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Amar Kanwar, The Scene of Crime, 2011, Single-channel video installation, color, sound, 42 min., overall dimensions variable, Coproduction for Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, with the support of Centre Pompidou, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Courtesy the artist and marian Goodman Gallery-Paris/New York

ART-TRIBUTE:Amar Kanwar,Part I

Amar Kanwar’s work focuses on such issues as nationalism, politics, justice, power, violence and sexual abuse in the Indian subcontinent. His installations are complex narratives connecting personal histories with broader social and political processes, associating legends and ritual objects with present-day symbols and events. Kanwar employs various methods of editing …

Left: Lee Ufan, Relatum - The Shadow of the Stars, 2014, Steel, 7 stones and gravel of white marble, 200 x 4500 x 4000 cm, View of the exhibition “Lee Ufan Versailles”, Château de Versailles, 2014, Photo. archives Kamel Mennour, Courtesy the artist, Kamel Mennour-Paris/London and Pace-New York, © Adagp, Paris, 2018. Right: Lee Ufan, Dialogue, 2010, Installation at the Lee Ufan Museum in Naoshima, Mural, Space on the ground, 720 x 900 cm 330 cm (minimum height), 360 cm (maximum height), Courtesy the artist and Kamel Mennour-Paris / London, © Adagp, Paris, 2018

ART CITIES:Metz-Lee Ufan

The retrospective “Inhabiting Time” presents the work of artist-philosopher, Lee Ufan, charting his creation of a visual, conceptual, and theoretical terrain that …

Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu (CCA Kitakyushu)

OPEN CALL:Fellowship Program 2019/20

Center for Contemporary Art, CCA Kitakyushu operates a fellowship program for young artists and researchers who are engaged in art, curatorial work, …

Jamie Diamond, 5.28.12, 2012, from “I promise to be a good mother”, Archival pigment print, 76 x 101.5 cm, © Jamie Diamond, Courtesy of the artist

PHOTO:Surrogati-Un amore ideale

Dummies had undoubtedly a role in informing 15th Century artists’ study and portrayal of the human figure, while Leonardo da Vinci had …

Takashi Murakami, Qinghua (detail), 2019, Acrylic on canvas mounted on aluminium frame, 240 x 1785.6 cm, © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki co. Ltd, All rights reserved, Photo: Josh White

ART CITIES:Los Angeles -Takashi Murakami

Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, anime, and pop culture, Takashi Murakami’s oeuvre comprises paintings, sculptures, films, and a stream of commercial …

View of installation at the studio. Courtesy Theaster Gates. Photo: Chris Strong

ART CITIES:Paris-Theaster Gates

Encompassing sculpture, painting, ceramics, video, performance, and music, the practice of Theaster Gates both derives from and sustains ambitious urban renewal projects, …

Phyllida Barlow, untitled: pressed, 2018, Cardboard, cement, PVA, paint, plaster, plywood, poly cotton, polyurethane foam, sand, spray paint, tape, timber, steel, 69 x 120 x 58 cm, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, © Phyllida Barlow, Photo: Alex Delfanne

ART-PREVIEW:Phyllida Barlow

For more than 50 years, Phyllida Barlow has taken inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once …

TRACES:Lucio Fontana

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Lucio Fontana (19/2/1899-7/9/1968). By slashing the center of his canvases, Fontana allowed three–dimensional space …

Installation view Planet 58-Absolvent_innen der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 2018, K21 STÄNDEHAUS- Düsseldorf, 2019, Courtesy Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

ART-PRESENTATION:Planet 58

The exhibition “Planet 58-Absolvent_innen der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 2018” features new works by graduates of the Düsseldorf Art Academy. All of the participating …