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McDermott & McGough, Oscar Wilde in Prison (Detail), Courtesy the artists

ART CITIES:N.York-The Oscar Wilde Temple

McDermott & McGough consists of visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough. McDermott & McGough challenge the chronological boundaries of art history and cultural identity. They question the nature of nostalgia and narrative, and the ways in which the past is conceptually and contextually reoriented for the future. The subsequent …

Solange Pessoa

ART-PRESENTATION: Solange Pessoa

Solange Pessoa emerged in the Brazilian art scene in the ‘80s, with sculptures, installations, performances, drawings and videos that dialogue with and …

Bruce Robbins, Jacobs Ladder (Detail), in Mykonos Biennale's Spell of the Wind at the cinemanto

MIRAGES XL

  The other side of Mykonos Island: Mykonos is one of the most misunderstood Greek islands because it is interwoven with nightlife, …

Left: Giuseppe Penone, In bilico, 2012, Bronze, river stone, 1276 x 500 x 200 cm, © Giuseppe Penone, Château la Coste, ADAGP Paris 2017, Courtesy Château la Coste. Right: Giuseppe Penone, Anatomia, 2011, White Marble from Carrara, 300 x 195 x 175 cm, Château la Coste, ADAGP Paris 2017, Courtesy Château la Coste

ART-PRESENTATION: Giuseppe Penone

Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin where, he continues to live and work. Initially associated with “Arte …

OPEN CALL:Call for 2018 PhD Applications

The University of Technology Sydney is calling for PhD applications to its world-leading School of Design’s research program. Successful applicants will join …

Takis, Magnetic Wall - The 4th Dimension, 2015, Painted canvas, magnets, iron wires, 100 x 150 x 6 cm, Photo: Annik Wetter, Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Xippas-Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Takis

An inventor as much as an artist, an “Intuitive Scientist” as he defines himself, a contemporary avant-garde artist but also a scientific …

Sam Falls, Roots (Detail), 2016-17, Acrylic on silver gelatin print, framed, Frame 152.5 x 122 cm, Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber-Zurich/New York

ART-PRESENTATION: Sam Falls

Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …

Lucio Fontana, Crocifisso (Detail), 1955-57, Polychrome ceramics, 43 x 35,5 x 11 cm, © Fondazione Lucio Fontana, by SIAE 2017, Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Cologne/Paris/St Moritz

ART CITIES:Cologne-Lucio Fontanta

One of the most innovative artists of the 20th Century, Lucio Fontana continually challenged the boundaries of art and the role of …

Shinkichi Tajiri, Ronin (Detail), 1996, Bronze, 88 x 28.5 x 26 cm, Photo: Egon Notermans, © 2017 Shinkichi Tajiri Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, Courtesy of the Estate and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo

ART-PRESENTATION: Shinkichi Tajiri

Shinkichi Tajiri is primarily a sculptor who plays with the themes of violence and eroticism in metal assemblages where he brings loose …

Chen Fei, National Conditions /國情 , 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 300 cm, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Chen Fei

The work of Chen Fei is part of a new trend in Contemporary Chinese Art that represents a clear thematic as well …

Bosco Sodi, Muro, 2017, Production Image of 1600 clay timbers, Paul Kasmin Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Bosco Sodi

Focusing on material exploration, the creative gesture, and the spiritual connection between the artist and his work, Bosco Sodi seeks to transcend …

Rodney Graham, Sunday Sun 1937, 2012, Lightbox, 87,9 x 87,9 x 17,8 cm, Igal Ahouvi Art Collection, © Rodney Graham, 2017, Museum Frieder Burda Archive

PHOTO:Rodney Graham -Lightboxes

Rodney Graham’s medium is the classic advertising light box but behind the smooth, shiny surface of illuminated photography, behind the perfectionist scenography, …

Georg Baselitz, Eagle 53 – Heroe 65 (Remix) [Detail], 2007, Oil on canvas, 300 x 250 cm, Privately owned, © Georg Baselitz, 2017, Photo: Jochen Littkemann-Berlin, Guggenheim Museum Archive

ART CITIES:BILBAO-Georg Baselitz

Soldiers, shepherds, rebels, guerrilla fighters, and modern painters are the “Heroes” and “New Types” that Georg Baselitz produced in a burst of …

Pelagia Kyriazi, Collector 1, 45x61cm, mixed media over silkscreen, Pelagia Kyriazi Archive

INTERVIEW: Pelagia Kyriazi

Pelagia Kyriazi’s artworks through the logic of the blackboard, are depicted on the black surface of the paper, are traveling us in …

Daniel Spoerri, Sans titre, 3/10/2015, Rage series of paintings, 125 x 160 x 45 cm, Mixed media, © Daniel Spoerri, Courtesy Daniel Spoerri and galerie anne barrault

ART CITIES:Paris-Daniel Spoerri

According to the manifesto of “Nouveau Réalisme” formulated in 1960, a work of art must come into being with as little intervention …