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Ja’Tovia Gary, Giverny I (Négresse Impériale), 2017 (film still). Courtesy the artist

ART CITIES:Paris, Ja’Tovia-Gary

Ja’Tovia M. Gary is an artist and filmmaker currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Gary’s work seeks to liberate the …

Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE, Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), 1940, Plaster and string on plaster base, 105 × 149 × 105 mm, © Tate Images credit, © Hepworth / Bowness

ART CITIES:Berlin-Objects of Wonder

Including 70 characteristic works by leading sculptors from Tate’s Collection, the exhibition “Objects of Wonder- British Sculpture 1950s – Present” provides a …

Michal Rovner, Mechanism, 2018, Video projection, Dimensions variable, © Michal Rovner, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Geneva-Michal Rovner

As a result of her desire to produce work that is free from narrative, or indeed people with any distinguishable features, the …

Henrike Naumann, Ostalgie

ART CITIES:Berlin-Henrike Naumann

Growing up in Eastern Germany, Henrike Naumann experienced extreme-right ideology as a predominant youth culture in the 90s. Her work reflects on …

Left: John Currin, Crystal’s Friend, 2011, Oil on canvas, 61 x 45.7 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: John Currin, Miss Fenwick, 1996, 112 x 81.3 cm, © John Currin, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Geneva-John Currin

Since the 1990s, John Currin has reigned as one of the art world’s greatest provocateurs residing on the double-edged sword of desire …

Lydia Okumura, Installation at Museu de Arte Moderna, Sāo Paulo, 1984. Vintage B&W Photograph. Photo: Roberto Okumura. ©Lydia Okumura. Courtesy of Anke Kempkes Art Advisory / Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac-London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:London Lydia Okumura

For almost 50 years, Lydia Okumura has been investigating the interstice between two and three-dimensional space through precise, site-specific installations. Mostly using …

Left: Gary Hume, Sweet Pea, 2016, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery. Right: Gary Hume, Petals, 2017, © Gary Hume, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles -Gary Hume

After graduating from Goldsmiths College and exhibiting in 1988’s “Freeze”, organised by Damien Hirst, Gary Hume gained early recognition for a group …

Roe Ethridge, Turtle, 2018, due sublimation print on aluminium, 121.9 x 147.3 cm, Edition of 5 + 2 AP, © Roe Ethridge, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Roe Ethridge

Roe Ethridge shoots in “editorial mode” and also borrows images already in circulation, including outtakes from his own commercial work. “Everything seems …

Left: Vartan Avakian, An Icon of Weird Tales and Bizarre Myths, 2018, Silver, salts and light on fine art paper, 25x20 cm, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects. Right: Vartan Avakian, Your Skin Shall Bear Witness Against You, Video Detail, © Vartan Avakian, Courtesy the artist and Marfa’ Projects

ART CITIES:Beirut-Vartan Avakian

Vartan Avakian’s work is based on the idea that all data exist in sculptural form and only appear as “fossils.” Consequently, memory …

Marcel Dzama, The spirits of the air live off of the smell of revolution, 2018, Gouache and graphite on paper, 35.6 x 55.9 cm, Framed: 43.2 x 63.8 cm, © Marcel Dzama, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Marcel Dzama

The work of Marcel Dzama is characterised by an immediately recognisable visual language that stems from a wide spectrum of references and …

Cady Noland, Exhibition view at MMK-Frankfurt, 2018,19, Courtesy Museum für Moderne Kunst

ART CITIES:Frankfurt-Cady Noland

Working in collage, installation, sculpture, and screen printing, Cady Noland has created incisive works that challenge the American dream, suggesting that the …

Gina Pane, Stripe Rake, 1969, Sand, humus, wooden rake 17 x 200 x 200 cm, View of the exhibition “Terre protégée”, kamel mennour (47 rue Saint André des Arts), Paris 6, 2018-2019, © ADAGP Gina Pane, Photo: archives kamel mennour, Courtesy Anne Marchand and kamel mennour, Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris-Gina Pane

There are many times when everyone is wondering how easy is for an artist to make performances or works of Land Art- …

Left: Matthew Porter, Run the Dawn, 2018, Pigment print, 50,8 x 40,6 cm, Edition 2/3, © Matthew Porter, Courtesy Gallery Xippas. Right: Matthew Porter, Morning Interior, 2018, Pigment print, 29 x 24,5 cm, Edition 2/3, © Matthew Porter, Courtesy Gallery Xippas

ART CITIES:Geneva-Matthew Porter

Matthew Porter is part of a large group of contemporary artists pushing the boundaries of traditional photographic techniques and blurring the lines …

Left: Keith Duncan, The Crow, 2011, Acrylic on paper, 36 x 24 inches, © Keith Duncan, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevroot. Right: Keith Duncan, Black Star Era, 2017, Acrylic on fabric mounted on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, © Keith Duncan, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevroot

ART CITIES:N.York-Keith Duncan

Keith Duncan attended Louisiana State University before receiving a prestigious Camille Cosby fellowship that allowed him to embark on a successful 15-year …

Artur Lescher, Sem título # 2 (Detail), 2018, © Artur Lescher, Courtesy the artist, Galeria Nara Roesler and almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Artur Lescher

Over thirty years, Artur Lescher presents a solid work as a sculptor, which results from a research around the articulation of materials, …

Left: Josep Grau-Garriga, Porta oberta (Porte ouverte), 1974, Hemp, wool, and synthetic fibers, 220 x 165 cm, © Josep Grau-Garriga, Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery. Right: Josep Grau-Garriga, Nova imatge (Nouvelle image), 1973, Wool, cotton and synthetic fibers, 82 x 80 cm, © Josep Grau-Garriga, Courtesy Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Brussels-Josep Grau Garriga

By abandoning the classical approach to tapestry Josep Grau-Garriga revolutionized the genre. Thanks to him, tapestry, which was until then static, became …

Amar Kanwar

ART CITIES:Paris Openings 12/1/19

Amar Kanwar’s solo exhibition features his latest film “Such a Morning” along with seven installations of letters composed of video and light …

James Siena, Percussilative Echo (Detail), 2017-18, Acrylic on canvas, 190.5 cm × 152.4 cm, © James Siena, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-James Siena

James Siena is a pivotal artist in the New York art scene, particularly known for his creative process based on self-imposed parameters …

Hugh Scott-Douglas, Natural History (Detail), 2018, UV-cured inkjet print and digitally printed resin on canvas, 60 x 40 inches, © Hugh Scott-Douglas, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Hugh Scott-Douglas

The multi-disciplinary practice of Hugh Scott-Douglas situates itself at the confluence of a number of critical, socio-political, economic and aesthetic observations and …