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One of the most important artists working in photography today, and a famously errant pupil of the Ernst and Hilla Becher school of German photography, Andreas Gursky’s subtly manipulated and densely rich images, often large scale, have helped transform photography into a highly synthetic and conceptual art form. >> Read more

Born in Barbados in 1959, Ashley Bickerton had a peripatetic childhood across four continents, from Guyana to Ghana, on to the Balearic Islands and England, then finally Hawaii. His upbringing followed the career of his Anglo-American father, the eminent linguist Derek Bickerton, who researched creole languages and theorised on the formation of human language. >> Read more

Simon Mordant is one of Australia’s most prolific art collectors and philanthropists. As chair of Australia’s Museum of Contemporary Art and as Australia’s past Venice Biennale Pavilion Commissioner, Mordant has been one of the major forces driving modernization of Australia’s visual arts scene. >> Read more

Before I catch my connecting flight back to Rome, I briefly note down my impression of Art Taipei. “It’s both very young, with the  insecurities and optimism of an adolescent, and very old, with the relaxed attitude of someone who has seen a lot and is a pinch senile”. >> Read more

The 2018 Exhibition of the Annual on Contemporary Chinese art is not organized thematically, but presents a summary outlook of contemporary Chinese art in 2018, relating artistic practices, theories, exhibitions and art phenomena, etc. It is a continuation of the archival work conducted by the Chinese Modern Art Archive (CMAA) since 1986. >> Read more

“Always the same thing. How boring! Pedants definitely!” said Oblomov, yawning. Basel is still the best art fair in the world. You knew that already. It runs as smoothly as Swiss Rail. No air-conditioning problems here! Yet there is a growing sense Art Basel is getting predictable. At first, I thought it was just me, […] >> Read more

The exhibition starts with "Firing". This first part, consisting of 162 pieces of target paper, as if cobblestones along the river of war, forms a path leading to every corners of the whole show. >> Read more

Simchowitz's controversial business model, obstinate personality, omnipresence on social media, and big mouth have consistently earned him a spot at the center of heated and polarized debates about his policy of aggressively stockpiling emerging artists' work so as to compete with galleries and dealers for their market share. >> Read more

Para Site is proud to present Creative Operational Solutions, the first exhibition to emerge from Container Artist Residency 01, an artist-in-residence program by artist Maayan Strauss that takes place onboard commercial cargo ships. >> Read more

Kukje Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Kim Yong-Ik as our final show of 2016. This marks the first time the widely acknowledged artist’s work is shown at Kukje and will consist of thirty new paintings made between 2015 and 2016. >> Read more