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Nari Ward, Prayer Series 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm, © Nari Ward, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua

ART CITIES: Dubai-Nari Ward

Nari Ward is known for his sculptural installations composed of discarded material found and collected throughout his neighborhood. He has repurposed objects such as baby strollers, shopping carts, bottles, doors, television sets, cash registers, and shoelaces, among other materials. Ward re-contextualizes these found objects in thought-provoking juxtapositions that create complex, …

Left: Jonas Wood, Kitchen Interior, 2022, 112-color screen print on Rising museum board, 48 ¼ × 31 ½ inches (122.6 × 80 cm), edition of 60 + 14 AP, © Jonas Wood, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: Jonas Wood, Dog-Faced Purple Orchid, 2022 41-color lithograph on white Rives BFK paper, 31 ¼ × 24 inches (79.4 × 61 cm), edition 1 of 40, © Jonas Wood, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Jonas Wood

In his boldly colored, graphic works, including paintings, drawings, and prints, Jonas Wood combines art historical references with images of the objects, …

Cy Gavin, Untitled (Paths in a meadow), 2022, acrylic and vinyl on canvas, 41 3/4 × 75 inches (106 × 190.5 cm) © Cy Gavin. Photo: Rob, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Cy Gavin

Cy Gavin’s monumental paintings feature potent landscapes that serve as conduits for larger themes, including race, memory, and the possibilities of the …

Rita Ackermann, Mama, Május, 2019, Oil, acrylic, pigment, pastel, and china marker on canvas, 187.8 x 193.2 x 4 cm / 73 7/8 x 76 1/8 x 1 5/8 in, © Rita Ackermann, Photo: Andreas Zimmermann, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Rita Ackermann

Rita Ackermann’s compositions occupy a space between the figurative and the abstract, where human forms simultaneously disappear and re-emerge. In a series …

Installation view: Ugo Rondinone, nuns + monks at the sea, Gladstone Gallery-Brussels, 2023, Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery

ART CITIES: Brussels-Ugo Rondinone

Ugo Rondinone has garnered international attention for his poetic, evocative work across a wide range of styles and media. Often working on …

Kenneth Noland, Minted Morning, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 128.5 cm × 297.3 cm (50-9/16" × 9' 9-1/16") framed, © The Kenneth Noland Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

ART CITIES: London-Kenneth Noland

The American painter Kenneth Noland is associated with a number of American Abstract Art Movements, including: the Washington Colour Painter (a mini …

Chiharu Shiota, Signs of Life, Installation view, Galerie Templon-New York, 2023, Courtesy Galerie Templon

ART CITIES: N.York-Chiharu Shiota

The starting points for the majority of Chiharu Shiota’s installations are collections of used everyday objects that act as expressions of human …

Imi Knoebel, Kadmiumrot G G1–G3, 1975/2018, Acrylic on wood, Three parts, overall: 191 × 257 × 9 cm | 75 3/16 × 101 3/16 × 3 9/16 in., © Imi Knoebel, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES: Hong Kong-Imi Knoebel

Imi Knoebel’s resolutely abstract art investigates the fundamentals of painting and sculpture through an exploration of form, color and material. His aim …

Dan Flavin, untitled, 1976, Pink, red, and blue fluorescent light, 8 ft. (244 cm) wide, Edition of 5, © 2021 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Dan Flavin

Minimalism can be seen as extending the abstract idea that art should have its own reality and not be an imitation of …

Alma Allen, Not Yet Titled, 2022, Marble, 23 1/4 x 65 3/8 x 30 inches, Photo: Evan Walsh, © Alma Allen, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Alma Allen

Psychologically charged and compulsively expressive, Alma Allen’s works evoke a curiosity regarding the life of objects and the ways in which form …

Pascale Marthine Tayou,Plastic bags, 2022, plastic bags, 230 x 320 cm. 90.55 x 125.98 in, Courtesy: the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, Photo by: Giorgio Benni

ART CITIES: Rome-Making

The exhibition “Making” intends to develop the concept of materiality by reflecting on the properties of materials and rethinking the artistic production …

Left: Aldo Grazzi, Loop, plastic beads, 72×47,5 cm, © Aldo Grazzi, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Marignana Arte Right: Aldo Grazzi, Loop (detail), plastic beads, 72×47,5 cm, © Aldo Grazzi, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Marignana Arte

ART CITIES: Venice -Aldo Grazzi

Aldo Grazzi has been starting his artistic practice since the beginning of the 1970’s: during this period, he has been conceiving an …

Michel Majerus, generelle faszination, 1999, Exhibition view Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), 2022, © Michel Majerus Estate, 2022. Courtesy neugerriemschneider, Berlin; Matthew Marks Gallery. Private Collection. Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe

ART CITIES: Berlin-Michel Majerus

The Germany-wide exhibition series “Michel Majerus 2022” is dedicated to various phases and aspects of the artist’s extraordinary oeuvre, which has continued …

Sterling Ruby, TURBINE. EXIT NEXT., 2022, Acrylic, oil, and cardboard on canvas, 96 × 126 inches (243.8 × 320 cm), © Sterling Ruby. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby’s work engages with issues related to autobiography, art history, and the violence and pressures within society. Employing diverse aesthetic strategies …

Yin Xiuzhen, Portable City: Hangzhou, 2011, suitcase, clothes, magnifying glass, map, sound element11" x 59-13/16" x 34-5/8" (28 cm x 152 cm x 88 cm), © Yin Xiuzhen, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: Hong Kong-Yin Xiuzhen

Yin Xiuzhen began her career after earning a BA from Capital Normal University’s Fine Arts Department, Beijing, in 1989. She is best …

Wu Tsang, Of Whales, 2022, courtesy: the artist, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin; Antenna Space, Shanghai; Cabinet, London © Nicholas Turki

ART CITIES: Berlin-Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is a filmmaker, visual artist, and performer who incorporates strategies of activism, art making, event planning, and stage production across …