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Naeem Mohaiemen, Two Meetings and a Funeral (Videostill), 2017, Courtesy the artist and Experimenter-Kolkata, SALT Archive

ART CITIES:Istanbul-Prisoners of Correct History

Naeem Mohaiemen’s projects explore the intersecting regional histories of South Asia and its leftist uprisings and the role of misrecognition within global solidarity. They are narrated via a personally invested dramaturgy, which incorporates family annotations and popular culture in its reflections on history. His protagonists might be categorized as “support …

Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE, Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), 1940, Plaster and string on plaster base, 105 × 149 × 105 mm, © Tate Images credit, © Hepworth / Bowness

ART CITIES:Berlin-Objects of Wonder

Including 70 characteristic works by leading sculptors from Tate’s Collection, the exhibition “Objects of Wonder- British Sculpture 1950s – Present” provides a …

Michal Rovner, Mechanism, 2018, Video projection, Dimensions variable, © Michal Rovner, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Geneva-Michal Rovner

As a result of her desire to produce work that is free from narrative, or indeed people with any distinguishable features, the …

Henrike Naumann, Ostalgie

ART CITIES:Berlin-Henrike Naumann

Growing up in Eastern Germany, Henrike Naumann experienced extreme-right ideology as a predominant youth culture in the 90s. Her work reflects on …

Left: John Currin, Crystal’s Friend, 2011, Oil on canvas, 61 x 45.7 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: John Currin, Miss Fenwick, 1996, 112 x 81.3 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Geneva-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 …

Lydia Okumura, Installation at Museu de Arte Moderna, Sāo Paulo, 1984. Vintage B&W Photograph. Photo: Roberto Okumura. ©Lydia Okumura. Courtesy of Anke Kempkes Art Advisory / Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac-London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:London Lydia Okumura

For almost 50 years, Lydia Okumura has been investigating the interstice between two and three-dimensional space through precise, site-specific installations. Mostly using …

Left: Gary Hume, Sweet Pea, 2016, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery. Right: Gary Hume, Petals, 2017, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles -Gary Hume

After graduating from Goldsmiths College and exhibiting in 1988’s “Freeze”, organised by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume gained early recognition for a group …

Roe Ethridge, Turtle, 2018, due sublimation print on aluminium, 121.9 x 147.3 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 AP, © Roe Ethridge, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Roe Ethridge

Roe Ethridge shoots in “editorial mode” and also borrows images already in circulation, including outtakes from his own commercial work. “Everything seems …

Left: Vartan Avakian, An Icon of Weird Tales and Bizarre Myths, 2018, Silver, salts and light on fine art paper, 25x20 cm, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects. Right: Vartan Avakian, Your Skin Shall Bear Witness Against You, Video Detail, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects

ART CITIES:Beirut-Vartan Avakian

Vartan Avakian’s work is based on the idea that all data exist in sculptural form and only appear as “fossils.” Consequently, memory …

Marcel Dzama, The spirits of the air live off of the smell of revolution, 2018, Gouache and graphite on paper, 35.6 x 55.9 cm, Framed: 43.2 x 63.8 cm, © Marcel Dzama, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Marcel Dzama

The work of Marcel Dzama is characterised by an immediately recognisable visual language that stems from a wide spectrum of references and …

Cady Noland, Exhibition view at MMK-Frankfurt, 2018,19, Courtesy Museum für Moderne Kunst

ART CITIES:Frankfurt-Cady Noland

Working in collage, installation, sculpture, and screen printing, Cady Noland has created incisive works that challenge the American dream, suggesting that the …

Gina Pane, Stripe Rake, 1969, Sand, humus, wooden rake 17 x 200 x 200 cm, View of the exhibition “Terre protégée”, kamel mennour (47 rue Saint André des Arts), Paris 6, 2018-2019, © ADAGP Gina Pane, Photo: archives kamel mennour, Courtesy Anne Marchand and kamel mennour, Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris-Gina Pane

There are many times when everyone is wondering how easy is for an artist to make performances or works of Land Art- …

Left: Matthew Porter, Run the Dawn, 2018, Pigment print, 50,8 x 40,6 cm, Edition 2/3, © Matthew Porter, Courtesy Gallery Xippas. Right: Matthew Porter, Morning Interior, 2018, Pigment print, 29 x 24,5 cm, Edition 2/3, © Matthew Porter, Courtesy Gallery Xippas

ART CITIES:Geneva-Matthew Porter

Matthew Porter is part of a large group of contemporary artists pushing the boundaries of traditional photographic techniques and blurring the lines …

Left: Keith Duncan, The Crow, 2011, Acrylic on paper, 36 x 24 inches, © Keith Duncan, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevroot. Right: Keith Duncan, Black Star Era, 2017, Acrylic on fabric mounted on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, © Keith Duncan, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevroot

ART CITIES:N.York-Keith Duncan

Keith Duncan attended Louisiana State University before receiving a prestigious Camille Cosby fellowship that allowed him to embark on a successful 15-year …

Artur Lescher, Sem título # 2 (Detail), 2018, © Artur Lescher, Courtesy the artist, Galeria Nara Roesler and almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Artur Lescher

Over thirty years, Artur Lescher presents a solid work as a sculptor, which results from a research around the articulation of materials, …

Left: Josep Grau-Garriga, Porta oberta (Porte ouverte), 1974, Hemp, wool, and synthetic fibers, 220 x 165 cm, © Josep Grau-Garriga, Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery. Right: Josep Grau-Garriga, Nova imatge (Nouvelle image), 1973, Wool, cotton and synthetic fibers, 82 x 80 cm, © Josep Grau-Garriga, Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Brussels-Josep Grau Garriga

By abandoning the classical approach to tapestry Josep Grau-Garriga revolutionized the genre. Thanks to him, tapestry, which was until then static, became …

Amar Kanwar

ART CITIES:Paris Openings 12/1/19

Amar Kanwar’s solo exhibition features his latest film “Such a Morning” along with seven installations of letters composed of video and light …

James Siena, Percussilative Echo (Detail), 2017-18, Acrylic on canvas, 190.5 cm × 152.4 cm, © James Siena, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-James Siena

James Siena is a pivotal artist in the New York art scene, particularly known for his creative process based on self-imposed parameters …

Hugh Scott-Douglas, Natural History (Detail), 2018, UV-cured inkjet print and digitally printed resin on canvas, 60 x 40 inches, © Hugh Scott-Douglas, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Hugh Scott-Douglas

The multi-disciplinary practice of Hugh Scott-Douglas situates itself at the confluence of a number of critical, socio-political, economic and aesthetic observations and …

Sam McKinniss, Michael (Detail), 2018, Oil over acrylic on canvas, 25,4 x 20,3 cm, © Sam McKinniss, Photo: Matt Kroeningm Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Brussels-Sam McKinniss

Liberated from the historical squabbles around painting’s primacy or lack of legitimacy, Sam McKinniss came of age as an artist with unfettered …