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Seydou Keïta, Sans titre, 1953-1957, Courtesy: CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection & Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris/Bruxelles, ©: Seydou Keïta/SKPEAC

PHOTO:Seydou Keïta

Considered to be one the important precursors of African photography, Seydou Keita, like many of his contemporaries, nothing particularly predestined him to …

Heimo Zobernig, Chess Painting, Installation View at MIT List Visual Arts Center, 2017, Photo: Peter Harris

ART CITIES:Cambridge-Heimo Zobernig

The work of Heimo Zobernig spans an array of media, from architectural intervention and installation, through performance, film and video, to sculpture …

Cathy Wilkes, Untitled, 2012, Gift of the Speyer Family Foundation and Mrs. Saidie A. May (by exchange), © 2017 Cathy Wilkes, MoMA PS1 Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Cathy Wilkes

Cathy Wilkes is part of the generation of artists who emerged in the mid-90s. She is primarily known for her large-scale installations …

ART NEWS:Nov.01

The seventh edition of the Performa Biennial takes place at locations throughout New York City. “Performa 17” presents commissions and projects that …

Josef Albers, Variant/ Adobe, Orange Front, 1948–58, Oil on Masonite, 59.6 × 68.5 cm, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Gift, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in honor of Philip Rylands for his continued commitment to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection 97.4555, © 2017 The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York

ART CITIES:N.York-Josef Albers

An artist, poet, theoretician, and professor of arts and design at the Bauhaus, Black Mountain College and Yale University, Josef Albers worked …

Françoise Grossen, Mermaid I, 1978, Polyester rope, metal, 16 x 96 x 96 inches, Photo: Genevieve Hanson, Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe - Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo

ART-PRESENTATION: Françoise Grossen

In the ‘60s, Françoise Grossen rejected the rectilinear loom that constrained contemporary weaving for an intuitive approach to fiber that resulted in …

Pipilotti Rist, Sip My Ocean 1996, (still) two-channel video installation with sound, colour: projectors, players, sound system, paint, carpet, sound by Anders Guggisberg and Pipilotti Rist after Wicked Game (1989) by Chris Isaak, Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine © the artist

ART CITIES:Sydney-Pipilotti Rist

As one of the first generation of artists to grow up with televisions in their living rooms, Rist’s work references the history …

PHOTO:Helmut Newton

Helmut Neustädter (Helmut Newton) was born 31/10/1920 in Berlin and he passed away in Hollywood in 23/1/2004 because of a heart attack …

Ugo Rondinone, Installation view of “good evening beautiful blue” at The Bass Museum of Art-Miami

ART CITIES:Miami-Ugo Rondinone

Ugo Rondinone works in mixed-media installations that include sculpture, painting, video, sound, and photography. His wide-ranging practice utilizes metaphoric and iconographic images …

Alex Hubbard, Interior I (Video Still), 2017, Video with sound, Edition of 5, 4:36 min, Galerie Eva Presenhuber Archive

ART CITIES:Zurich-Alex Hubbard

Alex Hubbard’s work is investigates the boundaries between video art and painting, exploring each via a cross-examination that invigorates both media in …

Bill Viola, Ascension, 2000, Color video projection, stereo sound, Performer: Josh Coxx, Photo: Kira Perov, Courtesy of Bill Viola Studio

ART CITIES:Montreal-Bill Viola

Bill Viola, in one of the pioneering figures of a generation of artists in the ‘70s employing video art and sound technologies. …