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Dennis Oppenheim (6/9/1938-21/1/2011) has been a pioneer of Conceptual Art, Land Art, Body Art, Video, and Sculpture since the late ‘60s. He is most interested in imperfect and chaotic manifestations of dialogue and tension, danger and discomfort. Through documents or interviews, starting with: moments and memories, we reveal out from …
Christian Boltanski (6/9/1944-14/7/2021) is known for a body of work that may be considered a disturbing archive of our social, cultural, ethnic, …
John Cage’s (5/9/1912-12/8/1992) innovations with sound, instrumentation, performance, and composition all helped redefine music in the twentieth century. More specifically, his use …
Ai Weiwei (28/8/1957- ) is an artist, architectural designer, curator, and social activist and perhaps the best-known Chinese Contemporary artist. His formal …
Yayoi Kusama (22/3/1929–14/8/2026), a pioneering figure of the avant-garde and a precursor of Pop Art, Minimalism, and Feminist Art, is recognised as …
The American Avant-Garde artist and leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man Ray (27/8/1890-18/11/1976), was a pioneer in painting, film, …
Marguerite “Peggy” Guggenheim (26/8/1898-23/12/1979), is the woman that created one of the most important Collections of Modern European and American art. Relying …
Andy Warhol (6/8/1928-22/2/1987), was one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th Century, creating some of the …
Giovanni Anselmo (5/8/1934-18/12/2023) is a self-taught artist known for his sculptural installations created under the Arte Povera movement. He was born in …
Allan McCollum (4/8/1944- ) is one of the most original and influential post-Conceptual American artists alive today. His work is repeatedly characterised …
Since the late 1960s, Robert Wilson’s (4/10/1941-31/7/2025) productions have decisively shaped the look of theater and opera. Through his signature use of …
Enrico Castellani (4/8/1930-1/12/2017), one of Italy’s most influential artists associated with the zero movement, Movimento Arte Nucleare and Azimut and is best …
Keith Sonnier (31/7/1941-18/7/2020), was a pioneering figure in conceptual, post-minimal, video and performance art of the late 1960s. Born in Grand Mamou, …
Marcel Duchamp (28/7/1887–2/10/1968), has been aptly described by Willem de Kooning as a one-man Art Movement. Duchamp has had a huge impact …
Andy Goldsworthy’s (26/7/1956- ) is a photographer and environmentalist, his works consists of natural landscapes, works produced by only him and the …
Since the 1960s Alex Katz (24/7/1927- ) has developed a highly innovative style unlike any of his contemporaries. His landscapes and figures excel …
Nam June Paik (20/7/1932-29/1/2006) is commonly hailed as the “father” of new media art for his discoveries in music, video, performance, television …
Cornelia Parker (14/7/1956- ) is well known for her large scale, often site specific, installations. Her engagement with the fragility of existence …
Piero Manzoni (13/7/1933-6/2/1963 )was a pioneering Italian conceptual artist who challenged traditional ideas of art through provocative and unconventional works. He used …
Like other Pop artists, David Hockney (9/7/1937-116/2026) revived figurative painting in a style that referenced the visual language of advertising. What separates …
Chuck Close Close (5/7/1940-19/8/2021) was a leading American artist known for his monumental, photorealistic portraits. He painted friends, family members, and fellow …
Tracey Emin (3/7/1963- ) an English artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind One of the world’s foremost contemporary artists, Sean Scully (30/6/1945-). His work draws on …
Born in Biella, Italy, Michelangelo Pistoletto (25/6/1933- ) was a leading figure in the development of both Arte Povera and conceptual art. …
