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ART NEWS:May 02

The exhibition “Archives, Annotations and New Proposals” consists of recent work by Carlos Aguirre, a key artist who has contributed to the …

Anish Kapoor, Exhibition view, Lisson Gallery, London, 2019, Courtesy Lisson Gallery

Art-Presentation:Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor combines Eastern heritage with Western influence and as a result makes truly international art, most famous for public sculptures that …

Garth Weiser, Festi goer / namaste / pizzahog (Detail), 2019,Oil and spray paint on canvas,185.4 x 152.4 cm,© Garth Weiser, Courtesy the artist and Simon Lee Gallery

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-Garth Weiser

The work of Garth Weise is concerned with languages of abstraction and the physicality of the painted surface. His work is created …

ART CITIES:N.York-Nari Ward

Emerging alongside a notable group of African-American artists who rose to prominence in the ‘90s, Nari Ward’s massive and tactile approach to …

Jannis Kounellis , Untitled (Tragedia civile), 1975, Goldleaf-coated wall, coat rack, coat, hat, lamp, Installation view, Jannis Kounellis, Fondazione Prada, Venice, 2019, Photo: Agostino Osio - Alto Piano, Courtesy Fondazione Prada

ART-TRIBUTE:Jannis Kounellis

Jannis Kounellis made a highly distinctive contribution to one of the most provocative art movements in postwar Europe. As a pioneer of …

Alberto Burri, Bianco nero (White Black), 1952. Oil, enamel, pumice, and PVA on canvas, 65 x 100 cm. Private Collection

ART CITIES:Venice-Alberto Burri

Alberti Burri belongs to a generation of artists who experienced the suffering inflicted by World War II. Attacking fine-art traditions had long …

Kenneth Noland, Peridot, 1982, Acrylic on canvas, 52,1 x 231.1 cm, Courtesy of the Kenneth Noland Foundation & Galerie Almine Rech, Paris © Adagp, 2019 Paris

ART-PRESENTATION: Kenneth Noland

Kenneth Noland, an innovative colorist, is considered nowadays as one of the leading figures of the American Color Field and Post Painterly …

Loris Gréaud, The Unplayed Notes Factory, 2017, Glass, light bulbs, metal, from 30 to 60 cm diameter each piece / variable dimensions (installation), Photo: Greaudstudio, © Loris Gréaud, Gréaudstudio

ART CITIES:Venice-Glasstress 2019

The mission of Glasstress is to show how contemporary artists use glass as an incomparable medium for their expression. For a long …

Helen Frankenthaler, Ocean Drive West #1, 1974, acrylic on canvas, 94 × 144 inches, © 2019 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES:Venice-Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role …

Robert Mangold, Yellow Double Square / Loop, 2015, Acrylic and black pencil on canvas, 121.9 x 243.8 cm, © Robert Mangold, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:Geneva-Robert Mangold

Robert Mangold is one of the most pre-eminent artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he has developed an artistic vocabulary derived …

Lee Ufan, Relatum (Iron field), 1969, 1994, 2018, Installation View Art Basel Unlimited 2018, © Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York & ADAGP-Paris, Photo: Dawn Blackman, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Lee Ufan

In the late 1960s and the 1970s Lee Ufan was involved in the Japanese artistic movement Mono-ha and became its spokesman. Using …

Isaac Julien, PLAYTIME, 2013, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Sheridan Brown, Installation view, Metro Pictures-New York, 2013, © Isaac Julien, Photo Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures-New York, Photograph: Genevieve Hanson

ART-PRESENTATION: Isaac Julien-Playtime

Isaac Julien is an internationally acclaimed artist and filmmaker known for his technically complex, politically charged, and visually arresting installations. Born and …