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Paul McCarthy, White Snow, Asleep, 2013-2014, 51.1 x 172 x 99.3 cm, Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Walla Walla Foundry

ART FAIRS:Fiac 2018, Part II

One of the oldest and respectable Art Fairs, FIAC, opens for its 45th Edition at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major …

Tacita Dean, Antigone (Film still), 2018, 2 synchronised 35 mm colour anamorphic films, optical sound, with a running time of exactly 60 min, continuous loop synced to start on the hour, © Tacita Dean, Courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York / Paris, and Frith Street Gallery, London

ART-PRESENTATION: Tacita Dean

Tacita Dean is one of the most important artists working today. Her subject matter is often historical, touching on memory and empathy, …

Alberto Burri, Rosso Plastica, 1963, Plastic, acrylic, vinavil and combustion on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, © Tornabuoni Art

ART-TRIBUTE:Alberto Burri

Alberto Burri was a master of 20th Century art, his works successfully blur the line between painting and sculpture. As a result …

Anish Kapoor, Mirror (Magenta Apple mix 2), 2018, Stainless steel and lacquer, 172 x 172 x 27 cm, © ADAGP Anish Kapoor 2018 Photo: Archives kamel mennour, Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris/London

ART FAIRS:Fiac 2018,Part I

One of the oldest and respectable Art Fairs, FIAC, opens for its 45th Edition at the Grand Palais in Paris. A major …

Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 2016, Bronze and painted wood, 63.5 x 53.3 x 58.4 cm, ©2018 Joel Shapiro / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve

ART CITIES:Paris-Joel Shapiro

Born in 1941, Joel Shapiro is a famous Minimalist artist renowned for his frequently anthropomorphic monumental bronze sculptures, he endlessly probes the …

Bienvenue 2018

ART FAIRS:Bienvenue 2018

Is there still room for a new Art Fair in Paris during the Fiac? Starting from the fact that the galleries spend …

Anri Sala, Slip of the Line, 2018, Single channel YHD video and sound installation, Duration 9’ 47’’, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Criusel-Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Anri Sala

Anri Sala’s works of film, sculpture and installation create poetic analogies that reflect on life and culture from different frames of experience. …

Metahaven, Hometown (Videostill), 2018, Courtesy Metahaven

ART-PRESENTATION: Metahaven

Metahaven’s work encompasses the practices of filmmaking, writing, design, and installation, and is united conceptually by interests in poetry, storytelling, digital superstructures, …

Elmgreen & Dragset, Installation view, Perrotin Gallery, 2018, courtesy the artists and Perrotin

ART-PRESENTATION: Elmgreen & Dragset

Based in London and Berlin, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have worked as a collaborative duo since the mid-1990s. Drawing from disciplines …

Haegue Yang, Carsick Drawing – Toward Huu Nghi and Youyiguan #1, 2016, Ink on paper, framed, 28 x 21.5 cm, Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Studio Haegue Yang

ART CITIES:Montpellier-Haegue Yang

In her work, Haegue Yang seeks to communicate without language, in a primordial and visual way. She often complements her vocabulary of …

Sarah Sze, First Time (Half-life) [detail], 2018, Oil paint, acrylic paint, archival paper, UV stabilizers, adhesive, tape, ink, acrylic polymers, shellac, and water-based primer on wood, 213.4 × 266.7 × 10.2 cm, © Sarah Sze, Photo: Mike Barnett

ART-PREVIEW:Sarah Sze

Sarah Sze’s work attempts to navigate and model the ceaseless proliferation of information and objects in contemporary life. Incorporating elements of painting, …