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How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art Related Press How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art 11 January 2021, The New Yorker

When I saw El Anatsui's exhibition "Triumphant Scale" in Bern, Switzerland, on March 12, 2020, the World Health Organization had just declared covid-19 a pandemic. I'd been looking for a flight back t

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Chung Seoyoung : Knocking Air Related Press Chung Seoyoung : Knocking Air 3 July 2020, The Artro

Chung Seoyoung, who is putting on a solo show in Korea for the first time in four years, has filled the gallery space with mysterious objects, as usual.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Announces 7 Site-Specific Installations Related Press Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Announces 7 Site-Specific Installations 5 December 2019, The New York Times

The artists are El Anatsui, Byung Hoon Choi, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Olafur Eliasson, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Cristina Iglesias and Ai Weiwei, and they were commissioned to create a mix of sculptures, light

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What to look for at Frieze London Related Press What to look for at Frieze London 2 October 2019, The Guardian

Modernist architecture is still a big focus for artists – as long as its Eurocentric and male-dominated history can be rewritten while its buildings are celebrated. Frieze Live is one of the fair's m

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The Art Newspaper's pick of the 2019 Venice Biennale Related Press The Art Newspaper's pick of the 2019 Venice Biennale 30 April 2019, The Art Newspaper

There are hundreds of exhibitions in Venice during the Biennale. Alongside the main exhibition in the Giardini and Arsenale, there are 90 national presentations, many in nearby pavilions in the Giardi

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Nevin Aladağ, Kimsooja, and Nari Ward Create Visual Metaphors for Migration, Exile, and Belonging Related Press Nevin Aladağ, Kimsooja, and Nari Ward Create Visual Metaphors for Migration, Exile, and Belonging 6 August 2018, Hyperallergic

KANSAS CITY, Missouri—It is safe to say that the United States is in the midst of a deep crisis of identity, fueled by nationalism, fear-mongering across the political spectrum, and denial about the l

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Gary Hume keeps it in the family at Sprüth Magers’ newly revamped London gallery Related Press Gary Hume keeps it in the family at Sprüth Magers’ newly revamped London gallery 4 October 2017, Wallpaper

Mum's the word at the refurbished Sprüth Magers in London — finally complete and open to the public after extensive renovations that have taken more than a year. The gallery of the German art dealer

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Critic's Guide: Seoul Related Press Critic's Guide: Seoul 20 September 2017, Frieze

This huge retrospective of Krzysztof Wodiczko's work presents everything from his early objects concerning censorship under a Polish socialist government to his 'cultural prosthetics' for the homeless

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Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor and Marina Abramović lead major new exhibition Everything At Once at Store Studios Related Press Ai Weiwei, Anish Kapoor and Marina Abramović lead major new exhibition Everything At Once at Store Studios 8 September 2017, The Vinyl Factory

This October, Store Studios will host Everything At Once, an extensive off-site exhibition featuring 24 artists currently shown at Lisson Gallery in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

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‘The abstract paintings all went in the bin’: Gary Hume interviewed Related Press ‘The abstract paintings all went in the bin’: Gary Hume interviewed 26 August 2017, The Spectator

Last year, Gary Hume made a painting of himself paddling. At a casual glance, or even a longer look, it might not appear to be what it is. What you see is a wrinkled, pinkish surface with a sort of do

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Shezad Dawood launches his ten-part film cycle during the 57th Venice Biennale Related Press Shezad Dawood launches his ten-part film cycle during the 57th Venice Biennale 27 June 2017, Art Radar Journal

To coincide with the 57 th Venice Biennale, London-based artist Shezad Dawood launches his new body of work from 7 May to 24 September 2017. The work Leviathan is a ten-part film cycle that will u

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57th Venice Biennale 'Viva Arte Viva' Related Press 57th Venice Biennale 'Viva Arte Viva' 13 May 2017, art agenda

Viva Arte Viva is a tautological title. Since a tautological statement is one that is necessarily true on the basis of its circular syntactical structure, it's logical to assume that Christine Macel

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I've created a monster! Shezad Dawood on his oceanic epic Leviathan Related Press I've created a monster! Shezad Dawood on his oceanic epic Leviathan 7 May 2017, The Guardian

The giant squid, democracy, mental health, migration—big beasts, one and all. And each plays a role in Leviathan, a cycle of 10 films by artist Shezad Dawood that traces links from human activity t

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Preview: Art Brussels Related Press Preview: Art Brussels 19 April 2017, Elephant

'Art Brussels believes in galleries that support their artists throughout their evolution… We are definitely not interested in showing work in a supermarket-like style.'

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What's driving the growing interest in African art? Related Press What's driving the growing interest in African art? 13 April 2017, The Art Newspaper

The Parisian art world will resound to a decidedly African beat when Bernard Arnault's Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, hosts a three-part exhibition devoted to African art: Art/Afrique, le nouvel atel

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Documenta 14 Related Press Documenta 14 12 April 2017, art agenda

The fourteenth edition of Documenta takes place, for the first time in the institution’s history, across two locations.

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Documenta 14, a German Art Show's Greek Revival Related Press Documenta 14, a German Art Show's Greek Revival 11 April 2017, The New York Times

Even today, in a supersaturated calendar of worldwide art events, no show matters more than Documenta.

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How Important is Art as a Form of Protest? Related Press How Important is Art as a Form of Protest? 3 April 2017, Frieze

A survey of more than 50 respondents from over 30 countries.

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'Ability vs Invisibility': Korean artist Chung Seoyoung at Tina Kim Gallery, New York Related Press 'Ability vs Invisibility': Korean artist Chung Seoyoung at Tina Kim Gallery, New York 27 March 2017, Art Radar Journal

Korean contemporary artist Chung Seoyoung develops a sculptural approach to appreciate less visible features in the world around us.

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Tumultuous Absorption Related Press Tumultuous Absorption 13 February 2017, Aesthetica Magazine

This exhibition has been a long time coming. Aptly, it has arrived at a time when the open-mindedness and courage of expression demonstrated by these pioneers is as necessary now as ever.

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Wael Shawky at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin Related Press Wael Shawky at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin 7 February 2017, Mousse Magazine

The filmic triptych that forms the core of Wael Shawky’s show at Castello di Rivoli offers a representation of humanity at its crudest and most brutal.

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A Certain Kind of Light review – let there be mirror balls Related Press A Certain Kind of Light review – let there be mirror balls 29 January 2017, The Guardian

A show about light: a light show – what might a curator put in? Just about all art concerned with making the world visible in some sense speaks of light, the very condition in which it was made.

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Defining Post-Internet Art Related Press Defining Post-Internet Art 8 January 2017, Aesthetica Magazine

As well as being a major digital art attraction that celebrates the post-internet era, Kunsthal Rotterdam's 'HUMAN / DIGITAL: A Symbiotic Love Affair' is a place for collectors to come together and discover the future of the field.

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Shezad Dawood’s ten-part film Leviathan to launch in Venice in May Related Press Shezad Dawood’s ten-part film Leviathan to launch in Venice in May 13 December 2016, The Art Newspaper

The fictional episodes will be released on a dedicated project website in parallel with the various exhibitions.

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