Chuck Close

Chuck Close (5/7/1940-19/8/2021)

Chuck Close Close (5/7/1940-19/8/2021) was a leading American artist known for his monumental, photorealistic portraits. He painted friends, family members, and fellow artists using a grid system that transformed tiny abstract shapes into detailed faces when viewed from a distance. His work explored perception, memory, and identity, blending realism with …

Annabelle Selldorf

ARCHITECTURE: Annabelle Selldorf

Annabelle Selldorf  (5/7/1960- ) is a German-born architect and founding principal of Selldorf Architects, a New York City-based architecture practice. Selldorf has …

Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin (3/7/1963- )

Tracey Emin (3/7/1963- ) an English artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media …

Sean Scully

Sean Scully (30/6/1945-)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind One of the world’s foremost contemporary artists, Sean Scully (30/6/1945-). His work draws on …

Mika Tajima, 24 Hour Cosmos (Prototype), 2026 © Mika Tajima

ART CITIES:N.York-Mika Tajima

At the heart of Mika Tajima’s multidisciplinary practice, which spans performance, sculpture, painting, and new media installation is a profound inquiry into …

Ragnar Kjartansson, Figures in Landscape (Sunday), 2018 Single-channel video, Duration: 24 hours, Commissioned by the Danish Building and Property Agency for the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen © Ragnar Kjartansson; Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

VIDEO: Ragnar Kjartansson Mercy

Ragnar Kjartansson engages multiple artistic mediums, creating video installations, performances, drawings, and paintings that draw upon myriad historical and cultural references.  An …

Panos Charalambous, Citronne Gallery Archive

INTERVIEW: Panos Charalambous

Panos Charalambous is widely considered one of the most significant and influential visual artists on the contemporary Greek art scene. With a …

Doug Aitken, Lighstcape (2024) (still). Video. © Doug Aitken Workshop

ART CITIES: N.York-Doug Aitken

Beginning in the 1990s, artist and filmmaker Doug Aitken has developed a boundary-defying multimedia oeuvre that both studies and leads into new …

Michaël Borremans, Killer, 2026, Oil on linen, 16 1/2 x 20 7/8 inches (42 x 53 cm), Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso, © Michaël Borremans, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Michaël Borremans

Few contemporary artists manage to weaponize technical mastery quite like Michaël Borremans. The creates works that are instantly mesmerizing—reminiscent of Old Master …

Robert Venturi

ARCHITECTURE: Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi (25/6/25-18/9/2018) is best known for being an innovator of Postmodern Architecture, he and his wife Denise Scott Brown have worked …

Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan (24/6/1936- )

The painter, sculptor, writer and philosopher Lee Ufan  (24/6/1936- ), who came to prominence in the late 1960s as one of the …

Sylvie Fleury

Sylvie Fleury (24/6/1961- )

The contemporary Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury (24/6/1961- ), is known for her mises-en-scène of glamour, fashion and luxury products. Although at first …