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Julio Le Parc, Sphère rouge, 2001-12, Julio Le Parc © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York / ADAGP-Paris, Photo: André Morin, Courtesy the artist and Pérez Art Museum Miami

ART CITIES:Miami-Julio Le Parc

Born in Argentina, Julio Le Parc settled in Paris in 1958. A year later, he co-founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel. …

Jason Martin, Untitled (Davy’s Grey / Ivory Black), (Detail), 2016, © Jason Martin; Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:London- Jason Martin

Jason Martin paints by covering largish surfaces of stainless steel, aluminum and plexiglass with a single colour of oil paint. Colour is …

Valerio Adami, Le Dernier Pound, 2012, ©Valerio Adami, Courtesy Galerie Daniel Templon Paris/Brussels

ART CITES:Brussels-Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami is recognized internationally as an important European artist. They may look like comic book art, but there is a perturbing …

Kamrooz Aram, Ancient Through Modern: An Uncertain Record for Future Nostalgia, 2016, Green Art Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:Dubai-Kamrooz Aram

Kamrooz Aram was born in Iran and has lived in the United States since age eight. The artist’s diverse practice often engages …

Délio Jasse, Lost Chapter: Nampula 1963, 2016, Tiwani Contemporary archive

ART CITIES:London- Délio Jasse

In his work, Délio Jasse often interweaves found images with clues from past lives from found photos or family albums, to draw …

Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna Drawings, 2015, © Wael Shawky, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:Milan-Wael Shawky

  Living and working in Alexandria, Wael Shawky has received international acclaim for his work as an artist and filmmaker, exploring transitional …

Beatriz Milhazes, Floresta virgem em lilás e azul, 2016, Photo: Manuel Aguas & Pepe Schettino, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin/Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Beatriz Milhazes

Beatriz Milhazes is well known for her colorful, kaleidoscopic collages, prints, paintings and installations which draw on both Latin American cultural imagery …

Francesco Clemente, You and Me, 2016, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Daniel Templon Paris-Brussels

ART CITIES:Paris-Francesco Clemente

Francesco Clemente explores individual identity, and the various means for its construction by constantly questioning the idea of a singular self. Clemente’s …

Douglas Gordon, I Had Nowhere to Go (Film Still), 2016, Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber

ART CITIES:Zurich-Douglas Gordon

Douglas Gordon makes videos, installations, photographs and text pieces, using both found and original material, in an attempt to lay bare the …

Ai WeiWei, Fragments of Iron Root, 2015, Photo: Gao Yuan, © Ai Weiwei, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Ai WeiWei

Ai WeiWei is an inspirational figure for many people both in the West and in China, and both in and outside the …

ART CITIES:London-Animality

Why have animals not been subject of greater interest in contemporary conversations and historical discourses in the arts? With this question as …

Mike Kelley, Balanced by Mass and Worth, 2001, Art © Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. All Rights Reserved/Licensed by VAGA-New York NY, Collection of Margaret and Daniel S. Loeb, Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Nic Tenwiggenhorn-Düsseldorf

ART CITIES:N.York-Mike Kelley

Since the late ‘70s, Mike Kelley has produced a body of work that takes as its target notions of taste, morality, authority, …

ART CITIES:London-Jerwood Open Forest

Jerwood Open Forest is an artist-centred initiative established by Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Forestry Commission England. The 2016 exhibition examines art in …

Tom Wesselmann, Left: Smoker #3 (Mouth #17), 1968 - Right: Bedroom Painting #35, 1967-75, Courtesy of The Estate of Tom Wesselmann and Almine Rech Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann is one of the leading figures of Pop Art.  He is best known for his career-spanning series, “Great American Nude,” …

Phyllida Barlow, TIP (Installation View), 2013, Carnegie Museum of Art as part of the 2013 Carnergie International, Kunsthalle Zürich Archive

ART CITIES:Zurich-Phyllida Barlow

Phyllida Barlow’s work questions the nature and role of the sculptural object in contemporary culture, utilising an extensive, fluid vocabulary and immense …

Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 1980, © 2016 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, Gallery Dominique Lévy Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Joel Shapiro

In his work since the late ‘60s, Joel Shapiro is well known for his geometric, abstract sculptures. In these sculptures that often …

Ivan Navarro, Impenetrable Room, 2016. Photo: Christopher Stach, Courtesy of the artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Iván Navarro

Iván Navarro was born in Santiago, in 1972, the year preceding the coup d’état that ousted Salvador Allende and instated Augusto Pinochet. …

ART CITIES:Liverpool

The Tate Liverpool presents three exhibitions devoted in the work of Yves Klein, Edward Krasiński and Cécile B. Evans, the three artists …

ART CITIES:N.York-Mark Leckey

Drawing on his personal experiences Mark Leckey returns frequently to the themes of desire and transformation, using a variety of media, including …