ANISH KAPOOR AT PALAZZO MANFRIN, VENICE
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…
ALBERT OEHLEN – BREAKING THE RULES OF PAINTING23
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…
DONNA HUANCA – THE CYCLES OF LIFE
American artist Donna Huanca is known for her multi-sensory works and her continued exploration of themes including the body, the cycles of life, and the chaos of the natural world. She stunnes the audience with her impressive installations including large-scale…
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…
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…
“EXPÉRIENCES LUMINEUSES” THOMAS RUFF PHOTOGRAPHY20
For many years, Thomas Ruff has been exploring the origins and history of photography in his series. In doing so, he has always questioned the significance of the actual starting points of photography and its essence. In contrast to painting,…
Adrian Ghenie – Impossible Bodies
The oil paintings and charcoal drawings by Romanian-born, Berlin-based artist Adrian Ghenie fuse the profoundly personal with the art historical, bridging the abstract and the figurative to examine the impact of the Digital Age on the human condition. The artist…
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 ...
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