ART, Page 211
Born in Basel in 1945, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder spent his youth in an orphanage in Bern. During 1962-1965, he learnt photography as an apprentice in Wengen. In 1993 he represented Switzerland at the Venice Biennale with 119 tiny, mostly sunny scenes of the nation’s highway system, invariably painted from its overpasses, …
Since the late ‘60s, VALIE EXPORT has concentrated on the body in her work, with the intention of challenging – in a …
At the age of 7 to 12 months, the babies babbling, begins to sound more like words. At about 9 months, a …
Catherine Murphy’s work requires close looking and contemplation. Painting from life, Murphy uses color, form and light to create paintings that challenge …
“Hubtopia”, Sépànd Danesh’s new exhibition is an increasingly in-depth exploration of what has become a favourite theme: the corner. Sépànd Danesh’s works …
Mark Hagen uses common, non-traditional materials in his painting and sculpture to break down hierarchies and reveal the processes of art-making. He …
Terry Adkins created sculptures that were “as ephemeral and transient as music” and fashioned mixed-media artworks that relied on visual as well …
Eşref Yıldırım’s work takes inspiration from media representations that suggest a critique of power structures and social taboos shaping society. He focuses …
As a boy, Ai Weiwei lived his first artistic expression, burning the books of his house with his father, Ai Qing, a …
In many ways, Japan is a highly unusual country, in which tradition and cutting-edge technology coexist, in which the relationship between man …
Born in Macau, Aka Chio graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008 with an associate’s degree in design. She lives …
Edgar Arceneaux’s work in sculpture, drawing, and film reflects on cultural and personal memory, and is informed by the belief that all …
In his exuberant manufacture of objects and scenarios, Tom Sachs asks questions that relate to conception, production, consumption, and circulation. Using his …
In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger turned to sculpture to examine the relationship between bodies and space, and …
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 …
Working variously across film, video, performance, photography, and sound, Amie Siegel exposes and connects multiple strata of meaning in her meticulously crafted …
Im Heung-soon is a visual artist and cinema director based in Seoul. Since his early works on his working-class family, he has …
William Kentridge is renowned for his evocative drawings and animated films exploring time, the history of colonialism, and the aspirations and failures …
The work of Heimo Zobernig spans an array of media, from architectural intervention and installation, through performance, film and video, to sculpture …
Bruce Nauman is a central figure in Contemporary Art and one of the most influential artists of his time. Throughout his career, …
Vassil Simittchiev must be regarded as one of Sweden’s most important conceptual artists. For him the artistic idea is at least as …
Adam Pendleton is a conceptual artist known for his multi-disciplinary practice, which moves fluidly between painting, publishing, photographic collage, video and performance. …
Though little known to the general public and mainly published in specialized journals, Jacques Hondelatte nonetheless remains cult, a public figure who …
Kahlil Joseph keeps a determinedly low personal profile, preferring that his work does the talking for him. His body of work is …
