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Theaster Gates , X , 2019, Neon, 233.7 x 233.7 x 6.4 cm, © Theaster Gates, Photo: David Sampson, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates’ practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works …

László Moholy-Nagy, A 19, 1927, Oil and graphite on Canvas, 80 x 95.5 cm, © the Estate of László Moholy-Nagy

ART CITIES:London-László Moholy Nagy

László Moholy-Nagy was the genius of all media, Painter, sculptor, photographer, designer, theorist, and art teacher, whose vision of a nonrepresentational art …

ART CITIES:Paris Openings 18 May

Resonating throughout Imran Qureshi’s exhibition “The Seeming Endless Path of Memory” is the artist’s exploration of the infinite through the motif of …

Garth Weiser, Festi goer / namaste / pizzahog (Detail), 2019,Oil and spray paint on canvas,185.4 x 152.4 cm,© Garth Weiser, Courtesy the artist and Simon Lee Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Garth Weiser

The work of Garth Weise is concerned with languages of abstraction and the physicality of the painted surface. His work is created …

ART CITIES:N.York-Nari Ward

Emerging alongside a notable group of African-American artists who rose to prominence in the ‘90s, Nari Ward’s massive and tactile approach to …

Alberto Burri, Bianco nero (White Black), 1952. Oil, enamel, pumice, and PVA on canvas, 65 x 100 cm. Private Collection

ART CITIES:Venice-Alberto Burri

Alberti Burri belongs to a generation of artists who experienced the suffering inflicted by World War II. Attacking fine-art traditions had long …

Loris Gréaud, The Unplayed Notes Factory, 2017, Glass, light bulbs, metal, from 30 to 60 cm diameter each piece / variable dimensions (installation), Photo: Greaudstudio, © Loris Gréaud, Gréaudstudio

ART CITIES:Venice-Glasstress 2019

The mission of Glasstress is to show how contemporary artists use glass as an incomparable medium for their expression. For a long …

Helen Frankenthaler, Ocean Drive West #1, 1974, acrylic on canvas, 94 × 144 inches, © 2019 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES:Venice-Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role …

Robert Mangold, Yellow Double Square / Loop, 2015, Acrylic and black pencil on canvas, 121.9 x 243.8 cm, © Robert Mangold, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Geneva-Robert Mangold

Robert Mangold is one of the most pre-eminent artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he has developed an artistic vocabulary derived …

Lee Ufan, Relatum (Iron field), 1969, 1994, 2018, Installation View Art Basel Unlimited 2018, © Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York & ADAGP-Paris, Photo: Dawn Blackman, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Idris Khan, The calm is but a wall, 2019, Digital C print, Image/paper: 180.3 x 288.9 cm, framed: 199.4 x 308 x 7 cm, Edition of 7 with 2 Aps, © Idris Khan, Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery-New York

ART CITIES:N.York-Idris Khan

Drawing inspiration from the history of art and music as well as key philosophical and theological texts, Idris Khan investigates memory, creativity …

Tarek Atoui, Organ Within, Installation View, © Tarek Atoui, Courtsey the artist and kurimanzutto

ART CITIES:N.York-Tarek Atoui

Tarek Atoui is an artist and electroacoustic composer working with sound performance. The artist engineers complex and inventive instruments as well as …

Irma Blank, Radical Writings, Exercitium, 1990, acrylic on card, 24,5 x 31 cm, © Irma Blank, Courtesy the artist and P420 Gallery-Bologna

ART CITIES:N.York-Irma Blank

Working in a realm that is defined by the overlapping fields of painting, drawing and writing, Irma Blank has built an œuvre …

Anicka Yi, We Have Never Been Individual, Exhibition view Gladstone Gallery-Brussels, 2019, Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery

ART CITIES:Brussels-Anicka Yi

Drawing on research by scientists, biologists and perfumers, Anicka Yi has produced a unique body of work over the past 12 years, …

Heidi Bucher, Elfenbornhaut, Fridericianum, Kassel, 1982, Latex, textile, and mother of pearl pigment, 405 x 700 cm, © Heidi Bucher, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Heidi Bucher

Heidi Bucher distinguished herself particularly through her legendary “mouldings“, focussing and exploring the architectural space and the body through sculpture. It is …

In Focus: Helen Pashgian, Installation view, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York 2019, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin

ART CITIES:N.York-Helen Pashgian

Born in 1934, Helen Pashgian is a pioneer and pre-eminent member of the California Light and Space Movement. Her signature forms include …

Chiharu Shiota, Black Rain, 2019, Mixed media, Installation view at Galerie Templon-Brussels, 2019, © Chiharu Shiota, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon

ART CITIES:Brussels-Chiharu Shiota

Chiharu Shiota is best known for creating room-filling, monumental, delicate and poetic environments. Central to the artist’s work are the themes of …

Josh Smith, Turtle (Detail), 2019 © Josh Smith Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES:N.York-Josh Smith

Josh Smith works with painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and books. He first became known in the early 2000s for a series of …

Left: Gina Beavers. Smoky Eye Tutorial. 2014. Acrylic and wood on canvas panel. Courtesy the artist. Right: Gina Beavers. Who Has Braces? 2014. Acrylic and wood on canvas panel with wood frame. Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:N.York-Gina Beavers

In her paintings, Gina Beaves transforms digital images appropriated from social media and the Internet into thickly layered compositions that border on …

Sean Scully, Human 3, 2018, Oil on aluminium, Each panel 215.9 × 190.5 cm, Private collection (SS3357), © Sean Scully. Photo: courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:London-Sean Scully

One of the world’s foremost contemporary artists, Sean Scully’s work draws on the traditions of European painting, invigorated with the distinct character …