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Left: Takashi Murakami, Dragon Heads – Gold, 2015, Photo: Claire Dorn, © 2015 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd, Courtesy Galerie Perrotin. Right: Takashi Murakami, Title to be determined, 2016, Photo: Claire Dorn, © 2015 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd, Courtesy Galerie Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami has stated that the artist is someone who understands the borders between worlds and who makes an effort to know them. With his “Superflat” style, which employs refined classical Japanese painting techniques to depict a super-charged mix of Pop, animé and otaku content within a flattened representational picture-plane, …

Anish Kapoor, Mirror (Black), 2014, © Anish Kapoor, Photo: Dave Morgan, Gagosian Gallery Archive

ART-PRESENTATION: Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor is one of a generation of British-based sculptors who became established in the International Art Scene during the ‘80s and …

Bruce Nauman, Contrapposto Studies, I through VII (Video Still), 2015-16, Courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater-New York, © Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society

ART CITIES:N.York- Bruce Nauman

In 1968 Bruce Nauman created the seminal video “Walk with Contrapposto”, in which the artist performed an exaggerated walk along a tall, …

Magali Reus, Harlequin Darts (Detail), (2016), Courtesy of the artist and The Approach-London

ART-PRESENTATION: Magali Reus-Mustard

Magali Reus’s sculptures often resemble the furniture and equipment of modern domestic interiors and public spaces, most frequently functional objects such as …

Cotter Luppi, Untitled, 2010, Morgan Lehman Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Cotter Luppi

Cotter Luppi’s large colored pencil drawings on paper fit into a Contemporary kind of organic abstraction that isn’t really organic or abstract …

Lourdes Castro, Installation view of Un Autre Livre Rouge, Bienal de São Paulo Archive

BIENNALS:32nd Bienal de São Paulo

The São Paulo Art Biennial was founded in 1951 by the Italian-Brazilian industrialist Ciccillo Matarazzo. Its initial aim was to make Contemporary …

Gregory Crewdson, Pickup Truck, 2014, © Gregory Crewdson, Gallerie Daniel Templon

PHOTO:Gregory Crewdson

In his 20 years of work, the photographs of Gregory Crewdson have garnered an international following. Each series: “Twilight”, “Dream House” and …

Matthew Barney, Facility of DECLINE, Gladstone Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Matthew Barney

Two years after his graduation from Yale University, Matthew Barney had his first solo exhibition in New York at the old Barbara …

Hanne Darboven, Erdkunde I, II,III, 1986, Installation view, "Enlightenment" at Haus der Kunst Munich, 2015/16, © Hanne Darboven Foundation-Hamburg / ARS-New York 2016, Courtesy Sprüth Magers, Photo: Maximilian Geuter

ART-PRESENTATION: Hanne Darboven

Hanne Darboven, the great conceptual artist, observed the political developments of her times with a watchful eye and created extensive works that …

Thea Djordjadze, To be in an upright position on the feet (studio visit)., Exhibition View, Photo: Sophie Thun, Secession Archive

ART CITIES:Vienna- Thea Djordjadze

Combining traditional materials of sculpture such as plaster and wood with everyday objects like foam and linoleum, Thea Djordjadze (creates installations of …

ART NEWS:Sept.02

With works dating from 1975 to 1988, the exhibition “Poetic Form” focuses on John Chamberlain’s mid-career return to the use of car …

Yun Hyong-Keun, Burnt Umber & Ultramarine Blue, 1991, Courtesy of Yun Seong-Ryeol, PKM Gallery-Seoul and Simon Lee Gallery-London

ART-PRESENTATION: Yun Hyong-Κeun

Starting in the early ‘70s, Yun Hyong-Κeun created his unique “Umber Blue” series of paintings. The works blurred the boundaries between ink …

Laure Prouvost, t, Into All That Is Here (Video Still), © Laure Prouvost, Courtesy of the Artist

ART CITIES:Frankfurt -Laure Prouvost

Laure Prouvost is an artist who makes complex installations involving video works characterised by layered stories, surreal humour and wordplay. The artist’s …

Paul McCarthy, Phaidon Publications

BOOK:Paul McCarthy, Phaidon Publications

Paul McCarthy creates installations, sculptures of animal/vegetable/human hybrids and slapstick performances in a purge of a national subconscious. The psycho-sexual desires and …

ART CITIES: Paris Openings 3/9/16

Élodie Lesourd presents her solo exhibition “Lazarus, Zombie, Elvis” at Galerie Lily Robert. Related to a critic and conceptual approach to painting, …

Johnny Gin, Shan Ha Tsuen 1932, 2014, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-HKFOREWORD16

In its 5th year, the HKFOREWORD series of exhibitions, organized by 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, aims to actively promote and strengthen relations …