ART CITIES, Page 85
Combining a range of disparate tropes, such as post-internet, performance, protest and masquerade Nástio Mosquito questions identity, political power and the concept of home. In videos such as “Fuck Africa” (2015) and “Demo de Cracia” (2013), he questions the strain on identity in countries like Angola via a performance of …
The works Manish Nai, defy categorization, comprising of jute (coarse or fine), butter paper, handmade paper, his collages conceive intricate forms. He …
The painter, mathematician, and art historian Sven Drühl is an multitalented artist of his generation. In his paintings, neon-objects, and drawings, Sven …
Taking as a starting point Alice Neel’s painting, “Nazis Murder Jews” (1936), the exhibition “Protest” at Victoria Miro Gallery in London presents …
Mario Airò was born in Pavia and lives and works in Genoa and Milan. He studied in Milan where with other artists …
William Kentridge’s work spans across traditional media and techniques such as: tapestries, works on paper, sculptures, installations, animated films or opera productions …
Georg Baselitz’s work confronts the visceral reality of history and tragedy of being German in a post World War II …
In a labor-intensive and meticulous process, Vik Muniz reproduces images the Western viewer is familiar with from the print media, such as …
Before the Modern era, art served primarily to decorate architecture and spaces in order to make life richer and more joyful. As …
In the exhibition “Norsk Natur”, Toril Johannessen and Tue Greenfort join their forces to discuss nature. The exhibition is the second in …
Sterling Ruby is known for the multifaceted nature of his practice, which encompasses painting, ceramics, collage, video and photography, textiles, sculpture and …
Carmen Herrera sold her first painting in 2004 at the age of 89, after painting full-time for more than 60 years. Now …
Sara VanDerBeek first became known in the mid ‘00s for photographs featuring her own makeshift sculptural configurations in which appropriated photos were …
In his body of work, Roxy Paine mirrors natural processes, drawing increasingly on the tension between organic and man-made environments, between the …
Takashi Murakami has stated that the artist is someone who understands the borders between worlds and who makes an effort to know …
In 1968 Bruce Nauman created the seminal video “Walk with Contrapposto”, in which the artist performed an exaggerated walk along a tall, …
Cotter Luppi’s large colored pencil drawings on paper fit into a Contemporary kind of organic abstraction that isn’t really organic or abstract …
Todd Hosfelt founded his gallery in 1996 in San Francisco’s SOMA district, Dianne Dec joined the gallery in 1997. Over the years, …
Two years after his graduation from Yale University, Matthew Barney had his first solo exhibition in New York at the old Barbara …
Combining traditional materials of sculpture such as plaster and wood with everyday objects like foam and linoleum, Thea Djordjadze (creates installations of …
Following a shift in the mid-80s from a mixed to a liberal economy, for the first time ever producers in Turkey could …
Laure Prouvost is an artist who makes complex installations involving video works characterised by layered stories, surreal humour and wordplay. The artist’s …
Élodie Lesourd presents her solo exhibition “Lazarus, Zombie, Elvis” at Galerie Lily Robert. Related to a critic and conceptual approach to painting, …
In its 5th year, the HKFOREWORD series of exhibitions, organized by 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, aims to actively promote and strengthen relations …
