Harish Kumar's Divine Art
For many artists, their art is a stairway to spirituality; something that can be translated into peace. Harish Kumar, a Delhi-based artist is one such artist for whom art is to meditate to reach out to...
View ArticleLamia Joreige on “Records for Uncertain Times” at Taymour Grahne
A warped cylinder of cast concrete reposes on a plinth near the epicenter of Lamia Joreige’s “Records for Uncertain Times,” the Lebanese artist and filmmaker’s first solo exhibition in the United...
View ArticleAntony Gormley’s “Second Body” at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
A major exhibition of sculptures by celebrated British artist Antony Gormley opens at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris on March 1, 2015. Titled “Second Body,” the exhibition sees Gormley continue his...
View ArticleAs Above, So Below: Mariam Ghani Unites Landscape and History
The countries of Norway and Afghanistan do not typically invite comparison, or even adjacent presentation, but the artist Mariam Ghani does just that in “Like Water from a Stone,” her new solo...
View ArticleEllen de Meijer’s “Digital Divide” at UNIX Gallery
At first glance, Ellen de Meijer’s “Virtual Love,” 2012, looks like a fairly basic family portrait: a mother and son, posed toward the viewer in their dress clothes. But it’s quickly apparent that...
View Article10 Must-See Gallery Shows During Armory Week
After you’ve hit peak fairtigue, avail yourself of the wealth of exhibitions that will be on view in New York during Armory Week. There’s plenty of blockbuster museum fare — from the multimedia Bjork...
View ArticleArt To Understand Time
Time is intangible and elusive. It’s ever running and one cannot hold on to it but surely can put it into chronology. An exhibition titled “Digging Time- The Archaeology of Mind and Time” uses ceramics...
View ArticleAlex Katz on His “Black Paintings” at Timothy Taylor Gallery
American artist Alex Katz is one of the world’s most influential painters and at age 87 is still going strong. Best known for his bold, colourful, simplified portraits that occupy an intriguing...
View ArticleLeo Gabin Takes on Harmony Korine's “A Crackup at the Race Riots”
Leo Gabin’s “A Crackup at the Race Riots” is a straightforward cinematic adaption of a novel, if by “straightforward” you mean “maddeningly confusing,” and by “novel” you mean “experimental potpourri...
View ArticleLynn Hershman Leeson and the Art of Genetic Experimentation
To exhibit genetically modified fish that glow like tiny electric bulbs, Germany’s ZKM Center of Art had to register as an operational genetics laboratory. State regulators come daily to take stock of...
View ArticleBrian Clarke on Robert Fraser and His Shows at Pace London
Pace London has opened three exhibitions across its Burlington Gardens and Lexington Street galleries with the common link being leading British artist Brian Clarke who is best known for his pioneering...
View ArticlePinPoint: On Cosmina at Visio Dell'Arte: Max Laniado Gallery
For the last decade, Cosmina has been credited as one of the most innovative artists of the beginning of the 21st century.After seven very successful solo exhibitions in his Paris gallery, Max Laniado...
View ArticleVideo: John Elderfield and Peter Galassi on "In The Studio" at Gagosian
John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, and Peter Galassi, the museum’s former chief curator of photography, sat down with ARTINFO editor Tom de...
View ArticleWillfully Metabolizing: Anicka Yi Mixes Bacteria and Feminism at the Kitchen
“Most of my work has a strong narrative component,” says Anicka Yi, sitting in her Sunset Park studio, which — thanks to a fish tank containing a SCOBY (the symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast that...
View ArticleGregor Hildebrandt’s “Coming by Hazard” at Galerie Perrotin
HONG KONG — Coinciding with this year’s Art Basel, Berlin-based artist Gregor Hildebrandt opens “Coming by Hazard,” his first solo show in Hong Kong at Galerie Perrotin on March 12, 2015.Multivalent...
View ArticleVideo: Alex Da Corte’s Sensory Experience at Luxenbourg & Dayan
Philadelphia-based artist Alex Da Corte spoke to ARTINFO about his three-act sensory experience, dubbed “Die Hexe” (“The Witch”). The installation is currently on display at Luxenbourg’s East 77th...
View ArticleHans Haacke’s “Gift Horse” Unveiled on Fourth Plinth
The much-anticipated new commission for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, “Gift Horse” by Cologne-based artist Hans Haacke, has been unveiled by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. “Gift Horse” is the...
View ArticleAndrea Rosen Gallery Turns 25
Andrea Rosen, seen here reflected in a work from Ken Lum’s 1997 “Photo Mirrors” exhibition, celebrates the 25th anniversary of her gallery on March 7 with the publication of a limited-edition,...
View ArticleMemoirs Of A Ghost Town
India is a land of diverse cultures, inhabited by people from communities all over the world be it French in Puducherry or Brits in Goa. There is another community which has come to the fore in the...
View ArticleOne Of India's Most Valuable Artists Speaks On His Latest Works
What better way to celebrate your 93rd birthday than going right back to the beginning? Syed Haider Raza is doing just that with a new solo show called “Aarambh” (which translates to 'the beginning'.)...
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