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Petrit Halilaj, Unfinished Histories, © Mennour Archives

ART CITIES: Geneva-Petrit Halilaj

Emerging from his personal experiences, the Cosovarian artist Petrit Halilaj’s work is deeply connected with the recent history of Kosovo and the …

Ron Mueck, Courtesy the artist and Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

ART CITIES: Paris-Ron Mueck

Born in Melbourne in 1958 and living in the UK  since 1986, Ron Mueck has developed a body of work which touches on …

Peter Cook, work from the exhibition, Courtesy the artist and Richard Saltoun Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Peter Cook

Professor Sir Peter Cook, founder of Archigram, former Director the Institute for Contemporary Art, London (the ICA) and Bartlett School of Architecture …

Installation view “Doyle Lane-Weed Pots”, David Kordansky Gallery-New York, 2023, Courtesy David Kordansky Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Doyle Lane

Doyle Lane was a defining voice in twentieth-century West Coast studio ceramics and an important figure in the community of Black artists …

Cong, Cherry in White, 2023, Oil on canvas, 100 x 190 cm, © Cong, Courtesy the artist and Antenna Space Gallery

ART CITIES: Sanghai-Cong

Cong’s first solo exhibition “The Palace” was presented at Antenna Space four years ago. She resides in a remote water town near …

eli Safia Maksud, studio image of recent work, 2023. Photo courtesy the artist

ART CITIES: N.York-Keli Safia Maksud

Keli Safia Maksud is an interdisciplinary artist and writer working in sound, sculpture, installation, printmaking, and embroidery. Concerned with histories of colonial …

Matthew Day Jackson, Two Moons (after Bierstadt), 2023, wood, acrylic paint, urethane plastic, fiberglass, UV pigment, lead, stainless steel frame, 59-1/2" × 98-3/4" × 2" (151.1 cm × 250.8 cm × 5.1 cm), © Matthew Day Jackson, Courtesy the artis and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Seoul-Matthew Day Jackson

In his expansive practice spanning painting, sculpture, installation, collage, drawing, photography, video, and performance, Jackson explores a wide range of subjects, often …

Cinga Samson, Umkhusana, 2021, Oil on canvas, 220 x 260 x 7.5 cm | 86 5/8 x 102 3/8 x 2 15/16 in., © Cinga Samson, Courtesy the artist and White Cube

ART CITIES: London-Cinga Samson

Cinga Samson’s works inhabit and extend a painterly tradition, asserting their place within the long trajectory of figuration in art. This commitment …

Julia Haumont, Sans titre (verre n°6), 2021, pâte de verre, 3 1/8 x 5 7/8 in, 8 x 15 cm, © Julia Haumont, Courtesy the artist and Praz-Delavallade Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Summer Spirits

In the group exhibition “Summer Spirits”, the invited artists explore the ambiguous, plural, and fluid relationship between our unconscious and the “phantasmal.” …

Acaye Kerunen, Eeh eeh, 2021, Mixed media, 27 1/2 x 22 1/8 x 28 3/8 inches, © Acaye Kerunen, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Acaye Kerunen

Acaye Kerunen is known for her multidisciplinary practice encompassing visual art, curation, activism, acting, poetry, writing, and performance. Her works often meditate on …

Left: Joel Shapiro, untitled, 2019–2021, Bronze, 31 13/16 x 27 1/4 x 27 1/4 inches (80.8 x 69.2 x 69.2 cm), © 2023 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy Pace Gallery. Right: Joel Shapiro, untitled, 2021-2022, wood and casein, 52-5/8" × 61" × 21-3/4" (133.7 cm × 154.9 cm × 55.2 cm), © 2023 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: Hong Kong-Joel Shapiro

Subverting the distinctions between abstraction and representation, Joel Shapiro reconsiders the modern figurative tradition. Shapiro creates abstract geometric sculpture that elicits a …

Alex Katz, Purple Split 15, 2022, Oil on linen. 91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in), © Alex Katz, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Roppac Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Alex Katz

Coming of age as an artist in 1950s New York, Alex Katz developed his unique approach to contemporary representational painting at the …

left: Elizabeth Peyton, Spencer, 1999. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, © Elizabeth Peyton, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery, Photo right: Elizabeth Peyton, Spencer Walking, 2001. Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art, © Elizabeth Peyton, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Elizabeth Peyton

Elizabeth Peyton is best known for her intimate, small-scale portraits of celebrities, friends, and historical figures. Characterized by transparent washes of pigment …

Stan Douglas, Vancouver, 15 June 2011, 2021, Digital chromogenic print mounted on Dibond aluminum, 59 1/8 x 118 1/8 inches (150.2 x 300 cm), Framed: 61 3/4 x 120 3/4 inches (156.8 x 306.7 cm), Edition of 5, 2 AP, © Stan Douglas, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Stan Douglas

Since the late 1980s, Stan Douglas has created films and photographs that investigate the parameters of their respective mediums. His ongoing inquiry …

Hernan Bas, Conceptual artist #17 (With the aid of scissors, paper doilies and origami he elevates lily ponds to attract potential princes), 2023, Acrylic on linen, 84 x 72 x 1.5 inches, 213.4 x 182.9 x 3.81 cm, Photo by Silvia Ros, © Hernan Bas, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London

ART CITIES: N.York-Hernan Bas

Hernan Bas is often compared to American painters like Elizabeth Peyton and Karen Kilimnik. Yet while this older generation has depicted pop …