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Raed Ibrahim, Flying Children (from "STOP" project), 2009.,Acrylic on wood, 60cm x 60cm, Artellewa-Cairo, Egypt. © Raed Ibrahim

ART CITIES:Seoul-Gohyang:Home

Today, news reports on the disparate conflicts in Middle East and Arab world constantly remind us of the complexity of the region’s …

Left: John Currin, Daphna, 2019 Oil on canvas, 76.2 × 55.9 cm, © John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. Right: John Currin, Rosalba, 2019 Oil on canvas, 55.9 × 45.7 cm, © John Currin, Photo: Rob McKeever, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian

ART CITIES:Hong Kong-John Currin

Although John Currin is often accused of misogynistic tendencies due to his subject matter, he contends his presentations are intended as satirical …

Robert Longo, Untitled (State of the Union; Washington, D.C., USA; February 5, 2019), 2019, Charcoal on mounted paper, Image 243.8 x 370.8 cm, Frame 258.8 x 385.8 cm, © Robert Longo, Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures At President Trump’s second State of the Union address, female members of the 116th Congress, dressed in white to reference the suffragette movement. A hundred and three women are serving in the House of Representatives, which makes this Congress the most female in history, as well as the most diverse.

ART CITIES:N.York-Robert Longo

During the last ten years, Robert Longo has created several important photorealistic cycles. The selection of themes is political. They have their …

Derek Jarman, Blue (film still), 1993, 35mm film shown as video, high definition, colour and sound, Duration: 79min, Tate Collection, Presented by Tate Patrons 2014

ART CITIES:Dublin-Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (1942-94) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener, political activist and author. He was educated at the …

Unknown Fields, The Breast Milk of the Volcano (video still), 2016-18, Video, sound, colour; 10 minutes, In association with the Architectural Association, Courtesy of the artists

ART-PRESENTATION:Eco-Visionaries

The exhibition “Eco-Visionaries: Confronting a planet in a state of emergency” examines humankind’s ecological impact on the planet. As early as the …

Image Courtesy Imi Knoebel & Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

ART CITIES:Paris-Imi Knoebel

One of the leading German artists of the post-war period, Imi Knoebel’s wide-ranging and rigorous oeuvre incorporates drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, projections …

Takis, Magnetic Wall 9 (Red) 1961, Acrylic paint on canvas, magnets, metal, cloth, nylon thread, 180 × 220 × 10 cm, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de création industrielle, Paris, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019, Photo: Georges Meguerditchian

ART-PRESENTATION: Takis

Over a 70-year career, Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis) has created some of the most innovative art of the 20th Century. A sculptor of …

Tacita Dean, Antigone (Film still), 2018, 2 synchronized 35mm anamorphic color films, optical sound, with a running time of exactly 1 hour, continuous loop synced to start on the hour, © Tacita Dean, Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

ART CITIES:Copenhagen-Tacita Dean

The films, drawings and other works by Tacita Dean are extremely original. Her recent film portraits express something that neither painting nor …

Leo Villareal, Untitled, 2019, LEDs, custom software, electrical hardware, steel, 320 cm × 1,153.2 cm × 7.6 cm, © Leo Villareal, Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery

ART CITIES:London-Leo Villareal

Leo Villareal works with LED lights to create complex, rhythmic artworks for both gallery and public settings. He focuses on identifying the …

Carlos Amorales, Peep Show, 2019 (detail). Courtesy the artist, kurimanzutto and Nils Stærk, Edition produced by Albarrán Bourdais, courtesy the artist

ART-PREVIEW:Carlos Amorales-The Factory

In his artistic research, Carlos Amorales is interested mainly in language and the impossibility/possibility of communicating through means that are unrecognizable or …

Exhibition view: Bronwyn Katz, Salvaged Letter, Peres Projects-Berlin, Courtesy the artist and Peres Projects

ART CITIES:Berlin-Bronwyn Katz

Incorporating sculpture, installation, video and performance, Bronwyn Katz’s practice engages with the concept of land as a repository of memory, reflecting on …

Left: Dora Maar, Model in Swimsuit 1936, Photograph, gelatin silver on paper, 197 x 167 mm, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019. Right: Dora Maar, Untitled (Hand-Shell) 1934, Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper, 401 x 289 mm, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019

PHOTO:Dora Maar

Dora Maar is often shrouded by Pablo Picasso’s monumental shadow, ardently depicted in his paintings, she became reductively known as his lover, …