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TRACES: Pablo Picasso

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pablo Picasso (25/10/1881-8/4/1973), he is probably the most important figure of 20th century, in terms of art and art movements that occurred over this period. Before the age of 50, the Spanish Artist, had become the most well-known name in modern art, …

Takis

TRACES: Takis

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Takis (25/10/1925-8/8/2019 ), among the leading kinetic artists, Takis (Panagiotis Vassilakis) has created a …

Sarah Lucas

TRACES: Sarah Lucas

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sarah Lucas (23/10/1962- ), her practice is characterized by irreverent humour and the creation …

Pino Pascali

TRACES: Pino Pascali

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Italian artist, sculptor and performer Pino Pascali (19/10/1935-11/9/1968). He was one of the …

Carolee Schneemann

TRACES: Carolee Schneemann

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carolee Schneemann (12/10/1939-6/3/2019), a multidisciplinary artist. Carolee Schneemann Transformed the definition of art, especially …

TRACES: Sophie Calle

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sophie Calle (9/10/1953- ), one of France’s leading Conceptual artists. Her work is distinguished …

Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella (7/10/1918-8/1/2006)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Mimmo Rotella (7/10/1918-8/1/2006), inspired from the ripped posters that lined the walls of Rome, …

Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim

TRACES: Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim

20Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Surrealist artist and photographer Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim (6/10/1913-15/11/1985). She is probably best known …

Brice Marden

TRACES: Brice Marden

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Brice Marden (5/10/1938-9/8/2023), his works derive from highly specific personal experiences, much like those …

Chen Zhen

TRACES: Chen Zhen

Today is the occasion to bear in mind, one of the most important Chinese artists, Chen Zhen (4/10/1955-13/12/2000). His conceptual installations and …

Katharina Grosse

TRACES: Katharina Grosse

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Katharina Grosse (2/10/1961), internationally recognised for her bold, haptic paintings and saturated use of …

TRACES: Walter de Maria

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Walter de Maria (1/10/1935-25/7/2013). Perhaps most significantly, he developed a conceptual approach to earth-based …

TRACES: Ilya Kabakov

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Ilya Kabakov (30/9/1933-27/5/2023), an artist of note in two distinctly polar disciplines. While living …

Joel Shapiro

TRACES: Joel Shapiro

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Joel Shapiro (27/9/1941-14/6/2025), who creates abstract geometric sculpture that elicits a sense of movement …

Mark Rothko

TRACES: Mark Rothko

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Mark Rothko (25/9/1903-25/2/1970), he was one of the most important American painters. After his …

Peter Halley

TRACES: Peter Halley

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Peter Halley (24/9/1953- ), one of the most emblematic artists of his generation, recognized …

Matt Mullican

TRACES: Matt Mullican

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carl Matt Mullican (18/9/1951- ). In order to understand the world, the sculptor and …

Carl Andre

TRACES: Carl Andre

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Carl Andre (16/9/1935-24/1/2024), who during the ‘60s and ‘70s, produced a number of sculptures …

LUCAS SAMARAS

TRACES: Lucas Samaras

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucas Samaras (14/9/1936-7/3/2024). Lucas Samaras is not the best-known artist in America, but among …

Robert Irwin

TRACES: Robert Irwin

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Robert Irwin (12/9/1928-25/10/2023), his practice, which is often associated with the California-based Light and …

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 …

Douglas Gordon

TRACES: Douglas Gordon

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Douglas Gordon (20/9/1966- ) working across mediums and disciplines, he investigates moral and ethical questions, …

Pierre Soulages

TRACES: Pierre Soulages

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Pierre Soulages (24/12/1919-26/10/2022), known as “the painter of black and light”. He has forged …