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Installation View at David Zwirner Gallery-New York

ART CITIES:N.York: Richard Serra

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes …

Daniel Arsham, Nanzen-ji Pink Gradient, 2017, Colored sand, resin, paint, 177.8 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm, Exhibition View of Angle of Repose at Perrotin Paris, Photo: Claire Dorn, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Daniel Arsham

The point where sculpture, architecture, and performance meet, is the place that Daniel Arsham calls home, the artist is capable of great …

Maja Čule, Mouth (Video Still), 2017, © Maja Čule, Courtesy the artist and Arcadia Missa

ART CITIES:London-Maja Čule

Maja Čule in her video works constructs the scenarios from which the image is formed, encompassing both performance and image production. Much …

Waltercio Caldas, Absoluto, 2017, Acrylic on cardboard and stainless steel, 44 x 72 x 40 cm, Photo: Jaime Acioli, Courtesy Galerie Xippas and Galeria Raquel Arnaud

ART CITIES:Paris-Waltercio Caldas

Working in a variety of mediums, Waltercio Caldas examines the physical qualities of objects and spaces, challenging the assumptions viewers bring to …

Image courtesy of © Anil Bawa-Cavia/STD-IO, aHaus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) Archive

ART CITIES:Berlin-1948 Unbound

With the beginning of the atomic, digital, and petrochemical era, the year 1948 marks a turning point in the history of Earth, …

Ryoji Ikeda, data.matrix [nº1-10], 2009, Audiovisual installation, 10 DLP projectors, computers, speakers, wooden plinths, Variable dimensions, © Ryoji Ikeda, Photo: Ryuichi Maruo, Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Ryoji Ikeda

Ryoji Ikeda has gained reputation as one of the few international artists working convincingly across both visual and sonic media. He elaborately …

Dinh Q. Lê, The Colony (Video Still), 2016, Five-channel video installation, three projections, two monitors, colour, sound, Overall dimensions variable, Various durations, © Dinh Q. Lê, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Archive

ART CITIES:Rotterdam-Dinh Q. Lê

Dinh Q. Lê is best known for his large-scale photographic weavings and video works that question the way in which world events …

Cai Guo-Qiang, Day and Night in Toledo, 2017, Gunpowder on canvas, 260 x 600 cm, © Cai Guo-Qiang, Courtesy Museo Nacional del Prado

ART CITIES:Madrid-Cai Guo-Qiang

Cai Guo-Qiang is considered one of the most significant artists active today, his versatile and creative approach to materials is as impressive …

Memed Erdener, Hand of the State (Detail), 2017, Oil pastel on paper, 140 x 100 cm, © Memed Erdener, Courtesy the artist and Zilberman Gallery-Istanbul/Berlin

ART CITIES:Berlin-Memed Erdener

Memed Erdener (aka Extrastruggle) is an artist known for his work that direct references to the political atmosphere and history of the …

Alex Katz, Laura 2, 2017, Oil on linen, 121,9 x 487,7 cm, © Alex Katz, Bildrecht, Wien 2017, Photo: Paul Takeuch, Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:Salzburg-Alex Katz

Alex Katz’s portraits feature his own social milieu: friends, fellow artists, and most notably his wife Ada, whom he has painted more …

Chen Zhou, Blue Hole (Video Still), 2017, HD Video, Duration: 26’03”, Music: Gao Jiafeng, © Chen Zhou, Courtesy the artist and Ullens Center for Contemporary Art

ART CITIES:Beijing-Cold Nights

Set in 1940s Chongqing, Ba Jin’s novel “Cold Nights” recounts the collapse of a family of intellectuals owing to domestic conflict and …

Cameron Jamie, Drawing (Detail), Bernier-Eliades Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:Athens-Cameron Jamie

Cameron Jamie’s work created over the past 20 years, ranges through a wide range of media: performance, video, sculpture, installation, photography and …

Peter Köhler, Dear Hearts and Gentle People (detail), 2017, Ink and acrylic on paper, 21x310 cm, © Peter Köhler, Courtesy the artist and Galleri Magnus Karlsson

ART CITIES:Stockholm-Peter Köhler

Peter Köhler belongs to the international group of artists calling themselves the Verus Painters. The artist invites the viewer into a world …

Installation view, Richard Prince, Ripple Paintings, Gladstone Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Richard Prince

By re-photographing, copying, scanning, and manipulating work of others from mass media, advertising and entertainment since the late 1970s, Richard Prince has …

James White, Untitled (Reflection), 2017, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates, Courtesy the artist and BlainSouthern

ART CITIES:London-James White

James White black and white paintings depict everyday scenes and objects, such as plastic water bottles, keys, lamps and a series of …

Al Taylor, The Peabody Group #29 (Detail), 1992, Graphite pencil, watercolor, gouache, india ink, colored inks, colored pencil, and ballpoint pen on wove paper, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Modern and Contemporary Collectors Committee, The High Museum of Art Archive

ART CITIES:Atlanta-Al Taylor

Al Taylor is known for his uniquely innovative approach to process and materials that encompassed two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional objects. Taylor ultimately …

Gimhongsok, Structuring Shadows (aluminium foil faced bubble insulation) [Detail], 2017, Pigment print on resin coated paper, 200 x 150 cm, Courtesy the Artist and Perrotin

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Gimhongsok

Focusing on the inevitable consequences of culture translation within the globalized capitalist system, the Korean artist Gimhongsok has consistently explored the issues …

Dieter Roth, Gesammelte Werke, Postpaket, 1987, Set of books 'Collected Works' in packaging paper, 27.5 x 35 x 39 cm, © Dieter Roth Estate, Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:Zürich-Salon

The group exhibition “Salon” is a curated presentation of modern masters and contemporary work. Over a period of four weeks, the exhibition …

Left: Beth Letain, Ballast, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 230 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin. Right: Beth Letain, Every Other, 2017, Painting - Oil on canvas, 170 x 190 cm, Photo: Matthias Kolb, Courtesy Peres Projects-Berlin

ART CITIES:Berlin-Beth Letain

Coming from a background in science, Beth Letain’s approach to painting is driven by an ‘imperative. The artiststudied at the Nova Scotia …

MADSAKI, Untitled (TBC - character series 1), 2017, Acrylic and aerosol on canvas (TBC), 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Seoul-MADSAKI

A man of deep perspective and a global mindset, MADSAKI graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1996, after workin as a …