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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 …

ARCHITECTURE: I.M.Pei

I.M. Pei (2/4/1917-16/5/2019), is a Chinese-born American architect often called the master of modern architecture. In 1948, Pei was recruited by New …

Anselm Kiefer, Extases féminines, 2013, Watercolor on paper, 114,50 x 123,5 cm, 45 1/8 x 48 5/8 in, 136 x 146 x 6 cm, with frame, 53 1/2 x 57 1/2 x 2 3/8 in, with frame, © Anselm Kiefer, Photo: Georges Poncet, Courtesy the artist and Fergus McCaffrey Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer’s ongoing preoccupation with cultural memory, identity and history lends his works their multi-layered subject matter, fuelled by a variety of …

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 …

Gregory Siff, Rebel Without, 2024, acrylic, ink, crayon and oil on canvas, 40 x 60 in / 101.6 x 152.4 cm, © Gregory Siff, Courtesy the artist and Praz Delavallade Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Gregory Siff

Painting in a purposeful yet playful manner, Gregory Siff’ work exhibits meaning that is literal yet open for interpretation of nostalgia and childhood. Capturing …

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 …

Cannupa Hanska Luger, Uŋziwoslal Wašičuta (from the series Future Ancestral Technologies), 2021 (detail) (installation view, Albuquerque Museum of Art, New Mexico, 2021). Mixed media installation: Crenolyn, steel, ceramic, ribbon, nylon cord, fiberglass rod, approx. 360 × 156 × 156 in. (910 × 1300 × 1300 cm). © Cannupa Hanska Luger. Courtesy Albuquerque Museum of Art. Photograph by Reece Martinez

BIENNALS: Whitney Biennial 2024

The eighty-first edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States—features seventy-one artists and collectives grappling with …

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,” …

Sarah Morris and Scott King, TXJSQE, 2024, Vinyl on billboard, 5 x 11.5 m, © Sarah Morris and Scott King, Commissioned by Tai Kwun Contemporary Photograph: Kitmin Lee, Courtesy of Tai Kwun

PRESENTATION: Sarah Morris-Who is Who

Since the mid-1990s Sarah Morris has reinvigorated painting with her abstracted geometric snapshots of urban environments. Her work is often derived from …

Josef Koudelka, Azerbaijan, 1999, inkjet print mounted to aluminum, 32-7/8" × 100-1/16" (83.5 cm × 254.2 cm), image 36-7/8" × 104-1/16" (93.7 cm × 264.3 cm), paper and mount 44-1/8" × 111-5/16" × 2-1/4" (112.1 cm × 282.7 cm × 5.7 cm), frame, © Josef Koudelka, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

PHOTO: Josef Koudelka-Industry

Josef Koudelka believes that the narrative in the photographic series should be sufficient to convey meaning to the viewer. He therefore rarely …

Nari Ward, “Ground Break”, Exhibition view, Pirelli HangarBicocca-Milan, Photo: Agostino Osio, Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin-New York / Seoul / London, GALLERIA CONTINUA and Pirelli HangarBicocca-Milan

ART CITIES: Milan-Nari Ward

Nari Ward is known for his sculptural installations composed of discarded material found and collected throughout his neighborhood. He has repurposed objects …

“Pino Pascali”, Exhibition view, Fondazione Prada-Milan, Photo: Roberto Marossi, Courtesy Fondazione Prada

PRESENTATION: Pino Pascali

Pino Pascali was a sculptor, set designer and performer, today considered one of the foremost exponents of Arte Povera. Having followed his …

Tony Cragg, Untitled, 2023, Stainless steel, 90 x 39 x 58 cm (35.43 x 15.35 x 22.83 in), © Tony Cragg, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

PRESENTATION: Tony Cragg-New Sculptures

Tony Cragg explores the complex relationships between the natural and man-made world to create an innovative, distinctive sculptural language. A self-described ‘radical …

Khaled Hafez, History of the Mundane: Military Industrial Complex, 2022–2023 Photo: Helene Toresdotter

PRESENTATION: Unhealed, Part II

The international group exhibition “Unhealed” delves into the aftermath of the uprisings and revolutions, that swept through the Arab world starting in …