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Robert Morris

Robert Morris (9/2/1931-28/11/2018)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind one of the central figures of Minimalism, Robert Morris (9/2/1931-28/11/2018). Through both his own sculptures of the 1960s and theoretical writings, Morris set forth a vision of art pared down to simple geometric shapes stripped of metaphorical associations, and focused on the …

Sebastião Salgado

Sebastião Salgado (8/2/1944-23/5/2025 )

Sebastião Salgado’s (8/2/1944-23/5/2025 ) straightforward photographs portray individuals living in desperate economic circumstances. Because he insists on presenting his pictures in series, …

Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson (5/2/1967- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind a noted member of the Social Practice movement, Olafur Eliasson (5/2/1967- ), who injects …

Uche Okeke, Fantasy and Masks c.1960. © The Prof Uche Okeke Legacy Limited and Asele Institute Ltd. Photo courtesy of Research and Cultural Collections University of Birmingham

PRESENTATION: Nigerian Modernism, Part ii

Set against the backdrop of cultural and artistic rebellion, the exhibition “Nigerian Modernism” celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and …

ARCHITECTURE: Alvar Aalto

The Finnish Architect, City Planner and Furniture Designer Alvar Aalto, in full Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3/2/1898-11/5/1976), was one of Finland’s greatest …

Sterling Ruby, DRFTRS (9061), 2025, Collage, paint, and glue on paper, 28.3 × 43.5 cm | 11 1/8 × 17 1/8 inches, © Sterling Ruby, Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby has created a complex, ever-evolving artistic universe that oscillates between raw abjection and aestheticizing abstraction. His ceramics, sculptures, installations, textile …

Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami (1/2/1962- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind an artist known as the Japanese Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami (1/2/1962- ), who  sience …

Left: Claire Tabouret, Model, detail © Claire Tabouret © photo Marten Elder, 2025 Right: Eva Jospin, exhibition view, Palazzo, 2023, Palais des Papes, Avignon © photo Benoît Fougeirol © ADAGP, Paris, 2025

MIRAGES LXXX

February is a month full of exhibitions, and this time we dedicate it to Paris, beginning with an overview and then a …

Joseph Kosuth

Joseph Kosuth (31/1/1945- )

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American artist and theoretician, a founder and leading figure of the Conceptual Art …

Photo left: Hoda Kashiha, Gaze into a Glass of Wine in the Rainy Night, 2025, Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 150 x 120 x 4 cm (59 x 47 3/16 x 1 9/16 inches), © Hoda Kashiha, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia Photo right: Hoda Kashiha, Drink, Drink until the Red Flows Everywhere like Blood from the Trail of that Crimson the Sun Slowly Rise, 2025, Acrylic and pastel on canvas, 180 x 150 x 4 cm (70 13/16 x 59 x 1 9/16 inches), © Hoda Kashiha, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

ART CITIES: Paris-Hoda Kashiha

Although Hoda Kashiha’s pictorial approach is in the American pop vein, her works address themes that resonate with the complex socio- political …