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Hernan Bas, The last museum guard at the last museum on Earth, 2024, Acrylic on linen, 274.3 × 213.4 cm | 9 × 7 ft, © Hernan Bas, Courtesy the artist and Perrotin Gallery

ART CITIES: Paris-Herman Bas

Hernan Bas’s expressionist and highly detailed figurative paintings are openly inspired by late-nineteenth-century decadent art and literature, as well as the concurrent symbolist and decorative style of the French group Les Nabis. Though aesthetically grounded in the iconography of the male androgynous dandy, the young protagonists of his oneiric visions …

Robert Zandvliet, Untitled, 2022, Egg tempera and oil on linen, 63.5 x 72.5 cm | 25 x 28 1/2 in, © Robert Zandvliet, Courtesy the artist and GRIMM Gallery

ART CITIES: London-Robert Zandvliet

Robert Zandvliet is one of the foremost Dutch painters working today, whose work has been on the cusp of abstraction and representation since …

Chico da Silva, Untitled, 1964, Tempera on canvas, 60 × 80 cm, 23 5/8 × 31 1/2 inches, Courtesy MASSIMODECARLO Gallery

PRESENTATION: Chico da Silva

A Brazilian artist of Indigenous descent, Francisco da Silva, known as Chico da Silva or simply “Chico”, was painting fantastical universes on …

Richard Serra, Triple Rift #2, 2018, Paintstick on handmade Japanese paper, 9 feet 3 inches × 22 feet (2.82 × 6.71 m), © Richard Serra/DACS, London, 2018, Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

ART CITIES: London-Richard Serra

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes …

ARCHITECTURE: Jørn Oberg Utzon

The architect of Sydney Opera House, Jørn Oberg Utzon (9/4/1918-29/11/2008), was a relatively unknown 38 year old Dane until 29/1/57 when his entry, …

Laura Henno, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia

PHOTO: Laura Henno-Grande Terre

All over the world Laura Henno is both developing a seemingly documentary aesthetic which transcends genre codes, and working on deeply ethical …

Richard Neutra

ARCHITECTURE: Richard Neutra

Richard Neutra (8/4/1892-16/4/1970) was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size …

Raqs Media Collective, still from The Bicyclist Who Fell into a Time Cone, 2023. HD video, color, sound; 25:05 min. © Raqs Media Collective

BIENNALS: Whitney Biennial 2024, Part II

The eighty-first edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States—features seventy-one artists and collectives grappling with …

Pacita Abad. Old Dhaka. 1978. Oil on canvas. Courtesy Pacita Abad Art Estate. Photo: Rik Sferra for Walker Art Center

ART CITIES: N. York-Pacita Abad

Widely defined by her use of color, something she remained adamant about from her early studies, Pacita Abad pioneered new forms of …

Tommy Harrison, Twins, 2024, Oil on canvas, 80 x 110 cm | 31 1/2 x 43 1/4 in, Courtesy the artist and GRIM Gallery

PRESENTATION: Self-Portraits

The group exhibition “Self-Portraits” takes place in parallel across GRIMM’s galleries in Amsterdam and New York. The exhibition draws together a group …

Dan Walsh, Stereo, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 in. (177.8 x 177.8 cm), Photo: Steven Probert, © Dan Walsh, Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery

PREVIEW: Dan Walsh

Dan Walsh has developed a quirky style of minimalism that blends rigid geometry with a sense of play. Walsh uses line as …

Ben Wolf Noam, Mushroom Dome #2, 2023, Glaze on ceramic, 20 x 18 x 9 in / 50.8 x 45.7 x 22.9 cm, © Ben Wolf Noam, Courtesy the artist and Meliksetian | Briggs Gallery

PRESENTATION: Closer to Illusion

The group exhibition “Closer to Illusion” brings together painting, sculpture and works on paper from a diverse group of artists that explore …