LEE BAE - CYCLICAL TRANSFORMATION & IMMERSIVE SPACES
In his impressive shows Lee Bae creates physically immersive environments of black & white ...
DARKNESS VISIBLE _ A NEW PHOTOBOOK BY MANI NEJAD
A formal black & white study with stunning takes on urban landscapes and their structural qualities...
“THE FORTUNE TELLER” _ ALI BANISADR AT PERROTIN GALLERY
11/28/2024“The Fortune Teller” presents a new series of works by internationally acclaimed artist Ali Banisadr – now on view at Perrotin Gallery in Shanghai. Once more the artist stands out with rigorously pursuing his singular trajectory ever since he first began exhibiting his work in 2008. Open and sincere, his depictions are remarkable for their imaginative conjuring of a self-contained world. It is a world that Banisadr finds in the paint, like a seer who sees what others can’t. Banisadr’s divinatory process shares something with Max Ernst’s invention of surrealist techniques, such as grattage (scraping) and frottage (rubbing), which he used to depict otherworldly…
SCALE, COLOR & VOLUME – SCULPTURES BY ANISH KAPOOR
Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation. Perhaps most famous for public sculptures that are both adventures in form and feats of engineering, Kapoor manoeuvres between vastly different scales, across numerous series of work. Immense…
“THE SWIRL” – PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS OF MANI NEJAD
Berlin and London based artist Mani Nejad has been developing his Brain Blitz series over a period of several years. It's a comprehensive suite of delicate works weaving together various media ...
“EXOTICA” MARK BRADFORD AT HAUSER & WIRTH HONG KONG
“Exotica” presents new, formally innovative works by Mark Bradford. In an exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Gallery, Hong Kong, that extends the artist’s recent formal and thematic investigations, Bradford probes the enduring impact of colonialism and concepts of ‘otherness’ through…
FIGURE – OBJECT – LANDSCAPE. ICONIC SCULPTURE BY TONY CRAGG
In the late 1960s, Cragg, intrigued by the observation and study of the material world, left the field of science to pursue a career as an artist. Over half a century and more than 400 solo exhibitions later, Cragg has…
ANDY WARHOL AT SKARSTEDT GALLERY
Enjoy this current show at Skarstedt Gallery, Paris: Andy Warhol: Who is Who?, The exhibition delves into the myriad influences art history had on Warhol’s oeuvre. It traces his art historical appropriations throughout the 1970s and 1980s, featuring seminal examples of…
GENESIS TRAMAINE – THE DEVOTIONAL PAINTER
Genesis Tramaine presents “Sweet Jesus” at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, in a continuation of her creative ruminations on the many trials and tribulations that have come to define us as human beings in a progressively challenging environment. Through her paintings…
GAGOSIAN GALLERY AT PARIS PHOTO 2024 – TYLER MITCHELL & RICHARD AVEDON
Paris Photo enjoys a great comeback for its 2024 edition at the Grand Palais. After years of renovation this spectacular venue serves again as the perfect backdrop for one of the most prestigious photography art fairs worldwide. Gagosian Gallery stands…
SEYDOU KEITA – THE QUEST FOR HUMAN BEAUTY
In the 1950s and 60s, a colourful collection of inhabitants of Bamako, capital of Mali, posed for Seydou Keïta, one of Africa’s most renowned photographer. People visited Keïta’s studio to have their picture taken at their best: wearing extravagant dresses…
