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James Turell

TRACES: James Turell

Today is the occasion to bear in mind , James Turrell (6/5/1943- ). Informed by his training in perceptual psychology and a …

Tara Donovan, Stratagem XII (detail), 2024, CDs, 81" × 24" × 24" (205.7 cm × 61 cm × 61 cm), Tara Donovan, Courtesy the artist and Pace Galley

ART CITIES: N.York-Tara Donovan

For over twenty years, Tara Donovan has created large-scale installations, sculptures and drawings that utilize everyday objects to explore the transformative effects …

ARCHITECTURE: Aldo Rossi

Aldo Rossi (3/5/1931-4/9/1997) was an Italian architect and designer who accomplished the unusual feat of achieving international recognition in four distinct areas: …

Maysha Mohamedi, Back to the Tuna Scheme, 2024, oil on canvas, 88" × 99" × 1-1/2" (223.5 cm × 251.5 cm × 3.8 cm), © Maysha Mohamedi, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: Berlin-Maysha Mohamedi

Maysha Mohamedi’s practice points toward a new mode of atmospheric abstraction that registers certain conditions specific to Los Angeles in the early …

Lena Henke, A hard shoulder I, 2024, Car tires, dimensions variable, Courtesy the artist & Layr, Vienna, Photo: Kunst-Dokumentation.com

PRESENTATION: Lena Henke-Dark Glasses

Lena Henke has developed a diverse body of sculptural works, often arranged in comprehensive spatial installations. Henke’s work references urban planning, Land …

David Magán, Multilayered 04 v. 02, 2023, pigment ink on canvas, 120 x 397 cm, © David Magán, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Denise René

ART CITIES: Paris-David Magán

David Magán’s art lies in the field of sculpture and installation, where the use of plane, color, transparency and light stands out. …

Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze), Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve

PRESENTATION: Wols

Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in …

TRACES: Kimsooja

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Korean artis  Kimsooja (29/4/1957- ). Adressing issues of the displaced self and others, …

William Kentridge

TRACES: William Kentridge

Today is the occasion to bear in mind William Kentridge (28/4/1955- ). He rose to prominence in the ‘90s with expressive drawings, …

TRACES: Yves Klein

Today is the occasion to bear in mind the French artist Yves Klein (28/4/1928-6/6/1962), Klein was born in Nice and his parents …

John Phillip Abbott, Large OHM, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 60 × 72 × 1 in | 152.4 × 182.9 × 2.5 cm, © John Phillip Abbott, Courtesy the artist and Xippas Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-John Phillip Abbott

Since his debut, John Phillip Abbott explores the complex relationship between text and image, blurring the boundaries between both. Words, names and …

Georg Baselitz, Oh ho, siamo ritornati, am deutschen Wesen, Weltgenesungsbild (Oh ho, Siamo ritornati, through the German Spirit, World-Healing Image), 2023, Oil on canvas, 305 x 480 cm | 120 1/16 x 189 in., 309 x 484 x 5 cm | 121 5/8 x 190 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (framed), © Georg Baselitz, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Georg Baselitz

Refuting the ideology conveyed by the Soviet Union through Socialist Realism painting, after passing to the West in 1957, Baselitz discovered the …

Peter Zumthor

ARCHITECTURE: Peter Zumthor

Peter Zumthor (26/4/1943- ) is an architect admired by his colleagues around the world for work that is focused, uncompromising and exceptionally …