ART CITIES: Rome-Simon Hantaï
Known for his kaleidoscopic abstract works, Simon Hantaï originated the technique of pliage, in which a canvas is crumpled and knotted, uniformly …
PRESENTATION: Takashi Murakami-Mononoke Kyoto
Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated …
PRESENTATION: Tarik Kiswanson-Prelude
Tarik Kiswanson is a visual artist and poet. He comes from a Palestinian family that exiled from Jerusalem to North Africa and then Jordan …
ARCHITECTURE: Alvar Aalto
The Finnish Architect, City Planner and Furniture Designer Alvar Aalto, in full Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3/2/1898-11/5/1976), was one of Finland’s greatest …
PRESENTATION: Adam McEwen
Adam McEwen’s work resides somewhere between the celebratory and funereal. After writing obituaries for the Daily Telegraph in London, he began producing …
ART NEWS: Feb.01
“Recovered time” is the title of Robert Courtright’s first retrospective exhibition in Paris and features a group of previously unseen works featuring …
ART CITIES: Hong Konk-Peter Alexander
Peter Alexander is recognized for his multidisciplinary practice through which he explores light and color. Alexander rose to artistic prominence in the …
PRESENTATION: Douglas Gordon-All I Need Is A Little Bit Of Everything
Working across mediums and disciplines, Douglas Gordon investigates moral and ethical questions, mental and physical states, as well as collective memory and …
TRACES: Takashi Murakami
Today is the occasion to bear in mind an artist known as the Japanese Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami (1/2/1962- ), who sience …
OPEN CALL: Onassis AiR 2024/25
Onassis AiR, the Artistic Research, Residency & Fellowship Program invites artists, curators, designers, dance and theater makers, chefs, activists, writers, educators, performers, …
TRACES: Joseph Kosuth
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist and theoretician, a founder and leading figure of the Conceptual Art …
PHOTO: Laia Abril-On Rape And Institutional Failure
Laia Abril is a multidisciplinary artist working with photography, text, video and sound. After graduating from college with a degree in Journalism …
PRESENTATION: Chryssa-Chryssa & New York
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali was a Greek-born American sculptor best known for her monumental assemblages combining neon, bronze, aluminium, plaster, wood, canvas and paint …
ART CITIES: London-Uman
Uman’s self-taught practice is not miraculous, but a rare fusion of instinct and discipline. Her gut sensibilities are rooted in the ritual …
OPEN CALL: Advanced Master in Artistic Research in a Social-Political Context
Are you an artist or designer working on social-political concerns, and do you need more time for your practice-based research? Do you …
TRACES: Claes Oldenburg
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Claes Oldenburg (28/1/1929-18/7/2022), the king of Pop Sculpture since the early ’60s. Whereas Pop …
TRACES: Barnett Newman
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the painter and theorist Barnett Newman (29/1/1905-4/7/1970), he is variously named as a member …
PRESENTATION: Jonathan Lasker-Painting and Drawing
Since the late 1970s, Jonathan Lasker has developed a distinctive formal vocabulary based on different mark-making processes, including structural grids, graphic scribbled …
TRACES: Marcel Broodthaers
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Belgian artist, poet and filmmaker Marcel Broodthaers (28/1/1924-28/1/1976). Although he produced art for …
BOOK: Sam Gilliam-The Last Five Years
Sam Gilliam is one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. He emerged from the Washington, D.C. scene in the mid-1960s …
OPEN CALL: Seeking Assistant Professor of Art in Experimental Video & Moving Image
The Department of Art at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts seeks an Assistant Professor of Experimental Video & Moving …
ART CITIES: Rome-Julio Le Parc
A leading figure on the international contemporary art scene, Julio Le Parc revolutionized kinetic art and Op Art as well as being …
PRESENTATION: Tom Sachs-Paintings, Part II
A relentlessly innovative and subversive sculptor, Tom Sachs is best known for his elaborate, bricolage recreations of masterpieces of engineering and design. …
TRACES: Ettore Spalletti
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ettore Spalletti (26/1/1940-11/10/2019). Ascribable to the Minimal tendency, his research has focused since the …