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Pyke Koch: A sphinx in the art of the 20th Century
An interview with Andreas Koch, co-founder of the Pyke Koch Foundation Pyke Koch before “De Oogst” (The Harvest), 1953 This autumn the Centraal Museum is holding a large exhibition dedicated to the work of Pyke Koch, an important painter of the Magic (Neo) Realism....
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Louis Vuitton Foundation: “The Courtauld Collection – A Vision for Impressionism”
The Courtauld Collection: A Vision for Impressionism brings together some 110 works, including 60 paintings and graphic pieces, which are mainly conserved in the Courtauld Gallery or in different international public and private collections. It will enable the French...
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation: Francisco Tropa “The Pyrgus from Chaves”
Following the discovery of a mysterious object from the Roman period, Francisco Tropa proposes a dialogue between past and present, contemporary sculpture and archaeology. Francisco Tropa (Lisbon, 1968) has developed a project for the ConversationsSpace that brings...
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Kai 10 Arthena Foundation: “Body in Pieces”
The artists of Body in Pieces dedicate themselves to the human body as a focal point at which pressing queries coincide, concerning the technological and social conditions of human existence, for instance. Knowledge about the body today reveals itself as being both...
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Luma Westbau: Precious Okoyomon
schwarzescafé at Luma Westbau, in collaboration with Serpentine Galleries, presents the first institutional exhibition of works by Nigerian American artist Precious Okoyomon entitled A Drop of Sun Under The Earth. Curated by Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen, the...
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Bombas Gens: “The Gaze of Things – Japanese Photography in the Context of Provoke”
The private foundation Per Amor a l’Art presents a selection of works by Japanese artists from 1954 until now, curated by Vicent Todolí and Nuria Enguita. Between 1957 and 1972, a radical transformation regarding the language of photography took place in Japan, led by...
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Fondazione Prada – Milano Osservatorio: “Surrogati. Un Amore Ideale”
Comprising a selection of 42 photographic works by Jamie Diamond (Brooklyn, USA, 1983) and Elena Dorfman (Boston, USA, 1965), the project explores the notions of familial, romantic and sexual love. Both artists focus on a specific and unconventional aspect of this...
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Garage MCA: Pavel Pepperstein “The Human as a Frame for the Landscape”
Since the beginning of his career, the Russian artist, writer, musician, and art theorist Pavel Pepperstein (b. 1966, Moscow introduced to the circle of Moscow Conceptualists as a child, has been one of the most prolific mythmakers in Russian contemporary art. He is...
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MMAG Foundation: Sager Al-Qatil “The Primacy of Plot”
Sager Al-Qatil: The Primacy of Plot examines the artistic work of late Palestinian artist Sager Al-Qatil (1959-2004), primarily those made during two decades of extremes: the 1980s and 1990s. In Palestine, these years were marked by the beginning of the First...
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Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo: Michael Armitage “The Promised Land”
This first solo show of Michael Armitage (1984) in Italy includes existing works along with new paintings, produced specifically for the occasion. Armitage, born in Nairobi, elaborates upon the contradictory dynamics in contemporary Kenya. Through his painterly...
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Fayette Anticipations: Camille Blatrix “Fortune”
Camille Blatrix approaches sculpture through a language he derives from the manufactured objects that litter our lives. His complex, elaborate installations are a mix of disparate materials (metal, wood and plastic). They also oppose mass-produced elements with others...
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Fundación MAPFRE: Berenice Abbott “Portraits of Modernity “
This anthological exhibition offers an exhaustive survey of the career of this American photographer, whose body of work is one of the most captivating in North American photography from the first half of the 20th century, acting as a bridge between the avant-garde...
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Estorick Collection: Fausto Melotti “Counterpoint”
The harmonious and delicately-poised work of Fausto Melotti (1901-1986) is revered in Italy, yet surprisingly little-known in the United Kingdom. Informed by the languages of music and mathematics, his artistic activity spanned a variety of disciplines and media and...
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Henie Onstad Kunstsenter: “The Moon – From Inner Worlds to Outer Space”
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with this large-scale exhibition that highlights the role, importance and fascinating power of the Moon. The exhibition presents approximately 200 works and objects—from Galileo's 17th-century sketches to...
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Fundació Joan Miró: Lina Bo Bardi “Drawings”
This exhibition is about the profound sense of connection that architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) had with drawing. More than the design tool of a designer, to her, drawing was a primary expressive means driven by a strong sense of curiosity and doubt. She never...
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Migros Museum: “Producing Futures – An Exhibition on Post-Cyber-Feminisms”
In the group show Producing Futures—An Exhibition on Post-Cyber-Feminisms, the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst surveys the causes championed by feminists in the post- internet era. Our virtual and real lives are almost inextricably interwoven today. Yet contrary to...
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Aperture: Aperture Photographs
Charting over fifty years of our limited-edition print program, Aperture Photographs charts the progression of photography itself, from the founding photographers of Aperture to contemporary innovators of today. Aperture Photographs follows the evolution of Aperture...
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Hill Art Foundation: Christopher Wool and the Hill Collection “Maybe Maybe Not”
Maybe Maybe Not presents an emblematic selection of the work of American artist Christopher Wool. It inaugurates the exhibition program of the Hill Art Foundation, a cultural center conceived to offer broad public access to the seminal collection of contemporary and...
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Marciano Foundation: Glenn Ligon
The American artist Glenn Ligon (b.1960) is best known for his landmark text-based paintings, made since the late 1980s, which draw on the influential writings and speech of 20th-century cultural figures including Jean Genet, Zora Neale Hurston, Jesse...
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Pyke Koch: A sphinx in the art of the 20th Century
An interview with Andreas Koch, co-founder of the Pyke Koch Foundation Pyke Koch before “De Oogst” (The Harvest), 1953 This autumn the Centraal Museum is holding a large exhibition dedicated to the work of Pyke Koch, an important painter of the Magic (Neo) Realism....