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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, models, drawings, also the artists construct room filling installations that tell stories of our pursuit of happiness, moments of doubt, and the hope that everything will turn out …

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 …

Lee Ufan, Relatum (Iron field), 1969, 1994, 2018, Installation View Art Basel Unlimited 2018, © Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York & ADAGP-Paris, Photo: Dawn Blackman, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Idris Khan, The calm is but a wall, 2019, Digital C print, Image/paper: 180.3 x 288.9 cm, framed: 199.4 x 308 x 7 cm, Edition of 7 with 2 Aps, © Idris Khan, Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery-New York

ART CITIES:N.York-Idris Khan

Drawing inspiration from the history of art and music as well as key philosophical and theological texts, Idris Khan investigates memory, creativity …

Tarek Atoui, Organ Within, Installation View, © Tarek Atoui, Courtsey the artist and kurimanzutto

ART CITIES:N.York-Tarek Atoui

Tarek Atoui is an artist and electroacoustic composer working with sound performance. The artist engineers complex and inventive instruments as well as …

Irma Blank, Radical Writings, Exercitium, 1990, acrylic on card, 24,5 x 31 cm, © Irma Blank, Courtesy the artist and P420 Gallery-Bologna

ART CITIES:N.York-Irma Blank

Working in a realm that is defined by the overlapping fields of painting, drawing and writing, Irma Blank has built an œuvre …