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Germano Celant

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 who coined the term Arte Povera in 1967, referring to the group of artists in Italy using everyday objects to create their art. Since then, Celant has cemented …

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 …

Alighiero e Boetti

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 …

Robert Rauschenberg

TRACES:Robert Rauschenberg

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Robert Rauschenberg (22/10/1925-12/5/2008). Building on European Dada and Surrealism, notably Marcel Duchamp and Kurt …

TRACES:Shirin Neshat

The occasion to bear in mind the famous Iranian visual artist with international career Shirin Neshat is the current day (26/3/1957- ). …

Kurt Schwitters

TRACES:Kurt Schwitters

Today is the occasion to bear in mind, the German Dada artist Kurt Schwitters (20/6/1887-8/1/1948). His ground-breaking Merzbau, completely misunderstood in its …

TRACES:Dan Flavin

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Minimalist Artist Dan Flavin (1/4/33-29/11/96). Few artists can boast having explored a …

Marc Quinn

TRACES:Marc Quinn

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the artist that since he sculpted a self-portrait out of his own frozen blood, …

TRACES:Vlassis Caniaris

The column, “Traces”, is published as a tribute to artists, living and dead, who have left their mark in Contemporary Art. Through …

TRACES:Louise Bourgeois

If the great artist was living, today she would have closed 104. She passed away in 2010, full of days, having completed …