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Jeff Wall, The Thinker, 1986, transparency in lightbox 211 x 229 cm, © & Courtesy the artist

PHOTO: Jeff Wall 

Jeff Wall has been moving between spectacular staging and documentary observation for over 40 years, making images that explore every aspect of contemporary society. Both familiar and disturbing, his photographs elevate everyday situations to the strange and dreamlike. Presented life-size, his images are among some of the most celebrated works of …

ART NEWS: Oct.01

  A century ago, Belgian artist Marthe Donas carved out a niche for herself at the heart of the diverse and colorful …

TRACES: Sophie Calle

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Sophie Calle (9/10/1953- ), one of France’s leading Conceptual artists. Her work is distinguished …

Peter Doig, Painting for Wall Painters (Prosperity P.o.S.), 2010–2012, distemper on linen, 240 x 360 cm. © Peter Doig. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy the artist and Serpentine Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Peter Doig

Peter Doig is a Scottish painter celebrated for his dreamlike, atmospheric works that blend memory, landscape, and imagination. Raised in Trinidad and …

Guan Xiao, Midnight Pancake, 2025, Courtesy the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler Gallery, Berlin/Munich

PRESENTATION: Guan Xiao-Teenager

Guan Xiao takes a playful approach to her sculpture, video, and installation artworks. She creates a visual language that breaks through historical …

Mimmo Rotella

Mimmo Rotella (7/10/1918-8/1/2006)

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Mimmo Rotella (7/10/1918-8/1/2006), inspired from the ripped posters that lined the walls of Rome, …

Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim

TRACES: Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim

20Today is the occasion to bear in mind the Surrealist artist and photographer Méret Elisabeth Oppenheim (6/10/1913-15/11/1985). She is probably best known …

ARCHITECTURE: Le Corbusier

Formulated in 1926, Le Corbusier’s (6/10/1887-27/8/1965), “Five Points of a New Architecture” spearheaded the modernist architectural movement of the 20th century. As …

Brice Marden

TRACES: Brice Marden

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Brice Marden (5/10/1938-9/8/2023), his works derive from highly specific personal experiences, much like those …

Chen Zhen

TRACES: Chen Zhen

Today is the occasion to bear in mind, one of the most important Chinese artists, Chen Zhen (4/10/1955-13/12/2000). His conceptual installations and …

Hannah Black, Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference (American Revolution), 2025, Oil, cotton and nails on canvas ∅ 100 x 3 cm (∅ 39 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches), © Hannah Black, Courtesy the artist and Arcadia Missa Gallery

PRESENTATION: Hannah Black-HUSH MR GIANT

Hannah Black’s artistic practice is driven by an inquiry into the boundaries and structures of human relationships, influenced by communist, psychoanalytic and …

Stanley Whitney, The Courage of the Poet, 2025, Oil on linen, 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm), © Stanley Whitney, Photo: Owen Conway, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: Athens-Stanley Whitney

Stanley Whitney’s vibrant abstract paintings unlock the linear structure of the grid, imbuing it with new and unexpected cadences of color, rhythm, …

Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels

ARCHITECTURE: Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels

Bjarke Bundgaard Ingels (2/10/1974- ) is a Danish architect known for buildings that defy traditional architectural conventions and dimensions, ranging from representations …