 x 130 x 70 cm (41,34 x 51,18 x 27,56 in), © Not Vital. Photo: Charles Duprat, Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Seoul

ART CITIES: Paris-Not Vital

Not Vital’s art is inspired by his nomadic lifestyle and experiences of travelling the globe, reflecting on habitations, nature and animals, and …

Left: Johan Creten, Point d'observation - Cirque bas 7, 2022 – 2023, Glazed stoneware, 45 cm, Ø 40 cm | 17 11/16 inch, Ø 15 3/4 inch, Unique, © Johan Creten, Courtesy the artist and Perrotin Gallery Right: Johan Creten, Gigolo Falling off a cliff, 2021 – 2023, Glazed stoneware, Overall dimensions : 183 × 70 × 86 cm | 72 1/16 × 27 9/16 × 33 1/4 inch, Sculpture : 104 × 37 × 86 cm | 40 15/16 × 14 9/16 × 33 1/4 inch, Pedestal : 79 cm, Ø 70 cm | 31 1/8 inch, Ø 27 9/16 inch, Unique, © Johan Creten, Courtesy the artist and Perrotin Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Johan Creten

A key figure in the revival of ceramics in contemporary art, Johan Creten has been working in numerous locations for almost forty …

Richard Long

TRACES: Richard Long

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Richard Long RA CBE (2/6/1945- ). He is an English sculptor …

Norman Foster

ARCHITECTURE: Norman Foster

Norman Foster was born 1/6/1935 in Manchester. He became the 21st Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate in 1999. He has been awarded the …

Luana Vitra, Lung of the mine, installation at the 35th São Paulo Biennial, 2023 Image Courtesy: Victor Galvao

MIRAGES LXXVI

On June the art spotlight is Basel that hosts the most important and remarkable Art Fairs for Contemporary Art. At one hand …

ARCHITECTURE: Toyo Ito

Toyo Ito (1/6/1941- ) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical …

Ellsworth Kelly

TRACES: Ellsworth Kelly

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ellsworth Kelly (31/5/1923-27/12/2015), one of America’s great 20th Century Abstract artists, who in the …

ARCHITECTURE: Frei Paul Otto

The German architect Frei Paul Otto (31/5/1925-9/3/2015) was best known for the huge roof canopies designed for the 1972 Olympics in Munich. …

TRACES: Carmen Herrera

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carmen Herrera (31/5/1915-12/2/2022 ), she has been painting since her youth in Cuba, but …

John Baldessari in Ahmedabad, 1992, © John Baldessari 1992. Courtesy Estate of John Baldessari © 2024, Courtesy John Baldessari Family Foundation

PREVIEW: John Baldessari-Ahmedabad 1992

John Baldessari, a pioneer of American Conceptualism, continually challenged clichés and explored the expectations that shape how we perceive works of art. Throughout …

Agnès Varda

TRACES: Agnès Varda

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Agnès Varda, (30/5/1928-29/3/2019) the French director and photographer whose first film, “La Pointe Courte” …

Beatriz Milhazes, Fleur de la passion: Maracuja,1995-96, Thibault Poutrel Collection. Photo Thomas DuBrock. © Beatriz Milhazes Studio

ART CITIES:London-Beatriz Milhazes 

Beatriz Milhazes’s work bursts with a chromatic and freeing vitality. Renowned for her visual language rooted in painting, collage, and printmaking, she …

Erinç Seymen, Kīpuka, 2024, Ink pen and dry crayons on paper, three-dimensional model frame, museum glass, 176 x 130 x 24 cm Image: 61 x 61 cm, © Erinç Seymen, Courtesy the artist and Zilberman Gallery

PRESENTATION:Erinç Seymen-Kīpuka

Erinç Seymen’s work looks at power relationships and uses metaphors and anthropomorphic forms, which coalesce to create a narrative that directly critiques …

Sean Scully, 1.11.24, 2024, Pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm (11,8 x 16,5 in), © Sean Scully. Photos: Eva Herzog, Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Seoul

ART CITIES: Paris-Sean Scully

Over the course of his career, Sean Scully has created an influential body of work that has marked the development of contemporary …

Nancy Holt, Electrical System, 1982, installation view (detail), Gropius Bau, 2024 © Holt/Smithson Foundation, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024, courtesy: Sprüth Magers, photo: Luis Kürschner

TRIBUTE: Nancy Holt-Circles of Light

In her artistic practice, Nancy Holt reimagined site-specific installations and ways of working with natural and artificial light. She began focusing on …