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Taro lzumi’s first major solo exhibition in Switzerland rests on his observations of our lifestyles, social interactions, and relations with nature and animals. Out of this material, he conceives multifarious, unclassifiable works which, starting from a simple framework and a certain economy of means, take us on journeys to the …
As economic problems make some shy away from grandiose, long-lasting buildings, a wave of new temporary buildings and architecture is sweeping over …
Synonymous with 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented …
As his personal circumstances move in constant flux, Ai Weiwei remains a cultural magnet. Renowned for his political activism and social media …
Love is the inspiration of Dorothy Iannone’s work “The (Ta)Rot Pack”, a series of twenty-seven cards depicting the life of Dieter Roth, …
Besides making buildings for living and working, Adolf Krischanitz also specializes in buildings for art and culture. Most recently, for instance, are …
The Sri Lankan architect and attorney Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) studied law, then architecture in England. He began developing his work in the …
The monograph “All Connected” is surveying the storied career of Hans Haacke, on the occasion his major retrospective exhibition on New Museum …
Lundgaard & Tranberg was founded in Copenhagen in 1985 by the architects Boje Lundgaard and Lene Tranberg. Since then, the firm has …
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for over three decades, documenting conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient …
Ydessa Hendeles has been an art therapist and an art historian, as well as a successful gallery owner in Canada. In 1993, …
In his work Grayson Perry tackles subjects that are universally human: identity, gender, social status, sexuality, religion. He tries to deal with …
Before buildings are buildings they are drawings – a fact that has been true for millennia. And, while the technology used to …
Beginning in the early 1960s, Peter Saul began to incorporate imagery borrowed from a range of pop-cultural sources into his exuberant, brightly …
Adrián Villar Rojas was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1980. He lives and works nomadically. Villar Rojas is best known for his large-scale, …
Aaron Curry makes sculptures and paintings whose relationship to modernism is productively fraught. Incorporating a wealth of elements from popular culture––science fiction, …
The art of Makoto Azuma uses flowers and plants as its starting point, but juxtaposes their timeless yet transient beauty with an …
Yoshitomo Nara is among the most beloved Japanese artists of his generation. His widely recognizable portraits of menacing figures reflect the artist’s …
“Would they still call me a diva if I were a man?’ asked Zaha Hadid, challenging as she did so more than …
Since opening to the public in 2009, the High Line has rapidly become one of New York City’s most popular and beloved …
Brunet Saunier Architecture was founded in 1981 by the architects Jérôme Brunet and Eric Saunier. The firm is primarily devoted to erecting …
John Ward Pawson is a British architectural designer whose work is known for its minimalist aesthetic. Educated at Eton, Pawson worked in …
Architect Jeanne Gang, FAIA, is the founding principal and partner of Studio Gang. Her inquisitive, forward-looking approach to design, unique in its …
Featuring more than 800 artworks from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the book “Art =” by Phaidon …
