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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Douglas Gordon
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Douglas Gordon (20/9/1966- ) working across mediums and disciplines, he investigates moral and ethical questions, …
TRACES: Frank Stella
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Frank Stella (12/5/1936-4/5/2024), one of the most dominant and influential figures in Abstract Painting …
TRACES: Pierre Soulages
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pierre Soulages (24/12/1919-26/10/2022), known as “the painter of black and light”. He has forged …
TRACES:Germano Celant
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Germano Celant (1940-29/4/2020), a name everyone in the art world recognizes. It was Celant …
TRACES:Michelangelo Pistoletto
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian artist, and art theorist, Michelangelo Pistoletto (25/6/33- ). Born in Biella, Italy, …
TRACES:Lucio Fontana
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucio Fontana (19/2/1899-7/9/1968). By slashing the center of his canvases, Fontana allowed three–dimensional space …
TRACES:Alighiero Boetti
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian Conceptual artist Alighiero e Boetti (16/12/1940-24/2/1994). Who used his work as political …