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Franz West, Viennoiserie (Rooseum, Malmö, Suéde), 1998, Sofa, table, sculptures, panel, works on paper (Seamus Farrell, Richard Jackson, Roland Kollnitz, Paul mcCarthy, Otto Muhl, Raymond Pettitbon), Variable dimensions, Tate Modern-London, Photo: © Tate-London, dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Tate Photography

ART-PRESENTATION: Franz West-Retrospective,Part I

Throughout his career, Franz West manipulated everyday materials and imagery in order to examine art’s relation to life and collective experience. From collages and interactive sculptures to tables, seating, and large abstract forms, his works focus on the tensions between public and private, considering the controlled behaviors and impulsive actions …

Zhang Xiaogang, Jump No.1 (Detail), 2018, Oil on paper, collage, 194 cm × 86 cm, © Zhang Xiaogang, Courtesy Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:N.York-Zhang Xiaogang

Zhang Xiaogang is one of the driving forces behind the Chinese Avant-Garde movement which originally gained strength in the 1980s. Like many …

Qiu Shihua, Untitled, 2012, Oil on canvas, 130 x 179 cm, Signed and dated in Chinese on the lower left side: “Qiu Shihua, 2012”, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Karsten Greve

MIRAGES XLVII

For me September was always a month of great changes, but also of great expectations. Truly New Year (!) And like all …

Iván Navarro, The Protest Fence, 2013, Neon, aluminum structure and electricity, 218,4 x 299,7 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon Paris-Brussels

ART CITIES:Brussels-Iván Navarro

Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1972, Iván Navarro grew up under Pinochet’s brutal military dictatorship. Pinochet ruled Chile by ruthlessly suppressing anti-government …

ART NEWS:Sept.01

At the center of “Pensiero Spaziolungo”, Rosa Barba’s solo exhibition, is Drawn by the Pulse, a new silent 35mm filmic sculpture that …

Left to Right: Danh Vo, Oma Totem, 2009, Philips tv, Gorenje washing machine, Bomann mini refrigerator, wooden crucifix, Private collection-Torino. Danh Vo, 08:03, 28.05, 2009, Chandelier, late 17th century, National Gallery of Denmark (SMK) Collection, Photo: Nick Ash.Installation view: Danh Vo وادي الحجارة , Museo Jumex, Mexico City,2015, Photo: Abigail Enzaldo and Emilio Bernabé García, Courtesy Museo Jumex-Mexico City

ART CITIES: Copenhagen-Danh Vo

Danh Vo’s artworks dissect the power structures, cultural forces, and private desires that shape our experience of the world. His work addresses …

Left: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Deer#50, 2017, Mixed media, © Nobuta Omote/SANDWICH, Courtesy Scai The Bathhouse. Right: Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Deer#49, 2017, © Nobuta Omote/SANDWICH, Courtesy Scai The Bathhouse

ART CITIES:Paris-Kohei Nawa

Since completing a Ph.D in fine art sculpture from Kyoto City University of Art in 2003, Kohei Nawa has won several awards …

Giancarlo De Carlo, Collegi universitari in Urbino, 2015, Photo: Olivo Barbieri

ARCHITECTURE:Bruno Zevi’s Architects

Bruno Zevi (22/1/1918-9/12000) was an Italian architect, historian, professor, curator, author, and editor. Zevi was a vocal critic of “classicizing” modern architecture …