The WEST project by the Italian artist Francesco Jodice (b. 1967, Naples) is the subject of an exhibition curated by Matteo Balduzzi at the Galerie Le Chateau d’Eau, a public art space in Toulouse, France. With the WEST project, Jodice tells the story of the rise and fall of the American economic model and its...
A collection of works produced in the 1990s and early 2000s by the American artist Paul Jenkins are the subject of a significant solo exhibition at the Ronchini Gallery in London. ‘Paul Jenkins: Works on Canvas from the Nineties and Noughties’ opened on 23 November and highlights the multiformity of acrylic paint as a medium....
One of the Royal Academy’s most impressive exhibitions in recent years, William Kentridge is a testament to his standing as one of the most important artists of our time. Throughout the show, the artist’s versatility, breadth and insightful approach to every medium he works with shine through. More than six years in the making, this...
The exhibition Giuliana Balice 1974-75, organised by Zuecca Projects in collaboration with Fondazione Tomassoni, was inaugurated in October at the Atelier Coldefy in Paris, on the occasion of Paris+ par Art Basel art fair. This solo show is the first episode of an extensive project about the convergence between art and architecture. Throughout the history...
Large-scale installations by Shahpour Pouyan (b. 1979) and Salvatore Arancio (b. 1974) are featured in an ongoing major survey exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. Curated by Dr Cliff Lauson, ‘Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art’ presents large-scale and immersive sculptural works by twenty-three multi-generational and international artists working across recent decades. Contributing to...
Arcangelo Sassolino (b.1967), an Italian artist known for combining sculpture and technology that often tests both man-made and natural forces such as gravity, pressure and speed, is representing Malta at this year’s Venice Biennale.
Representing Italy at the 59th Venice Biennale is Gian Maria Tosatti (Rome, 1980) marking the first time ever that only one artist has been chosen to represent the host country.
Of the 213 artists, more than 90 percent were women or gender non-conforming and for the first time in the history of the biennale the two top honours given to artists went to black women.
A major exhibition of the Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch (b. 1938) will open on April 19th in Venice, during the 59th Biennale. The 20th Painting Action, carried out and installed in 1987 in the Vienna Secession, will be exhibited in Italy for the first time since its creation. It will be on view until July...
