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Derived from the French word “surveiller”, meaning “to keep watch” or “to watch over”, the surveillance camera has been used to police borders, to assist war-time reconnaissance, to gain advantage over political enemies or simply to gather information. Techniques of surveillance are closely linked to developments in photographic technology – …
Launched in January 2013, the University of the Arts Helsinki is the result of the merger of the Finnish Academy of Fine …
Since the late 1970s, Barbara Kruger has established herself as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. Beginning with her …
The group exhibition “A Body of Work” features drawing, collage, and sculpture by six artists: Julia Brandão, Max Colby, Margaux Crump, Anneli …
Considered one of the most powerful voices in art today, William Kentridge emerged as an artist during the apartheid regime in South …
For 20 years, the Young Architects Program at The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 has offered emerging architectural talent the …
Marianne Keating’s work explores different aspects of society’s private emotions. Through the use of language and social engagement the artist focus on …
Far surpassing common aerial photography, in his mission to capture stunning aerial views of land, sea, and wildlife, Zack Seckler takes to …
The expansive spectrum of Haegue Yang’s work, flows freely between social inquiry and history, her personal life and collective memory, yielding images …
Since 2000, the Daimler Art Collection has had its own focus on 20th and 21st Century works that deal with sound/ composition/ …
Ria Pacquée has been researching the concept of “identity” since the 1970s. She does this using her own body as a tool: …
The exhibition “Minimalism, Postminimalism, and Conceptualism/ 60–70” focuses on the key figures of the art scene in the United States during its …
Banu Cennetoğlu deals with the political, social, and media conditions of contemporary information societies. Her conceptual works question the relationship between the …
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Anthony Pearson occupies a quietly antithetical position in a contemporary cultural landscape characterized by visual noise and short attention spans. An exploration …
Melvin Edwards is a pioneer in the history of contemporary African-American art and sculpture. He makes sculpture through a process-oriented approach. Ordinarily, …
The exhibition “Stinking Dawn” takes the form of the production process for a full length feature film by Gelatin and Liam Gillick. …
Since the late 1950s, Sheila Hicks has been producing work exceptionally difficult to categorise. Knotting, wrapping, folding, twisting and stacking wool, linen …
Harald Szeemann (1933-2005) was one of the most influential curators of the recent past, his work was highly complex and cannot be …
André Butzer’s work is characterized by an intensive exploration of the limits and possibilities of the medium painting, while the artist develops …
Born in Florence in 1940, died very young in Rome in 1971, within a “long” decade (1958-1971) the research of Paolo Scheggi …
Over a 70-year career, Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis) has created some of the most innovative art of the 20th Century. A sculptor of …
“Racing The Galaxy” is the title of the very first international exhibition in Kazakhstan, bringing together around 20 artists from 15 countries, …
Over the years July is evolving in on the most dynamic months of the year in the field of contemporary art, not …
Shara Hughes makes paintings that are decidedly contemporary, and yet the artificial landscapes that she conjures evoke comparisons to a multitude of …
