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Thomas Brummett stands for the unification of two essentially diametrically opposed approaches. On the one hand, he creates enlarged, detailed shots in the style of the realistic photography associated with the Straight Photography movement. Yet instead of clarity, the result is openness, images that could have been culled from dreams …
For more than 30 years Rosemarie Trockel has resisted an identifiable style, working in a variety of materials and a range of …
Douglas Gordon makes videos, installations, photographs and text pieces, using both found and original material, in an attempt to lay bare the …
Hanne Darboven studied painting from 1962–66 at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg. In 1966 Darboven moved to New York, …
Ai WeiWei is an inspirational figure for many people both in the West and in China, and both in and outside the …
The Nan Goldin Story is a familiar staple of the romantic mythology of urban bohemia. She is probably best known for “The …
Why have animals not been subject of greater interest in contemporary conversations and historical discourses in the arts? With this question as …
Since the late ‘70s, Mike Kelley has produced a body of work that takes as its target notions of taste, morality, authority, …
The 2nd edition of Paris Internationale Art Fair took place at an old hotel, a magnificent space at 51 Avenue d’Iéna, just …
The exhibition “Not Afraid Of Love” by Maurizio Cattelan with a series of perhaps the most known and characteristic works of his …
Jerwood Open Forest is an artist-centred initiative established by Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Forestry Commission England. The 2016 exhibition examines art in …
The many years that I’m commuting in Paris and the intervals that I live in the cite are quite large, …
Tom Wesselmann is one of the leading figures of Pop Art. He is best known for his career-spanning series, “Great American Nude,” …
Robert Rauschenberg’s work has always been one of thoughtful inclusion. Working in a wide range of subjects, styles, materials, and techniques, Rauschenberg …
Candida Höfer prefers to shoot semi-public spaces, most notably cultural and institutional architecture, in the absence of people, as evidenced in her …
Rich in cultural history since independence in 1821, Mexican art has continued to dazzle the world with its Avant-Garde and its singularity. …
More than ever a refreshing International fresh breeze was blowing in the FIAC 2016 at Grand Palais in Paris, confirming the …
The godfather of colour photography, William Eggleston, has inspired a generation of artists, from David Lynch to Juergen Teller. He assumes a …
In June 1991, the Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK) opened, 25 years later, the MMK is one of the most prominent Museums …
The exhibition “The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel” presents an engaging survey of The Museum of Modern Art’s multifaceted …
Phyllida Barlow’s work questions the nature and role of the sculptural object in contemporary culture, utilising an extensive, fluid vocabulary and immense …
The exhibition “Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016” focuses on the ways in which technology has created new forms of immersive experience …
Prabhavathi Meppayil’s art practice draws on traditional craft and values the truth of materials and tools as well as simple forms, colors …
In his work since the late ‘60s, Joel Shapiro is well known for his geometric, abstract sculptures. In these sculptures that often …
