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Like many children of her generation growing up in Iran, Pouran Jinchi learned the ancient art of Persian calligraphy in school. Unlike most children of her generation, when she moved to the United States, she did not leave that education behind. After receiving a degree in civil engineering from George …
In the works of Cullen Washington Jr’s solo exhibition “Od Matter “, nature and the spirit re the impetus of his new …
The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …
Along with other protagonists of the ‘60s New York City art world, Carolee Schneemann questioned the boundaries of traditional artistic disciplines as …
Ed Atkins’ work is at once a disturbing diagnosis of a digitally mediated present-day, and an absurd prophecy of things to come. …
The Fondazione per le Arti Contemporanee in Tuscany (hereinafter “FACT” or “Fondazione”), a foundation with private participation based in Prato, constituted by …
The large, bold artworks of Barbara Kruger assimilate words and images from the deluge of contemporary mass media. Employing media effects and …
Tarik Kiswanson’s work reflects on the influences of one culture upon another as well as the active role the viewer’s play in …
For the past three decades Michael Simpson has explored ideas relating to what he describes as “The infamy of religious history”. Rooted …
Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active institute for the presentation of Contemporary art. It was designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor …
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, the 15th Istanbul Biennial brings together artworks by 56 artists …
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov base their collaborative works on the intersection of quotidian and conceptual elements. Ilya previously worked as a children’s …
Perhaps more than any other photographer, Andre Kertesz discovered and demonstrated the special aesthetic of the 35mm camera. These beautiful little machines …
Russian Cosmism was a movement that called for material immortality and resurrection, as well as travel to outer space. It developed out …
Alessandro Roma plays with the notions of perceiving what is undefined: if on the one hand his works are linked to the …
The decades between 1950 and 1980 were beset by upheaval. Military conflict proliferated, while social and political unrest flared around the globe. …
Adolph Frederick “Ad” Reinhardt was an abstract painter writer, critic, and educator active in New York beginning in the ‘30s and continuing …
Helen Johnson is perhaps best known for her large-scale, semi-narrative paintings, which explore a range of political and cultural histories and issues. …
Richard Bellamy was an art dealer with the enigmatic personality of an artist, and a visionary who launched the careers of such …
The most significant and influential Avant-Garde movement to emerge in Europe was Arte Povera that emerged against the backdrop of political and …
McDermott & McGough consists of visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough. McDermott & McGough challenge the chronological boundaries of art history …
Solange Pessoa emerged in the Brazilian art scene in the ‘80s, with sculptures, installations, performances, drawings and videos that dialogue with and …
The other side of Mykonos Island: Mykonos is one of the most misunderstood Greek islands because it is interwoven with nightlife, …
Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin where, he continues to live and work. Initially associated with “Arte …
