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John Akomfrah is a respected artist and filmmaker, who has been committed to giving a voice and a presence to the legacy of the African diaspora in Europe, filling in the voids in history by digging into historical archives to create film essays and speculative fictional stories about past lives …
Mr. (Masakatsu Iwamoto), began as protégé of Takashi Murakami, and has worked as an artist from 1996. Paul McCarthy has commented that …
Simon Schubert works across several mediums and his installation-oriented exhibitions are often inspired by literary and philosophical sources, also the artist creates …
The sculptures of Andreas Slominski (b 1959 in Meppen, Germany) were first noticed in the early ‘80s. While his works dating from …
In “Bittersweet Transformation” works by three female artists from three generations, from sculpture through to film, come together in a dialogue about …
Like so many who grew up in the U.S.A, Carly Mark remembers moments from her childhood in Detroit full with images of …
Simone Leigh works in various media including sculpture, video installation and social practice. Simone Leigh has described her work as auto-ethnographic, and …
Bas Jan Ader was a unique figure in the art of ‘60s and ’70s. Almost dangerous in its level of seduction, Ader’s …
Political activist as well as artist, Jenny Holzer aims is to disrupt the passive reception of information from damaging sources. Her …
Olafur Eliasson is one of the most representative and influential artists working today. His works reflect on nature and also demonstrate a …
Katharina Grosse, who has been considered one of the leading artists of her generation for many years now, adopts a very striking …
Today is the occasion to bear in mind, the German Dada artist Kurt Schwitters (20/6/1887-8/1/1948). His ground-breaking Merzbau, completely misunderstood in its …
For the last 8 years Versailles president Catherine Pégard invites a contemporary artist to form a dialogue between their own work and …
In celebration of Zaha Hadid’s career in Architecture and Design that spans 40 years, Fondazione Berengo hosts a retrospective of her work …
Since first introduced at Art Basel in 2000, Unlimited has become a key element of the show, providing galleries with a unique …
LISTE was originally founded in 1996 as “LISTE-The Young Art Fair in Basel”. From the beginning LISTE has focused on introducing new …
Much of Cy Twombly’s work is a direct reflection of, response to, and re-working of the ancient past that surrounded him in …
From 1908, when the Ford Model T went into production, the impact which automobiles have had on the American landscape has been …
Born in Buenos Aires, the Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija is widely recognized as one of the most influential artists of his generation. …
Rave culture from the ‘80s and ‘90s was Europe’s last big youth movement. During this period of radical social and political change …
Mario García Torres works with very specific elements (hidden stories, rumours or un-clarified details) from the history of art, film, other artists, …
Helmut Newton worked as a photographer from the ‘50s onwards, but he changed the fashion photography in 1961, the moment that he …
Since first introduced at Art Basel in 2000, Unlimited has become a key element of the show, providing galleries with a unique …
Although largely ignored in its day, the short-lived magazine Provoke (1968-69) was one of the most important photographic publications of the 20th …
