OPEN CALL: Parma Contemporanea (ParCO) seeks leader for inaugural program
The city of Parma, named European Youth Capital 2027, is moving forward to create a new hub dedicated to contemporary culture through …
ART CITIES: Rome-Emilio Isgrò
Emilio Isgrò is a pioneering Italian artist and writer. Aged 19 he moved to Milan, where made his literary debut with a …
PRESENTATION: Tarik Kiswanson-The Relief
For over a decade, Tarik Kiswanson has explored the fluid terrain of rootlessness, metamorphosis, and memory. His work—spanning sculpture, video, sound, and …
TRIBUTE: John Akomfrah-Listening All Night To The Rain
John Akomfrah is a hugely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, temporality and aesthetics …
TRACES: Giulio Paolini
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Giulio Paolini (5/11/1940- ). Often linked to the Arte Povera movement , Giulio Paolini …
OPEN CALL: Art Senses Mentorship Programme 2025/26
Art Senses is a new mentorship programme exploring the sensory dimensions in artistic practice. Conceived by Therme Art, it supports works that …
ARCHITECTURE: Wang Shu
“Architecture as mountains” is how the Chinese architect, Wang Shu (4/11/1963- ) describes his design for the Ningbo Historic Museum. His buildings …
PRESENTATION: Nikos Podias-Safe Area
Nikos Podias lives in Athens. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and completed an MA in Scenography at Central …
VIDEO: Chantal Joffe We Paint Where We Are
“It’s a funny thing because you always paint the thing you’re closest to … We all paint our desires, you know, where …
ART CITIES: Paris-Gabriel Orozco
Gabriel Orozco has emerged from the early 1990s as one of the most important artists of his generation. Constantly on the move, …
ART CITIES: Tokyo-Sheila Hicks
For “Hatano and Bill, Linked Destinies”, her solo presentation at Shibunkaku in Tokyo Sheila Hicks presents a selection of works that respond …
OPEN CALL: Organismo 2026 presented by TBA21–Academy and Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Organismo: Art in Applied Critical Ecologies / January–June 2026 TBA21–Academy and Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza announce the new edition of Organismo, an experimental …
TRACES: Richard Serra
Today is the occasion to bear in mind the American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, (2/11/1939-26/3/2024), who is best known for his large-scale …
ART CITIES: Athens-Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas, employing a visual language that interweaves formal rigor with an undercurrent of narrative depth, appears to reconstruct a “heterotopia”—a space …
VIDEO: Zhu Pei-Build Rich But Simple
We met Chinese architect Zhu Pei to discuss his approach to building and why he thinks he can make a difference to …
BIENNALS: The Gaza Biennale-Greek Pavilion “In the Line of Fire. Miracles Amidst Ruins”
Since April 2024, artists from Gaza began to gather together under a single project, to find ways to utilize art to resist …
TRAVELER’S DIARY: Madrid-5 Exhibitions
At the end of September, Madrid revealed itself as a vibrant canvas of contemporary art. In three days, I wandered through five …
ARCHITECTURE: Zaha Hadid
The Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, born in Bagdad (31/10/1950-31/3/2016) is a representative of the school of deconstruction. She read mathematics at the …
PRESENTATION: Anri Sala
Anri Sala employs moving images and their soundtracks to investigate historical ruptures and failures of language. Using a variety of platforms including …
ART NEWS: Oct.04
The exhibition “Pleasing the Spirits” takes the visitor on a journey through the Barbier-Mueller Collection, an extraordinary set of artefacts from …
OPEN CALL: Mensch Maschine 2025–2026
Mensch Maschine is a cooperation between the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, VISIT, the artist in Residence programme of the …
TRIBUTE: Warhol, Pollock And Other American Spaces, Part II
The exhibition “Warhol, Pollock And Other American Spaces” brings together the work of Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, two key figures in …
ART CITIES: Basel-Steve McQueen
Recognized internationally as one of the most important artists of his generation, Steve McQueen is an artist and filmmaker whose work explores …
ARCHITECTURE: Kazuyo Sejima
Kazuyo Sejima (29/10/56- ) was born in Japan and after studying at Japan Women’s University and working at the office of Toyo …