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Arakawa, Textures of Time, 1977, acrylic, pencil and art marker on canvas, framed, 175.3 x 262.9 cm, © Estate of Madeline Gins, Reproduced with the permission of the Estate of Madeline Gins, Photo Rob McKeever, Courtesy Estate of Madeline Gins and Gagosian

ART CITIES: Basel-Arakawa

Born in Japan in 1936, Arakawa was one of the founding members of the Japanese avant-garde collective Neo Dadaism Organizers, describing himself as an “eternal outsider” and an “abstractionist of the distant future.” In 1961, he moved from Tokyo to New York. By the mid-1960s, his work had taken a …

Mandy El-Sayegh, Recombinant series (call for), 2020, Resin, oil silkscreened muslin, acrylic newspaper and wood in artist's brass frame, Diptych, each: 54.6 x 47 cm, © Mandy El-Sayegh, Courteys the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris, Mandy El-Sayegh

Mandy El-Sayegh’s highly process-driven practice is rooted in an exploration of material and language. Executed in a wide range of media, including …

Shahpour Pouyan, Flying walls, 2021, Acrylic paint on canvas, three parts, each 189,3 x 120,5 x 7 cm, © Shahpour Pouyan, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels

ART CITIES: Brussels-Shahpour Pouyan

Shahpour Pouyan’s work is a commentary about power, domination and possession through the force of culture. His interest lies in singling out …

Sterling Ruby, DROP. PISSING. (detail), 2021 Fiberglass, wood, spray paint, and laminate, 120 × 34 × 34 inches / 304.8 × 86.4 × 86.4 cm, © Sterling Ruby. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES: Rome-Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby is known for the multifaceted nature of his practice, which encompasses painting, ceramics, collage, video and photography, textiles, sculpture and …

Sarah Morris, Monaco Reflecting Pools Key Biscayne, Florida, permanent commission Commissioned by The Village of Key Biscayne, 2005, Two fountains of water over ceramic tile, Two pools, each: 174 × 174 in. (442 × 442 cm), © Sarah Morris, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Sarah Morris

Since the ‘90s, Sarah Morris works with painting and film, which she regards as separate media with complementary content. She describes her …

Ines Doujak, Like and Not Like, 2021, courtesy the artist

ART CITIES: Vienna-Ines Doujak,Part II

Since the 1990s, Ines Doujak has been developing a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses photography, performance, film, and installation and uses political theory …

Glenn Ligon, Triangle Trade, Neon and metal support, Edition of 1, 3 parts:sth: 213.4 x 237.5 x 61 cm \/ 84 x 93 1\/2 x 24 in, chups: 213.4 x 474.3 x 66 cm \/ 84 x 186 3\/4 x 26 in, tchip: 213.4 x 397.5 x 66 cm \/ 84 x 156 1\/2 x 26 in, © Glenn Ligon, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES: N.York-Glenn Ligon

Throughout his career, Glenn Ligon has pursued an incisive exploration of American history, literature, and society across bodies of work that build …

Installation view: Ines Doujak. Geistervölker, Kunsthalle Wien 2021, photo: Markus Wörgötter, Courtesy Kunsthalle Wien

ART CITIES: Vienna-Ines Doujak

Since the 1990s, Ines Doujak has been developing a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses photography, performance, film, and installation and uses political theory …

Neil Jenney, Modern Africa #1, 2015–16 Oil on canvas, in painted wood artist’s frame, 67 × 97 × 3 ¼ inches (170.2 × 246.4 × 8.3 cm), © Neil Jenney, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:N.York-Neil Jenney

Neil Jenney is committed to exploring, and ultimately transcending, realism as both style and philosophy, a project first sparked by the preponderance …

Wifredo Lam, Les Oiseaux Voilés, 1945, oil on canvas, 43-5/8" × 49-1/2" (110.8 cm × 125.7 cm), © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

ART CITIES:N.York-Wifredo Lam

Born in Cuba to a Chinese father and Congolese-Iberian mother, Wifredo Lam is widely considered one of the greatest artists of the …

Paul Mignard, Version, 2021, Pigments on free-standing canvas Diameter : 200 cm, © Paul Mignard, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Jérôme Poggi

ART CITIES:Paris-Paul Mignard

Paul Mignard’s syncretic paintings revisit the landscape genre from the depths of psyche and time. He is an explorer of the expanded …

Mary Corse, Untitled (White Multiband, Horizontal Strokes), 2021, glass microspheres in acrylic on canvas, 78" × 102" (198.1 cm × 259.1 cm), © Mary Corse, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Mary Corse

Mary Corse investigates materiality, abstraction, and perception through the subtly gestural and precisely geometric paintings that she has made over her fifty-year …

Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.237, Hanging Six-Lobed, Interlocking Continuous Form), c. 1958, Private Collection, © 2021 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner

ART CITIES:N.York-Ruth Asawa

Born in rural California in 1926, Ruth Asawa is best known for her looped-wire sculptures, which challenge conventional notions of material and …

Installation view, Picture a Vacuum!, Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Kunsthalle Basel, 2021, view on Franziska Baumgartner, Tidal, 2021. Photo: Moritz Schermbach

ART CITIES:Basel-Picture a Vacuum!

Titled “Picture a Vacuum!” the Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt Annual Exhibition 2021 reflects on the many different strategies that artists adopt to record or …

Richard Fishman, #257, 2020, Painted Bronze 2.5 x 4 x 4 in, © Richard Fishman, Courtesy the artist and Leila Heller Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Richard Fishman

Drawing from sources across the natural world, and driven by relentless curiosity, Richard Fishman’s sculptural practice spans more than fifty years. Fishman’s …

Claire Morgan, Piercing, 2021, Charcoal, pastel, pencil and water colour on paper, 28.3 x 36.7 cm (11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in), Frame: 35.3 x 43.5 x 3.5 cm, signed and dated recto lower right: CM 21, © Claire Morgan, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve

ART CITIES:Paris-Claire Morgan

Claire Morgan’s fragile hanging installations reflect her interest in natural processes and organic materials. In her works, the artist engages with the …