Tag: art exhibitions

“conTatto” by Michelangelo Pistoletto

By Barbara Picci on 22 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italy) Title: conTatto Year: 2017 USEFUL LINKS: Michelangelo Pistoletto in this blog | Website | Wikipedia

“Encounters” by Steve Messam

By Barbara Picci on 21 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Steve Messam (UK) Title: Encounters Location: Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, UK Year: 2023 “Welcome to ‘Encounters’ – a new series of site-specific installations at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, UK. Large, ambiguous forms nestle and spill from the buildings around the site adding a touch of colour in a […]

“Extinction Beckons” by Mike Nelson

By Barbara Picci on 21 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Mike Nelson (UK) Title: Extinction Beckons Exhibition view at: the Hayward Gallery, London, 2023 “Mike Nelson came to prominence in the late 1990s, creating psychological environments by sifting through the debris of modern life. His installations are expansive dominions for assemblages of cultural detritus, often referencing specific […]

Untitled by Oscar Tuazon

By Barbara Picci on 20 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Oscar Tuazon (USA) Title: Untitled Year: 2010 Installation view at: Kunsthalle Bern Photo Credits: Dominique Uldry “The sculptor Oscar Tuazon works with natural and industrial materials to create inventive objects, structures, and installations that can be used, occupied, or otherwise engaged by viewers. With a strong interest […]

“Change the obvious into another object that also satisfies the rule” by Gabriel Rico

By Barbara Picci on 19 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Gabriel Rico (Mexico) Title: Change the obvious into another object that also satisfies the rule Year: 2017 “Through his juxtapositions of natural and manmade materials, Gabriel Rico comments on the relationship between humans and the natural world….” Keep on reading USEFUL LINKS: Gabriel Rico in this blog […]

“Sit” by Paula Rego

By Barbara Picci on 18 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Paula Rego Title: Sit Year: 1994 USEFUL LINKS: Paula Rego in this blog | Wikipedia

“Wonder Tree” by Evan Holloway

By Barbara Picci on 15 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Evan Holloway (USA) Title: Wonder Tree Year: 2020 “Evan Holloway (b. 1967, Whittier, California) is one of Los Angeles’s most iconic and quintessential artists. Identified with the city since the beginning of his career, he exemplifies a distinct West Coast art-historical tradition. A graduate of UCLA’s MFA […]

“Study for Figures” by Zhang Yunyao

By Barbara Picci on 13 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Zhang Yunyao (China) Title: Study for Figures Exhibition view at: 16th Lyon Biennale, 2022 Year: 2022 “Through the use of non-traditional painting media and surfaces, Zhang Yunyao explores the temporal nature of painting, as well as the instability and intersections of historical and personal memory. Taking as […]

“Let 100 Flowers Bloom” by Not Vital

By Barbara Picci on 11 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Not Vital (Switzerland) Title: Let 100 Flowers Bloom Year: 2008 USEFUL LINKS: Not Vital in this blog | Website | Twitter | Facebook fan page

“Masking” by Zandile Tshabalala

By Barbara Picci on 1 April 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Zandile Tshabalala (South Africa) Title: Masking Year: 2021 Exhibition view at: Galerie Nagel Draxler, Berlin, 2021 Technical details: Acrylic on canvas, 120×90 cm USEFUL LINKS: Zandile Tshabalala in this blog | Nagel Draxler Gallery | Artsy | Instagram

“Uprooted” by Doris Salcedo

By Barbara Picci on 21 March 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Artist: Doris Salcedo (Colombia) Title: Uprooted Year: 2020-22 Images: Doris Salcedo, ‘Uprooted’, 2020-2022 © the artist. Photo © Juan Castro Photoholic Doris Salcedo is one of the recipients of this year’s Sharjah Biennial Prize for her work ‘Uprooted’. View ‘Uprooted’ at Sharjah Biennial 15 in UAE until 11 […]