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Hokusai, Taschen Publications

BOOK:Hokusai,Taschen Publications

Katsushika Hokusai was always a man on the move. He changed domicile more than 90 times during his lifetime and changed his own name through over 30 pseudonyms. Hokusai  is not only one of the giants of Japanese art and a legend of the Edo period, but also a founding …

Paul McCarthy, White Snow, Asleep, 2013-2014, 51.1 x 172 x 99.3 cm, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Walla Walla Foundry

ART FAIRS:Fiac 2018, Part II

One of the oldest and respectable Art Fairs, FIAC, opens for its 45th Edition at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major …

Tacita Dean, Antigone (Film still), 2018, 2 synchronised 35 mm colour anamorphic films, optical sound, with a running time of exactly 60 min, continuous loop synced to start on the hour, © Tacita Dean, Courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York / Paris, and Frith Street Gallery, London

ART-PRESENTATION: Tacita Dean

Tacita Dean is one of the most important artists working today. Her subject matter is often historical, touching on memory and empathy, …

Alberto Burri, Rosso Plastica, 1963, Plastic, acrylic, vinavil and combustion on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, © Tornabuoni Art

ART-TRIBUTE:Alberto Burri

Alberto Burri was a master of 20th Century art, his works successfully blur the line between painting and sculpture. As a result …

Anish Kapoor, Mirror (Magenta Apple mix 2), 2018, Stainless steel and lacquer, 172 x 172 x 27 cm, © ADAGP Anish Kapoor 2018 Photo: Archives kamel mennour, Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris/London

ART FAIRS:Fiac 2018,Part I

One of the oldest and respectable Art Fairs, FIAC, opens for its 45th Edition at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major …

Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 2016, Bronze and painted wood, 63.5 x 53.3 x 58.4 cm, ©2018 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve

ART CITIES:Paris-Joel Shapiro

Born in 1941, Joel Shapiro is a famous Minimalist artist renowned for his frequently anthropomorphic monumental bronze sculptures, he endlessly probes the …

Bienvenue 2018

ART FAIRS:Bienvenue 2018

Is there still room for a new Art Fair in Paris during the Fiac? Starting from the fact that the galleries spend …

Anri Sala, Slip of the Line, 2018, Single channel YHD video and sound installation, Duration 9’ 47’’, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Criusel-Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Anri Sala

Anri Sala’s works of film, sculpture and installation create poetic analogies that reflect on life and culture from different frames of experience. …

Metahaven, Hometown (Videostill), 2018, Courtesy Metahaven

ART-PRESENTATION: Metahaven

Metahaven’s work encompasses the practices of filmmaking, writing, design, and installation, and is united conceptually by interests in poetry, storytelling, digital superstructures, …

Elmgreen & Dragset, Installation view, Perrotin Gallery, 2018, courtesy the artists and Perrotin

ART-PRESENTATION: Elmgreen & Dragset

Based in London and Berlin, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have worked as a collaborative duo since the mid-1990s. Drawing from disciplines …