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Matt Mullican, Untitled, 2014, Courtesy of Mai 36 Galerie, Camden Arts Centre Archive

ART CITIES:London- Matt Mullican

With his work Matt Mullican aims at understand the order of the world. The starting point of his artistic concept is the examination of the relationships between reality and how it is perceived. In his objective to determine the meaning of things Matt Mullican relies on the encyclopaedic method, using …

Luis_Miguel_Bendana, Blush On A Man, 2016, Courtesy the artist & Seventeen Gallery

ART-PREVIEW: Lonesome Wife

The group exhibition “Lonesome Wife” takes its title from the book “Willie Masters’ Lonesome Wife” (first published in 1968 and republished in …

John Chamberlain, Gondola Walt Whitman, 1981–82, © 2016 Fairweather & Fairweather LTD/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studio

ART CITIES:Geneva- John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain is known for his long career of making vividly colored and vibrantly dynamic sculptures using discarded automobile parts that he …

ART NEWS:Sept.04

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Lisson Gallery Milan presents the group exhibition “Five / Fifty / Five Hundred” that takes place …

Alicja Kwade, Gegenwartsdauer, 2013, Courtesy the artist & Kamel Mennour, Photo: Fabrice Seixas

ART CITIES:London-Alicja Kwade

What is reality? What is perception? What is social consent? These are the key issues the works of Alicja Kwade are concerned …

Chiharu Shiota, Uncertain Journey, 2016, Installation view, Courtesy the artist and Blain|Southern, Photo: Christian Glaeser

ART CITIES:Berlin-Chiharu Shiota

Chiharu Shiota is a Japanese Performance and Installation artist best known for creating room-filling, monumental, delicate and poetic environments. Central to the …

Giuseppe Penone, Vaso, 1986, Marian Goodman Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Giuseppe Penone

In an oeuvre spanning more than 40 years, Giuseppe Penone has explored the subtle levels of interplay between man, nature, and art. …

Nástio Mosquito, Respectable Thief, 2016, Courtesy & © Nástio Mosquito, Live Performance at World Breakers (2016) at Centrale Fies-Dro, Photo: Alessandro Sala

ART CITIES:N.York-Nástio Mosquito

Combining a range of disparate tropes, such as post-internet, performance, protest and masquerade Nástio Mosquito questions identity, political power and the concept …

Manish Nai, Untitled, 2016, © Manish Nai, Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Köln-Paris-St Moritz

ART CITIES:Paris-Manish Nai

The works Manish Nai, defy categorization, comprising of jute (coarse or fine), butter paper, handmade paper, his collages conceive intricate forms. He …

Sven Drühl, S.D.E.T., 2016, © Sven Drühl, VG Bildkunst-Bonn 2016, Haus Am Waldsee Archive

ART CITIES:Berlin-Sven Drühl

The painter, mathematician, and art historian Sven Drühl is an multitalented artist of his generation. In his paintings, neon-objects, and drawings, Sven …

Doug Aitken, Free, 2016, © Doug Aitken, Courtesy 303 Gallery-New York, Galerie Eva Presenhuber-Zurich; Victoria Miro-London and Regen Projects-Los Angeles

ART CITIES:London-Protest

Taking as a starting point Alice Neel’s painting, “Nazis Murder Jews” (1936), the exhibition “Protest” at Victoria Miro Gallery in London presents …

William Kentridge, The Refusal of Time (Film Still) 2012, Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery

ART CITIES:London-William Kentridge

William Kentridge’s work spans across traditional media and techniques such as: tapestries, works on paper, sculptures, installations, animated films or opera productions …

Alberto Biasi, Rilievo ottico dinamico, 1966, Courtesy Cortesi Gallery – London/Lugano, Photo: Bruno Bani

ART-PRESENTATION: Checkmate

The group exhibition “Checkmate. Games of International Art from the Sixties to Now” plays on multiple significances, starting from its title, which …