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ART NEWS:Sept. 02

In the works of Cullen Washington Jr’s solo exhibition “Od Matter “, nature and the spirit re the impetus of his new …

Edna Andrade, Color Motion 4-64, 1964, Oil on canvas, 121.9 × 121.9 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2003 (2003-94-1), © Estate of Edna Andrade

ART-PRESENTATION: Delirious,Part II

The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …

Ed Atkins, Ribbons, 2014, Three channel 4:3 in 16:9 HD video with three 4.1 channel surround soundtracks), Courtesy the artist and Cabinet-London

BOOK:Ed Atkins-SKIRA Editore

Ed Atkins’ work is at once a disturbing diagnosis of a digitally mediated present-day, and an absurd prophecy of things to come. …

Barbara Kruger

ART CITIES:Berlin-Barbara Kruger

The large, bold artworks of Barbara Kruger assimilate words and images from the deluge of contemporary mass media. Employing media effects and …

Michael Simpson in his studio, Photo Peter Mallet, Courtesy the artist and BlainSouthern

ART CITIES:Berlin-Michael Simpson

For the past three decades Michael Simpson has explored ideas relating to what he describes as “The infamy of religious history”. Rooted …

Peter Zumthor, Dear to Me, 2017, Exhibition view third floor, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Photo: Markus Tretter, Courtesy of Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner, © Peter Zumthor, Kunsthaus Bregenz

ARCHITECTURE:Peter Zumthor-Dear to Me

Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active institute for the presentation of Contemporary art. It was designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor …

André Kertész, Nageur sous l’eau, Esztergom, Hongrie, 1917 © André Kertész, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication / Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine, Dist Rmn © Donation André Kertész

PHOTO:André Kertész-Mirroring Life

Perhaps more than any other photographer, Andre Kertesz discovered and demonstrated the special aesthetic of the 35mm camera. These beautiful little machines …

ART NEWS:Sept. 01

Russian Cosmism was a movement that called for material immortality and resurrection, as well as travel to outer space. It developed out …

Bruce Nauman, Human Nature/Life Death, 1983, Neon tubing with clear glass tubing suspension frames, 182.9 × 182.9 × 10.2 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago, Acquired from City of Chicago Public Art Program Collection, through prior gifts of Florence S. McCormick and Emily Crane Chadbourne (2004.151), © 2017 Bruce Nauman / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York; Photo: The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource-NY

ART-PRESENTATION: Delirious,Part I

The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …

ART CITIES:N.York-Ad Reinhardt

Adolph Frederick “Ad” Reinhardt was an abstract painter writer, critic, and educator active in New York beginning in the ‘30s and continuing …

Helen Johnson, Bad debt (Detail), 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 1380 × 320 cm, Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias Gallery-London, Château Shatto-Los Angeles, Sutton Gallery-Melbourne, © the artist, Photo: Mark Blower, New Museum Archive

ART-PREVIEW:Helen Johnson-Ends

Helen Johnson is perhaps best known for her large-scale, semi-narrative paintings, which explore a range of political and cultural histories and issues. …

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 …