Love, pain, and death; passion, loneliness, and sorrow - the entire oeuvre of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) revolves around the fundamental experiences of human existence. Munch is regarded as one of the t
The comprehensive catalogue accompanying the exhibit at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice features an internationally famous Korean artist whose work has received little attention in Germany until now. Yu
In the newly published volume Heartland, Oda Jaune dedi-cates a retrospective of her work to the country of her birth, Bulgaria. The companion exhibition took place in the National
The comprehensive catalogue accompanying the exhibit at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice features an internationally famous Korean artist whose work has received little attention in Germany until now. Yu
At the center of this publication is Lynn Hershman Leeson’s installation The Infinity Engine, modeled after a genetics laboratory. The artist demonstrates that the boundaries between natural and artif
This book surveys painters who have expanded concepts of painting and the constraints of the canvas. Artists included range from Carla Accardis, Enrico Castellanis and Agostino Bonalumis to Piero Manz
This vibrant book explores extraordinary artist Keith Haring’s work in the context of key issues of his lifetime―the AIDS crisis, the Cold War, racism, the excesses of capitalism, and environmental de
Some individuals strikingly resemble the art they are viewing, and Stefan Draschan has developed a special perspective on these picturesque correspondences. While strolling through the museums of Euro
Since the late 1970s the artist Nanne Meyer has devoted herself exclusively to the medium of drawing. The questions surrounding her relationship to the world thread throughout her oeuvre and are expre
“Don’t make things; let them happen, instead,” is one of the basic principles underlying the oeuvre of the Berlin-based, Japanese-born artist Leiko Ikemura. In her vividly gestural, vital, disturbing,
In his most recent works Lorenzo Puglisi reinterprets masterpieces of art history and icons from the collective visual memory. With the painting Il Grande Sacrificio, the Italian artist shares his rev
Christoforos Savva’s oeuvre was unparalleled in the incipient Cypriot art scene of the 1960s, appropriating and reinventing themes and styles, while involving references ranging from Greek and African
Ólafsfjörður is a fishing village in northern Iceland. Like many Icelandic villages it consists of houses with roofs made of corrugated metal sheets, a church in the harbor, a few shops, a petrol stat
Elfie Semotan is one of the most prominent photographers on the scene today. Her work has revolutionized fashion and advertising photography since the 1960s. Like no other, Semotan has mastered the ar
Portuguese artist André Romão has developed his practice over the past years to include a diversity of media, from poetry and sculpture to installations and video works. His work explores notions of
This book is devoted to the installation at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, by the great light and space artist Robert Irwin. After seventeen years of preparation the artwork opened to the pub
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg is presenting its extensive collection of contemporary art in what will be the largest survey of it to date. It includes more than 600 inst
Photographer Michael Schulz is interested in the forms, colors, textures, weird niches, bright light, and the humor of the moment. He published his fi rst smartphone photo in fall 2010 on Instagr
Known for his eclectic style, the British photographer Jason McGlade has been supplying hip magazines such as Hekmak, Tank, Intersection, and the Sunday Times Style Magazine for years, as well as wo
What is the role of the “popular” in a time of rising right-wing populism? How to resist or subvert these increasingly aggressive framings of “the people”? How to engage with all these tangled histori
Liam Gillick (*1964, Aylesbury, United Kingdom) is one of the most prominent representatives of new developments in contemporary art. The title of his new publication Half a Complex refers to an inter
In astronomy the word “eclipse” describes the phenomenon of one brightly lit heavenly body covering another. It was an eclipse in 2006 that inspired photographer Andréas Lang to create his cycle of la
The work by the sculptor Yngve Holen revolves around the increasingly tangled relationship between human and machine, the physical body and consumer culture. For his most extensive solo show in Norway
Some individuals strikingly resemble the art they are viewing, and Stefan Draschan has developed a special perspective on these picturesque correspondences. While strolling through the museums of Euro
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg is presenting its extensive collection of contemporary art in what will be the largest survey of it to date. It includes more than 600 i
More than thirty years ago the Swiss-Argentine artist Vivian Suter (*1949) moved to the rain forest in Panajachel, Guatemala, to live on a former coffee plantation. Since then she has worked on her im
IHME, the Finnish word for “miracle” or “wonder”, describes something strange or weird, something that wakens curiosity. The annual IHME Contemporary Art Festival (2009–2018), produced by Pro Arte Fou
The work of Angela Bulloch (*1966, Rainy River, Canada, currently based in Berlin) spans many media, manifesting her interest in systems, patterns and rules, as well as her preoccupation with the hist
The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn (*1949, Basel) deals with political and social themes in oil paintings; charcoal, chalk, and colored and lead pencil drawings; and in photographs, films, and installations
The photographs, videos, installations, sculptures, and new VR works by Louisa Clement (*1987) deal with phenomena related to a sense of disturbance in times of political and social inse- curity. C
Grey Crawford produced his photo series El Mirage from 1975-78; featuring his minimalist structures made of glass and steel, the pictures were taken in the southern Mojave Desert in the American West.
In 2018 the Sammlung Goetz is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding with a three-part exhibition devoted to the artistic oeuvres of women. On display will be nearly two hundred works of art
The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn (*1949, Basel) deals with political and social themes in oil paintings; charcoal, chalk, and colored and lead pencil drawings; and in photographs, films, and installations
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994 up to one million Tutsi were murdered by members of the Hutu tribe. Eighty percent of the women who survived were raped. Today, victims and perpetrators live side b
The work originally conceived by the artist couple Hubbard / Birchler for the Swiss Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale re-constructs the life story of the American artist Flo
The Texas prison system registers 450 deaths a year. Families make no claim for 100 of them. They have been buried in the Joe Byrd Cemetery near Huntsville since the mid-nineteenth century. Inmates lo
At the first mention of his name, one can easily picture them: light-flooded bungalows that are lavishly composed into nature and that characterize the architectural style of the American West Coast s
This book traces an arc from the early figurative works by the great American painter to his famous late-phase color field paintings. The survey also factors in the profound effects of Rothko’s four t
In a globalized world with new methods of communication social and political processes today are shifting into the most intimate of human spheres. Increasingly, the mind is becom-in
British photographer Stuart Franklin (*1956, London), a member of Magnum Photos, received the World Press Photo Award in 1989 and worked on many stories for National Geographic. He also holds a doctor
