A Lens On Kolkata’s Heritage District
For many “probashi” Bengalis (a term used to identify a person of Bengali origin, now living outside the state of Bengal) such as myself, Chitpur strikes a somewhat familiar but distant chord. It is a...
View ArticleMichal Helfman Rolls the Dice on History at KW Institute Berlin
Israeli artist Michal Helfman’s new work takes on history and notions of “forgive and forget” in Berlin.Her 2016 project currently on display at KW Institute for Contemporary Art is called “Running Out...
View ArticleGiacometti’s Retreat to Memory at Luxembourg & Dayan London
“In His Own Words” at Luxembourg & Dayan in London until February 9, 2016 examines an important period of experimentation and development in the career of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti – the...
View Article5 Must-See Shows in Los Angeles
Still hanging around town after Art Los Angeles Contemporary? Arriving early for the LA Art Book Fair? Here are some highlights of the city’s current gallery scene.Thomas Kovachevich at Tif Sigfrids,...
View ArticleAfter More Than 30 Years, Ana Mendieta’s Films Are Digitized
Ana Mendieta was just 36 years old when she fell from the window of a New York high-rise apartment in 1985. The Cuban-American artist’s tragic death, and the controversy surrounding its circumstances,...
View ArticleEmma Hart Wins 6th Max Mara Art Prize for Women
London based artist Emma Hart (b. 1974) has won the sixth Max Mara Art Prize for Women in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery. The biannual prize supports UK-based female artists who have not...
View ArticleDarren Almond’s “Time and Being” at White Cube Hong Kong
White Cube is currently hosting “Time and Being,” British artist Darren Almond’s first exhibition in Hong Kong, which features two new series of paintings and sculpture.The ground floor displays three...
View ArticleMonumental Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Debuts in Bendigo
American artist Seward Johnson’s monumental eight-metre-high “Forever Marilyn” sculpture has been installed in Rosalind Park Bendigo ahead of the opening of “Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century...
View ArticleChristopher Roth’s “Blow Out” Celebrates Veruschka, Antonioni at Esther...
The title of Christopher Roth’s solo exhibition “Blow Out” references the classic 1966 film “Blow-Up” by Michelangelo Antonioni.The German film director, writer and artist has transformed Esther...
View ArticleNaked Robots Meet Ancient Egypt as Fondazione Prada in Milan Explores Time
The exhibition “To the Son of Man Who Ate the Scroll” at Milan’s still new Fondazione Prada explores time, past, present and future with a truly mixed array of artists and references.The show, curated...
View ArticleThe Art of the Minimal and Conceptual at Sotheby’s S2 London
“I am not interested in the kind of expression that you have when you paint a painting with brush strokes… I want to do something new,” Donald Judd once said. Judd is just one of the icons of the...
View ArticleRapper Young Thug Inspires Show by French Artist Pierre Gaignard
French artist Pierre Gaignard went searching for the Atlanta, Georgia rapper Young Thug (Jeffrey Lamar Williams) in Abruzzo.Gaignard didn’t find Young Thug in the Italian hills, but he says he did find...
View Article8th Asia Pacific Triennial Q&A: Mongolia’s Gerelkhuu Ganbold
The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art’s (QAGOMA) flagship international contemporary art event, and the only major exhibition series in...
View Article“The Big Other” Organized by Paula Doepfner at Galerie Tanja Wagner
Galerie Tanja Wagner presents a group show which explores the ramifications of the term “Other” in contemporary art. The concept of the “Other” has gained much significance in the 20 century thanks to...
View ArticleJamini Roy at Dhoomimal Gallery: Rare, Usual & Some More
Walking into an art gallery is almost always a rewarding experience because you discover so much through an exhibition that you would never have anticipated. But walking into the Dhoomimal Gallery,...
View ArticlePiero Manzoni’s “Infinite” Ambitions at Mazzoleni London
Mazzoleni has brought together two of Italian avant-garde artist Piero Manzoni’s most well-known series of works, his Achromes (1957–1963) and Linee (1959–1963), for a major exhibition at its...
View ArticleGallerist Steve Lazarides Lands 7-Figure Qatari Investment
London-based urban art dealer Steve Lazarides has announced a “seven-figure investment” in his gallery empire by Qatari business magnate and prolific art collector Wissam Al Mana.Born in Qatar and...
View ArticleGiuseppe Penone Shows His "Leaves of Stone" at Gagosian Hong Kong
Best known for his interventions in the natural world, Italian artist Giuseppe Penone now brings a forest of his recent work to the Hong Kong branch of the Gagosian.“Forest” is an apt word for Penone’s...
View ArticleQuest to Seek Inner Self, a Journey Through Ella’s Gallery
When I visited Ella Prakash’s creation "Quest", it was walking through the abstract figures and pieces in acrylic, broadly defined by ethereal figures, geometric lines and shapes that carry a cerebral...
View ArticleBerlin’s VeneKlasen/Werner Revisits the Radical Koji Enokura
VeneKlasen/Werner is presenting the first ever solo presentation in Berlin of Kōji Enokura (1942–1995), one of the most important figures in post-war Japanese art.Comprising more than 20 works spanning...
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