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Xu Ning, Star, Sky 2021 ceramic and paint on board h.94.1 x w.88.0 x d.7.8 cm, ©︎ Xu Ning, Courtesy the artist and Tomio Koyama Gallery

ART CITIES:Tokyo-Xu Ning

In her practice, Xu Ning has been greatly influenced by her encounters and discoveries of matters that transcend time, national borders, and genres, from the ancient thoughts of her native China, to the true to life reality of Netherlandish painting such as the works of Jan van Eyck, the decorativeness …

Left: Chase Hall, the family was all around me, 2020, Acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas, 183 x 152.5 cm / 72 x 60 in, © Chase Hall, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber. Right: Chase Hall, The Ocean’s Floor, 2021, Acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas, 183 x 152.5 cm / 72 x 60 in, © Chase Hall, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber

ART CITIES:Zurich-Chase Hall

A self-trained artist, Chase Hall works in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and audio to scrutinize America’s past and present while interrogating the …

Andreas Slominski, Untitled, 2021, Courtesy der Künstler

PREVIEW: Andreas Slominski

Similarly to Marcel Duchamp, Andreas Slominski integrates everyday objects into the context of art in order to visualise the process of artistic …

PRESENTATION: Camille Norment-Plexus

Multi-media artist Camille Norment’s work utilizes the notion of cultural psychoacoustics as both an aesthetic and conceptual framework. She defines this term …

ART NEWS:March 01

“Tree of Knowledge” (1913-15) is a rare set of watercolors by Hilma af Klint. One of two versions, the present set that …

Minouk Lim, Portable Keeper, 2009, Video (color, sound), 12:53 min, Courtesy of the artist and Tina Kim Gallery, New York

PRESENTATION: Walk

The act of walking has gained new significance as a social phenomenon in the twenty-first century. At the core of activities such …

Erwin Wurm, Lars Lying (Skin), 2020, © Studio Erwin Wurm, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

ART CITIES:Paris-Erwin Wurm

Over the course of his career, Erwin Wurm has radically expanded conceptions of sculpture, space and the human form. His sculptures straddle …

Tiffany Chung, A Thousand Years Before and After, 2012, Video (color, sound), 09:01 min, film still, Courtesy of the artist

MIRAGES LXI

In 2012 during a business trip, as member of a very special mission, I found myself through Istanbul in Ukraine. It was …

Silvia Mariotti, Boutade #4, 2021, Installation view “Le 3 Ecologie”, MACTE-Termoli, 2022, Photo: Gianluca Di Ioia, Courtesy MACTE (Museo di Arte  Contemporanea di Termoli)

PRESENTATION: Le 3 Ecologie

The artists and collectives who have been invited to take part in the exhibition “Le 3 ecologie”, trace eccentric maps that expand …

Jorge Hernandez, Virtual insanity II, 2021, Acrylic and resin on board, 100x120cm, Courtesy Aurora Vigil-Escalera

ART FAIRS: Art Madrid 2022

Art Madrid, the most important contemporary art fair in the Spanish capital, celebrates its 17th anniversary this year with an edition that …

Lygia Clark, Bicho Caranguejo, 1959–1984 Photo: Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet

PRESENTATION: Conditioned Movement

Moderna Museet is one of Europe’s leading museums of modern and contemporary art, with a collection of high international standing. An inquiry …

Superflux, Invocation For Hope, Photo credit: Gregor Hofbauer

ART CITIES: Amsterdam-Superflux

Founded by Anab Jain and Jon Ardern in 2009, Superflux is a boundary-defying, award-winning design and experiential futures company, as well as …

Guido van der Werve, Nummer vier, I don’t want to get involved in this. I don’t want to be part of this. Talk me out of it, 2005, Duration: 11’49”, 35mm, Zandvoort, Siitama & Enschede, NL, ourtesy of the artist and GRIMM Amsterdam | New York

PRESENTATION: Guido van der Werve

Guido van der Werve is a Dutch filmmaker and artist whose work has been exhibited and screened widely, finding recognition in both …

Manon, From the series: She Was Once MISS RIMINI, 2003, © Manon / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich

PHOTO:Manon-La Dame Au Crâne Rasé

A trailblazer on the Swiss performance and art scene since the mid-1970s, Swiss artist Manon is a seemingly inexhaustible source of thought-provoking …