Artist: Not Vital (Switzerland) Exhibition: Vital Sculptures Exhibition at: Galerie Forsblom Helsinki, Finland, 2016 “Vital’s conceptual sculptures skirt the shifting borderland between dream and reality. He fuses abstract and figurative idioms in a harmonious, meditative union. Vital’s oeuvre expresses his respect for handicrafts traditions, yet he also uses […]
Artist: Bruce Nauman (USA) Title: Leaping Foxes Year: 2009 Exhibition at: Shaulager museum, Basel, Switzerland, 2018 Technical details: polyurethane foam with steel and wire cables USEFUL LINKS: Bruce Nauman in this blog | Facebook fan page
Artist: Anselm Kiefer (Germany) Title: Shevirath Ha Kelim Year: 2009 Exhibition at: Kiefer Pavilion, PLANTA project, Fundació Sorigué, Lleida, Spain Photo Credits: P A Black © 2018 USEFUL LINKS: Anselm Kiefer in this blog | Facebook fan page
Artist: Anish Kapoor (India/UK) Title: Past, Present, Future Year: 2006 Exhibition at: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston 2008 Technical details: mixed media, 11′ 4“ x 29′ 2 1/2” x 14′ 7 1/4″ “The sculptor’s thrilling and seductive work suggests a world beyond our grasp Anish Kapoor: Past, Present, […]
Artist: Douglas Gordon (Scotland) Title: Self-Portrait of You + Me (Sean Connery) USEFUL LINKS: Douglas Gordon in this blog | Gagosian | Wikipedia
Artist: Claudia Comte (Switzerland) Exhibition: I Have Grown Taller from Standing with Trees At: Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, 2019 Photo credits: Roman M. “For her first exhibition in Denmark, Claudia Comte createded I Have Grown Taller from Standing with Trees, an immersive installation for Copenhagen Contemporary’s largest hall. The […]
Artist: Giuseppe Penone (Italy) Title: Ombra di terra Year: 1999 USEFUL LINKS: Giuseppe Penone in this blog | Wikipedia
Artist: Rayyane Tabet (Lebanon) Title: Encounters Exhibition at: Parasol unit, London, 2019 Photo Credits: Benjamin Westoby “Rayyane Tabet’s works present fleeting moments in time and place, offering alternative perceptions or paradoxical views of political and personal events in an historical timeline presented here within the parameters of sculpture […]
Artist: Sanford Biggers (USA) Title: Soft Truths Exhibition at: Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, 2020 “Marianne Boesky Gallery is pleased to present Soft Truths, artist Sanford Biggers’ second solo exhibition with the gallery. With his upcoming show, Biggers delves into the parallels between our experiences with and understanding […]
Artist: Fernand Léger (France) Title: “Two Women Holding Flowers” (left, 1954), “The Acrobat and his Partner” (right, 1948) Year: 2011 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Two Women Holding Flowers is a large oil on canvas painting by French artist Fernand Léger, made in […]
Artist: Manuel Echavarría (Colombia), with Fernando Grisalez Title: Réquiem NN Year: 2006–2013 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Each of these prints captures two moments, months or years apart. They show graves in the cemetery of Puerto Berrío, a town on the banks of the […]
Artist: Francis Picabia (France) Title: Otaïti Year: 1930 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Picabia’s so-called ‘transparency’ paintings – of which Otaïti is a prime example – have not been the subject of much technical analysis, until now. Otaïti appears to be unique in […]
Artist: Leonardo Drew (USA) Title: Number 185 Year: 2016 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Wood, acrylic paint and pastel. Presented by the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection (Tate Americas Foundation) 2021 On long term loan…” Keep on reading USEFUL LINKS: Reinoud Oudshoorn in this blog | […]
Artist: Nairy Baghramian (Iran/Germany) Title: Scruff of the Neck (LL 23/24b & LR 26/27/28) Year: 2016 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Aluminum, plaster, beeswax and rubber. Purchased with funds provided by The Joe and Marie Donnelly Acquisition Fund 2017…” Keep on reading USEFUL […]
Artist: Wilhelm Sasnal (Poland) Title: “Gaddafi 2” (left, 2011), “Gaddafi 3” (right, 2011) Year: 2011 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Gaddafi 2 depicts a group of rebel fighters looking at, and taking images of, the body of the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who […]
Artist: Marisa Merz (Italy) Title: Untitled (Little shoe) Year: 1968 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Nylon and paraffin (60 × 195 × 135 mm)…” Keep on reading USEFUL LINKS: Marisa Merz in this blog | Wikipedia SPECIALE LONDRA 2022
Artist: Šejla Kamerić (Bosnia) Title: Bosnian Girl Year: 2003 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “In Bosnian Girl artist Šejla Kamerić stares directly at the camera, holding our gaze. The overlaid text quotes graffiti by an unknown Dutch UN soldier found at an army […]
Artist: Salvador Dalí (Spain) Title: Autumnal Cannibalism Year: 1936 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Two faceless figures are devouring each other. As their heads and bodies merge, they dig knives and spoons into each other’s flesh. The surrounding landscape is Empordà, in Catalonia, […]
Artist: Nicolás García Uriburu (Argentina) Title: Portfolio (Manifesto) Year: 1973 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “6 screenprints on paper (Image, each: 762 × 565 mm)…” Keep on reading USEFUL LINKS: Nicolás García Uriburu in this blog | Wikipedia SPECIALE LONDRA 2022
Artist: Paul Delvaux (Belgium) Title: Sleeping Venus Year: 1944 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Delvaux’s painting combines classical elements with a troubling atmosphere. Set against a night sky, the town, with its temples lined with horses’ heads, is populated with female nudes, a […]
Artist: Joseph Beuys (Germany) Title: Lightning with Stag in its Glare Year: 1958–85 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Lightning with Stag in its Glare is a large-scale installation that occupies an entire room, created by the German artist Joseph Beuys. The work comprises […]
Artist: Alberto Giacometti (Switzerland) Title: Hour of the Traces Year: 1932 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “The fragile construction of this sculpture suggests the mysteries of the unconscious mind. The cage-like structure supports delicate organic forms. The upper shapes have been seen as skeletal […]
Artist: Jackson Pollock (USA) Title: Birth Year: 1963-4 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Pollock explored mythic themes in his early paintings, having undergone Jungian analysis. He was among a group of New York artists open to the Surrealist ideas of repressed unconscious impulses. […]
Artist: Enrico Baj (Italy) Title: Fire! Fire! Year: 1963–4 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “Baj’s works were influenced by the absurd humour and unconventional techniques of surrealism and dada. He was also associated with CoBrA, a group of European artists who adopted a […]
Artist: Francis Picabia (France) Title: The Handsome Pork-Butcher Year: c.1924–6, c.1929–35 Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “This sardonic collage portrait of Raymond Poincaré, President and Prime Minister of the French Republic, was made with everyday objects such as combs, needles, curtain rings and […]
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