In her latest body of work, the Iranian artist turns her lens to America, her host-country, offering a fantastical response to the tumult of the contemporary moment Shirin Neshat wanders across the upper floor of the Goodman Gallery in London, gesturing around her. Dozens of faces gaze down, staring out intently from the walls of the space. An ex-convict with a tattooed torso, arms folded; a serene-looking man…
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“Frankfurter Engel” is a replica of a cenotaph by Rosemarie Trockel that has been displayed in downtown Frankfurt since 1994 to remind people of the persecution and murder of homosexual women and men under National Socialism.
Read MoreWhitish brings together the creative output of Ayşe Erkmen since the 1970s, chosen with a retrospective approach, with new works conceived and produced especially for this exhibition
Read MoreThe nexus between architecture and installation art has long been a topic worthy of exploration. Installation transforms space and interacts with the audience; it must be designed, constructed and installed and therefore relies on architectural components.
Read MoreThe Iranian-born artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat was 17 when she arrived in Los Angeles—and she hated it.
Read MoreBUSAN ― Artist Chiharu Shiota is often compared to a "human spider" as the artist weaves webs around objects and bodies. Her life-size installations engulf the space and the viewer, stirring up sensations of both uneasiness as well as coziness.
The 47-year-old Japanese artist unraveled her life's path ridden with pain and uncertainty at "Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles" at the Busan Museum of Art in Korea's southern port city.
Read MoreIndian Ocean Current: Six Artistic Narratives features videos, collages, paintings, sculptures, interactive installations, and photographs by renowned artists Shiraz Bayjoo, Nicholas Hlobo, Shilpa Gupta, Wangechi Mutu, Penny Siopis, and Hajra Waheed—whose deep ties to the lands surrounding the Indian Ocean inform their work.
Read MoreThe Met will present a major loan exhibition devoted to the work of one of the greatest artists of our time: Gerhard Richter (German, born Dresden 1932). On view at The Met Breuer from March 4 through July 5, 2020, Gerhard Richter: Painting After All will span the artist’s six decade-long preoccupation with the twin modes of painterly naturalism and chromatic abstraction, in relation to photographic and other representational iconographies.
Read MoreCurator Camille Morineau organised the vast retrospective of Kiki Smith’s work that is currently showing in the 10,600 ft² of the Monnaie de Paris until 9 February 2020. It’s the first solo show by this American artist in a French institution and it represents a unique opportunity to discover her singular, poetic and powerful universe, her pantheistic vision of the world and the intense femininity of her œuvre. Tracing forty years of creation, the exhibition brings together a hundred works: sculptures, drawings, engravings, tapestries, stained glass… and even medals.
Read MoreDie Künstlerin Shirin Neshat wurde in Teheran geboren und lebt seit 1996 in den USA. Die Lage in ihrer Heimat lässt nicht nur sie verzweifeln, sondern die iranische Community auf der ganzen Welt.
Read MoreKunst fürs Karma: Mit der limitierten Edition Art 19 - Box One unterstützen weltbekannte Künstler wie Gerhard Richter und Rosemarie Trockel die Arbeit von Amnesty International.
Read MoreDie Edition „Art 19 – Box One“ von Amnesty International ist ein Best-of. KünstlerInnen von Kiki Smith bis Gerhard Richter haben dazu beigetragen.
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