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Refik Anadol Studio, Installation view of “Living Architecture: Gehry” at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, © Refik Anadol, Bilbao 2025

ART CITIES: Bilbao-Refik Anadol

A pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence, artist and technologist Refik Anadol is known for his innovative media works and large-scale …

Joana Vasconcelos, Flaming Heart (detail) 2019-2024, © Joana Vasconcelos, Collection of the artist Exhibition view “Flamboyant -Joana Vasconcelos at the Palace of Liria”, Palace of Liria=Madrid, 2025, Photo: Juan Rayos, Courtesy the artist and Casa de Alba Foundation

PRESENTATION: Joana Vasconcelos-Flamboyant

Recognised for her monumental sculptures and immersive installations, Joana Vasconcelos decontextualises everyday objects and updates the arts and crafts concept for the …

Anselm Kiefer

TRACES: Anselm Kiefer

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Anselm Kiefer (8/3/1945- ), one of the most influential artists to come out of …

Leonor Serrano Rivas, Malas hierbas, 2025, Wool tapestry, 116 x 185 x 5 cm, unique, © Leonor Serrano Rivas, Courtesy the artist and carlier | Gebauer Gallery

ART CITIES: Madrid-Leonor Serrano Rivas

Despite being deeply rooted in scholarly research, the work of Leonor Serrano Rivas appears imbued by interpretation and free association; concatenating one thought …

Caetano de Almeida, Algicida, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 175 x 265 x 4 cm, 68 7/8 x 104 3/8 x 1 5/8 in, © Caetano de Almeida, Courtesy the artist and Luisa Strina Gallery

PRESENTATION: Caetano de Almeida

Viewed in retrospect, Caetano de Almeida’s artistic production has been a persistent project of deconstructing ready-made responses, that is, the ready-made idea …

Hannah Wilke

TRACES: Hannah Wilke

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Hannah Wilke (7/3/1940-28/1/1993), she used the various mediums of photography, Performance, sculpture, and video …

Roméo Mivekannin, D’après Holy Motors, Léos Carax (2012), 2024, acrylic on black velvet, 140 x 200 cm, © Roméo Mivekannin, by SIAE 2025, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Cecile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Dakar, Paris), Photo: Gregory Copitet

PRESENTATION: Roméo Mivekannin-Black Mirror

Roméo Mivekannin interweaves ancestral African narratives and traditions with symbols and depictions from Western art history. Initially focused on stereotyped portrayals of …

Photo left : David Hammons, Black Mohair Spirit, 1971, pigment, string, broom strands, beads, fathers, and butterfly wings on black paper, 59 × 41.2 × 4 cm (framed). Pinault Collection. © ADAGP, Paris, 2024. Photo right: Ali Cherri, L’Homme aux larmes, 2024, stone head sculpted in the 14th‑15th centuries, patinated silver, plaster, steel, 49 × 41 × 31 cm. Pinault Collection. Courtesy of the Imane Farès Gallery. Photo: Studio Ali Cherri

ART CITIES: Paris-Corps et Âmes

The exhibition “Corps et âmes” is an exploration of representations of the body in contemporary art, with works by forty artists.  Freed …

Yaşam Şaşmazer, © the artist, Courtesy Yaşam Şaşmazer and Zilberman Gallery

ART CITIES: Berlin-Yaşam Şaşmazer

Heavily invested in the conflicts arising between “I” and “the other” during the early periods of Yaşam Şaşmazer’s artistic career, her recent …

ARCHITECTURE: Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry (28/2/1929- ) is a Canadian architect, currently a United States resident based in Los Angeles. A number of his buildings, …

Tyler Mitchell, Cumberland Island Tableau, 2024, Archival pigment print, 63 x 78 inches (160 x 198.3 cm), Edition of 3 + 2 AP, © Tyler Mitchell, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

PHOTO: Tyler Mitchell-Ghost Images

Tyler Mitchell is renowned for his vibrant, playfully theatrical compositions that foreground the style and beauty of Black subjects, often within pastoral …

Tau Lewis, The Night Woman (detail), 2024, Steel, enamel paint, acrylic paint and finisher, repurposed leather, suede, fur, shagreen, assorted fabric, leather, natural dyes, cow bone, conch, Abalone shell, stones, jute, coated nylon thread, and coated cotton thread, 130 x 137 x 106 inches (330.2 x 348 x 269.2 cm), © Tau Lewis, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Tau Lewis

Tau Lewis uses intricate craft processes to transform found textiles into monumental artworks, building a unique iconography informed by African diasporic communities …