PRESENTATION, Page 82
Paloma Varga Weisz’s wood-carved sculptures, paintings, drawings and watercolors explore themes of memory, mortality, transformation, metamorphosis, the uncanny and the tragicomic. Art-historical and literary resonances pervade her work – German folklore, Christian iconography, and Modernist sculpture. Varga Weisz subsumes these influences into a distinctive personal style, characterized both by playful …
Since 1971 Frank Uwe Laysiepen is known in artistic circles as Ulay, a pseudonym that combines the initial of his name with …
Born in Japan, Masako Miki has made Berkeley her home for more than twenty years. Her work often explores her personal relationship …
Josef Albers emigrated to USA in 1933, the year of the rise to power of the Nazi party, which impeded the continuation …
Jitish Kallat was born in 1974 in Mumbai where he currently lives, the artist works with a variety of media including painting, …
The exhibition “Southern Geometries, from Mexico to Patagonia” celebrates the wealth of color and diversity of styles in the geometric art of …
In response to the shooting of a student during a demonstration protesting the visit of the Shah of Persia in 1967, Beuys …
Art Brut is a French term invented by Dubuffet to describe art which is made outside the academic tradition of fine art. …
At age 21, Sweeney Reed (the adopted son of Heide Museum’s Founders John and Sunday Reed) opened Strines in Carlton (1966-70), and …
Stéphane Dafflon’s paintings seem simple and minimalist at first, but attest to his strong pictorial skills. Initially designed on a computer screen …
Widely considered the most influential composer of our time, John Cage’s inventive and unorthodox approach revolutionised contemporary music and his influence extended …
Richard Tuttle is one of the most singular and influential artists working today, whose extraordinary work eludes classification and dissolves the boundaries …
Since the 1960s, James Turrell has created an expansive body of work that offers profound revelations about perception and the materiality of …
For Nancy Spero, who died in 2009 at the age of 83, choices of material, form, method, and subject matter were always …
In his essay “The Necessity of Art” (1959), Ernst Fischer explains the art;s importance in viewing the world in which we live. …
Marisa Merz is the only woman artist associated with Are Povera. During her long marriage to Mario Merz she resolutely managed her …
Amar Kanwar is an artist shaped by a commitment to social activism. Born in New Delhi where he lives, he works strictly …
Louise Bourgeois is widely and justifiably considered one of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Louise Bourgeois described her artistic …
A political activist as well as an artist, Jenny Holzer’s aim is to disrupt the passive reception of information from damaging sources. …
The Neoavantgarde of the 1960s and 1970s is characterized by its radical breaks with tradition, by redefinitions of creative approaches and artistic …
Tetsugo Hyakutake works with contemporary issues in relation to their historical contexts. Through his artwork, he creates what he calls his own …
Jackson Pollock was the leading force behind the Abstract Expressionist Movement in the art world. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame …
Raquel van Haver works on burlap, often combining oil paint, charcoal, resin, hair, paper, tar and ash in heavily textured compositions. She …
Andres Lutz and Anders Guggisberg have worked together as an artistic duo since 1996, creating a wide variety of works. Their repertoire …
