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Otto Piene, Lichtwand Mönchengladbach, 2013 (Background), Doppelzylinder, 1996 (Left side), Lichtkubus 30 cm, 2002 (Right side), © Otto Piene Estate, Photo: Günter Thorn, Courtesy Sprüth Magers

ART CITIES:Berlin-Otto Piene

Otto Piene was, together with Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker, one of the founders of the ZERO group. Piene was known for …

Nancy Spero, Maypole: Take No Prisoners, 2007, Handprinting on aluminum, ribbon, steel chain, and aluminum pole with steel base, Dimensions variable, approximately 30 x 30 x 35 feet Installation view: Capilla de Santa Ana, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain, 2009, © The Nancy Spero and Leon Golub Foundation for the Arts, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

ART-PRESENTATION: Nancy Spero

Nancy Spero is regarded as a pioneering feminist artist whose work confronts social and political injustice with artistic ingenuity. Unapologetically feminist, anarchic …

Joseph Beuys, Zwei Frauen, 1955, Pencil, watercolour, gouache and iron chloride on paper, 21 x 29,5 cm, © Joseph Beuys Estate/DACS-London 2017, Photo: Ulrich Ghezzi, Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:London-Joseph Beuys

Through a multi-faceted practice that incorporated drawing, sculpture, installations and political activism, Joseph Beuys radically re-conceived the role of theartist, aspiring to …

Christopher Chiappa, Single Fried Egg, 2015, Paint, epoxy resin and fiberglass on plaster, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Kate Werble Gallery-New York

ART FAIRS:Art Cologne 2017

With Berlin divided after World War II, the new capital of West Germany became Bonn, which is a city located very close …

Roni Horn, The Selected Gifts, (1974 – 2015), 2015-16, Ink jet prints on Hahnemuehle paper, 67 parts, 13 x 13 in (18 images); 13 x 14 in (3 images); 13 x 16 in (31images); , 13 x 18 in (9 images); 13 x 19 in (6 images), Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich, Courtesy Hauser & Wirth

PRESENTATION: Roni Horn

For more than 30 years, Roni Horn has been developing work of concentrated visual power and intellectual rigor, often exploring issues of …

ART NEWS:April 03

To mark its 10th anniversary, WIELS presents the large scale exhibition “The Absent Museum” with works from 45 artists, that is held …

ART PRESENTATION: Carol Rama-Antibodies

Ignored for decades by official art history, Carol Rama is now recognised as essential for understanding developments within contemporary art.Born in 1918 …

Left: Irving Penn, Mouth (for L’Oréal), New York, 1986, Dye transfer print, 47.6 × 46.7 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art-New York, Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation, © The Irving Penn Foundation. Right: Irving Penn, Single Oriental Poppy, New York, 1968, Dye transfer print, 1987, 42.9 × 53.7 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art-New York, Promised Gift of The Irving Penn Foundation, © The Irving Penn Foundation

PHOTO:Irving Penn- Centennial

Irving Penn was one of the most important and influential photographers of the 20th Century. In a career that spanned almost 70years, …

WORDS/FAKE WORDS: Part V

Our magazine in close collaboration with LISTE Art Fair, as part of our media partnership on a regular basis, begins a new …

Ha Chong-Hyun, Conjunction 16-114, 2016, Oil on hemp cloth, 130 x 162 cm, © Ha Chong-Hyun, Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Ha Chong Hyun

Ha Chong-Hyun is one of the leading figures of Dansaekhwa, he appeared in the art circle with works following the trend of …

Pablo Siquier, 1613, 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 100 cm, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Xippas-Paris

INTERVIEW: Pablo Siquier

Pablo Siquier is part of a generation of artists who emerged in Buenos Aires at the end of Jorge Rafaél Videla’s bloodthirsty …

Rakuko Naito, Untitled, 2014, Japanese paper, 43.2 x 43.2 x 8.6 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe-Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo

ART-PRESENTATION: Systemic Paper

In 1966 Laurence Alloway organized “Systemic Painting”, a landmark survey of geometric abstraction, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. …