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Dóra Maurer, Stage II 2016, Acrylic, canvas, PVC, 200 × 600 cm, Promised gift to Tate by anonymous donors, 2019, © Dóra Maurer Photography, © White Cube (Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd)

ART CITIES:London-Dóra Maurer

Dóra Maurer emerged as part of a generation of Neo-Avant-Garde Hungarian artists in the 1960s, pursuing highly experimental work in parallel to …

Richard Hamilton, Study for ‘Lux 50' – I, 1976, Collage on photograph, 25 × 25 cm, 46,3 × 45,6 × 3 cm (framed), © The Estate of Richard Hamilton

ART CITIES:London-New Order

Peter Saville is deemed one of the most popular British graphic designers and art directors of the generation. He gained popularity by …

Back: Anna Daučíková, Upbringing by Exercise, 1996/2016, 17 b/w-photographs; front right: Anna Daučíková, We Care For Four Eyes II, 2002, HD video; installation view of the exhibition, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Frank Sperling

ART CITIES:Berlin-Anna Daučíková

Over the last 50 years, Anna Daučíková has developed a comprehensive oeuvre that comprises painting, photography, collage, film, and sculpture. Her approach …

Sydney Shen, Onion Master, Exhibition view New Museum-New York, Photo: Charles Benton, © Sydney Shen, Courtesy the artist and New Museum

ART CITIES:N.York-Sydney Shen

Sydney Shen is an artist of countless obsessions. Scents, video games, torture devices, gore movies, necropastoral literature, history of epidemics, conceptions of …

Left: Frank bowling, Iona Miriam's Christmas Visit To & From Brighton, 2017, Acrylic paint and plastic objects on canvas, 189 x 122.5 cm, Courtesy Frank Bowling, Hales Gallery, Alexander Gray Associates and Marc Selwyn Fine Arts, © Frank Bowling, All rights reserved, DACS 2019. Right: Frank Bowling, Sacha Jason Guyana Dreams, 1989, Acrylic paint and resin on canvas, 178 x 136 cm, Tate, © Frank Bowling, All rights reserved, DACS 2019

ART CITIES:London-Frank Bowling

Over the past 60 years, Frank Bowling has relentlessly explored the properties and possibilities of paint. He has experimented with staining, pouring …

Edward Ruscha, ARTISTS WHO MAKE “PIECES”, 1976, Pastel on paper, Support: 57.8 x 72.6 cm, frame: 73 x 87.4 x 3.8 cm. ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

ART CITIES:London-Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha’s photography, drawing, painting, and artist books record the shifting emblems of American life in the last half century. His deadpan …

Farah Atassi, Still Life with juggling Rings, 2019, Oil and glycerol on canvas, 130 x 162 cm, © Farah Atassi, Still, Courtesy the artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Farah Atassi

Born in Belgium from Syrian parents and raised in France, Farah Atassi combines various cultural legacies and formal approaches in the medium …

Zak Ové, The Invisible Man and the Masque of Blackness, 2016, Installation view, Yorkshire Sculpture Park-Yorkshire, UK, 2016–17, © Zak Ové, Courtesy Modern Forms, Vigo gallery, the artist and YSP, Photo: Jonty Wilde

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Zak Ové

Zak Ové is a London based multi-disciplinary artist working in film, sculpture and photography to reclaim old world mythologies in new world …

Justin Mortimer, Breed 2, 2018, Oil and acrylic on canvas. 185 × 211 cm, © Justin Mortimer, Courtesy the artist and Parafin Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Justin Mortimer

Justin Mortimer’s paintings consistently invite us to question the relationship between subject matter and content, beauty and horror, and between figuration and …

Joana Vasconcelos, Lilicoptère, 2012, Bell 47 helicopter, ostrich feathers, Swarovski crystals, gold leaf, industrial paint, fine gold-tinted leather upholstery, Arraiolos carpets, walnut wood, decorative imitation wood painting and trimmings, 300 x 1265 x 274 cm, Private Collection, Work produced in collaboration with, Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silvz-Lisbon

ART CITIES:Rotterdam-Joana Vasconcelos

Through the construction of light-hearted yet strikingly direct images that refer to socio-political issues relevant to post-colonial, globalized and consumerist societies, Joana …

Installation view: Takashi Murakami, Murakami vs Murakami, Tai Kwun Contemporary-Hong Kong, 2019, Courtesy the artist and Tai Kwun Contemporary

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Takashi Murakami

Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and the global art market, Takashi Murakami creates paintings, sculptures, and films populated by repeated …

Left: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Fallow Deer#2, 2015, Mixed media, 145.4 x 125 x 125 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery. Right: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-DoubleDeer#11, 2018, Mixed media, 148.2 x 85.4 x 64.3 cm, © Kohei Nawa, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Kohei Nawa

Moving fluidly between media, Kohei Nawa’s work explores issues of science and digital culture and examines the relationship between nature and artificiality, …

Omar Ba, Promenade masquée 1 [Masked Promenade 1], 2016, Acrylic, gouache, oil and pencil on canvas, JMD Collection-Hong Kong. Image courtesy Galerie Templon-Paris/Bruxelles, Photo: B. Huet / Tutti, © Omar Ba, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery

ART CITIES:Montreal-Omar Ba

Born in 1977 in Senegal, Omar Ba lives and works in Dakar and Geneva. His paintings, produced using a variety of techniques …

Wu Tsang, Into a Space of Love (2018), video still. Single-channel 2K video with stereo sound. 26 minutes. Courtesy of Frieze and GUCCI

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary in …

Julie Becker. Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest (detail). 1993-1996. Mixed-media installation. Dimensions variable. Installation view, Julie Becker: I must create a Master Piece to pay the Rent, The Institute of Contemporary Arts-London, 2018. Courtesy Greene Naftali-New York, ICA-London, and MOCA-Los Angeles. Photo: Mark Blower

ART CITIES:N.York-Julie Becker

Since the 1990s, Julie Becker’s (1972-2016) multimedia practice has activated vacant interior scenes with psychological resonance. Working in drawing, video, photography and …

Raymond Depardon, Le chêne de Venon, Isère, France, 2019

ART CITIES:Paris-Trees

Bringing together a community of artists, botanists, and philosophers, the exhibition “Trees” echoes the latest scientific research that sheds new light on …

Elaine Byrne, Fortified Boundaries IV, 2018, Ultra-Chrome HDR pigment inks and UV protective spray on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl paper, Courtesy of the artist and Kevin Kavanaugh Gallery-Dublin

ART CITIES:N.York-The Watchers

Derived from the French word “surveiller”, meaning “to keep watch” or “to watch over”, the surveillance camera has been used to police …