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Richard Wentworth, First and Last Word, 2017, Dictionary, soldered galvanized cable and unused linen bed sheet, 9.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm, Peter Freeman, Inc. Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Richard Wentworth

Richard Wentworth rose to popularity in the late ‘70s as part of the New British Sculpture Movement, defined by their collective reaction …

Left-Center-Right: Geta Brătescu, Limite si rescul (Limits and rescues) (Detail), 2012, Series of 7 collage and drawing on paper, 21.3 x 29.7 cm, Photo: Ștefan Sava, © Geta Brătescu, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

ART CITIES:N.York-Geta Brătescu

Geta Brătescu’s vivid practice has comprised performance, textiles, collage, print-making, installation and film. Living and working in Bucharest throughout Ceauşescu’s regime, Brătescu …

Dan Graham, Model for Ying Yang, 1997, MDF, Perspex, 31.5 x 107 x 107 cm, © Dan Graham, Photo: Ken Adlard, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:Beijing-Dan Graham

As one of contemporary art’s most influential figures, Dan Graham has been at the forefront of many of the most significant developments …

Gülçin Aksoy, A, 2017, Mixed media, Courtesy Zilberman Gallery

ART CITIES:Istanbul-Gülçin Aksoy

Gülçin Aksoy, both in her individual practice using various media and in artist collectives that she has been part of or collaborated …

John Stezaker, Untitled (Photoroman), c. 1979, Collage, 21.4 x 40.8 cm, Courtesy Petzel Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-John Stezaker

John Stezaker was one of the first generation of British conceptual artists exhibiting in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His main …

Stefano Graziani, Cedric Price, Model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA-Montreal, 2017, Inkjet-print, 100 x 125 cm, Fondazione Prada Archive

ART CITIES:Milan-Stefano Graziani

Trained as an architect, Stefano Graziani teaches the history and technique of photography at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of …

Gabriel Rico, One Law for The Lion & Ox is Oppression (Installation View), Perrotin Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Gabriel Rico

There is a visible design sensibility permeating Gabriel Rico’s work, which isn’t surprising if you know he’s a trained architect. Based in …

Heimo Zobernig, Chess Painting, Installation View at MIT List Visual Arts Center, 2017, Photo: Peter Harris

ART CITIES:Cambridge-Heimo Zobernig

The work of Heimo Zobernig spans an array of media, from architectural intervention and installation, through performance, film and video, to sculpture …

Cathy Wilkes, Untitled, 2012, Gift of the Speyer Family Foundation and Mrs. Saidie A. May (by exchange), © 2017 Cathy Wilkes, MoMA PS1 Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Cathy Wilkes

Cathy Wilkes is part of the generation of artists who emerged in the mid-90s. She is primarily known for her large-scale installations …

Josef Albers, Variant/ Adobe, Orange Front, 1948–58, Oil on Masonite, 59.6 × 68.5 cm, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Gift, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in honor of Philip Rylands for his continued commitment to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection 97.4555, © 2017 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York

ART CITIES:N.York-Josef Albers

An artist, poet, theoretician, and professor of arts and design at the Bauhaus, Black Mountain College and Yale University, Josef Albers worked …

Pipilotti Rist, Sip My Ocean 1996, (still) two-channel video installation with sound, colour: projectors, players, sound system, paint, carpet, sound by Anders Guggisberg and Pipilotti Rist after Wicked Game (1989) by Chris Isaak, Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine © the artist

ART CITIES:Sydney-Pipilotti Rist

As one of the first generation of artists to grow up with televisions in their living rooms, Rist’s work references the history …

Ugo Rondinone, Installation view of “good evening beautiful blue” at The Bass Museum of Art-Miami

ART CITIES:Miami-Ugo Rondinone

Ugo Rondinone works in mixed-media installations that include sculpture, painting, video, sound, and photography. His wide-ranging practice utilizes metaphoric and iconographic images …

Alex Hubbard, Interior I (Video Still), 2017, Video with sound, Edition of 5, 4:36 min, Galerie Eva Presenhuber Archive

ART CITIES:Zurich-Alex Hubbard

Alex Hubbard’s work is investigates the boundaries between video art and painting, exploring each via a cross-examination that invigorates both media in …

Bill Viola, Ascension, 2000, Color video projection, stereo sound, Performer: Josh Coxx, Photo: Kira Perov, Courtesy of Bill Viola Studio

ART CITIES:Montreal-Bill Viola

Bill Viola, in one of the pioneering figures of a generation of artists in the ‘70s employing video art and sound technologies. …

Thomas Hirschhorn, Pixel-Collage n°97, Prints, plastic sheet, tape, 28x44cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery-New York, Photo: Romain Lopez

ART CITIES:N.York-Thomas Hirschhorn

Thomas Hirschhorn is an artist known for his sprawling works that transform traditional white cube spaces into absorbing environments tackling issues of …

Carolee Schneemann, Up to and Including Her Limits, 1973-76. Crayon on paper, rope, harness, 16mm film projector, video (color, sound; 29 min.), and six monitors, Dimensions variable, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Committee on Drawings Funds and Committee on Media and Performance Art Funds, 2012, © 2015 Courtesy of Carolee Schneemann and PPOW Gallery-NY, Digital image © 2015 The Museum of Modern Art-New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

ART CITIES:N.York-Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann’s first major work, “Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions” (1963), posed a question that the artist would continue to explore throughout …

Gilbert & George, BEARD MERRY, 2016, 190 x 302 cm, © Gilbert & George, Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac-London/Paris/Salzburg

ART CITIES:Paris-Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George (Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore), have long since been acknowledged icons of Contemporary Art. In 1967 they met as …

Rita McBride, Particulates (schematic), 2017, Dia Art Foundation Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Rita McBride

Rita McBride works with the language of sculpture, employing the vocabularies of architecture and design. Her cross-disciplinary practice also encompasses collaborative publications, …

Anri Sala, The Last Resort, 2017, Photo: Peter Greig, Kaldor Public Art Projects Archive

ART CITIES:Melbourne-Anri Sala

Anri Sala’s works of film, sculpture and installation create poetic analogies that reflect on life and culture from different frames of experience. …

Left: Claire Morgan, Time of Death (study), 2017, Pencil and watercolor on paper, 38,1 x 28 cm, Photo: Claire Morgan Studio, © Claire Morgan Studio, Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Köln/Paris/St. Moritz. Right: Claire Morgan, To an End, 2017, Blackbird, (taxidermy), wood, polythene, nylon in vitrine, 108,5 x 56,7 x 56,7 cm, © Claire Morgan Studio, Photo: Claire Morgan Studio, Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Köln/Paris/St. Moritz

ART CITIES:Paris-Claire Morgan

Claire Morgan’s fragile hanging installations reflect her interest in natural processes and organic materials. In her works, the artist engages with the …