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Richard Artschwager

TRACES: Richard Artschwager

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Richard Artschwager (26/12/1923-9/2/2013), who forged a unique path in art from the early 1950s …

Louise Bourgeois

TRACES: Louise Bourgeois

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Louise Bourgeois (25/12/1911-31/5/2010). Bourgeois transformed her experiences into a highly personal visual language through …

On Kawara

TRACES: On Kawara

Today is the occasion to bear in mind one of the most enigmatic artists, On Kawara (24/12/19/1932-10/7/2014). His process-based art practice, which …

Joseph Cornell

TRACES: Joseph Cornell

Today is the occasion to bear in mind, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage, Joseph Cornel (24/12/1903-29/12/1972). He …

TRACES: Jean-Michel Basquiat

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (22/12/1960-12/8/1988). Basquiat’s work is an example of how the …

Ellen Gallagher

TRACES: Ellen Gallagher

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ellen Gallagher (16/12/1965- ), who builds multi-layered paintings that pivot between the natural world, …

Ed Ruscha

TRACES: Ed Ruscha

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ed Ruscha (16/12/1937- ), who is widely regarded as one of the world’s most …

Antoni Tàpies

TRACES: Antoni Tàpies

Today is the occasion to bear in mind one of the most prominent masters of world art from the second half of …

Bruce Nauman

TRACES: Bruce Nauman

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Artist Bruce Nauman (6/12/1941- ). He remains one of the most influential …

Yoshitomo Nara

TRACES: Yoshitomo Nara

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Yoshitomo Nara (5/12/1959- ), he is a pioneering figure in contemporary art whose signature …

Günther Förg

TRACES:Günther Förg

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Günther Förg (5/12/1952-5/12/2003), a German painter, sculptor and photographer whose work exemplified, toyed with, …

Sam Gilliam

TRACES: Sam Gilliam

Sam Gilliam (30/11/1933-25/6/2022) is a leading African American abstractionist, and a key figure of American post-war painting. As an innovator within the …

TRACES: Marina Abramović

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marina Abramović, (30/11/1946- ). She is without question one of the seminal artists of …

Annette Messager

TRACES: Annette Messager

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Annette Messager (30/11/1943- ). Drawing from the everyday, memory, and fairytales, Annette Messager creates …

Kara Walker

TRACES: Kara Walker

Today is the occasion to bear in mind one of the most complex and prolific American artists of her generation. Kara Walker …

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

TRACES: Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Cuban Artist, Felix Gonzalez-Torres (26/11/1957-9/1/1996), known for work in a variety of media …

Douglas Gordon

TRACES: Douglas Gordon

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Douglas Gordon (20/9/1966- ) working across mediums and disciplines, he investigates moral and ethical questions, …

Frank Stella

TRACES: Frank Stella

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Frank Stella (12/5/1936-4/5/2024), one of the most dominant and influential figures in Abstract Painting …

Lee Bul

TRACES: Lee Bul

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lee Bul (25/1/1964- ). Lee Bul is one of the most important Korean artists …

Pierre Soulages

TRACES: Pierre Soulages

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pierre Soulages (24/12/1919-26/10/2022), known as “the painter of black and light”. He has forged …

Germano Celant

TRACES:Germano Celant

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Germano Celant (1940-29/4/2020),  a name everyone in the art world recognizes. It was Celant …

TRACES:Michelangelo Pistoletto

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian artist, and art theorist, Michelangelo Pistoletto (25/6/33- ). Born in Biella, Italy, …

TRACES:Lucio Fontana

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucio Fontana (19/2/1899-7/9/1968). By slashing the center of his canvases, Fontana allowed three–dimensional space …

Alighiero e Boetti

TRACES:Alighiero Boetti

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian Conceptual artist Alighiero e Boetti (16/12/1940-24/2/1994). Who used his work as political …