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…
SAMUEL FOSSO – A Master of Photo-Performance
Samuel Fosso has become a leading figure on the contemporary art scene, and has frequently been invited to show his work internationally in such renowned institutions such as Tate Modern in London, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, and the…
OUATTARA WATTS – THE POLYPHONY OF CIVILISATIONS
In his works, American artist Ouattara Watts summons imaginary worlds and mystical visions, from ancestral to contemporary, to observe the metaphysical relationship between creatures. Vibrant colors, mysterious figures, and allusions to spiritual rites in the form of equations and cryptic…
Adam Pendleton
“How do you make sense, on an emotional, intellectual, and pragmatic level, of the visual residue one leaves behind?”, Pendleton asks. His works capture a microhistory of marks and impressions: drips, splatters, strokes, erasures, shapes, word fragments. These are the accumulated…
ART BASEL, BASEL – WHAT TO EXPECT
The 2023 edition of Art Basel will once more attract art enthusiasts from around the globe. This much anticipated major art event takes place from June 15 to June 18 in Basel and unites 284 leading galleries, including 21 first-time…
MITCHELL & MONET AT FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
In this video we take you on a tour around the Louis Vuitton Foundation / Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Enjoy highlights of the breathtaking architecture of Frank Gehry with beautiful views over Paris and its famous parc Bois de…
ALBERT OEHLEN – BREAKING THE RULES OF PAINTING
Albert Oehlen uses abstract, figurative, and collaged elements—often applying self-imposed formal constraints—to disrupt the histories and conventions of modern painting while acknowledging the continuing significance of classical art. Approaching his practice as a perceptual challenge, he moves freely between planned…
“THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY” ATELIER VAN LIESHOUT
The tropes and aesthetics of Sergio Leone’s film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) have inspired much of the identity