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Abdelkader Benchamma, Entre la terre et le ciel, 2026, Ink an acrylic on canvas, 130 × 105 cm — 51 1/4 × 41 1/4 in., © Abdelkader Benchamma, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Templon

ART CITIES: Paris-Abdelkader Benchamma

Abdelkader Benchamma’s work converts drawing into an architectural phenomenon: ink becomes a force that reconfigures walls into spaces of resonance, where geological …

Tom Wesselmann, Little Seascape #7, 1965, Acrylic on shaped canvas, 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.5 cm), © The Estate of Tom Wesselmann/Licensed by ARS/VAGA, New York, Photo: Owen Conway, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: Athens-Tom Wesselmann

In the early 1960s, Tom Wesselmann emerged as a pivotal figure within Pop Art, turning away from the gestural intensity of Abstract …

Sara Naim, Courtesy the artist and The Third Line Gallery

ART CITIES: Dubai-Sara Naim

Sara Naim’s practice is inherently multidisciplinary: photographs are sculptural, sculptures are painterly, and paintings reference photography. She is interested in how we …

Sam Gilliam, Silhouette on Template, 1994 Painted fabric collage, stitched Installation Dimensions: 120 x 402 x 36 cm (47 x 158 x 14 inches). Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Sam Gilliam

Widely recognized as one of the boldest figures of postwar American painting, Sam Gilliam emerged from Washington, D.C. in the mid-1960s as …

Exhibition view Katja Strunz. Future Collapses, Past Rises, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), 2026 © Photo: n.b.k. / Jens Ziehe

ART CITIES: Berlin-Katja Strunz

Katja Strunz has long explored the intersection of space and history through a distinct sculptural language. Her works are marked by folded, …

Yvan Salomone, 1082_0421_stabatmater, 2021, Watercolour on paper, 96,5 x 137,3 cm, © Yvan Salomone, Courtesy the artist and Xippas Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Yvan Salomone

In 1991, Yvan Salomone set the framework of his practice and devoted himself to watercolor painting by composing on identical formats. A …

Ndidi Dike, Rare Earth Rare Justice, Exhibition view, Vereinigung bildender Künstler*innen Wiener Secession-Vienna, 2026, Courtesy the artist and Vereinigung bildender Künstler*innen Wiener Secession

ART CITIES: Vienna-Ndidi Dike

Born in London and based in Lagos, Dike is internationally acknowledged for her multidisciplinary sculptural practice, which spans painting, collage, photography, video …

McArthur Binion, dna:study, 2025, Ink, paintstick and paper on board, 48 x 40 x 2 1/4 inches, 121.9 x 101.6 x 5.7 cm, © McArthur Binion, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-McArthur Binion

McArthur Binion combines collage, drawing, and painting to create autobiographical abstractions of painted minimalist patterns over an “under surface” of personal documents …

Loie Hollowell, Spectrum XVI, 2024, oil paint, acrylic medium, aqua resin, epoxy resin, and sawdust on linen over panel, 16 parts, each 12-1/8" × 9" × 2-1/2" (30.8 cm × 22.9 cm × 6.4 cm), © Loie Hollowell, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Loie Hollowell

New York-based painter Loie Hollowell has, over the past decade, forged a distinctly autobiographical visual language that charts the elemental realities of …

Emily Mason Untitled, 2005, Carborundum monoprint on paper, 56.8 x 59.7 cm, 22 1/2 x 23 1/2 in (unframed), 64.2 x 66.8 x 5 cm, 25 x 26 x 2 in (framed), © 2026 Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation/ARS, Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Emily Mason

Emily Mason was a visionary American abstract painter known for her vibrant, lyrical approach to color and composition. Born and raised in New York City, Mason …

Luc Tuymans, The Fruit Basket, 2025m Oil on canvas in nine (9) parts, Overall: 192 3/8 x 283 inches (488.6 x 718.8 cm), © Luc Tuymans, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Luc Tuymans

One of the most important painters working today, Luc Tuymans pioneered a distinctive style of figurative painting beginning in the 1980s that …

Photo left: Kamrooz Aram, Murmurations, 2023, Oil, oil crayon, and pencil on linen, 84 x 72 in (213.4 x 182.9 cm), © Kamrooz Aram, Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates. Photo Right: Kamrooz Aram, Old World Telepathy, 2026, Oil, oil crayon, oil stick, and pencil on linen, 66 x 51 1/8 in (167.6 x 129.9 cm) , © Kamrooz Aram, Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates

ART CITIES: N.York-Kamrooz Aram

In contemporary painting, the line separating ornament from “serious” abstraction remains stubbornly intact—an inheritance of Western art history that continues to privilege …

ART CITIES: N York-Robert Gober 

Since the 1970s, Robert Gober has built a body of work that probes the fault lines between sexuality, religion, domestic life, and …

Photo left: Sophie Kuijken, B.L.B.A., 2025, 70,5 x 55 x 1,8 cm (27 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 0 11/16 inches), © Sophie Kuijken, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia Photo right: Sophie Kuijken, K.U.M., 2023, Oil and acrylic on plywood panel, 76 x 40 x 1,8 cm (29 7/8 x 15 11/16 x 0 11/16 inches), © Sophie Kuijken, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

ART CITIES: Paris-Sophie Kuijken

Sophie Kuijken’s work is today a contribution to the art of portraiture. Through her technical mastery, the artist overlays several strata of …

Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (9061), 2025, Collage, paint, and glue on paper, 28.3 × 43.5 cm | 11 1/8 × 17 1/8 inches, © Sterling Ruby, Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby has created a complex, ever-evolving artistic universe that oscillates between raw abjection and aestheticizing abstraction. His ceramics, sculptures, installations, textile …

Photo left: Hoda Kashiha, Gaze into a Glass of Wine in the Rainy Night, 2025, Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 150 x 120 x 4 cm (59 x 47 3/16 x 1 9/16 inches), © Hoda Kashiha, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia Photo right: Hoda Kashiha, Drink, Drink until the Red Flows Everywhere like Blood from the Trail of that Crimson the Sun Slowly Rise, 2025, Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 180 x 150 x 4 cm (70 13/16 x 59 x 1 9/16 inches), © Hoda Kashiha, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

ART CITIES: Paris-Hoda Kashiha

Although Hoda Kashiha’s pictorial approach is in the American pop vein, her works address themes that resonate with the complex socio- political …