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INTERVIEW: Karim Rashid

 On the occasion of a very interesting video-interview, where the legend of contemporary design Karim Rashid, speaks about his work, which we share with you, we recall our meeting and interview with Karim Rashid in Athens after the beginning of the Athens Olympic Games (14/8/04, a man that for years, …

Marcel Dzama, Blue water blues, 2024, Pearlescent acrylic ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, Triptych, Overall: 70 1/2 x 156 inches (179.1 x 396.3 cm), Overall, framed: 76 x 172 1/2 inches (193 x 438 cm), Signed recto; signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso, © Marcel Dzama, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Marcel Dzama

Since rising to prominence in the late 1990s, Marcel Dzama has developed an immediately recognizable visual language that investigates human action and …

Akane Saijo, Soil and Flesh, 2024, ceramic, 10 1/8 x 31 1/4 x 15 7/8 inches, Photo: SAIKI, © Akane Saijo, Courtesy the artist and Blum Gallery

ART CITIES: Tokyo-Surface and Signal

The group exhibition “Surface and Signal” brings together four artists whose practices engage with formal clarity, material honesty, and sensitivity to the …

Y.Z. Kami, Blue Dome, 2025, Oil on linen, 63 × 72 inches (160 × 182.9 cm), © Y.Z. Kami, Photo: Owen Conway, Courtesy Gagosian

PRESENTATION: Y.Z. Kami-The Domes

Y.Z. Kami’s paintings, drawings, collages, and sculptures explore the tension between the physical and the spiritual, surface and depth. His large-scale portraits, …

Trevor Paglen, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen is an artist whose practice persistently interrogates the unseen forces that shape contemporary life. Known for bridging disciplines—ranging from photography, …

akako Yamaguchi, Procession, 2024, oil and metal leaf on canvas, 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Ortuzar, New York; and as-is.la, Los Angeles. Photo: Gene Ogami

PRESENTATION: Takako Yamaguchi

Moving between the United States, Japan and France in the early years of her practice, Takako Yamaguchi developed a uniquely syncretic approach …

Sharon Ellis, Rose Garden, 2020, alkyd on panel, 20 x 16 inches, © Sharon Ellis, Courtesy the artist and Michael Kohn Gallery

ART CITIES: Los Angeles-Sharon Ellis

Sharon Ellis’s luminous interpretations of the natural world function simultaneously as cautionary tales and alluring invitations. Her compositions, marked by fluid lines …

TRACES: Michelangelo Pistoletto

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian artist, and art theorist, Michelangelo Pistoletto (25/6/33- ). Born in Biella, Italy, …

Robert Venturi

ARCHITECTURE: Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi (25/6/25-18/9/2018) is best known for being an innovator of Postmodern Architecture, he and his wife Denise Scott Brown have worked …

Sylvie Fleury

TRACES: Sylvie Fleury

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the contemporary Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury (24/6/1961- ). She is known for her mises-en-scène …

Anselm Kiefer, für Ingeborg Bachmann 2023-25, Emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf and ash on canvas, 280 x 380 cm | 110 1/4 x 149 5/8 in., © Anselm Kiefer, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

PRESENTATION: Anselm Kiefer

The language of material plays an essential role in the work of Anselm Kiefer, most of whose pictures have a geological sedimentary …

Lee Ufan

TRACES: Lee Ufan

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan  (24/6/1936- ), who came to prominence …

Alejandro Aravena

ARCHITECTURE: Alejandro Aravena

The Chilean Architect Alejandro Aravena (22/6/1967- ) is the winner of the 2016 Pritzker Prize. Highlighting his dedication to improve urban environments …

Rirkrit Tiravanija

TRACES: Rirkrit Tiravanija

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Rirkrit Tiravanija (21/6/1961- ). Even though his diverse artistic production eludes classification, he has …