PRESENTATION, Page 83
Ari Marcopoulos is a photographer and filmmaker who gravitates toward elusive subcultures, Ari Marcopoulos photographs objects and cultures that pique his interest. Creating images with anthropological and ethnographic undertones, Marcopoulos has said that most of his photographs arise “through accidents or circumstances that just happen to present themselves.” Rather than …
Fred Eversley is one of a group of artists associated with the 1960s L.A. “finish fetish” movement that paralleled Minimal Art in …
Paloma Varga Weisz’s wood-carved sculptures, paintings, drawings and watercolors explore themes of memory, mortality, transformation, metamorphosis, the uncanny and the tragicomic. Art-historical …
Since 1971 Frank Uwe Laysiepen is known in artistic circles as Ulay, a pseudonym that combines the initial of his name with …
Born in Japan, Masako Miki has made Berkeley her home for more than twenty years. Her work often explores her personal relationship …
Josef Albers emigrated to USA in 1933, the year of the rise to power of the Nazi party, which impeded the continuation …
Jitish Kallat was born in 1974 in Mumbai where he currently lives, the artist works with a variety of media including painting, …
The exhibition “Southern Geometries, from Mexico to Patagonia” celebrates the wealth of color and diversity of styles in the geometric art of …
In response to the shooting of a student during a demonstration protesting the visit of the Shah of Persia in 1967, Beuys …
Art Brut is a French term invented by Dubuffet to describe art which is made outside the academic tradition of fine art. …
At age 21, Sweeney Reed (the adopted son of Heide Museum’s Founders John and Sunday Reed) opened Strines in Carlton (1966-70), and …
Stéphane Dafflon’s paintings seem simple and minimalist at first, but attest to his strong pictorial skills. Initially designed on a computer screen …
Widely considered the most influential composer of our time, John Cage’s inventive and unorthodox approach revolutionised contemporary music and his influence extended …
Richard Tuttle is one of the most singular and influential artists working today, whose extraordinary work eludes classification and dissolves the boundaries …
Since the 1960s, James Turrell has created an expansive body of work that offers profound revelations about perception and the materiality of …
For Nancy Spero, who died in 2009 at the age of 83, choices of material, form, method, and subject matter were always …
In his essay “The Necessity of Art” (1959), Ernst Fischer explains the art;s importance in viewing the world in which we live. …
Marisa Merz is the only woman artist associated with Are Povera. During her long marriage to Mario Merz she resolutely managed her …
Amar Kanwar is an artist shaped by a commitment to social activism. Born in New Delhi where he lives, he works strictly …
Louise Bourgeois is widely and justifiably considered one of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Louise Bourgeois described her artistic …
A political activist as well as an artist, Jenny Holzer’s aim is to disrupt the passive reception of information from damaging sources. …
The Neoavantgarde of the 1960s and 1970s is characterized by its radical breaks with tradition, by redefinitions of creative approaches and artistic …
Tetsugo Hyakutake works with contemporary issues in relation to their historical contexts. Through his artwork, he creates what he calls his own …
Jackson Pollock was the leading force behind the Abstract Expressionist Movement in the art world. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame …
