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Shirin Neshat’s powerful photographs and video installations illuminate the gender and cultural conflicts of her native Iran. From her first series of photographs, “Woman of Allah” (1993–97), combines images of women with written words taken from religious texts. Neshat further explored cultural taboos through video and video installations. In 1997, …
In this video, Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh talks about Stone Garden, the building she designed to be resilient enough for Beirut, a …
Since it was inaugurated in 1998, Art Paris Art Fair has become a highlight on the International Art calendar and a major …
Where you hail from and where you now reside are two of the most significant facts about anyone. Place can be a …
Born and raised in Tehran, Nazgol Ansarinia examines the systems and networks that underpin her daily life. In her work, she dissects, …
Over three decades Zoe Leonard has gained critical acclaim for her work. Rooted in photography, Leonard’s practice extends to spatial installation and …
Since the mid-1990s, Helen Mirra has built up a body of poetic works that combine elements related to landscape, mathematics and language. …
In this video, founders of M/M (Paris), Mathias Augustyniak and Michaël Amzalag explain how naivety was crucial when cultivating the creative vision …
Theo Jansen studied science at the University of Delft. He spent his early career painting, before deciding to strike out on a …
The Department of Cinema and Media Arts, The School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD), York University invites highly qualified …
In her practice, Xu Ning has been greatly influenced by her encounters and discoveries of matters that transcend time, national borders, and …
Rotating blinds, glowing light bulbs, rattling bells and the scent of gunpowder and wildflowers. South Korean artist Haegue Yang is known for …
A self-trained artist, Chase Hall works in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and audio to scrutinize America’s past and present while interrogating the …
Similarly to Marcel Duchamp, Andreas Slominski integrates everyday objects into the context of art in order to visualise the process of artistic …
Since the 1960s Daniel Buren’s critical analysis of painting , attempting to refine the act to an elemental form , led him …
Nan Goldin, one of the most important artists of her generation, has significantly influenced the art of photography with her intimate portraits …
Multi-media artist Camille Norment’s work utilizes the notion of cultural psychoacoustics as both an aesthetic and conceptual framework. She defines this term …
“Tree of Knowledge” (1913-15) is a rare set of watercolors by Hilma af Klint. One of two versions, the present set that …
Whitechapel Gallery’s pioneering artistic and educational programme has been celebrated by local, national, and international audiences for over a century. In 2009 …
Every Ocean Hughes, formerly known as Emily Roysdon, is an artist and writer living in Stockholm. Since 2013, she has been a …
The act of walking has gained new significance as a social phenomenon in the twenty-first century. At the core of activities such …
Over the course of his career, Erwin Wurm has radically expanded conceptions of sculpture, space and the human form. His sculptures straddle …
In 2012 during a business trip, as member of a very special mission, I found myself through Istanbul in Ukraine. It was …
Independent Curators International (ICI) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Curatorial Research Fellowships, made possible in part by the Marian Goodman …
