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Sven Drühl, S.D.E.T., 2016, © Sven Drühl, VG Bildkunst-Bonn 2016, Haus Am Waldsee Archive

ART CITIES:Berlin-Sven Drühl

The painter, mathematician, and art historian Sven Drühl is an multitalented artist of his generation. In his paintings, neon-objects, and drawings, Sven …

Doug Aitken, Free, 2016, © Doug Aitken, Courtesy 303 Gallery-New York, Galerie Eva Presenhuber-Zurich; Victoria Miro-London and Regen Projects-Los Angeles

ART CITIES:London-Protest

Taking as a starting point Alice Neel’s painting, “Nazis Murder Jews” (1936), the exhibition “Protest” at Victoria Miro Gallery in London presents …

William Kentridge, The Refusal of Time (Film Still) 2012, Courtesy William Kentridge, Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma Gallery

ART CITIES:London-William Kentridge

William Kentridge’s work spans across traditional media and techniques such as: tapestries, works on paper, sculptures, installations, animated films or opera productions …

Alberto Biasi, Rilievo ottico dinamico, 1966, Courtesy Cortesi Gallery – London/Lugano, Photo: Bruno Bani

ART-PRESENTATION: Checkmate

The group exhibition “Checkmate. Games of International Art from the Sixties to Now” plays on multiple significances, starting from its title, which …

Nigel Cooke, Salome, 2016, © 2016 Nigel Cooke, Courtesy Pace London

ART-PREVIEW:Nigel Cooke-Roman Willow

Nigel Cooke’s paintings create mazes for the mind. Looking at his large-scale surfaces, the viewer becomes entrapped by illusionary depths and a …

Vik Muniz, handmade: sem título (colored tears), 2016, Galeria Nara Roesler Archive

ART CITIES:São Paulo-Vik Muniz

In a labor-intensive and meticulous process, Vik Muniz reproduces images the Western viewer is familiar with from the print media, such as …

Mahmoud Khaled, Notes on Justice 2, 2016, © Mahmoud Khaled

ART-PRESENTATION:On Building Nations

The thematic double exhibition “On Building Nations” by Mahmoud Khaled and Szabolcs KissPál revisits the notion and complex mechanisms of the construction …

Andy Warhol, Silver Clouds, 1966, Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain Archive

ART CITIES:Brussels- Decor

Before the Modern era, art served primarily to decorate architecture and spaces in order to make life richer and more joyful. As …

Installation View, Norsk Natur, 2016 Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Annar Bjørgli, Courtesy The Museum of Contemporary Art Oslo

ART CITIES:Oslo-Norsk Natur

In the exhibition “Norsk Natur”, Toril Johannessen and Tue Greenfort join their forces to discuss nature. The exhibition is the second in …

Sterling Ruby, THE JUNGLE (Detail), 2016, © Sterling Ruby Studio, Courtesy Sterling Ruby Studio and Sprüth Magers

ART CITIES:Berlin-Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby is known for the multifaceted nature of his practice, which encompasses painting, ceramics, collage, video and photography, textiles, sculpture and …