TRACES: Andy Goldsworthy
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Andy Goldsworthy (26/7/1956- ). His is, photographer and environmentalist, his works consists of natural …
TRACES: Alex Katz
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Alex Katz (24/7/1927- ). Since the 1960s he has developed a highly innovative style …
TRACES: Nam June Paik
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the South-Korean artist Nam June Paik (20/7/1932-29/1/2006), who is commonly hailed as the “father” …
TRACES: Cornelia Parker
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Cornelia Parker (14/7/1956- ). She is well known for her large scale, often site …
TRACES: Bill Viola
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Bill Viola (25/1/1951-12/7/2024), one of the pioneering figures of a generation of artists in …
TRACES: Piero Manzoni
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Piero Manzoni (13/7/1933-6/2/1963). In the years following his premature death at the age of …
TRACES: David Hockney
Today is the occasion to bear in mind David Hockney (9/7/1937- ), Like other Pop artists, Hockney revived figurative painting in a …
TRACES: Chuck Close
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Chuck Close (5/7/1940-19/8/2021). Chuck Close is renowned for his highly inventive techniques of painting …
TRACES: Tracey Emin
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Tracey Emin (3/7/1963- ) an English artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. …
TRACES: Sean Scully
Today is the occasion to bear in mind One of the world’s foremost contemporary artists, Sean Scully (30/6/1945-). His work draws on …
TRACES: Sylvie Fleury
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the contemporary Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury (24/6/1961- ). She is known for her mises-en-scène …
TRACES: Lee Ufan
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan (24/6/1936- ), who came to prominence …
TRACES: Rirkrit Tiravanija
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- ). Even though his diverse artistic production eludes classification, he has …
TRACES: Pipilotti Rist
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the visual artistPipilotti (Elisabeth) Rist (21/6/1962 -). She is best known for creating experimential …
TRACES: John Baldessari
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist John Baldessari (17/6/1931-2/1/2020), a major figure in Contemporary Art, John Baldessari …
TRACES: Juan Muñoz
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Juan Muñoz (17/6/1953-28/8/2001). Regarded as one of the most important sculptors of his generation, …
TRACES: Jim Dine
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jim Dine (16/6/1935- ). He created a vocabulary out of subjects that have a …
TRACES: CHRISTO
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (13/6/1935-31/5/2020). Whereas Land Artists usually made a point of blurring the …
TRACES: Damien Hirst
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Damien Hirst (7/6/1965- ), since emerging onto the international art scene in the late …
TRACES: Jesús Rafael Soto
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jesús Rafael Soto (5/6/1923-14/1/2005). Soto’s work is characterized by optical illusions and movement making …
TRACES: Donald Judd
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist Donald Judd (3/6/1928-12/2/1994), associated with Minimalism. In his work, Judd sought …
TRACES: Richard Long
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Richard Long RA CBE (2/6/1945- ). He is an English sculptor …
TRACES: Ellsworth Kelly
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ellsworth Kelly (31/5/1923-27/12/2015), one of America’s great 20th Century Abstract artists, who in the …
TRACES: Carmen Herrera
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carmen Herrera (31/5/1915-12/2/2022 ), she has been painting since her youth in Cuba, but …