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Marc Pataut, Apartheid, Le Blanc-Mesnil, 1988, © Marc Pataut, Courtesy the artist and Jeu de Paume

PHOTO:Marc Pataut

The work of Marc Pataut is structured around the formulation of research projects which address those political and human issues which often stand outside art institutions’ parameters. Through his photographs, the artist sets forth a link between different collective and individual practices, bringing to light the co-existence of different realities, …

Installation view: Takashi Murakami, Murakami vs Murakami, Tai Kwun Contemporary-Hong Kong, 2019, Courtesy the artist and Tai Kwun Contemporary

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Takashi Murakami

Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated …

Alma Allen

ART-PREVIEW:Alma Allen

Alma Allen is a self-taught artist who began his practice by hand carving salvaged materials into unique small objects. Allen moved to …

Left: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Fallow Deer#2, 2015, Mixed media, 145.4 x 125 x 125 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery. Right: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-DoubleDeer#11, 2018, Mixed media, 148.2 x 85.4 x 64.3 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Kohei Nawa

Moving fluidly between media, Kohei Nawa’s work explores issues of science and digital culture and examines the relationship between nature and artificiality, …

Map Office, Moving Lemuria from the Indian to the Pacific Ocean, 2017, Sanibel Island shells, plastic waste collected on the beach, fine white sand, plywood, 300 × 200 × 30 cm. Collection of the artist, © mapoffice

ART-PRESENTATION: Island Time

The Mediterranean Sea has more than 10,000 islands. Its history is marked by these places that alternate between centers of activity and …

Miriam Schapiro, Mexican Memory, Acrylic, glitter and fabric on canvas, 121.9 x 243.8 cm, Collection of Kathleen and Douglas Landy-New York, © Miriam Schapiro

ART-PRESENTATION:Less Is a Bore

Borrowing its attitude from architect Robert Venturi’s witty retort to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s modernist edict “less is more,” the exhibition …

Omar Ba, Promenade masquée 1 [Masked Promenade 1], 2016, Acrylic, gouache, oil and pencil on canvas, JMD Collection-Hong Kong. Image courtesy Galerie Templon-Paris/Bruxelles, Photo: B. Huet / Tutti, © Omar Ba, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery

ART CITIES:Montreal-Omar Ba

Born in 1977 in Senegal, Omar Ba lives and works in Dakar and Geneva. His paintings, produced using a variety of techniques …

Wu Tsang, Into a Space of Love (2018), video still. Single-channel 2K video with stereo sound. 26 minutes. Courtesy of Frieze and GUCCI

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary in …

Julie Becker. Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest (detail). 1993-1996. Mixed-media installation. Dimensions variable. Installation view, Julie Becker: I must create a Master Piece to pay the Rent, The Institute of Contemporary Arts-London, 2018. Courtesy Greene Naftali-New York, ICA-London, and MOCA-Los Angeles. Photo: Mark Blower

ART CITIES:N.York-Julie Becker

Since the 1990s, Julie Becker’s (1972-2016) multimedia practice has activated vacant interior scenes with psychological resonance. Working in drawing, video, photography and …

WangShui, From its mouth came a river of highend residential appliances (Video still), 2018, one-channel video, water, Courtesy of the artist

ART-PRESENTATION: Horizontal Vertigo

For the first time in its history, the Julia Stoschek Collection presents an ensemble of solo exhibitions, performances, and screenings of works …

Raymond Depardon, Le chêne de Venon, Isère, France, 2019

ART CITIES:Paris-Trees

Bringing together a community of artists, botanists, and philosophers, the exhibition “Trees” echoes the latest scientific research that sheds new light on …

Olafur Eliasson, Your uncertain shadow (colour), 2010, HMI lamps (green, orange, blue, magenta), glass, aluminium, transformers , Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection-Vienna, Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa/ Studio Olafur Eliasson, © 2010 Olafur Eliasson

ART-PRESENTATION: Olafur Eliasson-In Real Life

Moving seamlessly from his early photographs to sculpture, immersive environments, large-scale public interventions, and architectural projects, Olafur Eliasson uses simple natural elements …

Elaine Byrne, Fortified Boundaries IV, 2018, Ultra-Chrome HDR pigment inks and UV protective spray on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl paper, Courtesy of the artist and Kevin Kavanaugh Gallery-Dublin

ART CITIES:N.York-The Watchers

Derived from the French word “surveiller”, meaning “to keep watch” or “to watch over”, the surveillance camera has been used to police …