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René Magritte followed Surrealist standards and painted everyday objects in unrealistic settings, a traditional means of prompting the viewer to question his or her own thought process. Magritte’s work is unique in that he maintained a Realist quality in his paintings, something that did not interest most Surrealist artists. This …
Candida Höfer began taking color photographs of interiors of public buildings, such as offices, banks, and waiting rooms, in 1979 while studying …
Since the ‘90s, Doug Aitken has created new and deeper levels of viewer involvement in narrative and the moving image. To immerse …
In an oeuvre spanning more than 40 years, Giuseppe Penone has explored the subtle levels of interplay between man, nature, and art. …
Combining a range of disparate tropes, such as post-internet, performance, protest and masquerade Nástio Mosquito questions identity, political power and the concept …
The works Manish Nai, defy categorization, comprising of jute (coarse or fine), butter paper, handmade paper, his collages conceive intricate forms. He …
Ian Davenport’s Abstract paintings are made by pouring and dripping household paint onto prepared canvases, boards and aluminium panels, tilted so …
Christiane Löhr’s work is quintessentially ecological and eco-sustainable, for it uses strictly natural, and thus fully biodegradable, materials which are gathered according …
The painter, mathematician, and art historian Sven Drühl is an multitalented artist of his generation. In his paintings, neon-objects, and drawings, Sven …
The exhibition “the sun at 4pm” continues Ugo Rondinone’s examination of the link between the natural world and the human condition. Extending …
Taking as a starting point Alice Neel’s painting, “Nazis Murder Jews” (1936), the exhibition “Protest” at Victoria Miro Gallery in London presents …
Mike Kelley’s work ranges from highly symbolic and ritualistic performance pieces to arrangements of stuffed-animal sculptures, to wall-size drawings, to multi-room installations …
George Lappas was one of the innovative and restless artists of the generation of the ‘80s, who contributed significantly to the rejuvenation …
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 …
In 1956 Jannis Kounellis moved to Rome and enrolled in the Accademia di Belle Arti. While still a student he had his …
Mario Airò was born in Pavia and lives and works in Genoa and Milan. He studied in Milan where with other artists …
William Kentridge’s work spans across traditional media and techniques such as: tapestries, works on paper, sculptures, installations, animated films or opera productions …
The group exhibition “Checkmate. Games of International Art from the Sixties to Now” plays on multiple significances, starting from its title, which …
Zeng Fanzhi is at the forefront of a generation of Chinese artists who have achieved national and international prominence in the wake …
Nigel Cooke’s paintings create mazes for the mind. Looking at his large-scale surfaces, the viewer becomes entrapped by illusionary depths and a …
Georg Baselitz’s work confronts the visceral reality of history and tragedy of being German in a post World War II …
In a labor-intensive and meticulous process, Vik Muniz reproduces images the Western viewer is familiar with from the print media, such as …
Nude figures from ancient Greece to present day, are peculiarly common in the art of the Western world. This situation might seem …
The thematic double exhibition “On Building Nations” by Mahmoud Khaled and Szabolcs KissPál revisits the notion and complex mechanisms of the construction …
