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Louise Bourgeois, Fountain Couple, 1999, © The Easton Foundation-New York. Photo: Christopher Burke, New York

ART-PREVIEW:Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois is one of the most brilliant and influential artists of the 20th Century. Louise Bourgeois could be the artist who …

ART NEWS: April 02

For his solo show, “Antithesis”, Chiffon Thomas denotes how opposing objects or bodies can exist within a single environment or space, creating …

Chiffon Thomas, Untitled, 2021, Foam, wooden crate, silicone, charcoal dust, embroidery floss, wire, windows, cement, 88 x 43 x 43 inches, © Chiffon Thomas, Courtesy the artist and Kohn Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Chiffon Thomas

Like many artist’s, Chiffon Thomas practice is in constant flux and forever evolving. Currently his work investigates how to portray an impossible …

Photo: Bill Fontana, 2019

ART-PRESENTATION: Arboreal

During the past few centuries, Western theories of biological evolution, alongside economic models centered around the individual, have taught us that competition …

Kwon Young-woo, Untitled, 1986, Gouache, Chinese ink on Korean paper, 39 3/8 x 31 5/8 inches, © Kwon Young-woo, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Kwon Young-woo

A decade older than Lee Ufan and the other artists associated with Dansaekhwa, Kwon Young-woo’s practice was fundamental to the development of …

Masako Ando, Pineapple II, 2020, Ceramic, 80.0 x 90.0 cm, ©︎ Masako Ando, Courtesy the artist and Tomio Koyama Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: Masako Ando-Portraits

Masako Ando paints children, animals and plants on porcelain-smooth canvas surfaces. Her works are characterized by delicate lines, multi-layered colors and a …

ART NEWS: April 01

It’s a useful reduction to say that both Jonathan Meese and Rinus Van de Velde in their joint exhibition “Two of Hearts” …

Tariku Shiferaw, Cranes in the Sky (Solange) [detail], 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm), © Tariku Shiferaw, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co.

ART CITIES:N.York-Tariku Shiferaw

Tariku Shiferaw is known for his practice of mark-making that explores the metaphysical ideas of painting and societal structures. This formal language …

Sam Falls, Night Rain, Morning Mist (Autumn), 2020, Pigment on canvas; 2 parts, Painting 1: 170.5 x 160.5 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 63 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches, Painting 2: 170.5 x 316.5 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 124 5/8 x 1 1/8 inches, Total dims.: 170.5 x 477 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 187 3/4 x 1 1/8 inches, © Sam Falls, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

ART CITIES:Zurich-Sam Falls

Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …