ART CITIES, Page 20
The word Re-enchantment which is increasingly present in the cultural landscape, counters disenchantment, a concept Max Weber linked to modernity’s rationalization after WWI. Enchantment is succumbing to magic, while re-enchantment entails repairing the world through wonder, fostering an ethic embracing mystery. The group exhibition “Re-enchantment: addresses a demystified, ecologically damaged …
Though we rely on digital tools for many things, we rarely understand how they work. Moreover, due to the proprietary nature of …
One of the most important artists to emerge during the twentieth century, Richard Artschwager’s playful and diverse oeuvre has influenced generations of …
Over the course of his career, Erwin Wurm has radically expanded conceptions of sculpture, space and the human form. His sculptures straddle …
Solidarity, spirituality and rituals, but also displacement and trauma are central themes in Melike Kara’s work, which is dedicated to preserving the …
Stéphane Erouane Dumas’ work reveals the marks of time visible in the different strata on the chalky cliffs in Normandy, which he …
The Hungarian artist Vera Molnár was a pioneering figure in computer art and generative art. Molnár, who moved to France when she …
Known for his kaleidoscopic abstract works, Simon Hantaï originated the technique of pliage, in which a canvas is crumpled and knotted, uniformly …
Peter Alexander is recognized for his multidisciplinary practice through which he explores light and color. Alexander rose to artistic prominence in the …
Uman’s self-taught practice is not miraculous, but a rare fusion of instinct and discipline. Her gut sensibilities are rooted in the ritual …
A leading figure on the international contemporary art scene, Julio Le Parc revolutionized kinetic art and Op Art as well as being …
Pakui Hardware is the name chosen by collaborative artist duo Neringa Černiauskaité and Ugnius Gelguda. Pakui Hardware refers to Pakui – special attendant of Hawaiian …
Mary Weatherford creates large paintings comprising grounds of spontaneously sponged paint on heavy linen canvases, often surmounted by one or more carefully …
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder began producing experimental objects in the late 1960s within the context of pop art and has since gone on to create …
Inspired by literature such as Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, cinema as in Melville’s “Les Enfants Terribles” and the culture of radio, Hélène Delprat’s work explores the questions …
Atelier dell’Errore (AdE) is an artist collective dedicated to visual arts and performance. It was formed in 2015 and constituted social enterprise …
Tetsuya Yamada’s body of work experiments with qualities of twinkling and balanced lightness and weighty, assured heaviness. Polished glaze casts glimmers across …
Martin Barré is known for his pioneering, conceptual approach to painting. Beginning in the 1950s, Barré rejected the gestural abstraction of his …
Blum Gallery celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with “Thirty Years: Written with a Splash of Blood,” a milestone exhibition installed across its three …
In her sculptures, paintings, videos, and installations, Japanese-American artist Mika Tajima interrogates the techniques and technologies developed to shape and control the …
Stanley Whitney investigates the intricate possibilities of color and form in the realm of abstract painting. Since the mid-1970s, Whitney has been …
Ellen Gallagher builds multi-layered paintings that pivot between the natural world, mythology and history. Her painting process involves undoing and reforming trains …
Dividing her time between Germany and Korea since the mid-1990s, Haegue Yang has been gathering inspiration from a wide range of social, …
The group exhibition “All Walks of Life”, meditates on the nuances and subjectivities of daily life in the face of globalization. The …
