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Tania Bruguera, Hyundai Comission, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, 2018, Photo: Andrew Dunkley, © & Courtesy Tate, 2018

ART CITIES:London-Tania Bruguera

Tania Bruguera, a politically motivated performance artist, explores the relationship between art, activism, and social change in works that examine the social …

Tatiana Trouvé, The Shaman (Detail), 2018, Patinated bronze, marble, concrete, steel, water, Variable dimensions, Photo : archives kamel mennour, © Tatiana Trouvé—ADAGP-Paris, Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour Paris/London

ART CITIES:London-Tatiana Trouvé

In her work, Tatiana Trouvé explores the relations between time and space by constructing enigmatic environments founded on logical, architectural, and material …

Sean Scully, What Makes Us Too, 2017, © Sean Scully, Courtesy of the artist and BlainSouthern, Photo: Peter Mallet

ART CITIES:London-Sean Scully

Born in Dublin in 1945, Sean Scully has gained international prominence as one of the most admired contemporary abstract painters working today. …

Left & Right: Adam Pendleton, Our Ideas #2 (Detail), 2018, Silkscreen ink on Mylar, Thirty-two (32) parts: overall dimensions variable, Sheet: 96.52 × 73.66 cm each, Framed: 102.55 × 79.69 cm each, © Adam Pendleton, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Adam Pendleton

Adam Pendleton’s is a conceptual artist known for his multi-disciplinary practice in an array of different media, from collage to painting to …

Robert Irwin, Mint Condition, 2015, Light + Shadow + Reflection + Color, 182,9 x 440,1 x 10,8 cm, Photo: © 2015, Philipp Scholz Rittermann, Photo courtesy Sprüth Magers

ART CITIES:Berlin-Robert Irwin

For over 60 years, Robert Irwin has explored perception as the fundamental issue of art. Irwin, who began his career as a …

Chris Burden, Porsche with Meteorite, 2013, Restored 1974 Porsche 914, 390 pound meteorite, steel structure, © 2018 Chris Burden / licensed by The Chris Burden Estate and Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES:London-Chris Burden

More than any other American artist, Chris Burden pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in art, forcing viewers and critics to …

Exhibition view: Joyce J. Scott-What Next and Why Not, Peter Blum Gallery, 2018, Courtesy the artist and Peter Blum Gallery-New York

ART CITIES:N-York Joyce J. Scott

Joyce J. Scott is a printmaker, weaver, sculptor, performance artist, and educator, but she is probably most well known for her work …

Vik Muniz, Messed up Colored Chart, 2018, Handmade series, Mixed media, 114 x 156 cm (framed), Unique, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Xippas

ART CITIES:Paris-Vik Muniz

Brazil’s leading artist on the international art scene, Vik Muniz is a multi-talented artist who most often works in 3-D materials to …

Left: Adam Saks, Hidden Path III, 2018, Oil on canvas, 180 x 150 cm, © Adam Saks, Courtesy the artist and Meliksetian|Briggs Gallery. Right: Adam Saks, Hidden Path II, 2018, Oil on canvas, 180 x 150 cm, © Adam Saks, Courtesy the artist and Meliksetian|Briggs Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Adam Saks

Adam Saks belongs to the early-2000s generation of painters who pull freely from various artistic sources. He is known for picking his …

Mike Kelley, Rose Hobart II, 2006, Installation view, “Mike Kelley. Eternity is a Long Time” Pirelli HangarBicocca, 2013, Wood, metal, carpet, acrylic paint, with video projection and sound, 182.9 x 452.1 x 609.6 cm, © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. All Rights Reserved/VAGA at ARS-NY, Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Zurich-Mike Kelley

Mike Kelley worked in a startling array of genres and styles, including performance, installation, drawing, painting, video, photography, sound works, text, and …

Igor Grubić, 366 Liberation Rituals (Against Trash), 2008-09, Photo documentation of a performance in public space in Zagreb Dimensions variable, Courtesy Igor Grubić, Zagreb

ART CITIES:Vienna-The Value of Freedom

Since the 1990’s neoliberalist thinking gradually is undermining democracy by eroding the very freedoms that have already been achieved and taken for …

Lee Ufan, Painting from the Dialogue series (2017-18), © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York/ADAGP-Paris

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

Lee Ufan emerged as one of the leading figures of the Japanese Avant-Garde group Mono-ha, in the late 1960s. Emphasizing the relationships …

Nazgol Ansarinia, Mendings (mattress), 2012, mattress, see-through thread, 180 x 54 x 23 cm, © Nazgol Ansarinia, Courtesy the artist and Green Art Gallery

ART CITIES:Dubai-Remnants

The exhibition “Remnants” brings together works by eight artists, who subtly, playfully or parabolically attempt to explore different strategies and mechanisms of: …

Anne Truitt, Prospect, 1991, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm, © Anne Truitt, Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Anne Truitt

Anne Truitt is a major figure in American art. Her career as a painter and sculptor spanned over forty years. While often …

Frank Stella, The Broken Jug. A Comedy [D#3] (left handed version), 2007, Marine ply and pine, 475 x 515 x 360 cm, © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Courtesy the Frank Stella's studio

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Frank Stella

Frank Stella has played a major role in the development of American Abstraction during the 20th Century. During his nearly 60-year career, …

Stéphane Dafflon, “Magic Eye” AST345, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 60 cm, Courtesy Xippas Geneva, © Annik Wetter

ART CITIES:Geneva-Stéphane Dafflon

Through the visual assemblage of painting, sculpture, object and architecture, Stéphane Dafflon’s work portrays an original and radical vision of abstract painting, …

Leonor Antunes, Exhibition view, “the pliable plan”, CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 2015, Courtesy of the artist and the CAPC, Bordeaux, Photo: Nick Ash

ART CITIES:Milan-Leonor Antunes

Engaging with the histories of 20th Century architecture, design and art, the work of Leonor Antunes reflects on the functions of everyday …