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Spencer Finch, Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004) [Detail], 2004, 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins, Dimensions variable, © Spencer Finch, Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Spencer Finch

Spencer Finch is best known for light installations that visualise his experience of natural phenomena. His investigations into the nature of light, …

ART NEWS:March 01

Ulrike Müller’s paintings, drawings, and textiles encompass and achieve the aims of abstract painting, figurative painting, genre painting and even devotional painting. …

Allan Sekula, This Ain't China: A Photonovel (Detail), 1974, Courtesy of the artist

ART CITIES:London-Allan Sekula

Allan Sekula revitalized documentary photography, provided critical foundations for theorizing the relationship between word and image, and was one of the earliest …

Sherrie Levine, Monochromes After Reinhardt: 1-14 (Detail), 2018, 14, oil on mahogany panels, Each: 71.1 x 53.3 cm, Overall dimensions variable, © Sherrie Levine, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Sherrie Levine

Sherrie Levine’s methods of appropriating and citing the works of important 20th Century male artists established her as a consequential artist of …

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1959, Oil on canvas, 269 × 457.8 cm, © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019, Photo: National Gallery of Art-Washington, D.C.

ART-PRESENTATION: Mark Rothko

Considered as one of the most renowned figures in the history of Abstract Expressionist Movement, Mark Rothko left a significant legacy throughout …

Patrick Martinez, Coretta, 2019, Neon, Edition of 3, 1 AP, 24 x 30 x 3 in, © Patrick Martinez, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevoort

ART CITIES:N.York-Patrick Martinez

Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley (lying generally to the east of Los Angeles), Patrick Martinez’s L.A. suburban upbringing and …

Victor Vasarely

MIRAGES LI

“The importance of art in our times is more imperative than ever… because life is so difficult, that our only real hope …

ART CITIES:Paris, Openings 7-9/3/19

Combining the laboratory and the studio, chemical experiments and performances, Hicham Berrada creates a personal universe that plays on the codes and …

Enoc Perez, Casa Malaparte (Day), 2008, Oil on canvas, 234 x 366 cm, © the artist, Photo: Carlo Vannini

ART-TRIBUTE:Rehang, Part II

For the first time since the opening of Collezione Maramotti in October 2007, ten rooms on the second floor of the permanent …

View of the exhibition « Activations », kamel mennour (6 rue du Pont de Lodi), Paris, 2019, © ADAGP Hicham Berrada, Photo: archives kamel mennour, Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour-Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris-Hicham Berrada

Strongly influenced by his background as both an artist and a scientist, Hicham Berrada combines intuition and knowledge, science and poetry. He …

Left: Dorothea Tanning, Costume for Night Shadow: A Guest, 1945, Watercolour and wash on paper, 353 x 251 mm, The Destina Foundation-New York, © DACS, 2019. Right: Dorothea Tanning, Birthday, 1942, Oil paint on canvas, 1022 x 648 mm, Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, US), © DACS, 2019

ART-PRESENTATION: Dorothea Tanning, Part I

Dorothea Tanning explored the disciplines of painting, sculpture, printmaking, collage, design, soft sculpture, installation and writing throughout her career. As a young …

Rakka / astor, falsified - study for exhibition new works - 2018, Charcoal on paper

ART CITIES:Brussels-Edgar Sarin

Edgar Sarin caught the eye of the public and art professionals right from the start thanks to his “Lifetime Concessions”, sealed artworks …

El Anatsui, Rising Sea(Detail), 2019, Installation view Haus der Kunst, Photo: Maximilian Geuter, Courtesy the artist and Haus der Kunst

ART-PRESENTATION: El Anatsui-Triumphant Scale

El Anatsui transforms simple, everyday materials into striking large-scale installations. His work raises questions about ethnic identity by combining traditional African techniques …