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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 …

Ilona Keserü Ilona, Felhő idézetekkel, 1990-2014, Photo: Horváth S.Gábor, Courtesy the artist and Ludwig Museum-Budapest

ART-PRESENTATION: Iparterv 50+

Fifty years ago, two paradigmatic exhibitions of the Hungarian art scene, “Iparterv I” (1968) and “Iparterv II” (1969) were organized. These contemporary …

ART NEWS:Jan.03

Working with sound, light, scale and temperature the exhibition “CONSTITUTION” builds on, Ghislaine Leung’s ongoing enquiry into withdrawal and dependency. Taking active …

Bill Viola, Nantes Triptych, 1992 , Video/sound installation, Photo: Kira Perov, Courtesy Bill Viola Studio

ART-PRESENTATION: Bill Viola/Michelangelo

Exploring the universal themes of human existence and experience, the exhibition “Bill Viola/Michelangelo”, is the first exhibition at the Royal Academy devoted …

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 …

Ari Marcopoulos, The Park, 2017-18, Digital video, 58 minutes, Edition 1 of 5, © Ari Marcopoulos, Courtesy of Ari Marcopoulos and Fergus McCaffrey

ART-PRESENTATION: Ari Marcopoulos-3 Films

Ari Marcopoulos is a photographer and filmmaker who gravitates toward elusive subcultures, Ari Marcopoulos photographs objects and cultures that pique his interest. …

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 …