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ART NEWS: Jan.04

KAWS (Brian Donnelly) is considered one of the most innovative artists of his generation. Within the Pop Art tradition, he has created …

Left: Bharti Kher, Peacock, 2011, Wooden chair, saris, resin, 155 x 134.5 x 134.5/61 x 53 x 53, © Bharti Kher, Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery. Right: Pipilotti Rist, Wohnzimmerdisco ohne Angst (Living Room Disco without Fear), 2009, Installation for a living room; light projections, carpet, curtain, © Pipilotti Rist, Dimensions variable, Hauser & Wirth Gallery

PRESENTATION: Chromophilia

The name Chromophilia is adapted from David Batchelor‘s book “Chromophobia”. This book is concerned with the fear of corruption or contamination through …

Rosemarie Trockel, Lucky Lady, 2017, Ceramics, slip trailing, 60 × 60 × 20 cm, 23 5/8 × 23 5/8 × 7 7/8 inches, © Rosemarie Trockel/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2022, Courtesy Sprüth Magers

ART CITIES: London-Rosemarie Trockel

Rosemarie Trockel is a contemporary German Conceptual artist whose work challenges traditional notions of femininity, culture, and artistic production. Employing a wide …

Landon Metz Hatje Cantz Publications, Photo Courtesy von Bartha, Basel

BOOK:Landon Metz, Hatje Cantz Publications

Landon Metz’s abstract paintings reflect the artist’s deliberate and meditative attention that endures throughout each phase of the artist’s process. From stretching …

Stephan Goldrajch, Bayeux, © Stephan Goldrajch. Photo : Myriam Rispens, Courtesy Stephan Goldrajch & Xippas

ART CITIES: Paris-Stephan Goldrajch

Stephan Goldrajch is an emerging visual artist fascinated by oral traditions, rituals and artisanal techniques. He finds inspiration from a variety of …

Jeff Wall, Sunseeker, 2021 Inkjet print, 45 ¼ × 52 ⅛ inches (115 × 132.5 cm), edition of 4 + 1 AP, © Jeff Wall, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

PHOTO:Jeff Wall

As a major art figure in recent decades, Jeff Wall has developed a body of work that has profoundly changed the way …

Alex Prager, Afternoon, 2021, Archival pigment print, 121.9 x 95.3 cm, © Alex Prager, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Alex Prager

Alex Prager is an American photographer and film maker. In her elaborately conceived staged photographs, Prager openly references the aesthetics of mid-twentieth …

Lee Bull Perdu XXV, 2019, Mother of pearl, acrylic paint on wooden base panel, steel frame, Triptych, 163.3 x 333.3 x 6.6 cm, © Lee Bul, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

PRESENTATION: Lee Bul

Lee Bul’s work investigates the ways that contemporary art, architecture and technology have shaped both our real and imagined worlds. The artist …

ART NEWS: Jan.03

Guadalupe Maravilla, the recipient of the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award, is presenting over 30 works in her solo exhibition “Sound Botánica”. Guadalupe …

Paola Pivi, Phaidon Publications

BOOK:Paola Pivi-Phaidon Publications

After abandoning her university studies in chemical nuclear engineering, Paola Pivi shifted her ambitions towards a career in contemporary art. Celebrated today …

VIDEO:Inuuteq Storch-Who We Are

Meet a young photographer, Inuuteq Storch, who works with found images telling Greenland history from the Greenlandic perspective. “A lot of the …