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A Brazilian artist of Indigenous descent, Francisco da Silva, known as Chico da Silva or simply “Chico”, was painting fantastical universes on the walls of fishermen’s houses in the 1940s when the Swiss art critic Jean-Pierre Chabloz first encountered his visionary work. An émigré from war-torn Europe, Chabloz hailed Chico’s …
Dynamic, restless, multi-talented; the list of adjectives that can characterize the artist Artemis Potamianou is long… she is a multimedia visual artist, …
The group exhibition “Self-Portraits” takes place in parallel across GRIMM’s galleries in Amsterdam and New York. The exhibition draws together a group …
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, a self-described ‘Private Ear’, develops a unique body of work involving sound and listening. Through his reflective practice, at …
Dan Walsh has developed a quirky style of minimalism that blends rigid geometry with a sense of play. Walsh uses line as …
The group exhibition “Closer to Illusion” brings together painting, sculpture and works on paper from a diverse group of artists that explore …
Santiago Sierra is a contemporary conceptual and performance Spanish artist whose oeuvre continues to be widely recognised and exhibited in major art …
Chiharu Shiota’s inspiration often emerges from a personal experience or emotion which she expands into universal human concerns such as life, death …
Since the mid-1990s Sarah Morris has reinvigorated painting with her abstracted geometric snapshots of urban environments. Her work is often derived from …
Jim Dine rose to prominence in late-1950’s New York. He played a key role in creating the first “Happenings” and thereafter was …
Pino Pascali was a sculptor, set designer and performer, today considered one of the foremost exponents of Arte Povera. Having followed his …
Tony Cragg explores the complex relationships between the natural and man-made world to create an innovative, distinctive sculptural language. A self-described ‘radical …
The international group exhibition “Unhealed” delves into the aftermath of the uprisings and revolutions, that swept through the Arab world starting in …
Cosima von Bonin uses fabric, wood, film, music, and found objects, like stuffed animals, to create scenes referencing craft and pop culture. …
“Taking a stand” is more important than ever in today’s society – at a time characterised by worsening social inequalities, growing hostility …
Albert Oehlen has been a key figure in contemporary art since the 1980s. By bringing together abstract, figurative, collaged and computer-generated elements …
Remote-controlled toy cars carry human-hair wigs. The plugholes in old sinks are blocked with cigars, and porcelain dogs are paired with porcelain …
Through its recurrent “HERE AND NOW” series, the Museum Ludwig questions conventional ways of exhibition-making and examines its own work as an …
The group exhibition “Emerging, Submerging, Reemerging” featurer paintings and sculpture by four artists. Each artist is driven by an unquenchable conviction to …
Mamma Andersson is one of Sweden’s most internationally recognized artists. Inspired by filmic imagery, theatre sets, and period interiors, Andersson‘s compositions are …
Richard Hunt’s status as the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture has remained unchallenged. Executed in welded and cast …
The story of how the exhibition “A Gentle Seed” begins with how Jill McLennon, founder of McLennon Pen Co. Gallery, first met …
Stephanie Comilang’s work is concerned with the concept of home, often dealing with ideas of diaspora and migration. Her documentary approach in …
The international group exhibition “Unhealed” delves into the aftermath of the uprisings and revolutions, that swept through the Arab world starting in …
