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Omar Ba, Promenade masquée 1 [Masked Promenade 1], 2016, Acrylic, gouache, oil and pencil on canvas, JMD Collection-Hong Kong. Image courtesy Galerie Templon-Paris/Bruxelles, Photo: B. Huet / Tutti, © Omar Ba, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery

ART CITIES:Montreal-Omar Ba

Born in 1977 in Senegal, Omar Ba lives and works in Dakar and Geneva. His paintings, produced using a variety of techniques …

Wu Tsang, Into a Space of Love (2018), video still. Single-channel 2K video with stereo sound. 26 minutes. Courtesy of Frieze and GUCCI

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Wu Tsang

Wu Tsang is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who combines documentary and narrative techniques with fantastical detours into the imaginary in …

Julie Becker. Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest (detail). 1993-1996. Mixed-media installation. Dimensions variable. Installation view, Julie Becker: I must create a Master Piece to pay the Rent, The Institute of Contemporary Arts-London, 2018. Courtesy Greene Naftali-New York, ICA-London, and MOCA-Los Angeles. Photo: Mark Blower

ART CITIES:N.York-Julie Becker

Since the 1990s, Julie Becker’s (1972-2016) multimedia practice has activated vacant interior scenes with psychological resonance. Working in drawing, video, photography and …

WangShui, From its mouth came a river of highend residential appliances (Video still), 2018, one-channel video, water, Courtesy of the artist

ART-PRESENTATION: Horizontal Vertigo

For the first time in its history, the Julia Stoschek Collection presents an ensemble of solo exhibitions, performances, and screenings of works …

Nicolas Tourte, Témoin, Video installation, 2019,Courtesy Nicolas Tourte & Laure Roynette Gallery

ART ISLANDS:Hydra-Nicolas Tourte

Nicolas Tourte’s work explores man’s place in the universe with a light-hearted and derisive touch. It principally deals with cycles, repetition and …

Raymond Depardon, Le chêne de Venon, Isère, France, 2019

ART CITIES:Paris-Trees

Bringing together a community of artists, botanists, and philosophers, the exhibition “Trees” echoes the latest scientific research that sheds new light on …

Olafur Eliasson, Your uncertain shadow (colour), 2010, HMI lamps (green, orange, blue, magenta), glass, aluminium, transformers , Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection-Vienna, Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa/ Studio Olafur Eliasson, © 2010 Olafur Eliasson

ART-PRESENTATION: Olafur Eliasson-In Real Life

Moving seamlessly from his early photographs to sculpture, immersive environments, large-scale public interventions, and architectural projects, Olafur Eliasson uses simple natural elements …

Elaine Byrne, Fortified Boundaries IV, 2018, Ultra-Chrome HDR pigment inks and UV protective spray on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl paper, Courtesy of the artist and Kevin Kavanaugh Gallery-Dublin

ART CITIES:N.York-The Watchers

Derived from the French word “surveiller”, meaning “to keep watch” or “to watch over”, the surveillance camera has been used to police …

Max Colby, Hotbed I, 2018, Crystal and plastic beads, sequins, found fabric, trim, costume jewelry, polyester batting, and thread, 14 x 14 x 17 inches, © Max Colby, Courtesy the artist and Jane Lombard Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York:A Body of Work

The group exhibition “A Body of Work” features drawing, collage, and sculpture by six artists: Julia Brandão, Max Colby, Margaux Crump, Anneli …

Ria Pacquée, The sun is moving, the clock ticking, the earth sinking, 2019, © Ria Pacquée, Photo: Ans Brys, Courtesy the artist and Middelheim Museum

ART-PRESENTATION:Ria Pacquée

Ria Pacquée has been researching the concept of “identity” since the 1970s. She does this using her own body as a tool: …

Banu Cennetoğlu, Installation view, 2019, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfahlen, 2019, Photo: Achim Kukulies, © Kunstsammlung NRW

ART-PRESENTATION: Banu Cennetoğlu

Banu Cennetoğlu deals with the political, social, and media conditions of contemporary information societies. Her conceptual works question the relationship between the …

Anthony Pearson, Untitled (Embedment) [detail], 2018, Canvas-embedded, pigmented hydrocal in enamel-finished aluminum frame, 146.1 x 55.2 x 5.1 cm, © Anthony Pearson, Courtesy the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery

ART CITIES:Aspen-Anthony Pearson

Anthony Pearson occupies a quietly antithetical position in a contemporary cultural landscape characterized by visual noise and short attention spans. An exploration …

Sheila Hicks , Zihzabal, 2018, Pigments, synthetic fibers, cotton, linen, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Fund, Photo: Markus Wörgötter, © Sheila Hicks

ART-PRESENTATION: Sheila Hicks

Since the late 1950s, Sheila Hicks has been producing work exceptionally difficult to categorise. Knotting, wrapping, folding, twisting and stacking wool, linen …