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OPEN CALL: Kunstverein in Hamburg seeks New Director

The Kunstverein in Hamburg is seeking a successor for its director Bettina Steinbrügge to start April 1, 2022. Since 2014, Steinbrügge has successfully led the Kunstverein as an internationally innovative institution for contemporary art. She has now been appointed director of the Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Mudam) in Luxembourg. …

Installation view Artwork © 2021 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Dan Flavin

Beginning in the 1960s, Dan Flavin made wall-mounted, floor-mounted, and site-specific sculptures and installations composed of intersecting and parallel lines of white …

Jean-Michel André, from the series “Borders”, © Jean-Michel André, Courtesy the artis and Sit Down Gallery

PHOTO:Jean Michel André-Borders, Part II

Graduated from the Gobelins school in 2000, Jean-Michel André continues his creative photographic work where visual and documentary interpretations intersect. His approach …

Catherine Lorent, exhibition view Kölner DOOM. Relegation, arthotek, Cologne, 2016, Courtesy of the artist, © Artothek Köln; Frau Babic

PRESENTATION: Freigeister, Part II

The exhibition “Freigeister Fragments of an art scene in Luxembourg and Beyond” is developed to mark the 15th anniversary of the museum. …

Yoshitomo Nara, 1.2.3.4., Change the History, 2007, acrylic on wood, 74-7/16" × 55-1/2" × 3-1/8", © Yoshitomo Nara, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery. Right: Yoshitomo Nara, STOP THE BOMBS, 2019, acrylic on wood, 58-7/8 x 46-1/4 x 3-1/16" © Yoshitomo Nara, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara’s work spans painting, drawing, photography, large-scale installations, and sculpture in ceramic, bronze, and fibre-reinforced plastic. Influenced by popular music, memories …

Arakawa, Textures of Time, 1977, acrylic, pencil and art marker on canvas, framed, 175.3 x 262.9 cm, © Estate of Madeline Gins, Reproduced with the permission of the Estate of Madeline Gins, Photo Rob McKeever, Courtesy Estate of Madeline Gins and Gagosian

ART CITIES: Basel-Arakawa

Born in Japan in 1936, Arakawa was one of the founding members of the Japanese avant-garde collective Neo Dadaism Organizers, describing himself …

Mandy El-Sayegh, Recombinant series (call for), 2020, Resin, oil silkscreened muslin, acrylic newspaper and wood in artist's brass frame, Diptych, each: 54.6 x 47 cm, © Mandy El-Sayegh, Courteys the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris, Mandy El-Sayegh

Mandy El-Sayegh’s highly process-driven practice is rooted in an exploration of material and language. Executed in a wide range of media, including …

Anish Kapoor, Disc, 2010, alabaster, 103 x 104 x 46 cm / 40.55 x 40.94 x 18.11 in, unique work, © Anish Kapoor, Courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua

PRESENTATION: Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor combines Eastern heritage with Western influence and as a result makes truly international art, most famous for public sculptures that …

Do Ho Suh, Square Objects: Horsham, London Homes, 2021, Polyester fabric and stainless steel wire, 69.3 x 69.2 x 4.1 inches / 176 x 175.7 x 10.5 cm, © Do Ho Suh, Photo: Jeon Taeg Su, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

PRESENTATION: Do Ho Suh-Specimen

Do Ho Suh works transform the familiarity of a domestic space into a liminal one, where ‘home’ is both an idealized concept …

Shahpour Pouyan, Flying walls, 2021, Acrylic paint on canvas, three parts, each 189,3 x 120,5 x 7 cm, © Shahpour Pouyan, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels

ART CITIES: Brussels-Shahpour Pouyan

Shahpour Pouyan’s work is a commentary about power, domination and possession through the force of culture. His interest lies in singling out …