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Harold Ancart, Untitled, 2021, Oil stick on concrete, 2 x 35 x 23 inches (5.1 x 88.9 x 58.4 cm), © Harold Ancart, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Harold Ancart

Brussels-born artist Harold Ancart hopes to reveal the “tensions created between the various zones of emptiness” in his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations. The artist uses crude materials including ink, charcoal powder, and soot for installations that emerge from actively adding these elements to the exhibition space. His sculptures, often …

Peter Halley, A Perfect Plan, 2020, Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas,74 x 108.5 inches, © Peter Halley, Courtesy the artist and Xippas Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Peter Halley

Having emerged in New York’s East Village Art scene in the early ‘80s, Peter Halley’s paintings are diagrams of the lived experience …

Terry Winters, Stage (Detail), 2020, Oil on paper, 34¾ × 26⅝ inches; 88 × 68 cm, © Terry Winters, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Terry Winters

Over the last four decades, Terry Winters has expanded the concerns of abstract painting by engaging contemporary concepts of the natural world. …

Giannis Ziogas in front of Tritoatreion, Photo: © Dimitris Lempesis

ART CITIES:Athens-Urban Mythology

Taught by Plato, Aristotles was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover …

Richard Serra, Transmitter (detail), 2020, Weatherproof steel, 13 feet 2 inches × 58 feet 2 inches × 59 feet 10 inches (4 × 17.7 × 18.2 m), plates: 2 inches (5 cm) thick, © 2021 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo: Thomas Lannes, Courteys the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Paris-Richard Serra

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes …

Left: John Currin, Caryatid, 2021, Oil on canvas, 50 × 34 inches (127 × 86.4 cm), © John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Right: John Currin, Pinup, 2021, Oil on canvas, 54 × 36 inches (137.2 × 91.4 cm)© John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:N.York-John Currin

Since the 1990s, John Currin has reigned as one of the art world’s greatest provocateurs residing on the double-edged sword of desire …

Liza Lou, Drawing Water (Detail), 2020, India ink and gouache on gessoed linen, 50 x 50 inches / 127 x 127 cm, © Liza Lou, Photo: Zachary Balber, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Lisa Lou

With an emphasis on repetition, formal perfection and materiality, Liza Lou’s artworks thrive on the tension between the apparent impossibility of their …

James Maurelle, Aangename Kennismaking (Pleased to Meet You), 2020, wood, adhesive, paint, canvas, and metal , 43.5 x 28 x 14 inches, © James Maurelle , Photo by Karen Mauch, Courtesy the artist and CUE Art Foundation

ART CITIES:N.York-James Maurelle

James Maurelle is an interdisciplinary artist—sculpture, video, photography, and sound art are his analog and digital primes. His work has been shown …

Sim Chi Yin, Remnants #4, Perak, Malaysia, 2017, © Sim Chi Yin, Courtesy of the artist and Zilberman Gallery

ART CITIES:Berlin-Sim Chi Yin

Sim Chi Yin is a photographer and artist from Singapore, currently based in London and Beijing. Her practice integrates multiple mediums including …

Philip Guston, Back View II, 1978, Oil on canvas ,185.4 x 205.7 cm / 73 x 81 in, © The Estate of Philip Guston, Private Collection, Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Philip Guston

Philip Guston is one of the great luminaries of twentieth-century art. His commitment to producing work from genuine emotion and lived experience …

Ron Nagle, Pink Flamenco, 2021, Ceramic, glaze, catalyzed polyurethane, and epoxy resin, © Ron Nagle, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Ron Nagle

Ron Nagle is an American sculptor whose work is connected with the California Clay Movement. He creates small-scaled, mystically shaped and highly …

Martha Jungwirth, Untitled, 2020, Oil on paper on canvas, 144.5 x 208.5 cm, © Martha Jungwirth, Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Martha Jungwirth

Over the past six decades, Martha Jungwirth has forged a singular approach to abstraction that is grounded in the body and closely …

Theaster Gates, A Song for Frankie, 2017–21 5,000 records, DJ booth, and record player, overall dimensions variable, © Theaster Gates, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Photo: Rob McKeever

ART CITIES:N.York-Social Works

The group exhibition “Social Works” considers the relationship between space—personal, public, institutional, and psychic—and Black social practice. With a wide range of …

Qiu Shihua, Untitled, 2017, Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 81.5 x 2 cm (20 1/4 x 32 3/4 in), On the side lower left signed and dated, © Qiu Shihua, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve

ART CITIES:Paris-Qiu Shihua

At first glance, the paintings of Chinese artist Qiu Shihua seem to be monochrome, completely white canvases. Yet upon closer inspection, vast …

Beatriz González, Ángelus local, 2020, Oil on canvas, 50 x 120 cm, © Beatriz González, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann

ART CITIES:Zurich-Beatriz González

Over the past six decades, Beatriz González has developed a strong artistic vocabulary that makes her one of Colombia’s most influential artists …

Joel Shapiro, untitled, 2019, painted bronze, 71-3/4" × 65-1/2" × 31-1/2" (182.2 cm × 166.4 cm × 80 cm), © Joel Shapiro, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Seoul-Joel Shapiro

Joel Shapiro creates abstract geometric sculpture that elicits a sense of movement and engages viewers’ physical and psychological relationships with space. In …

Yoko Ono, Mend Piece, 1966-2021, Broken cups and saucers, thread, glue, tape, © Yoko Ono, Courtesy the artist and Whitechapel Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Yoko Ono

Ono played a pioneering role in the international development of conceptualism, performance art and experimental film. Ideas, more than materials, are the …

Natalia Turnova, The Egg and the Rock, installation view, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, 2021, Photo: Dmitry Shumov, © Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

ART CITIES:MOSCOW-Natalia Turnova

Throughout her artistic career, Natalia Turnova has remained outside the focus of art professionals and the viewers, escaping narrow definitions and associations …

Yael Bartana, Malka Germania (film still), 2021, three channel video and sound installation, 43 min, Commissioned by the Jewish Museum Berlin, © Yael Bartana, Courtesy the artist and Jewish Museum Berlin

ART CITIES:Berlin-Yael Bartana

Yael Bartana is a video artist who explores the imagery of cultural identity. In her photographs, films and installations Bartana critically investigates …

Robert Nava, Splash Cloud, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 72" × 72" (182.9 cm × 182.9 cm), © Robert Nava, Courtesy the artist and Pace gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Robert Nava

Driven by his desire to “make new myths” responsive to our times, Robert Nava has created a chimerical world of metamorphic creatures, …

Silvia Bächli, Untitled, 2021, Gouache on paper, 144,3 × 409 cm (8 parts; 72 x 102 cm each), © Silvia Bächli, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Raffaella Cortese

ART CITIES:Milan-Silvia Bächli

Silvia Bächli has developed her drawing practice working on sheets of white paper of different sizes, qualities and tones, and using Indian …

Hotel Sahara, exhibition view, Magasins généraux-Pqntin, 2021, Courtesy the artists and Magasins généraux

ART CITIES:Paris-Hotel Sahara

Magasins généraux presents its third summer cultural season, which explores and questions the imaginaries surrounding the Sahara not only from Europe but …