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The practice of Jim Shaw spans a wide range of artistic media and visual imagery. Since the 1970s, Shaw has mined the detritus of American culture, finding inspiration for his artworks in comic books, pulp novels, rock albums, protest posters, thrift store paintings and advertisement. At the same time, Shaw …
The exhibition “The Beauty of Diversity” manifests its dynamic nature in the juxtaposition of renowned artists who constantly attempted to break out …
Tu Hongtao revisits Eastern and Western traditions of landscape painting to reconsider the representation of space and time. Based in Chengdu, Tu …
In the exhibition “Seeking Values That Are Sensitive And Unexpected” Christos Christofis shows works from his Collection by two professors in Schools …
Since the early 1990s Maurizio Cattelan has been internationally recognized for his humorous and ironic works which provoke and challenge the limits …
Yane Calovski’s artistic practice is research-based and interdisciplinary. He is interested in reactivating and linking existing, inconclusive modernist narratives, and how these, …
In the 1960s, Chuck Close pioneered Photorealism with his monumental, exquisitely detailed portraits, whose subjects he took from photographic sources. Playing with …
Catherine Opie is known for her powerfully dynamic photography that examines the ideals and norms surrounding the culturally constructed American dream and …
Vija Celmins has long been admired for her meticulous renderings of natural imagery, including ocean waves, desert floors, and night skies. Her …
The word Re-enchantment which is increasingly present in the cultural landscape, counters disenchantment, a concept Max Weber linked to modernity’s rationalization after …
Though we rely on digital tools for many things, we rarely understand how they work. Moreover, due to the proprietary nature of …
One of the most important artists to emerge during the twentieth century, Richard Artschwager’s playful and diverse oeuvre has influenced generations of …
Over the course of his career, Erwin Wurm has radically expanded conceptions of sculpture, space and the human form. His sculptures straddle …
Solidarity, spirituality and rituals, but also displacement and trauma are central themes in Melike Kara’s work, which is dedicated to preserving the …
Stéphane Erouane Dumas’ work reveals the marks of time visible in the different strata on the chalky cliffs in Normandy, which he …
The Hungarian artist Vera Molnár was a pioneering figure in computer art and generative art. Molnár, who moved to France when she …
Known for his kaleidoscopic abstract works, Simon Hantaï originated the technique of pliage, in which a canvas is crumpled and knotted, uniformly …
Peter Alexander is recognized for his multidisciplinary practice through which he explores light and color. Alexander rose to artistic prominence in the …
Uman’s self-taught practice is not miraculous, but a rare fusion of instinct and discipline. Her gut sensibilities are rooted in the ritual …
A leading figure on the international contemporary art scene, Julio Le Parc revolutionized kinetic art and Op Art as well as being …
Pakui Hardware is the name chosen by collaborative artist duo Neringa Černiauskaité and Ugnius Gelguda. Pakui Hardware refers to Pakui – special attendant of Hawaiian …
Mary Weatherford creates large paintings comprising grounds of spontaneously sponged paint on heavy linen canvases, often surmounted by one or more carefully …
Jean-Frédéric Schnyder began producing experimental objects in the late 1960s within the context of pop art and has since gone on to create …
Inspired by literature such as Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, cinema as in Melville’s “Les Enfants Terribles” and the culture of radio, Hélène Delprat’s work explores the questions …
