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Simon Hantaï, Tabula, 1980 Acrylic on canvas, 117 ⅜ × 192 ⅛ inches (298 × 488 cm, © Archives Simon Hantaï/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Thomas Lannes, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: Rome-Simon Hantaï

Known for his kaleidoscopic abstract works, Simon Hantaï originated the technique of pliage, in which a canvas is crumpled and knotted, uniformly …

Peter Alexander, 9/27/18 (Ruby Block), 2018, urethane, 9" × 8" × 8" (22.9 cm × 20.3 cm × 20.3 cm), © Peter Alexander, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: Hong Konk-Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander is recognized for his multidisciplinary practice through which he explores light and color. Alexander rose to artistic prominence in the …

Uman, Good Morning, 2023, Acrylic, oil and oil stick on canvas, 212.7 x 364.8 x 3.8 cm / 83 3/4 x 143 5/8 x 1 1/2 in, © Uman, Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Uman

Uman’s self-taught practice is not miraculous, but a rare fusion of instinct and discipline. Her gut sensibilities are rooted in the ritual …

Julio Le Parc, Lumières alternées, 1993-2011, wood, mirrors, controlled light bulbs, 50 x 200 x 50 cm, Photo: Giorgio Benni, © Julio Le Parc, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua

ART CITIES: Rome-Julio Le Parc

A leading figure on the international contemporary art scene, Julio Le Parc revolutionized kinetic art and Op Art as well as being …

Pakui Hardware, Courtesy the artists and  carlier|gebauer Gallery

ART CITIES: Madrid-Pakui Hardware

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, Celadon Anemone, 2023, Flashe on linen, 79 × 93 inches (200.7 × 236.2 cm), © Mary Weatherford. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen Studio, Courtesy the artis and Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Mary Weatherford

Mary Weatherford creates large paintings comprising grounds of spontaneously sponged paint on heavy linen canvases, often surmounted by one or more carefully …

Hélène Delprat, J’accuse, 2023, Pigment, acrylic binder and glitter on canvas, 250 x 566 x 4 cm / 98 3/8 x 222 7/8 x 1 5/8 in, © Hélène Delprat, Photo: Nicolas Brasseur, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Hélène Delprat

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 …

Tetsuya Yamada, Listening, Installation view,Courtesy the artist and Walker Art Center

ART CITIES: N.York-Tetsuya Yamada

Tetsuya Yamada’s body of work experiments with qualities of twinkling and balanced lightness and weighty, assured heaviness. Polished glaze casts glimmers across …

Martin Barré, 75-76-D-157x145, 1975–76, Acrylic on canvas, 61⅞ × 57⅛ inches; 157 × 145 cm, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Martin Barré

Martin Barré is known for his pioneering, conceptual approach to painting. Beginning in the 1950s, Barré rejected the gestural abstraction of his …

Mika Tajima, Negative Entropy (Deep Brain Stimulation, Siena, Full Width, Exa), 2024, cotton, polyester, nylon, and wood, 132-1/2" × 205-1/2" × 2" (336.6 cm × 522 cm × 5.1 cm) 136-1/8" × 208-7/16" × 3-13/16" (345.8 cm × 529.4 cm × 9.7 cm), framed, © Mika Tajima, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: N.York-Mika Tajima

In her sculptures, paintings, videos, and installations, Japanese-American artist Mika Tajima interrogates the techniques and technologies developed to shape and control the …

Stanley Whitney, Untitled, 2019 Gouache on paper, 22 × 30 inches (55.9 × 76.2 cm), © Stanley Whitney. Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES: Paris-Stanley Whitney

Stanley Whitney investigates the intricate possibilities of color and form in the realm of abstract painting. Since the mid-1970s, Whitney has been …

Ellen Gallagher, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, 2022. In Ellen Gallagher — All of No Man’s Land is Ours, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The George Economou Collection. Photo: Peter Tijhuis

ART CITIES: Amsterdam-Ellen Gallagher

Ellen Gallagher builds multi-layered paintings that pivot between the natural world, mythology and history. Her painting process involves undoing and reforming trains …

Miron Schmückle, Cosmic Attractors I, recto, 2023, Watercolor, Indian ink, genuine stone pigments, Polychromos crayons and pitt graphite on cotton cardboard 153 x 219 cm, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, Courtesy the artist and Setareh Düsseldorf, Photo: Joachim Schulz

ART CITIES: Frankfurt-Miron Schmückle

The Romanian-German artist Miron Schmückle is among the singular protagonists of contemporary art. Growing up in Romania under Ceaușescu, already as a …

Michael Dean, Unfuckingtitled (!) (FULL EMPTY), 2023, Reinforced concrete and oil paint on sack cloth, 65 x 180 x 15 cm, 25 5/8 x 70 7/8 x 5 7/8 in, © Michael Dean, Courtesy the artist and Mendes Wood DM

ART CITIES: Paris-Michael Dean

Borrowing instruments and strategies from the practices of the sculptor, the writer and the typographer, British artist Michael Dean investigates the relationship …

Installation view of “Haegue Yang: Continuous Reenactments”, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Kirsi Halkola

ART CITIES: Helsinki-Haegue Yang

Dividing her time between Germany and Korea since the mid-1990s, Haegue Yang has been gathering inspiration from a wide range of social, …

Exhibition view “Ceramics”, Galerie Mikael Andersen- Copenhagen, 2023, Courtesy Galerie Mikael Andersen

ART CITIES: Copenhagen-Ceramics

Holdings illustrate the continued endurance of ceramics alongside works exemplifying movements that sought to release the medium of clay from its functional …

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