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MFA in Art Practice at Stanford University

OPEN CALL:MFA in Art Practice

The MFA program at Stanford University provides a rigorous and demanding educational environment appropriate to the needs of strongly motivated students, selected …

Stephen Shore. U.S. 97, South of Klamath Falls, Oregon, July 21, 1973. 1973. Chromogenic color print, printed 2002, 17 3/4 x 21 15/16″ (45.1 x 55.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Photography Council Fund. © 2017 Stephen Shore

PHOTO:Stephen Shore

In the ‘70s, when black and white was still considered the medium of ‘serious’ work, Stephen Shore was one of the frontier …

Al Taylor, The Peabody Group #29 (Detail), 1992, Graphite pencil, watercolor, gouache, india ink, colored inks, colored pencil, and ballpoint pen on wove paper, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Modern and Contemporary Collectors Committee, The High Museum of Art Archive

ART CITIES:Atlanta-Al Taylor

Al Taylor is known for his uniquely innovative approach to process and materials that encompassed two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional objects. Taylor ultimately …

Gimhongsok, Structuring Shadows (aluminium foil faced bubble insulation) [Detail], 2017, Pigment print on resin coated paper, 200 x 150 cm, Courtesy the Artist and Perrotin

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Gimhongsok

Focusing on the inevitable consequences of culture translation within the globalized capitalist system, the Korean artist Gimhongsok has consistently explored the issues …

Dieter Roth, Gesammelte Werke, Postpaket, 1987, Set of books 'Collected Works' in packaging paper, 27.5 x 35 x 39 cm, © Dieter Roth Estate, Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Zürich-Salon

The group exhibition “Salon” is a curated presentation of modern masters and contemporary work. Over a period of four weeks, the exhibition …

ART NEWS:Nov.03

A selection of works by Christian Boltanski’s is on presentation at the exhibition “Animitas-Selected Works”. Evolving around two video installations part of …

Left: Beth Letain, Ballast, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 230 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin. Right: Beth Letain, Every Other, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 170 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin

ART CITIES:Berlin-Beth Letain

Coming from a background in science, Beth Letain’s approach to painting is driven by an ‘imperative. The artiststudied at the Nova Scotia …

MADSAKI, Untitled (TBC - character series 1), 2017, Acrylic and aerosol on canvas (TBC), 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Seoul-MADSAKI

A man of deep perspective and a global mindset, MADSAKI graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1996, after workin as a …

Michel Comte, Aialik Glacier, from Light series, 2017, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts Archive

PHOTO:Michel Comte-Light

Michel Comte first completed an apprenticeship as a restorer before he taught himself photography. When he was 25 years old, Comte got …

Richard Wentworth, First and Last Word, 2017, Dictionary, soldered galvanized cable and unused linen bed sheet, 9.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm, Peter Freeman, Inc. Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Richard Wentworth

Richard Wentworth rose to popularity in the late ‘70s as part of the New British Sculpture Movement, defined by their collective reaction …

Left-Center-Right: Geta Brătescu, Limite si rescul (Limits and rescues) (Detail), 2012, Series of 7 collage and drawing on paper, 21.3 x 29.7 cm, Photo: Ștefan Sava, © Geta Brătescu, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:N.York-Geta Brătescu

Geta Brătescu’s vivid practice has comprised performance, textiles, collage, print-making, installation and film. Living and working in Bucharest throughout Ceauşescu’s regime, Brătescu …

Gary Hume, Spent, 2016, Enamel paint on aluminum, 98 x 135 cm, Matthew Marks Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Gary Hume-Mum

After Gary Hume graduated from Goldsmith’s College, London in 1988, he received critical acclaim for his hard-edged, abstract “Door” paintings. Since then …

Dan Graham, Model for Ying Yang, 1997, MDF, Perspex, 31.5 x 107 x 107 cm, © Dan Graham, Photo: Ken Adlard, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:Beijing-Dan Graham

As one of contemporary art’s most influential figures, Dan Graham has been at the forefront of many of the most significant developments …