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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 of home. In videos such as “Fuck Africa” (2015) and “Demo de Cracia” (2013), he questions the strain on identity in countries like Angola via a performance of …

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 …

Sally Mann, Remembered Light, Untitled (Light on Wall), 2012, © Sally Mann, Gagosian Gallery Archive

PHOTO:Sally Man- Remembered Light

Sally Man first received critical attention for her series “At Twelve” (1983–85), which depicted 12-year-old girls on the brink of adolescence. Between …

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 …

Nigel Cooke, Salome, 2016, © 2016 Nigel Cooke, Courtesy Pace London

ART-PREVIEW:Nigel Cooke-Roman Willow

Nigel Cooke’s paintings create mazes for the mind. Looking at his large-scale surfaces, the viewer becomes entrapped by illusionary depths and a …

Vik Muniz, handmade: sem título (colored tears), 2016, Galeria Nara Roesler Archive

ART CITIES:São Paulo-Vik Muniz

In a labor-intensive and meticulous process, Vik Muniz reproduces images the Western viewer is familiar with from the print media, such as …

Mahmoud Khaled, Notes on Justice 2, 2016, © Mahmoud Khaled

ART-PRESENTATION:On Building Nations

The thematic double exhibition “On Building Nations” by Mahmoud Khaled and Szabolcs KissPál revisits the notion and complex mechanisms of the construction …

Andy Warhol, Silver Clouds, 1966, Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain Archive

ART CITIES:Brussels- Decor

Before the Modern era, art served primarily to decorate architecture and spaces in order to make life richer and more joyful. As …