ART CITIES, Page 68
Recognized for his ironic pieces of art that represent hybrids between traditional Iranian forms and those of the globalized pop culture widespread in his country, Farhad Moshiri’s artworks are often very fantastical, but at the end, they have a cynical and sarcastic note as the punch line. By Efi Michalarou …
After the World War II, images filtered into Italy that portrayed, in horrifying detail, the concentration camp victims of Nazi Germany. At …
Sofia Hultén’s works start with found objects, unremarkable everyday items or materials from the streets, the world of DIY stores and workshops, …
Glenn Brown is known for the use of art historical references in his paintings. Starting with reproductions from other artist’s works, Brown …
Raised in Iran and now living in the U.S.A, Shirin Neshat occupies a central role in the discourse on relations between the …
Since the mid-90’s Alessandro Balteo-Yazbeck has developed a hybrid practice that incorporates the activities of a researcher, archivist, historian and curator. Working …
Characterized by an obsessive pursuit of sensuality within the structure of painting, Craig Kauffman’s engagement with unconventional materials and techniques defies categories. …
Robin Rhode has established his unique practice with a multifold approach, working across media, including drawing, performance, photography, video, and music. He …
When William Wegman and his then wife Gayle moved to California in the 70’s, they bought a Weimaraner puppy, they named Man …
Jesper Just is known for exploring ambiguous subjects such as gender, desire, relations and identity in his cinematographic works that link images …
The French duo Pierre et Gilles pose an interesting paradox: their painted photographs are stylistically unique, bearing a highly specialized aesthetic that …
Born in Basel in 1945, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder spent his youth in an orphanage in Bern. During 1962-1965, he learnt photography as an …
At the age of 7 to 12 months, the babies babbling, begins to sound more like words. At about 9 months, a …
Mark Hagen uses common, non-traditional materials in his painting and sculpture to break down hierarchies and reveal the processes of art-making. He …
Terry Adkins created sculptures that were “as ephemeral and transient as music” and fashioned mixed-media artworks that relied on visual as well …
Eşref Yıldırım’s work takes inspiration from media representations that suggest a critique of power structures and social taboos shaping society. He focuses …
As a boy, Ai Weiwei lived his first artistic expression, burning the books of his house with his father, Ai Qing, a …
Born in Macau, Aka Chio graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008 with an associate’s degree in design. She lives …
In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger turned to sculpture to examine the relationship between bodies and space, and …
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 …
Im Heung-soon is a visual artist and cinema director based in Seoul. Since his early works on his working-class family, he has …
The work of Heimo Zobernig spans an array of media, from architectural intervention and installation, through performance, film and video, to sculpture …
Though little known to the general public and mainly published in specialized journals, Jacques Hondelatte nonetheless remains cult, a public figure who …
Kahlil Joseph keeps a determinedly low personal profile, preferring that his work does the talking for him. His body of work is …
