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Left: John Currin, Crystal’s Friend, 2011, Oil on canvas, 61 x 45.7 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: John Currin, Miss Fenwick, 1996, 112 x 81.3 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Geneva-John Currin

Since the 1990s, John Currin has reigned as one of the art world’s greatest provocateurs residing on the double-edged sword of desire …

Lydia Okumura, Installation at Museu de Arte Moderna, Sāo Paulo, 1984. Vintage B&W Photograph. Photo: Roberto Okumura. ©Lydia Okumura. Courtesy of Anke Kempkes Art Advisory / Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac-London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:London Lydia Okumura

For almost 50 years, Lydia Okumura has been investigating the interstice between two and three-dimensional space through precise, site-specific installations. Mostly using …

Marc Newson, Chair, 2017, Cast Glass, 74 x 69 x 55 cm, © Marc Newson, Photo: Jaroslav Kviz, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

DESIGN:Marc Newson

Marc Newson has been described as one of the most influential designers of his generation. He has worked across an extremely wide …

Left: Gary Hume, Sweet Pea, 2016, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery. Right: Gary Hume, Petals, 2017, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles -Gary Hume

After graduating from Goldsmiths College and exhibiting in 1988’s “Freeze”, organised by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume gained early recognition for a group …

Ari Marcopoulos, The Park, 2017-18, Digital video, 58 minutes, Edition 1 of 5, © Ari Marcopoulos, Courtesy of Ari Marcopoulos and Fergus McCaffrey

ART-PRESENTATION: Ari Marcopoulos-3 Films

Ari Marcopoulos is a photographer and filmmaker who gravitates toward elusive subcultures, Ari Marcopoulos photographs objects and cultures that pique his interest. …

Roe Ethridge, Turtle, 2018, due sublimation print on aluminium, 121.9 x 147.3 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 AP, © Roe Ethridge, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Roe Ethridge

Roe Ethridge shoots in “editorial mode” and also borrows images already in circulation, including outtakes from his own commercial work. “Everything seems …

Left: Vartan Avakian, An Icon of Weird Tales and Bizarre Myths, 2018, Silver, salts and light on fine art paper, 25x20 cm, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects. Right: Vartan Avakian, Your Skin Shall Bear Witness Against You, Video Detail, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects

ART CITIES:Beirut-Vartan Avakian

Vartan Avakian’s work is based on the idea that all data exist in sculptural form and only appear as “fossils.” Consequently, memory …

Marcel Dzama, The spirits of the air live off of the smell of revolution, 2018, Gouache and graphite on paper, 35.6 x 55.9 cm, Framed: 43.2 x 63.8 cm, © Marcel Dzama, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Marcel Dzama

The work of Marcel Dzama is characterised by an immediately recognisable visual language that stems from a wide spectrum of references and …

Cady Noland, Exhibition view at MMK-Frankfurt, 2018,19, Courtesy Museum für Moderne Kunst

ART CITIES:Frankfurt-Cady Noland

Working in collage, installation, sculpture, and screen printing, Cady Noland has created incisive works that challenge the American dream, suggesting that the …

Gina Pane, Stripe Rake, 1969, Sand, humus, wooden rake 17 x 200 x 200 cm, View of the exhibition “Terre protégée”, kamel mennour (47 rue Saint André des Arts), Paris 6, 2018-2019, © ADAGP Gina Pane, Photo: archives kamel mennour, Courtesy Anne Marchand and kamel mennour, Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris-Gina Pane

There are many times when everyone is wondering how easy is for an artist to make performances or works of Land Art- …