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David Poppie uses exclusively recycled material in his work. Discarded objects, ranging from used tea bags and matchbook strikes to plastic cutlery and pencils are assimilated en masse to be used in his large-scale two and three-dimensional sculptures. He calls them “The discards of contemporary culture” and hopes that his …
In the late ‘60s a group of representational artists associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago started to exhibit …
Three new perspectives from counter-cultures of Catalonia, Turkey and Madrid – have been added to the exhibition “The 1980s. Today’s Beginnings?” Together …
As part of the France-Korea Year, Lee Sung-Kuen presents his first solo exhibition at Tornabuoni Art Paris. Lee Sung-Kuen was born in …
Rana Begum combines sculptural and painting elements, transforming the overpowering associations of urban debasement into poetic entities by building architectural superstructures with …
In Paris in late 1920, Tristan Tzara, poet and cofounder of Dada, drew up a proposal for “Dadaglobe”, an ambitious anthology that …
“Is space curved or straight?” In posing this question, Mario Merz was addressing not only the issue of the built environment, but …
Babi Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and a site of massacres carried out by German forces and local …
A masterwork often can be read as a self-contained retrospective, “The ¼ Mile or 2 Furlong Piece” was completed over a 17 …
The encounter of Joan Jonas with the work of Claes Oldenburg, Yvonne Rainer and Simone Forti, convinced her to expand her artistic …
Always rooted in the medium of film, Tony Oursler conjures sculptural and immersive experiences using technologies that hark back to magic lanterns, …
John Akomfrah is a respected artist and filmmaker, who has been committed to giving a voice and a presence to the legacy …
Mr. (Masakatsu Iwamoto), began as protégé of Takashi Murakami, and has worked as an artist from 1996. Paul McCarthy has commented that …
Olafur Eliasson is one of the most representative and influential artists working today. His works reflect on nature and also demonstrate a …
For the last 8 years Versailles president Catherine Pégard invites a contemporary artist to form a dialogue between their own work and …
Born in Buenos Aires, the Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija is widely recognized as one of the most influential artists of his generation. …
Rave culture from the ‘80s and ‘90s was Europe’s last big youth movement. During this period of radical social and political change …
How do artistic processes come about, what inspires artists? 200 years ago, in 1816, the “Year Without a Summer” when especially Southern …
Every year a variety of institutions enrich LISTE Art Fair as special guests. Among these guests is always a Swiss institution demonstrating …
Living and working in Alexandria, Wael Shawky has received international acclaim for his work as an artist and filmmaker, exploring transitional events …
Since 1979, the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss have created an extraordinary breadth of work, often ignoring the traditional …
With “Un art pauvre” a completely new, multidisciplinary exhibition, the Centre George Pompidou proposes an analysis of artistic practices linked with the …
In a Chinese contemporary art scene long dominated by political Pop or by art that tries to define a unique Chinese identity, …
Since the early ‘90s, Wolfgang Tillmans has earned recognition as one of the most exciting and innovative artists working today. While he …
