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Photography Today

BOOK:Photography Today, Phaidon Publications

There have been many books that attempt to capture and analyse the depth and breadth of photography over a given period. The latest tome is “Photography Today”, compiled by Mark Durden, and published by Phaidon Press. Choosing the ‘60s to the present day as his timeframe, the author considers photography’s …

Nona Faustine, Even The Comfort Of A Stone Would Be A Gain, 2013, Knockdown Center Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: MAMI

The Knockdown Center, is housed in a former glass factory in Maspeth, Queens. Owned by a private individual who lives onsite in …

Manny Krakowski, Untitled (True North), 2016, Edward Cella Art & Architecture Archive

ART CITIES:L.A.- Manny Krakowski

Growing up near Los Angeles, Manny Krakowski had observed phenomena such consumerism, industry and advertising that supports it. His relationship with daily …

Katharina Fritsch, Postkarte (Essen), 2005, Photo: Ivo Faber, © VG Bild Kunst-Bonn 2016

ART CITIES:Essen-Katharina Fritsch

Katharina Fritsch vividly unites the personal and the collective. Her works oscillate between melancholy, light-heartedness and escapism, and between illusion and sublimation. …

Christian Marclay, Memento (Survival of the Fittest), 2008, © Christian Marclay, Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery-New York

PHOTO:The Memory of the Future

The exhibition “The Memory of the Future”, at the Musée de l’Elysée, opens up a dialogue between the work of the pioneers …

Amanda Crary, Setting the Table with the Sun II, 2016, A.I.R. Gallery Archive

ART CITIES: N.York- From the Fringe

After their 2016 University of North Carolina Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition at Weatherspoon Art Museum, 7 women artists, present their …

Ethan Hayes Chute, Bottles and Jars from Contemporary Spice Rack, 2012, Courtesy the artist

ART-PRESENTATION: Ethan Hayes-Chute

In his sculptures, drawings, text pieces, and performative workshops, Ethan Hayes-Chute explores ideas of self-sufficiency and self-preservation, making reference to outsider architecture, …

Martin Creed, Work No140 Revisited (Christmas), Collection of Matthew Higgs, Photo: Ben Westoby

ART CITIES:London-Imprint 93

Matthew Higgs is an English artist, curator, writer and publisher, strongly influenced by the tradition of text-based Conceptual Art, he depended consistently …

Tamar Ettun, Exhibition View, Uppsala Art Museum Archive

ART CITIES:Uppsala -Tamar Ettun

As a performance artist, trained as a sculptor, Tamar Ettun’s artistic practice incorporates both movement and stillness. The duality has a symbolical …

Dimitris Lempesis, Landscape Around Greece-Hydra Island, 2012- , © Dimitris Lempesis

MIRAGES XXVII

Happy Hollidays, Good Month (!)   Efi Michalarou 1/8/16

Amar Kanwar, The Sovereign Forest, Installation view at Documenta 13, Photo: Henrik Stromberg

ART CITIES:Singapore -Amar Kanwar

Amar Kanwar has distinguished himself through films and multi-media works, which explore the politics of power, violence and justice. His multi-layered installations …

John Gerrard, Power. Play, Installation View, UCCA Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: John Gerrard-Power.Play

Gerrard’s works are constructed as simulations or virtual worlds, using 3D Real-time computer graphics. Although making use of advanced digital technology, Gerrard’s …