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Bruce Robbins, Jacobs Ladder (Detail), in Mykonos Biennale's Spell of the Wind at the cinemanto

MIRAGES XL

  The other side of Mykonos Island: Mykonos is one of the most misunderstood Greek islands because it is interwoven with nightlife, …

Left: Giuseppe Penone, In bilico, 2012, Bronze, river stone, 1276 x 500 x 200 cm, © Giuseppe Penone, Château la Coste, ADAGP Paris 2017, Courtesy Château la Coste. Right: Giuseppe Penone, Anatomia, 2011, White Marble from Carrara, 300 x 195 x 175 cm, Château la Coste, ADAGP Paris 2017, Courtesy Château la Coste

ART-PRESENTATION: Giuseppe Penone

Giuseppe Penone studied at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Turin where, he continues to live and work. Initially associated with “Arte …

OPEN CALL:Call for 2018 PhD Applications

The University of Technology Sydney is calling for PhD applications to its world-leading School of Design’s research program. Successful applicants will join …

Takis, Magnetic Wall - The 4th Dimension, 2015, Painted canvas, magnets, iron wires, 100 x 150 x 6 cm, Photo: Annik Wetter, Courtesy de l’artiste et Galerie Xippas-Paris

ART CITIES:Paris-Takis

An inventor as much as an artist, an “Intuitive Scientist” as he defines himself, a contemporary avant-garde artist but also a scientific …

Sam Falls, Roots (Detail), 2016-17, Acrylic on silver gelatin print, framed, Frame 152.5 x 122 cm, Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber-Zurich/New York

ART-PRESENTATION: Sam Falls

Sam Falls’ work is inspired by the beauty, unpredictability, and ferocity of nature, and attempts to, as he says, “Traverse issues of …

Lucio Fontana, Crocifisso (Detail), 1955-57, Polychrome ceramics, 43 x 35,5 x 11 cm, © Fondazione Lucio Fontana, by SIAE 2017, Courtesy Galerie Karsten Greve Cologne/Paris/St Moritz

ART CITIES:Cologne-Lucio Fontanta

One of the most innovative artists of the 20th Century, Lucio Fontana continually challenged the boundaries of art and the role of …

Shinkichi Tajiri, Ronin (Detail), 1996, Bronze, 88 x 28.5 x 26 cm, Photo: Egon Notermans, © 2017 Shinkichi Tajiri Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS)-New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam, Courtesy of the Estate and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo

ART-PRESENTATION: Shinkichi Tajiri

Shinkichi Tajiri is primarily a sculptor who plays with the themes of violence and eroticism in metal assemblages where he brings loose …

Chen Fei, National Conditions /國情 , 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 300 cm, Courtesy Perrotin

ART CITIES:Paris-Chen Fei

The work of Chen Fei is part of a new trend in Contemporary Chinese Art that represents a clear thematic as well …

Bosco Sodi, Muro, 2017, Production Image of 1600 clay timbers, Paul Kasmin Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:N.York-Bosco Sodi

Focusing on material exploration, the creative gesture, and the spiritual connection between the artist and his work, Bosco Sodi seeks to transcend …

Rodney Graham, Sunday Sun 1937, 2012, Lightbox, 87,9 x 87,9 x 17,8 cm, Igal Ahouvi Art Collection, © Rodney Graham, 2017, Museum Frieder Burda Archive

PHOTO:Rodney Graham -Lightboxes

Rodney Graham’s medium is the classic advertising light box but behind the smooth, shiny surface of illuminated photography, behind the perfectionist scenography, …

Georg Baselitz, Eagle 53 – Heroe 65 (Remix) [Detail], 2007, Oil on canvas, 300 x 250 cm, Privately owned, © Georg Baselitz, 2017, Photo: Jochen Littkemann-Berlin, Guggenheim Museum Archive

ART CITIES:BILBAO-Georg Baselitz

Soldiers, shepherds, rebels, guerrilla fighters, and modern painters are the “Heroes” and “New Types” that Georg Baselitz produced in a burst of …

Pelagia Kyriazi, Collector 1, 45x61cm, mixed media over silkscreen, Pelagia Kyriazi Archive

INTERVIEW: Pelagia Kyriazi

Pelagia Kyriazi’s artworks through the logic of the blackboard, are depicted on the black surface of the paper, are traveling us in …

Daniel Spoerri, Sans titre, 3/10/2015, Rage series of paintings, 125 x 160 x 45 cm, Mixed media, © Daniel Spoerri, Courtesy Daniel Spoerri and galerie anne barrault

ART CITIES:Paris-Daniel Spoerri

According to the manifesto of “Nouveau Réalisme” formulated in 1960, a work of art must come into being with as little intervention …

Steven Shearer, © Steven Shearer, Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber-Zurich

ART CITIES:Zurich-Steven Shearer

Steven Shearer’s subject matter typically focuses on the world of his upbringing: suburban and rural working-class youth culture, in particular the iconography …

Left: Weronika Gesicka, from the series Traces, © Weronika Gesicka, Foam Archive. Right: Thomas Kuijpers, Sermon YT, ©Thomas Kuijpers, Foam Archive

PHOTO:Foam Talent 2017

Each year, Foam Magazine invites photographers between the ages of 18 and 35, from all across the world, to submit their portfolios …