Currently browsing

Page 2

Hans Haacke, Grass Grows, 1969, earth, grass seeds, 150 × 300 cm (diameter), exhibition view: Hans Haacke: All Connected, 2019, New Museum © Hans Haacke / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024, Photo: Dario Lasagni

TRIBUTE: Hans Haacke

Hans Haacke has shaped “polit­ical art” to a greater extent than any other artist of his gener­a­tion. Keen crit­i­cism of insti­tu­tions, polit­ical …

Heemin Chung, It Quietly Exhales Colors, 2024, Gel medium, resin, stainless steel and copper pipe, 185 x 100 x 105 cm (72.83 x 39.37 x 41.34 in), © Heemin Chung, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Heemin Chung

Heemin Chung investigates the material potential of digital images as she translates them into the mediums of painting and sculpture. Her work investigates …

Simone Leigh, Monster 2023–24, Stoneware, 26½ × 26½ × 19¾ inches; 67 × 67 × 50 cm, © Simone Leigh, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

PRESENTATION: Simone Leigh

Over the last twenty years Simone Leigh has created a multi-faceted body of work incorporating sculpture, video, and installation, all informed by …

TRACES: Daniel Spoerri

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Daniel Spoerri (27/3/1930-6/11/2024), the Swiss sculptor, performance artist and writer, founding member of the …

Jeff Wall, Fallen rider, 2022. Inkjet print, 74 ⅞ × 98 ⅞ inches (190 × 251 cm), edition of 3 + 1 AP, © Jeff Wall, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

PHOTO: Jeff Wall

Jeff Wall’s work synthesizes the essentials of photography with elements from other art forms, including painting, cinema, and literature, in a complex …

Richard Serra, Every Which Way, 2015, Weathering steel, Sixteen slabs, Five slabs, each: 11’ x 6’ x 11¾” (3.4 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Six slabs, each: 9’ x 6’ x 11¾” (2.7 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Five slabs, each: 7’ x 6’ x 11¾” (2.1 m x 1.8 m x 29.9 cm), Overall: 11’ x 52’ 6” x 21’ (3.4 x 16.3 x 6.4 m) , © Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, (DACS), London, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES: N.York-Richard Serra

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes …

Installation view IN SITU #1 - Nora Turato, I hear you, I hear you., Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 14/9/24 – 31/8/20225. Photo: Peter Tijhuis, Courtesy the artist and Stedelijk Museum

ART CITIES: Amsterdam-Nora Turato

Born in Zagreb, Nora Turato examines the ephemeral and versatile nature of language as well as our collective experience of the incessant …

George Maciunas

TRACES: George Maciunas

Today is the occasion to bear in mind George Maciunas (8/11/1931-9/5/1978), an exemplary processor of information as an enigmatic analytic mind, who …

Ellsworth Kelly, Painting in Three Panels, 1956, oil on canvas, three panels, 80 x 139 inches (203 x 353 cm) overall display, © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

TRIBUTE: Ellsworth Kelly at 100

For more than seventy years, Ellsworth Kelly drew inspiration from nature and the world around him to create works that would come …

Danh Vo, Untitled, 2024, Bronze cast of 2nd–3rd-century Gandharan figure of Goddess Hariti and pinewood, Edition 2 of 6, Sculpture: 172 x 55 x 22 cm | 67 11/16 x 21 5/8 x 8 11/16 in., Installed: 40 x 175.5 x 55 cm | 15 3/4 x 69 1/8 x 21 5/8 in., © Danh Vo, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Danh Vo

Through a body of personal work inspired also by historical and political events, Danh Vo probes into the inheritance and construction of …

Giulio Paolini

TRACES: Giulio Paolini

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Giulio Paolini (5/11/1940- ). Often linked to the Arte Povera movement , Giulio Paolini …

Umar Rashid, All tomorrow’s parties (San Bernardino edition) Or, an 18th century Benetton ad, painted at a liberal naturalist’s pool, where food, drinking, music, and torture are interrupted by a Franciscan acolyte seeking revenge for his father’s house smoldering in the background., 2024, Acrylic and ink on canvas, Three parts; 72 x 252 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches overall, Photo: Hannah Mjølsnes, © Umar Rashid, Courtesy the artist and Blum Gallery

PRESENTATION: Umar Rashid

Many of Umar Rashid’s works have a political commentary anchored in the darker side of history, but Rashid lightheartedly proposes alternative narratives …

ARCHITECTURE: Wang Shu

“Architecture as mountains” is how the Chinese architect, Wang Shu (4/11/1963- ) describes his design for the Ningbo Historic Museum. His buildings …

Left: Gary Simmons, Going Through Progressions #2, 2024, Oil paint on canvas, 198.1 x 137.2 cm / 78 x 54 in, © Gary Simmons, Photo: Keith Lubow, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery Right: Gary Simmons, Going Through Progressions #5, 2024, Oil paint on canvas, 198.1 x 137.2 cm / 78 x 54 in, © Gary Simmons, Photo: Keith Lubow, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES: N. York-Gary Simmons

Emerged during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gary Simmons has achieved wide acclaim over the past three decades for his work …