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ART NEWS:March 03

Inspired by the impact that previous radical social and political experiments have had on society, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, the exhibition “#whatif” presents a range of contemporary artists who strive to change contemporary political structures and to find new ways of structuring society. There is on presentation a …

Carsten Höller, Elevator Bed, 2010, Steel, electric scissor lift, wooden panels, acrylic panels, operational controls, wiring, various furnishings, mattress, bedding, LED and incandescent light bulbs, Photo: © Attilio Maranzano, Collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary-Vienna

ART CITIES:Beijing-Carsten Höller

Originally trained as a scientist, Carsten Höller is frequently inspired by research and experiments from scientific history and deploys these studies in …

Johann Lurf, District Wr. Neustadt (Film Still), 2011), Courtesy Frei Raum Q21

ART CITIES:Vienna-Shaping Democracy

The audiovisual exhibition “Shaping Democracy-The Republic in 24 Frames per century” which marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the First …

KAWS, Untitled, 2017, Acrylic on canvas 183 x 305 cm, Photo: Farzad_Owrang / Courtesy Perrotin Gallery

ART-PRESENTATION: KAWS

KAWS (Brian Donnelly) is a New York-based artist who has made a name out of him designing limited edition toys and clothing. …

Left: Markus Amm, Untitled, 2017, Oil on gesso board, 35 x 30 cm, Photo: Annik Wetter, Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery-Los Angeles CA. Right: Markus Amm, Untitled, 2017, Oil on gesso board, 50 x 40 cm, Photo: Annik Wetter, Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery-Los Angeles CA

ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Markus Amm

Markus Amm concentrates on several groups of works at once, alternating between small and large formats, photograms, collages, and oil paintings. At …

Hansjoerg Wyss Scholarship

OPEN CALL:Hansjoerg Wyss Scholarship

The Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais (ECAV) welcomes applications for the Hansjoerg Wyss Scholarship. The Scholarship is open to international artists who …

© Amedeo Benestante

ART-PRESENTATION: The Middle Earth

Maria Thereza Alves and Jimmie Durham’s project “The Middle Earth”, which occupies the whole space of the Institut d’art contemporain, Villeurbanne/Rhône-Alpes, and …

Nazgol Ansarinia, The Mechanisms of Growth, Demolishing buildings, buying waste (Detsail), 2017, Plaster, glue, pigment, Variable dimensions , Photo: Rachel Gruijters, Courtesy the artist and Green Art Gallery-Dubai

ART CITIES:Dubai-Nazgol Ansarinia

Nazgol Ansarinia works with different media which include drawings, collages, sculptures, murals and textile works. She uses them to depict daily urban …

Carola Bürgi, Netspace 1, 2017, Sculpture, Mixed media, 36 x 30 x 30 cm, Galerie La Ligne

INTERVIEW: Karine Tissot

One of Art Paris Art Fair, advantages is the section Guest of Honour, which each year gives the possibility to the visitors, …

The Palestinian Museum, Photo: Iwan Baan © The Palestinian Museum

ART-PRESENTATION: Labour Of Love

Throughout the Arab world, embroidery has been as central to the cultural heritage of the region as calligraphy, the miniature, woodwork, ceramics …

ART NEWS:March 02

With the program “Dissident Gardens”, Het Nieuwe Instituut explores the classic contrast between nature and culture and the changing role of design. …

Matthew Ronay, Move, Swallow, Breathe, 2017, Basswood, dye, gouache, cotton, flocking, steel, plastic, 28,6 x 30,5 x 10,15 cm, © Courtesy the artist & Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Matthew Ronay

Matthew Ronay’s sculptures bring together a mix of fancifully colored elements that resemble the cogs of machinery or dripping liquids. Ronay’s works …

Andrzej Wróblewski

ART-PRESENTATION: Andrzej Wróblewski

Andrzej Wróblewski (15/6/1927-23/3/1957), despite his short life, is one of the most important Polish artists of the 20Th Century. Wróblewski was a …