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…
ANGEL OTERO – MAGICAL REALISM AND ABSTRACTION
Over the last decade, New York-based artist Angel Otero has experimented with numerous genres and styles, from early still lifes, domestic interiors, and landscapes, to pure abstraction created using his innovative oil paint ...
CAROL BOVE
New York based artist Carol Bove is best known for her large-scale sculptures made of crumpled stainless steel tubing, each combined with a large, circular glass disk. Presented in a monochrome environment, her installations consider the phenomenological experience of form…
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…
“ART FAIR PAINTINGS” BY ERIC FISCHL AT VICTORIA MIRO GALLERY
Eric Fischl made his reputation in the 1980s with large-scale figurative oil paintings depicting ambiguous, erotically charged scenarios set in the American suburbs. Since that time his practice has developed, although his focus remains on representations of the human figure,…
ROBERT LONGO – DRAWN FROM THE SOURCE
While Robert Longo has worked in a variety of media – including performance, photography, sculpture and painting – he is best known for his large-scale charcoal drawings engaging with art histrory as well as hyper-realistic works that reflect on the…
KATE KLINGBEIL – SCULPTURAL PAINTINGS
Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles is currently presenting Nervous System, a solo exhibition by Kate Klingbeil which features four recent paintings inspired by the artist’s experiences with chronic illness and her resulting medical anxiety caused by navigating the deteriorating American…
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…
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