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Ulrich Wüst, Nachlass Wiegmann (Detail), 1992-2010, Courtesy Christopher Grimes Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles -Ulrich Wüst

Ulrich Wüst is considered to be one of the most important photographers of the German Democratic Republic. Trained as an urban planner at the University College of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Weimar, Germany, Wüst took up photography in the ‘70s as a rhetorical tool for studying the development of …

ART CITIES:N.York-Ed Ruscha

In 1956, Ed Ruscha moved to Los Angeles, where he attended Chouinard Art Institute, from which he graduated in 1960. Ruscha’s early …

Anne Truitt, Grand, 1974, © annetruitt.org/Bridgeman Images

ART-PRESENTATION:Anne Truitt

Anne Truitt one of the most original and important sculptors of the postwar era, she was associated with Minimalism and the Washington …

Dara Birnbaum, Psalm 29(30), (Exhibition View), 2016, 6-Channer Video & sound installation, color, 8 min. looped, Edition of 3, Marian Goodman Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Dara Birnbaum

Inspired by her architectural background, Dara Birnbaum holds an enduring interest in the ways in which people live. During the late 1970s, …

ART NEWS:May 01

“Innovation: made in France II”, is an exhibition of important historical French design created between 1965 and 1975, a period of rapid …

Diane Arbus, Two ladies walking in Central Park, N. Y.C. 1963, © The Estate of Diane Arbus, Lévy Gorvy Gallery Archive

PHOTO:Diane Arbus In the Park

Diane Arbus was one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th Century. She studied photography with Berenice Abbott, Alexey …

Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Eight, 2001, High Definition Video with Sound, Duration: 3 min 35 sec, loop, Single Channel Video Projection, Installation dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artists and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery-New York, Lora Reynolds Gallery-Austin, Vera Munro Gallery-Hamburg

MIRRAGES XXXVI

This month is dedicated in Venice ant the 57th Biennale di Venezia. The whole city vibrates in the rhythm of Art. The …

Pino Pinelli, Pittura B. R., 2003, Mixed media, 14 elements 39 x 37 cm each, The Merchant House, Archive

ART CITIES:Amsterdam- Pino Pinelli

Inspired by the slightly older Zero artists, Pino Pinelli’s work encapsulates the desire of the era to alter the existence of traditional …

Otto Piene, Lichtwand Mönchengladbach, 2013 (Background), Doppelzylinder, 1996 (Left side), Lichtkubus 30 cm, 2002 (Right side), © Otto Piene Estate, Photo: Günter Thorn, Courtesy Sprüth Magers

ART CITIES:Berlin-Otto Piene

Otto Piene was, together with Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker, one of the founders of the ZERO group. Piene was known for …

Nancy Spero, Maypole: Take No Prisoners, 2007, Handprinting on aluminum, ribbon, steel chain, and aluminum pole with steel base, Dimensions variable, approximately 30 x 30 x 35 feet Installation view: Capilla de Santa Ana, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain, 2009, © The Nancy Spero and Leon Golub Foundation for the Arts, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

ART-PRESENTATION: Nancy Spero

Nancy Spero is regarded as a pioneering feminist artist whose work confronts social and political injustice with artistic ingenuity. Unapologetically feminist, anarchic …

Joseph Beuys, Zwei Frauen, 1955, Pencil, watercolour, gouache and iron chloride on paper, 21 x 29,5 cm, © Joseph Beuys Estate/DACS-London 2017, Photo: Ulrich Ghezzi, Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:London-Joseph Beuys

Through a multi-faceted practice that incorporated drawing, sculpture, installations and political activism, Joseph Beuys radically re-conceived the role of theartist, aspiring to …

Christopher Chiappa, Single Fried Egg, 2015, Paint, epoxy resin and fiberglass on plaster, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Kate Werble Gallery-New York

ART FAIRS:Art Cologne 2017

With Berlin divided after World War II, the new capital of West Germany became Bonn, which is a city located very close …

Roni Horn, The Selected Gifts, (1974 – 2015), 2015-16, Ink jet prints on Hahnemuehle paper, 67 parts, 13 x 13 in (18 images); 13 x 14 in (3 images); 13 x 16 in (31images); , 13 x 18 in (9 images); 13 x 19 in (6 images), Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich, Courtesy Hauser & Wirth

PRESENTATION: Roni Horn

For more than 30 years, Roni Horn has been developing work of concentrated visual power and intellectual rigor, often exploring issues of …

ART NEWS:April 03

To mark its 10th anniversary, WIELS presents the large scale exhibition “The Absent Museum” with works from 45 artists, that is held …