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Turiya Magadlela, Mashadi would say it goes on and on and on…, from the series Four Five, 2019, Cotton and nylon tights, variable dimensions, Courtesy the artist, Durban Art Gallery, Simplewear, Kgosientle Trading and Projects & the permanent collection of Durban Art Gallery, Photo: Sahir Ugur Eren

PRESENTATION: Ubuntu-A Lucid Dream, Part II

The word Ubuntu is derived from a Nguni (isiZulu) aphorism “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu”, which can be translated as “a person is a person because of or through others”. Ubuntu can be described as the capacity in an African culture to express compassion, reciprocity, dignity, humanity and mutuality in the interests …

Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels, 1973-76, Concrete, steel, earth, 280 × 2620 × 1620 cm / 110 1/4 × 1031 1/2 × 637 7/8 inches, © Holt/Smithson Foundation, Licensed by VAGA at ARS, New York Courtesy Sprüth Magers Gallery

ART CITIES: Berlin-Nancy Holt

Nancy Holt is among the most important figures of the earth, land, and conceptual art movements. A pioneer of site-specific installation and …

Christian Boltanski, 출발(Départ), 2021, light bulbs, 130x220cm, Exhibition view Busan Museum of Art-Busan, 2021, Courtesy Busan Museum of Art

PRESENTATION: Christian Boltanski-4.4

Christian Boltanski is a leading figure in contemporary art, considered as France’s most influential living artist. Since 1967, he has developed an …

ART NEWS: Dec.01

The exhibition “How will it end?“ offers an unprecedented dialogue between its exceptional collections and pieces by Lebanese artists of all generations. …

Yinka Shonibare, Moving Up, 2021. Three fibreglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, bespoke hand-painted globes, brass, steel, silk, leather, cotton, hemp, felt, paper, wood, paint. © Yinka Shonibare CBE 2021. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York. Photography: Stephen White & Co.

ART FAIRS:Art Basel Miami 2021

The 2021 edition of Art Basel Miami features 253 leading galleries from around the globe presenting the highest quality of works across …

Helen Pashgian, Untitled, 2020, Cast epoxy with formed acrylic elements, 7 inches diameter / 17.78 cm, Photo: Daniel Kukla, © Helen Pashgian, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery

MIRAGES LVIII

December, the last month of the year. A month of review and introspection, a year really full of art and exhibitions, full …

Shoplifter A Colorful Maximalist

VIDEO:Shoplifter-A Colorful Maximalist

Shoplifter creates so-called Nervescapes – artificial spaces and landscapes. “I like to make environments that surround and embrace you. We all have …

Installation view Artwork © 2021 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy Gagosian

ART CITIES: N.York-Dan Flavin

Beginning in the 1960s, Dan Flavin made wall-mounted, floor-mounted, and site-specific sculptures and installations composed of intersecting and parallel lines of white …

Jean-Michel André, from the series “Borders”, © Jean-Michel André, Courtesy the artis and Sit Down Gallery

PHOTO:Jean Michel André-Borders, Part II

Graduated from the Gobelins school in 2000, Jean-Michel André continues his creative photographic work where visual and documentary interpretations intersect. His approach …

Catherine Lorent, exhibition view Kölner DOOM. Relegation, arthotek, Cologne, 2016, Courtesy of the artist, © Artothek Köln; Frau Babic

PRESENTATION: Freigeister, Part II

The exhibition “Freigeister Fragments of an art scene in Luxembourg and Beyond” is developed to mark the 15th anniversary of the museum. …