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Left & Right: Gelatin, Stinking Dawn, 2019 © Gelatin, Courtesy Galerie Meyer Kainer-Vienna

ART CITIES:Vienna-Gelatin & Liam Gillick

The exhibition “Stinking Dawn” takes the form of the production process for a full length feature film by Gelatin and Liam Gillick. Written and directed by Gillick, the production is developed, staged and enacted by Gelatin. The film examines the limits of human tolerance in the face of oppression, political …

Paolo Scheggi, Maquette for the ‘Plastic Interchamber’, 1966, Sheets of curved, punched wood painted yellow, 52.5 × 86 × 66 cm, Franca and Cosima Scheggi Collection-Milan

ART CITIES:London-Paolo Scheggi

Born in Florence in 1940, died very young in Rome in 1971, within a “long” decade (1958-1971) the research of Paolo Scheggi …

© Shara Hughes

ART ISLANDS:Antiparos Shara-Hughes

Shara Hughes makes paintings that are decidedly contemporary, and yet the artificial landscapes that she conjures evoke comparisons to a multitude of …

Arthur Jafa, Mickey Mouse was a Scorpio, 2016 Wallpaper, © Arthur Jafa, Courtesy the artist and Gavin Brown’s enterprise-New York/Rome

ART CITIES:Stockholm-Arthur Jafa

Over the past 30-years, Arthur Jafa, has developed a dynamic and multidisciplinary career that is centred upon questions of identity and race. …

Mika Rottenberg, Cosmic Generator, 2017 (Video Still). Video, sound, color; 26:37 min, © Mika Rottenberg. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:N.York-Mika Rottenberg

Exploring the seduction, magic, and desperation of our hyper-capitalist, globally-connected reality, Mika Rottenberg’s elaborate visual narratives draw on cinematic and sculptural traditions …

Installation view: Douglas Gordon, The anatomy of my desire, Galerie Kamel Mennour (47 rue Saint André des Arts & 6 rue du Pont de Lodi), Paris, 2019, © Studio lost but found / Douglas Gordon / VG Bild Kunst, Bonn, 2019, Photo. archives kamel mennour, Courtesy kamel mennour-Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris,Douglas Gordon

Working across mediums and disciplines, Douglas Gordon investigates moral and ethical questions, mental and physical states, as well as collective memory and …

The Octogonal Mirror Room, from La Menesunda, 1965 (detail). Installation view: “La Menesunda según Marta Minujín” [La Menesunda according to Marta Minujín], Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, 2015. Courtesy Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires. Photo: Agustina Vizcarra

ART CITIES:N.York-Marta Minujín

Over the past 60 years, the epoch-defining Marta Minujín has developed happenings, performances, installations, and video works that have greatly influenced generations …

Monica Bonvicini, Hy$teria, 2019, Photo: Roman März, © Monica Bonvicini and Bildrecht Wien

ART CITIES:Vienna-Monica Bonvicini

Since the mid-1990s Monica Bonvicini has been exploring political, social and institutional situations and their impact on society as well as on …

Alex Katz, Red Dancer 8, 2018, Oil on linen, 91,4 x 274,3 cm, Photo: Paul Takeuchi, © Alex Katz / Adagp, Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Alex Katz

Although Alex Katz belongs to the Pop generation of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, it was not until the 1970s …

Maria Lai, Untitled, 1991, Thread, cloth, tempera, 17 x 19 x 2,5 cm, M77 Gallery-Milano, Photo: Lorenzo Palmieri, Courtesy M77 Gallery e Archivio Maria Lai, © Archivio Maria Lai by SIAE 2019

ART CITIES:Rome-Maria Lai

Maria Lai is without doubt one of the leading figures in the history of contemporary Italian art. Not only on account of …

Jeff Wall, An Eviction, 1988/2004, Transparency in lightbox, 229 × 414 cm, Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:Athens-Jeff Wall

As a major art figure in recent decades, Jeff Wall has developed a body of work that has profoundly changed the way …

Christian Boltanski, Prendre la parole 2005, Woodboards, coats, lamps and sound boxes / Collection of the artist. © Christian Boltanski / ADAGP, Paris, 2019, © MACs_Grand Hornu-Belgique, Photo : Philippe De Gobert

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Christian Boltanski

Christian Boltanski is a leading figure in contemporary art, considered as France’s most influential living artist. Since 1967, he has developed an …

Shahpour Pouyan, After examining the logbook, the doctors assume they are dealing with the plague, Exhibition view, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, 2019, , Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

ART CITIES:Paris-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 …

Geumhyung Jeong, installation view, Homemade RC Toy, Kunsthalle Basel, 2019. Photo: Philipp Hänger / Kunsthalle Basel

ART CITIES:Basel-Geumhyung Jeong

In her practice as choreographer, dancer and performer Geumhyung Jeong constantly renegotiates the relationship between the human body and the objects that …

Oscar Murillo , (untitled) news, 2017-2018, Oil and oil stick on canvas and linen, © Oscar Murillo, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES:London-Oscar Murillo

Born in Colombia and based in various locations, Oscar Murillo is known for an inventive and itinerant practice that encompasses paintings, works …

Senga Nengudi, RSVP (performance still), 2013, Activated by Maren Hassinger, Photo: Nisa Ojalvo, Courtesy the Grey Art Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Senga Nengudi

The work of Senga Nengudi has been at the forefront of sculptural, performative, and photographic practices for over forty years. After studying …