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For the past three decades Michael Simpson has explored ideas relating to what he describes as “The infamy of religious history”. Rooted in a fascination with 15th Century Venetian and early Flemish Painting, and inflected by the formal restraint and reduced palette of Minimalism, Simpson had developed a distinctive, darkly …
Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active institute for the presentation of Contemporary art. It was designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor …
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, the 15th Istanbul Biennial brings together artworks by 56 artists …
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov base their collaborative works on the intersection of quotidian and conceptual elements. Ilya previously worked as a children’s …
Perhaps more than any other photographer, Andre Kertesz discovered and demonstrated the special aesthetic of the 35mm camera. These beautiful little machines …
Russian Cosmism was a movement that called for material immortality and resurrection, as well as travel to outer space. It developed out …
Alessandro Roma plays with the notions of perceiving what is undefined: if on the one hand his works are linked to the …
The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …
Adolph Frederick “Ad” Reinhardt was an abstract painter writer, critic, and educator active in New York beginning in the ‘30s and continuing …
Helen Johnson is perhaps best known for her large-scale, semi-narrative paintings, which explore a range of political and cultural histories and issues. …
Richard Bellamy was an art dealer with the enigmatic personality of an artist, and a visionary who launched the careers of such …
The most significant and influential Avant-Garde movement to emerge in Europe was Arte Povera that emerged against the backdrop of political and …
McDermott & McGough consists of visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough. McDermott & McGough challenge the chronological boundaries of art history …
Solange Pessoa emerged in the Brazilian art scene in the ‘80s, with sculptures, installations, performances, drawings and videos that dialogue with and …
The other side of Mykonos Island: Mykonos is one of the most misunderstood Greek islands because it is interwoven with nightlife, …
Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin where, he continues to live and work. Initially associated with “Arte …
The University of Technology Sydney is calling for PhD applications to its world-leading School of Design’s research program. Successful applicants will join …
An inventor as much as an artist, an “Intuitive Scientist” as he defines himself, a contemporary avant-garde artist but also a scientific …
Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …
One of the most innovative artists of the 20th Century, Lucio Fontana continually challenged the boundaries of art and the role of …
Stefano Benazzo, photographer, sculptor and model ship maker, presents his passion for wreckages in the book “Wrecks” by SKIRA Editore. With 144 …
Shinkichi Tajiri is primarily a sculptor who plays with the themes of violence and eroticism in metal assemblages where he brings loose …
The work of Chen Fei is part of a new trend in Contemporary Chinese Art that represents a clear thematic as well …
Sir Anthony Caro and Jules Olitski’s decades-long friendship took root in 1963 when, after years of mutual admiration, both artists joined the …
