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TRACES: Pierre Huyghe

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pierre Huyghe (11/9/1962- ), his works often present themselves as complex systems characterized by …

Sol LeWitt

TRACES: Sol LeWitt

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sol LeWitt (9/9/1928-8/4/2007), he was pivotal in the creation of the new radical aesthetic …

TRACES: Dennis Oppenheim

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Dennis Oppenheim (6/9/1938-21/1/2011), he has been a pioneer of Conceptual Art, Land Art, Body …

Christian Boltanski

TRACES: Christian Boltanski

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christian Boltanski (6/9/1944-14/7/2021),  he is known for a body of work that may be …

John Cage

TRACES: John Cage

Today is the occasion to bear in mind John Cage (5/9/1912-12/8/1992). Cage’s innovations with sound, instrumentation, performance, and composition all helped redefine …

TRACES: Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei (28/8/1957- ) is an artist, architectural designer, curator, and social activist and perhaps the best-known Chinese Contemporary artist. His formal …

Man Ray

TRACES: Man Ray

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Avant-Garde artist and leading figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements, Man …

Peggy Guggenheim

TRACES: Peggy Guggenheim

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marguerite “Peggy” Guggenheim (26/8/1898-23/12/1979), The woman that created one of the most important Collections …

Andy Warhol

TRACES: Andy Warhol

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Andy Warhol (6/8/1928-22/2/1987). One of the most influential artists of the second half of …

Giovanni Anselmo

TRACES: Giovanni Anselmo

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Giovanni Anselmo (5/8/1934-18/12/2023), a self-taught artist known for his sculptural installations created under the …

Enrico Castellani

TRACES: Enrico Castellani

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Enrico Castellani (4/8/1930-1/12/2017), one of Italy’s most influential artists associated with the zero movement, …

Allan McCollum

TRACES: Allan McCollum

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Allan McCollum (4/8/1944- ) one of the most original and influential post-Conceptual American artists …

Robert Wilson

TRACES: Robert Wilson

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Robert Wilson (4/10/1941-31/7/2025). Since the late 1960s, his productions have decisively shaped the look …

TRACES: Keith Sonnier

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Keith Sonnier (31/7/1941-18/7/2020), a pioneering figure in conceptual, post-minimal, video and performance art of …

TRACES:Marcel Duchamp

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Marcel Duchamp (28/7/1887–2/10/1968), he has been aptly described by Willem de Kooning as a …

Andy Goldsworthy

TRACES: Andy Goldsworthy

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Andy Goldsworthy (26/7/1956- ). His is, photographer and environmentalist, his works consists of natural …

Alex Katz

TRACES: Alex Katz

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Alex Katz (24/7/1927- ). Since the 1960s he has developed a highly innovative style …

TRACES: Nam June Paik

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the South-Korean artist Nam June Paik (20/7/1932-29/1/2006), who is commonly hailed as the “father” …

Cornelia Parker

TRACES: Cornelia Parker

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Cornelia Parker (14/7/1956- ). She is well known for her large scale, often site …

Piero Manzoni

TRACES: Piero Manzoni

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Piero Manzoni (13/7/1933-6/2/1963). In the years following his premature death at the age of …

David Hockney

TRACES: David Hockney

Today is the occasion to bear in mind David Hockney (9/7/1937- ), Like other Pop artists, Hockney revived figurative painting in a …

Chuck Close

TRACES: Chuck Close

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Chuck Close (5/7/1940-19/8/2021). Chuck Close is renowned for his highly inventive techniques of painting …

Tracey Emin

TRACES: Tracey Emin

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Tracey Emin (3/7/1963- ) an English artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. …

Sean Scully

TRACES: Sean Scully

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 …