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Christo and Jeanne-Claude were both born on June 13, 1935, he in Bulgaria, she in Morocco. They met in Paris in 1958 when Christo was commissioned to paint a portrait of Jeanne-Claude’s mother. Since that time they have collaborated on an impressive oeuvre of work. They are noted for their …
Language, whether oral or written, gestural or graphical, has always been one of Falke Pisano’s central preoccupations. Her installations, sculptures, drawings, diagrams …
Gaspard Félix Tournachon known as Nadar (6/4/1820-23/3/1910) wasn’t just gifted artistically, he was technically ahead of his time, he had the ability …
For more than 60 years, Robert Irwin has explored perception as the fundamental issue of art. Irwin, who began his career as …
The Whitney’s Museum of American Art Collection includes over 22,000 works created by more than 3,000 artists in the United States during …
Today one of Italy’s most internationally acclaimed artists, Giovanni Anselmo first emerged as part of the Arte Povera Movement during the second …
As a boy in the ‘60s, Blair Thurman spent a lot of time at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, where his …
Robert Capa, is the photographer whose name is synonymous with war photos, from 1938 Robert Capa regularly used color film until his …
The multichannel video installations of Omer Fast blur the boundaries between documentary, dramatization, and fantasy, frequently generating viewers’ confusion. Omer Fast often …
Sevres, Paris and Maastricht have strong historical connections to ceramic production in all its guise. Cité de la Céramique, La maison rouge …
Eva Hesse and Sol LeWitt first met in the late ‘50s. They and other artists and the art critic Lucy R. Lippard, …
Robert Mapplethorpe was given his first Polaroid camera in 1971 and learned about light and exposure by photographing flowers, taking pictures of …
Neïl Beloufa’s work occupies a space between truth and fiction. He works with untrained volunteers and aspiring actors. The artist situates himself …
The Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst deliberately breaks with tried and tested tradition by creating open space for art at Zurich’s Löwenbräu-Areal. Since …
Margaux Bricler, whose past artistic trajectory was close to conceptual Minimalism, takes root this time in the fields of poetic evocation and …
Born and raised in Amsterdam Laser 3.14 is best known for his poetic graffiti texts that can be found all around Amsterdam. …
Richard Learoyd’s color images are made with one of the most antiquarian of photographic processes: the camera obscura. Learoyd has created a …
April in the Orthodox tradition is month which balances between Charmolipi. Art blossoms like the Spring (!) The openings and the …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American Minimalist Artist Dan Flavin (1/4/33-29/11/96). Few artists can boast having explored a …
Since it was inaugurated in 1998, Art Paris has become a highlight on the International Art calendar and a major event …
Tony Cragg is one of the world’s most foremost sculptors. His work is notable for its exploration of different materials, including found …
Giuseppe Penone belonged to Italy’s Arte Povera Movement of the ‘60s. Like many in the group, Penone uses simple materials from daily …
Moderna Museet has one of Europe’s finest collections of Modern and Contemporary art. Since the start in 1958, the Museum has been …
Without Brian Griffin, the world of portrait photography would be vastly different. Griffin’s diverse influences, including Surrealism and Renaissance masters and his …
