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Mike Kelley, Rose Hobart II, 2006, Installation view, “Mike Kelley. Eternity is a Long Time” Pirelli HangarBicocca, 2013, Wood, metal, carpet, acrylic paint, with video projection and sound, 182.9 x 452.1 x 609.6 cm, © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. All Rights Reserved/VAGA at ARS-NY, Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Zurich-Mike Kelley

Mike Kelley worked in a startling array of genres and styles, including performance, installation, drawing, painting, video, photography, sound works, text, and …

Igor Grubić, 366 Liberation Rituals (Against Trash), 2008-09, Photo documentation of a performance in public space in Zagreb Dimensions variable, Courtesy Igor Grubić, Zagreb

ART CITIES:Vienna-The Value of Freedom

Since the 1990’s neoliberalist thinking gradually is undermining democracy by eroding the very freedoms that have already been achieved and taken for …

Lee Ufan, Painting from the Dialogue series (2017-18), © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York/ADAGP-Paris

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan emerged as one of the leading figures of the Japanese Avant-Garde group Mono-ha, in the late 1960s. Emphasizing the relationships …

Nazgol Ansarinia, Mendings (mattress), 2012, mattress, see-through thread, 180 x 54 x 23 cm, © Nazgol Ansarinia, Courtesy the artist and Green Art Gallery

ART CITIES:Dubai-Remnants

The exhibition “Remnants” brings together works by eight artists, who subtly, playfully or parabolically attempt to explore different strategies and mechanisms of: …

Anne Truitt, Prospect, 1991, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, © Anne Truitt, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Anne Truitt

Anne Truitt is a major figure in American art. Her career as a painter and sculptor spanned over forty years. While often …

Frank Stella, The Broken Jug. A Comedy [D#3] (left handed version), 2007, Marine ply and pine, 475 x 515 x 360 cm, © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Courtesy the Frank Stella's studio

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Frank Stella

Frank Stella has played a major role in the development of American Abstraction during the 20th Century. During his nearly 60-year career, …

Stéphane Dafflon, “Magic Eye” AST345, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 60 cm, Courtesy Xippas Geneva, © Annik Wetter

ART CITIES:Geneva-Stéphane Dafflon

Through the visual assemblage of painting, sculpture, object and architecture, Stéphane Dafflon’s work portrays an original and radical vision of abstract painting, …

Leonor Antunes, Exhibition view, “the pliable plan”, CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 2015, Courtesy of the artist and the CAPC, Bordeaux, Photo: Nick Ash

ART CITIES:Milan-Leonor Antunes

Engaging with the histories of 20th Century architecture, design and art, the work of Leonor Antunes reflects on the functions of everyday …

Zhang Xiaogang, Jump No.1 (Detail), 2018, Oil on paper, collage, 194 cm × 86 cm, © Zhang Xiaogang, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Zhang Xiaogang

Zhang Xiaogang is one of the driving forces behind the Chinese Avant-Garde movement which originally gained strength in the 1980s. Like many …

Iván Navarro, The Protest Fence, 2013, Neon, aluminum structure and electricity, 218,4 x 299,7 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon Paris-Brussels

ART CITIES:Brussels-Iván Navarro

Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1972, Iván Navarro grew up under Pinochet’s brutal military dictatorship. Pinochet ruled Chile by ruthlessly suppressing anti-government …

Left to Right: Danh Vo, Oma Totem, 2009, Philips tv, Gorenje washing machine, Bomann mini refrigerator, wooden crucifix, Private collection-Torino. Danh Vo, 08:03, 28.05, 2009, Chandelier, late 17th century, National Gallery of Denmark (SMK) Collection, Photo: Nick Ash.Installation view: Danh Vo وادي الحجارة , Museo Jumex, Mexico City,2015, Photo: Abigail Enzaldo and Emilio Bernabé García, Courtesy Museo Jumex-Mexico City

ART CITIES: Copenhagen-Danh Vo

Danh Vo’s artworks dissect the power structures, cultural forces, and private desires that shape our experience of the world. His work addresses …

Left: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Deer#50, 2017, Mixed media, © Nobuta Omote/SANDWICH, Courtesy Scai The Bathhouse. Right: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Deer#49, 2017, © Nobuta Omote/SANDWICH, Courtesy Scai The Bathhouse

ART CITIES:Paris-Kohei Nawa

Since completing a Ph.D in fine art sculpture from Kyoto City University of Art in 2003, Kohei Nawa has won several awards …

Francis Alÿs, Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco-Spain, 2008, 2 video projections, 7:44 min each, Photo: Roberto Rubalcava, © Francis Alÿs, Courtesy the artist and Art Sonje Center

ART CITIES:Seoul-Francis Alÿs

One of the most compelling artists working today, Francis Alÿs offers a thought-provoking point of view on the times in which we …

MASBEDO, Videomobile, 2018, Multichannel video installation, Installation view at manifesta12-Palermo, © & Courtesy MASBEDO

ART CITIES:Palermo-MASBEDO

MASBEDO are Nicolò Massazza and Iacopo Bedogni, they live in Milan and work together since 1999, focusing on video art and installations. …

20 papier-mache botanical models, 1866-1927, Each between 26-49cm x 11-15 cm, Germany, Image Courtesy George Loudon Collection, Photo: Rosamond Purcell

ART CITIES:London-Surreal Science

George Loudon is a London-based retired banker, art collector, and author. He began his collection in the late 1970s, he started with …