TRACES: CHRISTO
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (13/6/1935-31/5/2020). Whereas Land Artists usually made a point of blurring the …
TRACES:Damien Hirst
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Damien Hirst (7/6/1965- ), since emerging onto the international art scene in the late …
TRACES: Jesús Rafael Soto
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jesús Rafael Soto (5/6/1923-14/1/2005). Soto’s work is characterized by optical illusions and movement making …
TRACES: Donald Judd
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist Donald Judd (3/6/1928-12/2/1994), associated with Minimalism. In his work, Judd sought …
TRACES: Richard Long
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Richard Long RA CBE (2/6/1945- ). He is an English sculptor …
TRACES: Carmen Herrera
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carmen Herrera (31/5/1915-12/2/2022 ), she has been painting since her youth in Cuba, but …
TRACES: Ellsworth Kelly
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ellsworth Kelly (31/5/1923-27/12/2015), one of America’s great 20th Century Abstract artists, who in the …
TRACES: Agnès Varda
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Agnès Varda, (30/5/1928-29/3/2019) the French director and photographer whose first film, “La Pointe Courte” …
TRACES:Nobuyoshi Araki
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Nobuyoshi Araki (25/5/1940- ). For over half a century, Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki has …
TRACES: Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado’s (8/2/1944-23/5/2025 ) straightforward photographs portray individuals living in desperate economic circumstances. Because he insists on presenting his pictures in series, …
TRACES: Gina Pane
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Gina Pane (24/5/1939-6/3/1990), a seminal figure in the history of Body Art and more …
TRACES: Marisa Merz
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marisa Merz (23/5/1926-19/7/2019) one of the central figures and the only woman artist participating …
TRACES: Jean Tinguely
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jean Tinguely (22/5/1925-30/8/1991). He is best known for his machinelike kinetic sculptures that destroyed …
TRACES: Thomas Hirschhorn
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Thomas Hirschhorn (16/5/1957- ), he uses everyday and found materials to create a dystopian …
TRACES: Jasper Johns
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jasper Johns (15/5/1930- ), his work affected nearly every artistic movement from the ‘50s …
TRACES: Teresita Fernández
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Teresita Fernández (12/5/1968- ). Through her practice, she explores perception and the psychology of …
TRACES: Joseph Beuys
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the German artist Joseph Beuys (12/5/1921-23/1/1986). He was the artist with the most influence …
TRACES: Jan Dibbets
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Jan Dibbets (9/5/1941- ), Initially trained as a painter, in the 1960s Dibbets turned …
TRACES: James Turell
Today is the occasion to bear in mind , James Turrell (6/5/1943- ). Informed by his training in perceptual psychology and a …
TRACES: Kimsooja
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Korean artis Kimsooja (29/4/1957- ). Adressing issues of the displaced self and others, …
TRACES: William Kentridge
Today is the occasion to bear in mind William Kentridge (28/4/1955- ). He rose to prominence in the ‘90s with expressive drawings, …
TRACES: Yves Klein
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the French artist Yves Klein (28/4/1928-6/6/1962), Klein was born in Nice and his parents …
TRACES: Cy Twombly
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Cy Twombly (25/4/1928-5/7/2011), he is considered to be one of the greatest American painters …
TRACES: Bridget Riley
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the British artist Bridget Riley born in London (24/4/1931- ) is an English painter …