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Lee Krasner, Combat, 1965, 179 × 410,4 cm, National Gallery of Victoria-Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1992 (IC1-1992), © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018 & The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ ARS-New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, 2018

ART-PREVIEW:Lee Krasner

Lee Krasner is considered one of the most critical figures in the evolution of American art in the second half of the 20th Century. Emerging from the first generation of Abstract Expressionist painters, Krasner committed to a six-decade persistent exploration of novel approaches to painting and collage. Her huge contribution …

Danh Vo, Cathedral Block Prayer Stage Gun Stock, Exhibition view at Marian Goodman Gallery-London, 2019, © Danh Vo, Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Danh Vo

Danh Vo was born in Vietnam and currently lives and works in Berlin and Mexico City. Emerging from personal relationships and fortuitous …

Kara Walker, 8 Possible Beginnings or: The Creation of African-America, a Moving Picture by Kara E. Walker, 2005, Video, black & white, audio; 15 min 57 sec, © Kara Walker. Courtesy Sprüth Magers and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

ART CITIES:London-Kara Walker

Kara Walker’s instantly recognizable cut-paper silhouettes are visually striking and charged with racial, sexual, and historical tension, commenting on slavery, the Black …

Jeff Preiss. 14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981-1988, 2019, 8mm transferred to Digital Media, 90 min. Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:Amsterdam-Jeff Preiss

During the ’80s Jeff Preiss became involved in the production of experimental cinema. Work from this time was included in “Big as …

Pia Cami,l Fade into black: sit, chill, look, talk, roll, play, listen, give, take, dance, share, Installation view

ART-PRESENTATION:Pia Camil

Pia Camil creates projects that negotiate between formal, historical and critical modes of operation. Formally, Camil’s works are often colorful objects, voluptuous …

Sarkis, Vitraux Mobiles, © Sarkis, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

ART CITIES:Paris-Sarkis

Sarkis Zabunyan, who is known only by his first name, is an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist hailing from Turkey. In a prolific …

Monica Bonvicini, No More #1, 2016, ©Monica Bonvicini, VG Bild-Kunst. Photo: Jens Ziehe, Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Art & Porn

Art & Porn is a large group exhibition boasting the participation of 40 Danish and international artists. It highlights the relationship between …

*Photo: Palais d’Iéna, exhibiton simulation, October 2019. Giuseppe Penone, Matrice di linfa, 2008. Fir tree, resin, terracotta, leather, metal. 131 x 4500 x 212 cm. Photo © CESE Benoît Fougeirol © Palais d’Iéna, architect Auguste. Perret, UFSE, SAIF. Courtesy Archivio Penone and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris/London.

MIRAGES LVI

In the International Art Scene October is the month devoted to Paris. The whole city and we are living in the rhythm …

Queens-Museum

ART NEWS:Oct.01

Michael E. Smith’s sculptures in his solo exhibition at Modern Art in London are made out of objects combed from the by-products …

Thomas Struth, Mountain, Anaheim 2014, Chromogenic print, 212.1 x 332.4 cm, © Thomas Struth

PHOTO:Thomas Struth

The images of Thomas Struth receive their signature character from the questions they raise about the relevance of public space, family ties, …

Michael Simpson, Squint 62, 2019, Oil on canvas, 244 x 517.5 cm, Photo: Peter Mallet, © Michael Simpson, Courtesy the artist and Blain|Southern Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Michael Simpson

For the past 30 years Michael Simpson has explored ideas relating to what he describes as “The infamy of religious history”. Rooted …

Enrique Ramírez, Mar mAr maR, Exhibition view Michel Rein Gallery-Paris, 2019, Courtesy the artist and Michel Rein Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Enrique Ramírez

Enrique Ramírez’ work lies in the gap where fiction and reality mutually enrich each other. Through metaphorical means, the artist questions our …