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Brassaï, View through the pont Royal toward the pont Solférino, c. 1933, 40.1 x 51 cm, [Nuit 53], Estate Brassaï Succession-Paris, © Estate Brassaï Succession-Paris

PHOTO:Brassaï

One of the most renowned photographers of the interwar period, Brassaï’s reputation rests on contributions to both commercial and Avant-Garde photography. His …

Katinka Bock, Orangerie (weiss) [Detail], 2014, Ceramics, Courtesy the artist and Meyer Riegger

ART CITIES:Malmö-Odradek,Part II

In his short story, “The Cares of a Family Man” (1919), Franz Kafka introduces Odradek as a deliberately undefined protagonist. It is …

Josh Sperling, View of the exhibition “Chasing Rainbow”, Perrotin-Paris, 10/1-24/2/018, © Claire Dorn / Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Josh Sperling

JoshSperling’s works on canvas waves between wall sculptures and paintings. Building layered plywood structures by hand, the artist stretches canvas over these …

Kimsooja, Bottari Truck - Migrateur, 2007, Single Channel Video Projection, silent, 10:00, loop, performed in Paris, Commissioned by Musée D'Art Contemporain du Val-De-Marne (MAC/VAL), Still Photo by Thierry Depagne, Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio

ART-PRESENTATION: Kimsooja-Zone of Nowhere

Kimsooja’s videos and installations blur the boundaries between aesthetics and transcendent experience through their use of repetitive actions, meditative practices, and serial …

Left: Hassan Sharif, Nylon Satin Ribbon, 2006, Carboard, cloth, glue, plastic caps, nylon thread, cotton rope, paper and marker, Estate of Hassan Sharif, Courtesy Gb agency Paris and Estate of Hassan Sharif. Right: Henri Jacobs, Journal Drawing 547, 28 June 2011, Spots and dots, Watercolour and self-adhesives on Epson paper

ART CITIES:Malmö-Odradek,Part I

In his short story, “The Cares of a Family Man” (1919), Franz Kafka introduces Odradek as a deliberately undefined protagonist. It is …

Rafael Yossef Herman, Carmel V, 2011, Chromogenic print, 180x270cm, Courtesy Ludwig Museum

ART CITIES:Budapest-Rafael Yossef Herman

Rafael Yossef Hermanis is a revolutionary Israeli-Italian artist working in Paris. His dreamy, landscapes look like they’ve been photographed in the daylight, …

Abraham Cruzvillegas, Autorreconstrucción: Social Tissue, Work in progress, Installation view Kunsthaus Zürich, 2018, Photo: Lena Huber, © Abraham Cruzvillegas

ART CITIES:Zurich-Abraham Cruzvillega

Abraham Cruzvillegas’ artistic process is deeply influenced by his surroundings. Rather than being defined by a particular medium, many of his projects …

There and Back Again-Contemporary Art from the Baltic Region

ART NEWS:Feb.01

“Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995” shines a spotlight on a body of work in the history of video art that has been …

Jim Dine, Nancy and I at Ithaca (Straw Heart) 1966-69/1998, Steel, straw, resin, glue, Collection Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art modern, Photo © Ellen Page Wilson, © Adagp, Paris 2017

ART CITIES:Paris-Jim Dine

Pioneer of the happening and associated with the Pop Art Movement, Jim Dine, has always followed a unique path. He experiments extensively …

William Eggleston, Memphis ca. 1965-1968, -from the-series LosAlamos-1965-1974, © Eggleston Artistic Trust 2004, Courtesy David-Zwirner New York/London/Hong Kong

PHOTO:William Eggleston-Los Alamos

The American photographer William Eggleston emerged in the early ‘60s as a pioneer of modern color photography. Now, 50 years later, he …