Hisachika Takahashi “Collages 73” at Schiefe Zähne, Berlin
When Hisachika Takahashi traveled to the United States in 1969 and became Robert Rauschenberg’s assistant for several decades, the Tokyo-born artist had already worked for several years as Lucio Fontana’s studio assistant in Milan.Italy.
Karlo Kacharava “People and Places” at Modern Art, London
The exhibition embraces a simultaneity of ensuing melancholy, curiosity and joy that runs a current throughout Kacharava’s beautifully painted surfaces, images and varied techniques. Themes of childhood, memory, history and love permeate images of vagabond couples, explorers, anarchists, philosophers, greyhound buses, sleeping friends, film heroines and teenagers.
Claire Tabouret “L’Urgence et la Patience” at Almine Rech, Paris
stretching across the sun-drenched surface of the skin.Tabouret’s radical humanism reintroduces layers and depths of imagination seldom activated within the field of sculpture. In summary, Tabouret’s work incarnates a few lines by Gaston Bachelard, first published in 1942, which could have been written specifically for the artist
William Kentridge “Finally Memory Yields” at Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris
Marian Goodman Gallery Paris is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by William Kentridge. This solo show at the gallery and bookshop includes a projection of the animated film, Sibyl, 2020, large unique drawings, as well a selection of new etchings and linocuts.
“The Endless Frontier” at Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
The 14th edition of the Baltic Triennial operates in a persistent state of in-betweenness. The exhibition reflects the central and eastern Europe regions as a dialectical space, taking into account their rapid identity shifts, and the transition from Soviet economic and ideological oppression toward neoliberal, capitalist, Western ideologies.
“A FIRE IN MY BELLY” at Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin
“A FIRE IN MY BELLY” is a large collection exhibition, featuring over thirty artists from different generations and backgrounds, who in a variety of mediums and contexts examine the ways in which experiences of violence and loss are enacted, witnessed, and transformed.
The summer cloud brings the rain away,Yu Qiping
Yu Qiping’s handscroll paintings, with their delicate linework and soft palettes, can be mistaken for the fine craftsmanship of a Qing Dynasty artist. Though rather than painting court scenes, Yu depicts the lives of monks and commoners set in traditional Chinese courtyards.
The Pile of Debris before Him Grows Skyward: Chen Ching-Yuan
Chen Ching Yuan is a contemporary Taiwanese artist known for his oil paintings that combine a muted, realist style with surreal scenes.Recurring objects in Chen's paintings include cards, blocks, and trees, which typically appear in interaction with human figures. Chen's sombre colour palette, with an abundance of browns, and mimetic figuration evokes historical paintings while featuring contemporary or surreal subjects.
Ancient wisdom to disrupt contemporary pragmatism
Benni Bosetto (Milan, Italy, 1987) is an artist whose practice hinged around illustrations, wall drawings, graffiti, sculptures and performances. Since 2014 she has taken part in some residencies, numerous solo and group exhibitions. Delving into global cultures her research aims at casting lights on different sources of knowledge, other than the common narratives.
Ornella Pocetti | The familiar becomes perturbing
Ornella Pocetti (Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a young painter and sculptor whose practise stems from the need to create a bond between a perturbed reality and a lust for atavistic pulsions.