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Abdelkader Benchamma, Engramme, 2019, Ink, asphalt and paint on paper, Triptych, Each panel 200 x 150 cm, Photo: B. Huet/ Tutti, © Abdelkader Benchamma, Courtesy Templon-Paris & Brussels

ART-PREVIEW: Abdelkader Benchamma-Engramme

Abdelkader Benchamma’s drawings take their inspiration from visual scenarios that stem from reflections on space and its physical reality, its limits and its zones of contact with mental space. They operate with diversions, modulating objects to testify of possible malfunctions in our relationship with the other and with things. Shifting …

Spencer Finch, Sunlight in an Empty Room (Passing Cloud for Emily Dickinson, Amherst, MA, August 28, 2004) [Detail], 2004, 100 fluorescent lights, filters, clothespins, Dimensions variable, © Spencer Finch, Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Spencer Finch

Spencer Finch is best known for light installations that visualise his experience of natural phenomena. His investigations into the nature of light, …

ART NEWS:March 01

Ulrike Müller’s paintings, drawings, and textiles encompass and achieve the aims of abstract painting, figurative painting, genre painting and even devotional painting. …

Allan Sekula, This Ain't China: A Photonovel (Detail), 1974, Courtesy of the artist

ART CITIES:London-Allan Sekula

Allan Sekula revitalized documentary photography, provided critical foundations for theorizing the relationship between word and image, and was one of the earliest …

Sherrie Levine, Monochromes After Reinhardt: 1-14 (Detail), 2018, 14, oil on mahogany panels, Each: 71.1 x 53.3 cm, Overall dimensions variable, © Sherrie Levine, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Sherrie Levine

Sherrie Levine’s methods of appropriating and citing the works of important 20th Century male artists established her as a consequential artist of …

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1959, Oil on canvas, 269 × 457.8 cm, © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019, Photo: National Gallery of Art-Washington, D.C.

ART-PRESENTATION: Mark Rothko

Considered as one of the most renowned figures in the history of Abstract Expressionist Movement, Mark Rothko left a significant legacy throughout …

Patrick Martinez, Coretta, 2019, Neon, Edition of 3, 1 AP, 24 x 30 x 3 in, © Patrick Martinez, Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevoort

ART CITIES:N.York-Patrick Martinez

Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley (lying generally to the east of Los Angeles), Patrick Martinez’s L.A. suburban upbringing and …

Victor Vasarely

MIRAGES LI

“The importance of art in our times is more imperative than ever… because life is so difficult, that our only real hope …

ART CITIES:Paris, Openings 7-9/3/19

Combining the laboratory and the studio, chemical experiments and performances, Hicham Berrada creates a personal universe that plays on the codes and …

Enoc Perez, Casa Malaparte (Day), 2008, Oil on canvas, 234 x 366 cm, © the artist, Photo: Carlo Vannini

ART-TRIBUTE:Rehang, Part II

For the first time since the opening of Collezione Maramotti in October 2007, ten rooms on the second floor of the permanent …

View of the exhibition « Activations », kamel mennour (6 rue du Pont de Lodi), Paris, 2019, © ADAGP Hicham Berrada, Photo: archives kamel mennour, Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour-Paris/London

ART CITIES:Paris-Hicham Berrada

Strongly influenced by his background as both an artist and a scientist, Hicham Berrada combines intuition and knowledge, science and poetry. He …

Left: Dorothea Tanning, Costume for Night Shadow: A Guest, 1945, Watercolour and wash on paper, 353 x 251 mm, The Destina Foundation-New York, © DACS, 2019. Right: Dorothea Tanning, Birthday, 1942, Oil paint on canvas, 1022 x 648 mm, Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, US), © DACS, 2019

ART-PRESENTATION: Dorothea Tanning, Part I

Dorothea Tanning explored the disciplines of painting, sculpture, printmaking, collage, design, soft sculpture, installation and writing throughout her career. As a young …

Rakka / astor, falsified - study for exhibition new works - 2018, Charcoal on paper

ART CITIES:Brussels-Edgar Sarin

Edgar Sarin caught the eye of the public and art professionals right from the start thanks to his “Lifetime Concessions”, sealed artworks …

El Anatsui, Rising Sea(Detail), 2019, Installation view Haus der Kunst, Photo: Maximilian Geuter, Courtesy the artist and Haus der Kunst

ART-PRESENTATION: El Anatsui-Triumphant Scale

El Anatsui transforms simple, everyday materials into striking large-scale installations. His work raises questions about ethnic identity by combining traditional African techniques …