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Hanne Darboven studied painting from 1962–66 at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg. In 1966 Darboven moved to New York, where she established herself as a major Conceptual artist. During her initial stay in New York (1966-68), Darboven developed her Konstruktionen, which comprised a neutral language of numbers …
Ai WeiWei is an inspirational figure for many people both in the West and in China, and both in and outside the …
The Nan Goldin Story is a familiar staple of the romantic mythology of urban bohemia. She is probably best known for “The …
Why have animals not been subject of greater interest in contemporary conversations and historical discourses in the arts? With this question as …
Since the late ‘70s, Mike Kelley has produced a body of work that takes as its target notions of taste, morality, authority, …
The 2nd edition of Paris Internationale Art Fair took place at an old hotel, a magnificent space at 51 Avenue d’Iéna, just …
The exhibition “Not Afraid Of Love” by Maurizio Cattelan with a series of perhaps the most known and characteristic works of his …
Jerwood Open Forest is an artist-centred initiative established by Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Forestry Commission England. The 2016 exhibition examines art in …
The many years that I’m commuting in Paris and the intervals that I live in the cite are quite large, …
Tom Wesselmann is one of the leading figures of Pop Art. He is best known for his career-spanning series, “Great American Nude,” …
Robert Rauschenberg’s work has always been one of thoughtful inclusion. Working in a wide range of subjects, styles, materials, and techniques, Rauschenberg …
Candida Höfer prefers to shoot semi-public spaces, most notably cultural and institutional architecture, in the absence of people, as evidenced in her …
Rich in cultural history since independence in 1821, Mexican art has continued to dazzle the world with its Avant-Garde and its singularity. …
More than ever a refreshing International fresh breeze was blowing in the FIAC 2016 at Grand Palais in Paris, confirming the …
The godfather of colour photography, William Eggleston, has inspired a generation of artists, from David Lynch to Juergen Teller. He assumes a …
In June 1991, the Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) opened, 25 years later, the MMK is one of the most prominent Museums …
The exhibition “The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel” presents an engaging survey of The Museum of Modern Art’s multifaceted …
Phyllida Barlow’s work questions the nature and role of the sculptural object in contemporary culture, utilising an extensive, fluid vocabulary and immense …
The exhibition “Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016” focuses on the ways in which technology has created new forms of immersive experience …
Prabhavathi Meppayil’s art practice draws on traditional craft and values the truth of materials and tools as well as simple forms, colors …
In his work since the late ‘60s, Joel Shapiro is well known for his geometric, abstract sculptures. In these sculptures that often …
Over the past thirty years, Pipilotti Rist has achieved international renown as a pioneer of video art and multimedia installations. Her works …
There’s a back street in Montparnasse, the entrance to a hospital morgue, where weeds grow in sidewalk cracks. This narrow, nondescript passage, …
Iván Navarro was born in Santiago, in 1972, the year preceding the coup d’état that ousted Salvador Allende and instated Augusto Pinochet. …
