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Zaha Hadid-Building The Future, Taschen Publications

BOOK:Zaha Hadid-Building The Future, Taschen Publications

During the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany, and the Central Building of the BMW Assembly Plant …

Al Taylor, The Peabody Group #29 (Detail), 1992, Graphite pencil, watercolor, gouache, india ink, colored inks, colored pencil, and ballpoint pen on wove paper, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Modern and Contemporary Collectors Committee, The High Museum of Art Archive

ART CITIES:Atlanta-Al Taylor

Al Taylor is known for his uniquely innovative approach to process and materials that encompassed two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional objects. Taylor ultimately …

Gimhongsok, Structuring Shadows (aluminium foil faced bubble insulation) [Detail], 2017, Pigment print on resin coated paper, 200 x 150 cm, Courtesy the Artist and Perrotin

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Gimhongsok

Focusing on the inevitable consequences of culture translation within the globalized capitalist system, the Korean artist Gimhongsok has consistently explored the issues …

Dieter Roth, Gesammelte Werke, Postpaket, 1987, Set of books 'Collected Works' in packaging paper, 27.5 x 35 x 39 cm, © Dieter Roth Estate, Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Zürich-Salon

The group exhibition “Salon” is a curated presentation of modern masters and contemporary work. Over a period of four weeks, the exhibition …

ART NEWS:Nov.03

A selection of works by Christian Boltanski’s is on presentation at the exhibition “Animitas-Selected Works”. Evolving around two video installations part of …

Left: Beth Letain, Ballast, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 230 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin. Right: Beth Letain, Every Other, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 170 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin

ART CITIES:Berlin-Beth Letain

Coming from a background in science, Beth Letain’s approach to painting is driven by an ‘imperative. The artiststudied at the Nova Scotia …

MADSAKI, Untitled (TBC - character series 1), 2017, Acrylic and aerosol on canvas (TBC), 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Seoul-MADSAKI

A man of deep perspective and a global mindset, MADSAKI graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1996, after workin as a …

Michel Comte, Aialik Glacier, from Light series, 2017, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts Archive

PHOTO:Michel Comte-Light

Michel Comte first completed an apprenticeship as a restorer before he taught himself photography. When he was 25 years old, Comte got …

Richard Wentworth, First and Last Word, 2017, Dictionary, soldered galvanized cable and unused linen bed sheet, 9.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm, Peter Freeman, Inc. Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Richard Wentworth

Richard Wentworth rose to popularity in the late ‘70s as part of the New British Sculpture Movement, defined by their collective reaction …

Left-Center-Right: Geta Brătescu, Limite si rescul (Limits and rescues) (Detail), 2012, Series of 7 collage and drawing on paper, 21.3 x 29.7 cm, Photo: Ștefan Sava, © Geta Brătescu, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:N.York-Geta Brătescu

Geta Brătescu’s vivid practice has comprised performance, textiles, collage, print-making, installation and film. Living and working in Bucharest throughout Ceauşescu’s regime, Brătescu …

Gary Hume, Spent, 2016, Enamel paint on aluminum, 98 x 135 cm, Matthew Marks Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Gary Hume-Mum

After Gary Hume graduated from Goldsmith’s College, London in 1988, he received critical acclaim for his hard-edged, abstract “Door” paintings. Since then …

Dan Graham, Model for Ying Yang, 1997, MDF, Perspex, 31.5 x 107 x 107 cm, © Dan Graham, Photo: Ken Adlard, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:Beijing-Dan Graham

As one of contemporary art’s most influential figures, Dan Graham has been at the forefront of many of the most significant developments …

OPEN CALL:MFA Art Practice

The Art Practice program at School of Visual Arts (SVA) is now accepting applications for summer 2018 admission. Art Practice is a …

Gülçin Aksoy, A, 2017, Mixed media, Courtesy Zilberman Gallery

ART CITIES:Istanbul-Gülçin Aksoy

Gülçin Aksoy, both in her individual practice using various media and in artist collectives that she has been part of or collaborated …

ART NEWS:Nov.02

The 15th edition of TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, titled “They Call Us The Screamers” features artworks by Irish and international artists …