ART CITIES, Page 56

Characterized by an obsessive pursuit of sensuality within the structure of painting, Craig Kauffman’s engagement with unconventional materials and techniques defies categories. …

Robin Rhode has established his unique practice with a multifold approach, working across media, including drawing, performance, photography, video, and music. He …

When William Wegman and his then wife Gayle moved to California in the 70’s, they bought a Weimaraner puppy, they named Man …

Jesper Just is known for exploring ambiguous subjects such as gender, desire, relations and identity in his cinematographic works that link images …

The French duo Pierre et Gilles pose an interesting paradox: their painted photographs are stylistically unique, bearing a highly specialized aesthetic that …

Born in Basel in 1945, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder spent his youth in an orphanage in Bern. During 1962-1965, he learnt photography as an …

At the age of 7 to 12 months, the babies babbling, begins to sound more like words. At about 9 months, a …

Mark Hagen uses common, non-traditional materials in his painting and sculpture to break down hierarchies and reveal the processes of art-making. He …

Terry Adkins created sculptures that were “as ephemeral and transient as music” and fashioned mixed-media artworks that relied on visual as well …

Eşref Yıldırım’s work takes inspiration from media representations that suggest a critique of power structures and social taboos shaping society. He focuses …

As a boy, Ai Weiwei lived his first artistic expression, burning the books of his house with his father, Ai Qing, a …

Born in Macau, Aka Chio graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008 with an associate’s degree in design. She lives …

In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger turned to sculpture to examine the relationship between bodies and space, and …

The multi-disciplinary practice of Hugh Scott-Douglas situates itself at the confluence of a number of critical, socio-political, economic and aesthetic observations and …

Im Heung-soon is a visual artist and cinema director based in Seoul. Since his early works on his working-class family, he has …

The work of Heimo Zobernig spans an array of media, from architectural intervention and installation, through performance, film and video, to sculpture …

Though little known to the general public and mainly published in specialized journals, Jacques Hondelatte nonetheless remains cult, a public figure who …

Kahlil Joseph keeps a determinedly low personal profile, preferring that his work does the talking for him. His body of work is …

Isaac Julien is as acclaimed for his fluent, arresting films as his vibrant and inventive gallery installations. One of the objectives of …

Song Dong has been at the forefront of Conceptual art in China since the 1990s. Song grew up in a tight-knit, traditional …

Naeem Mohaiemen works with using essays, films, and photography, his projects explore the intersecting regional histories of South Asia and its leftist …

Leonor Antunes creates sculptures that reflect the environment that surrounds them and make reference to the work of lesser-known figures from the …

Barbara Kruger’s work with pictures and words has become iconic for the reach of its political and social critique. In only a …

One of the most prominent figures of Berlin’s contemporary art scene, Fabian Knecht works with temporal and spatial installations, performances and actions. …