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Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Super Blue Omo, 2016, Collection Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach-Florida

ART CITIES:London-Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Njideka Akunyili Crosby negotiates the cultural terrain between her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria, creating works that expose the challenges of occupying these two worlds. She has created a sophisticated visual language that pays homage to the history of Western painting while also referencing African cultural traditions. …

Adriana Varejão, Olympic Aquatics Stadium Rio, 2016, Photo: Rio 2016/André Motta, Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

ART CITIES:Rome-Adriana Varejão

  One of the most original voices in Contemporary Brazilian art, Adriana Varejão’s diverse practice comprises painting, sculpture, photography and installation. The …

Jean Tinguely, Elément Détaché III, 1954 Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, 2016

ART CITIES:Amsterdam- Jean Tinguely

The Swiss sculptor and pioneer of Kinetic art Jean Tinguely was a highly ingenious individual who explored several Avant-Garde art movements of …

Anish Kapoor, Descension, Courtesy Galerie kamel mennour

MIRAGES XXIX

  October is the month that officially signifies the start of the beginning of art season with two important Art Fairs, Frieze …

Tony Cragg, Ginko, 2015, © Tony Cragg, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:London- Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg is one of the world’s most foremost sculptors. The continual sculptural investigations led Cragg from his early uses of detritus …

Cai Guo-Qiang, Seasons of life Summer, 2015, © Cai Guo-Qiang, Photo: Courtesy of the Yokohama Museum_of_Art, Bonnefantenmuseum Archive

ART CITIES:Maastricht- Cai Guo Qiang

Cai Guo-Qiang has worked in multiple mediums within art, including drawing, installation, video and performance art. Drawing upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary …

Luis_Miguel_Bendana, Blush On A Man, 2016, Courtesy the artist & Seventeen Gallery

ART-PREVIEW: Lonesome Wife

The group exhibition “Lonesome Wife” takes its title from the book “Willie Masters’ Lonesome Wife” (first published in 1968 and republished in …

John Chamberlain, Gondola Walt Whitman, 1981–82, © 2016 Fairweather & Fairweather LTD/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, Photo: Douglas M. Parker Studio

ART CITIES:Geneva- John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain is known for his long career of making vividly colored and vibrantly dynamic sculptures using discarded automobile parts that he …

ART NEWS:Sept.04

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Lisson Gallery Milan presents the group exhibition “Five / Fifty / Five Hundred” that takes place …

Alicja Kwade, Gegenwartsdauer, 2013, Courtesy the artist & Kamel Mennour, Photo: Fabrice Seixas

ART CITIES:London-Alicja Kwade

What is reality? What is perception? What is social consent? These are the key issues the works of Alicja Kwade are concerned …

BOOK:Adolf Krischanit,Cantz Publications

This publication surveys the eclectic projects of Austria-based architect Adolf Krischanit, covering every genre from furniture to museum design. Besides making buildings …

Chiharu Shiota, Uncertain Journey, 2016, Installation view, Courtesy the artist and Blain|Southern, Photo: Christian Glaeser

ART CITIES:Berlin-Chiharu Shiota

Chiharu Shiota is a Japanese Performance and Installation artist best known for creating room-filling, monumental, delicate and poetic environments. Central to the …

Giuseppe Penone, Vaso, 1986, Marian Goodman Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Giuseppe Penone

In an oeuvre spanning more than 40 years, Giuseppe Penone has explored the subtle levels of interplay between man, nature, and art. …

Nástio Mosquito, Respectable Thief, 2016, Courtesy & © Nástio Mosquito, Live Performance at World Breakers (2016) at Centrale Fies-Dro, Photo: Alessandro Sala

ART CITIES:N.York-Nástio Mosquito

Combining a range of disparate tropes, such as post-internet, performance, protest and masquerade Nástio Mosquito questions identity, political power and the concept …