Currently browsing

Page 358

Julio Le Parc, Sphère rouge, 2001-12, Julio Le Parc © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York / ADAGP-Paris, Photo: André Morin, Courtesy the artist and Pérez Art Museum Miami

ART CITIES:Miami-Julio Le Parc

Born in Argentina, Julio Le Parc settled in Paris in 1958. A year later, he co-founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel. Julio Le Parc’s work explores questions of movement, light and optics, as well as the relations between art and beholder. A fighter of human rights, he worked on …

Thomas Ruff, press++65.11, 2016, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner New York/London

PHOTO:Thomas Ruff-New Works

In his approach to photography, Thomas Ruff explores a breadth of themes that is reflected in the range of techniques he employs: …

Jason Martin, Untitled (Davy’s Grey / Ivory Black), (Detail), 2016, © Jason Martin; Courtesy Lisson Gallery

ART CITIES:London- Jason Martin

Jason Martin paints by covering largish surfaces of stainless steel, aluminum and plexiglass with a single colour of oil paint. Colour is …

Seydou Keïta, Untitled, (MA.KE.128 BOX-NEG.00854), 1953-57, ©Seydou Keïta/SKPEAC, Courtesy CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection & Galerie Nathalie Obadia Paris/Bruxelles

PHOTO:Seydou Keïta

Seydou Keïta is now considered one of the greatest photographers of the 2nd half of the 20th Century. Showing off his subjects …

ART NEWS:Nov.02

“Par nature” by Vincent Lamouroux occupies more than 600 square-meters, is an artificial terra incognita, a mineral and botanical landscape that is …

Saya Woolfalk, Untitled♯3 (Detail), 2014, Pi Artworks Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: American Histories

The group exhibition “American Histories” is the second of the five exhibitions that make up Pi Artworks London’s Curatorial Season (October 2016 …

Francis Alÿs, Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing), 1997, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Peter Kilchmann-Zurich

ART-PREVIEW:Francis Alÿs-Le temps du sommeil

Francis Alÿs’s work is centered around observations of, and engagements with, everyday life. His multifaceted projects include public actions, installations, videos, paintings, …

Valerio Adami, Le Dernier Pound, 2012, ©Valerio Adami, Courtesy Galerie Daniel Templon Paris/Brussels

ART CITES:Brussels-Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami is recognized internationally as an important European artist. They may look like comic book art, but there is a perturbing …

Sou Fujimoto Architects, House NA, Tokyo, Japan, 2011, Photo: Iwan Baan, MAXXI Archive

ARCHITECTURE:The Japanese House,Part I

Every year, Japan sees the construction of thousands new houses, a significant number of which are designed by internationally active Japanese architects. …

Kamrooz Aram, Ancient Through Modern: An Uncertain Record for Future Nostalgia, 2016, Green Art Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:Dubai-Kamrooz Aram

Kamrooz Aram was born in Iran and has lived in the United States since age eight. The artist’s diverse practice often engages …

ART NEWS:Nov.01

The exhibition “Medardo Rosso: Experiments in Light and Form” showcases the ways in which Medardo Rosso, a critically important, if under-recognized artist …

Délio Jasse, Lost Chapter: Nampula 1963, 2016, Tiwani Contemporary archive

ART CITIES:London- Délio Jasse

In his work, Délio Jasse often interweaves found images with clues from past lives from found photos or family albums, to draw …

Edi Rama, Dämmerung, 2016, Marian Goodman Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Edi Rama

Edi Rama’s most noted impact on Tirana has been the many kiosk demolitions in the city during his mayorship. Rama’s “Return to …

S,M,L,XL

BOOK:S,M,L,XL, Monacelli Press

“S,M,L,XL” is perhaps the most famous Architectural book, the most massive and impressive at the era it was published (31/10/95), by the …

Paris Photo 2016

ART FAIRS:Paris Photo 2016

Paris Photo is the premier international art fair for works in the photographic medium, held annually since 1997 in the Grand Palais. …