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Thomas Ruff, press++20.33, 2015, © Thomas Ruff, courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: Thomas Ruff-press++

Thomas Ruff has fundamentally changed our relationship to the photographic image, moving it beyond reactionary ideas of documentation and supposed “truth” towards …

ART NEWS:Apr.02

A newly commissioned painting of monumental scale “Empireland” grapples with Ireland’s history as a state. With images, icons, symbols and figures relating …

Adriana Varejão, Kindred Spirits, 2015, courtesy Lehmann Maupin Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Adriana Varejão

Adriana Varejão has developed a rigorous practice that is informed by cultural and historical research. Each series is based on intense investigation …

Kader Attia, Chaos + Repair = Universe, 2014, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2016, Courtesy Kader Attia and Galeria Continua, Photo: MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst / Axel Schneider, Museum für Moderne Kunst Archive

ART CITIES:Frankfurt -Kader Attia

Kader Attia has been considered one of the most influential artists of his generation. He spent his childhood between France and Algeria, …

R. Crumb, Untitled, 2002, Pages from Art & Beauty Magazine, Number 2-2003, courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:London-R.Crumb

Robert Crumb is universally acknowledged as the Godfather of underground comics, and is widely held up in some quarters as a counterculture …

Annette Messager, Le bras chassure, 2015, © Annette Messager, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Annette Messager

Annette Messager has an extensive body of work, for over 4 decades she encompasses drawing, photography, needlework, sculpture and installation. Messager’s works …

Alfredo Jaar, The Skoghall Konsthall, 2000, Courtesy the artist, EVA International 2016 Archive

BIENNALS:EVA International 2016

EVA International is Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art. Every two years EVA International works with guest curators to create a 12-week program …

Anish Kapoor, Fold II, 2014, courtesy Paragon

ART FAIRS:Art Cologne 2016

The origins of today’s ART COLOGNE go back to Kunstmarkt Köln ’67 which was launched on 15/9/67 in the Gürzenich a historic …

John Kørner, Organising honey, 2016, © John Kørner, Courtesy the Artist and Victoria Miro, London

ART CITIES: London -John Kørner

John Kørner, is a Danish artist who works with painting, graphics, installation and sculpture. The artist is known for his humorous approach …

Taryn Simon, Agreement to conduct impact studies of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on neighboring countries, Khartoum, Sudan, August 26, 2014, Photo: © Taryn Simon, Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

ART CITIES:Rome-Taryn Simon

  Taryn Simon has constructed an ambitious body of work that is the result of an invisible and rigorous process of research …

Spencer Finch, Mars (Sunrise), © the artist, Lisson Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:London-Spencer Finch

Spencer Finch is known for his exploration of light and color across a range of mediums, using the effects of natural lighting …

Franz Ackermann, Lamps of Istanbul, © Franz Ackermann, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon Paris and Brussels

ART CITIES:Paris-Franz Ackermann

In the work of Franz Ackermann, paintings, drawings, murals and architectural elements all play a part. His work frequently deals with the …

ART CITIES:Paris-Niele Toroni

Echoing Italian poet and novelist Cesare Pavese’s idea that the only joy in the world is to begin, Niele’s Toroni work repeats …