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Junya Ishigami

ARCHITECTURE:Junya Ishigami

Junya Ishigami (10/3/1974- ) is one of the most outstanding young Japanese architects of present time and he has obtained recognition due to his experimental approach of the project development. Sensitive to the specific local features, Ishigami puts, at the heart of the debate, key architectural issues that sometimes might …

Louise Bourgeois, Fountain Couple, 1999, © The Easton Foundation-New York. Photo: Christopher Burke, New York

ART-PREVIEW:Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois is one of the most brilliant and influential artists of the 20th Century. Louise Bourgeois could be the artist who …

ART NEWS: April 02

For his solo show, “Antithesis”, Chiffon Thomas denotes how opposing objects or bodies can exist within a single environment or space, creating …

Chiffon Thomas, Untitled, 2021, Foam, wooden crate, silicone, charcoal dust, embroidery floss, wire, windows, cement, 88 x 43 x 43 inches, © Chiffon Thomas, Courtesy the artist and Kohn Gallery

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Chiffon Thomas

Like many artist’s, Chiffon Thomas practice is in constant flux and forever evolving. Currently his work investigates how to portray an impossible …

Photo: Bill Fontana, 2019

ART-PRESENTATION: Arboreal

During the past few centuries, Western theories of biological evolution, alongside economic models centered around the individual, have taught us that competition …

Kwon Young-woo, Untitled, 1986, Gouache, Chinese ink on Korean paper, 39 3/8 x 31 5/8 inches, © Kwon Young-woo, Courtesy the artist and Blum & Poe Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Kwon Young-woo

A decade older than Lee Ufan and the other artists associated with Dansaekhwa, Kwon Young-woo’s practice was fundamental to the development of …

Masako Ando, Pineapple II, 2020, Ceramic, 80.0 x 90.0 cm, ©︎ Masako Ando, Courtesy the artist and Tomio Koyama Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: Masako Ando-Portraits

Masako Ando paints children, animals and plants on porcelain-smooth canvas surfaces. Her works are characterized by delicate lines, multi-layered colors and a …

ART NEWS: April 01

It’s a useful reduction to say that both Jonathan Meese and Rinus Van de Velde in their joint exhibition “Two of Hearts” …

Tariku Shiferaw, Cranes in the Sky (Solange) [detail], 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm), © Tariku Shiferaw, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co.

ART CITIES:N.York-Tariku Shiferaw

Tariku Shiferaw is known for his practice of mark-making that explores the metaphysical ideas of painting and societal structures. This formal language …

Sam Falls, Night Rain, Morning Mist (Autumn), 2020, Pigment on canvas; 2 parts, Painting 1: 170.5 x 160.5 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 63 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches, Painting 2: 170.5 x 316.5 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 124 5/8 x 1 1/8 inches, Total dims.: 170.5 x 477 x 3 cm / 67 1/8 x 187 3/4 x 1 1/8 inches, © Sam Falls, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

ART CITIES:Zurich-Sam Falls

Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …