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Oscar Murillo , (untitled) news, 2017-2018, Oil and oil stick on canvas and linen, © Oscar Murillo, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES:London-Oscar Murillo

Born in Colombia and based in various locations, Oscar Murillo is known for an inventive and itinerant practice that encompasses paintings, works …

Senga Nengudi, RSVP (performance still), 2013, Activated by Maren Hassinger, Photo: Nisa Ojalvo, Courtesy the Grey Art Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Senga Nengudi

The work of Senga Nengudi has been at the forefront of sculptural, performative, and photographic practices for over forty years. After studying …

Anibal Brizuela, untitle, 2005, Ballpoint pen on paper, 32.41 x 47.5 cm, Courtesy Christian Berst Art Brut

ART CITIES:Paris-Anibal Brizuela

Aníbal Brizuela recently died in Argentina, at the age of 84, after spending more than half a century at the Colonia d’Oliveros …

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, How to Meet an Angel. Facade of Mentrum Clinic, Amsterdam, 2009, Photo: Emilia Kabakov, Courtesy the artists

ART CITIES:Moscow-Ilya & Emilia Kabakov

The most recognizable Russian contemporary artists on the international scene, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov are known for their paintings, objects, albums, books, …

Rebecca Horn, Pencil Mask, 1973 (Filmstill), 16 mm (digitised), color, sound, Rebecca Hom Collection, © 2019: Rebecca Hom/ProLitteris-Zurich

ART CITIES:Basel-Rebecca Horn

In her oeuvre Rebecca Horn has developed a distinctive symbolic universe whose openness and poetry continues to touch us. In her works, …

Allora & Calzadilla, Under Discussion (Video Still), 2005, Single-channel color video with sound, 6’ 14”, © Allora & Calzadilla, Courtesy the artists and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

ART CITIES:Moscow-Allora & Calzadilla

Through a complex research-oriented practice, Allora & Calzadilla critically address the intersections and complicities between the cultural, the historical and the geopolitical. …

Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, Oil on canvas, 127 x 127 cm, © Rudolf Stingel, Photo: Christopher Burke Studio, Courtesy the artist and Fondation Beyeler

ART CITIES:Basel-Rudolf Stingel

In 1989, to coincide with his first exhibition at Massimo de Carlo, Rudolf Stingel published “Instructions”, a book that functioned as an …

Theaster Gates , X , 2019, Neon, 233.7 x 233.7 x 6.4 cm, © Theaster Gates, Photo: David Sampson, Courtesy the artist and White Cube Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates’ practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works …

László Moholy-Nagy, A 19, 1927, Oil and graphite on Canvas, 80 x 95.5 cm, © the Estate of László Moholy-Nagy

ART CITIES:London-László Moholy Nagy

László Moholy-Nagy was the genius of all media, Painter, sculptor, photographer, designer, theorist, and art teacher, whose vision of a nonrepresentational art …

ART CITIES:Paris Openings 18 May

Resonating throughout Imran Qureshi’s exhibition “The Seeming Endless Path of Memory” is the artist’s exploration of the infinite through the motif of …

Garth Weiser, Festi goer / namaste / pizzahog (Detail), 2019,Oil and spray paint on canvas,185.4 x 152.4 cm,© Garth Weiser, Courtesy the artist and Simon Lee Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Garth Weiser

The work of Garth Weise is concerned with languages of abstraction and the physicality of the painted surface. His work is created …

ART CITIES:N.York-Nari Ward

Emerging alongside a notable group of African-American artists who rose to prominence in the ‘90s, Nari Ward’s massive and tactile approach to …

Alberto Burri, Bianco nero (White Black), 1952. Oil, enamel, pumice, and PVA on canvas, 65 x 100 cm. Private Collection

ART CITIES:Venice-Alberto Burri

Alberti Burri belongs to a generation of artists who experienced the suffering inflicted by World War II. Attacking fine-art traditions had long …

Loris Gréaud, The Unplayed Notes Factory, 2017, Glass, light bulbs, metal, from 30 to 60 cm diameter each piece / variable dimensions (installation), Photo: Greaudstudio, © Loris Gréaud, Gréaudstudio

ART CITIES:Venice-Glasstress 2019

The mission of Glasstress is to show how contemporary artists use glass as an incomparable medium for their expression. For a long …

Helen Frankenthaler, Ocean Drive West #1, 1974, acrylic on canvas, 94 × 144 inches, © 2019 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES:Venice-Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role …

Robert Mangold, Yellow Double Square / Loop, 2015, Acrylic and black pencil on canvas, 121.9 x 243.8 cm, © Robert Mangold, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Geneva-Robert Mangold

Robert Mangold is one of the most pre-eminent artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he has developed an artistic vocabulary derived …