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Born in Basel in 1945, Jean-Frédéric Schnyder spent his youth in an orphanage in Bern. During 1962-1965, he learnt photography as an apprentice in Wengen. In 1993 he represented Switzerland at the Venice Biennale with 119 tiny, mostly sunny scenes of the nation’s highway system, invariably painted from its overpasses, …
Since the late ‘60s, VALIE EXPORT has concentrated on the body in her work, with the intention of challenging – in a …
Man Ray was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, yet retains its own distinct style. During his career, Man …
At the age of 7 to 12 months, the babies babbling, begins to sound more like words. At about 9 months, a …
Catherine Murphy’s work requires close looking and contemplation. Painting from life, Murphy uses color, form and light to create paintings that challenge …
“Hubtopia”, Sépànd Danesh’s new exhibition is an increasingly in-depth exploration of what has become a favourite theme: the corner. Sépànd Danesh’s works …
Applications are now being accepted for the MFA Visual Arts Program at Columbia University School of the Arts. The Visual Arts Program …
Mark Hagen uses common, non-traditional materials in his painting and sculpture to break down hierarchies and reveal the processes of art-making. He …
Terry Adkins created sculptures that were “as ephemeral and transient as music” and fashioned mixed-media artworks that relied on visual as well …
In the Western culture childhood is synonymous with innocence and autonomy, freedom and timelessness. The book “Storytelling” by Hatje Cantz Publications is …
Eşref Yıldırım’s work takes inspiration from media representations that suggest a critique of power structures and social taboos shaping society. He focuses …
As a boy, Ai Weiwei lived his first artistic expression, burning the books of his house with his father, Ai Qing, a …
Two diplomas: (DNA/Licence) National Degree in Visual Arts Art Major / 3 years / bachelor level (DNSEP/Master) Postgraduate Degree in Visual Expression …
In many ways, Japan is a highly unusual country, in which tradition and cutting-edge technology coexist, in which the relationship between man …
Born in Macau, Aka Chio graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2008 with an associate’s degree in design. She lives …
Edgar Arceneaux’s work in sculpture, drawing, and film reflects on cultural and personal memory, and is informed by the belief that all …
In his exuberant manufacture of objects and scenarios, Tom Sachs asks questions that relate to conception, production, consumption, and circulation. Using his …
In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger turned to sculpture to examine the relationship between bodies and space, and …
The artist book BERLIN 2013/1983, published by ARCH+, is an ambitious new work by Daniel Young and Christian Giroux that continues their …
The multi-disciplinary practice of Hugh Scott-Douglas situates itself at the confluence of a number of critical, socio-political, economic and aesthetic observations and …
Working variously across film, video, performance, photography, and sound, Amie Siegel exposes and connects multiple strata of meaning in her meticulously crafted …
Studying at KHM is an open process. The Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) offers project-based Media and Fine Art courses that …
Im Heung-soon is a visual artist and cinema director based in Seoul. Since his early works on his working-class family, he has …
William Kentridge is renowned for his evocative drawings and animated films exploring time, the history of colonialism, and the aspirations and failures …
