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Ever since the days of Aristotle, life itself has remained a mystery, in spite of countless attempts by scientists and philosophers to come up with a definition. Despite contemporary advanced theories about complex systems and the vertiginous potential of synthetic biology, we are still unable to determine what constitutes life. …
Focusing on the notion of Abstraction in 20th Century and Contemporary Belgian art and the varying sources of influence and inspiration among …
Helena Almeida from the beginning of her career has developed a body of work, which started with the process of exploring the …
Japanese photography is historically dominated by men, but beginning in the ‘90s, a number of young female photographers garnered attention by making …
Tetsumi Kudo throughout his life and career remained an eccentric and enigmatic figure in postwar art. He remained particularly Japanese, while his …
Heman Chong is an artist, curator and writer, he has frequently been called a conceptual artist. While the generic tag has often …
Born in Seoul, Do Ho Suh is informed by his personal experiences in his work, particularly his move from South Korea to …
This “Sort of mixed passion of terror and surprise”, crystallised by the philosopher Edmund Burke in 1757 with one word: “Sublime”, expresses …
The female body and every point of the female body has been used in many ways directly or indirectly in art and …
Today is occasion to look back and to skim throughout the history of art singling moments involving evident or latent eroticism, sexuality, …
For “Spaces of Places”, her 8th solo exhibition, Barbara Spirouli presents works from the last 3 years and their installation in space. …
James Casebere belongs to a generation of artists who have questioned the veracity of images from the beginning and for whom a …
In a practice centered on industrial materials, Jason Gringler forges new territory for Abstraction. Working with Plexiglas, aluminum tape, acrylic, mirrored glass, …
Printed Matter presents the 4th annual LA Art Book Fair (LAABF) at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, a former police car warehouse …
Richard’s McGuire short story “Here” is likely the most lauded comic book story from recent decades. The six-page comic, which appeared in …
The practice of Katrin Koskaru is about space, landscape, cityscape and atmosphere within it. Architecture is sign of power and she likes …
From 60’s to 70’s the human body was the core centre of many artists’ research, as both the subject and the object …
Richard Avedon and Andy Warhol are two major figures of postwar America, known for dipping in and out of politics and pop …
In Joe Spence’s practice, the performative efficacy of autopathography has primarily to do with its therapeutic power and its ability to facilitate …
The Centre Pompidou-Metz is a Museum of Modern and Contemporary arts located in Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. It is a branch …
Daria Martin’s 16mm films aim to create a continuity or parity between disparate artistic media (such as painting and performance), between people …
Gary Simmons work draws from icons and stereotypes of the American popular culture and the politics of race on a global level. …
Alighiero Boetti was born in Turin in 1940. His mother, Adelina Marchisio, supplemented her income as a violinist with an embroidery business. …
Enrico Castellani is known for his relief paintings, starting with two-dimensional works formed by fastening canvas over protruding nails to allow for …
