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  • Installation view of Sunghwan Kim: Night Crazing

    Sunghwan Kim: Night Crazing, Top 10 Shows from Across the World in 2022

    Frieze introduces Night Crazing as one of the Top 10 Shows from Across the World in 2022 January 11, 2023 Sunghwan Kim’s Night Crazing, which was held at Barakat Contemporary in this year, was introduced one of the Top 10... Read more
  • Sculptor Chung Seoyoung’s Solo Exhibition 'What I Saw Today' at SeMA

    Sculptor Chung Seoyoung’s Solo Exhibition 'What I Saw Today' at SeMA

    “How sculpture could be integral, critical, and absurd” October 18, 2022 Sculptor Chung Seoyoung’s Solo Exhibition What I Saw Today at SeMA Sculpting Unseen Relationships, including Light, Sound, and Text A... Read more
  • Sojung Jun, Despair to be reborn, 2020. Installation view. Courtesy the artist and Fondation d’entreprise Hermès

    Barakat Contemporary: Yunchul Kim, Chung Seoyoung, Sojung Jun at No 9. Cork Street Frieze

    October 7, 2022 Barakat Contemporary will present three solo exhibitions of Korean Artists, Yunchul Kim, representative of the 2022 Venice Biennale Korean Pavilion,... Read more
  • James Barnor Sick-Hagemeyer shop assistant with bottles, taken as a colour guide, Accra, 1971 C-Type print

    James Barnor at V&A's 'Africa Fashion'

    August 5, 2022 Spanning iconic mid-20th century to contemporary creatives through photographs, textiles, music and the visual arts, Africa Fashion explores the vitality... Read more
  • Courtesy of the artist, Rencontres d’Arles, and Luma Arles

    James Barnor's first retrospective in France with LUMA

    August 5, 2022 James Barnor’s first retrospective in France with LUMA is presented as part of the ‘Rencontres d’Arles’ , a summer photography... Read more
  • Chroma III, 2021. Acrylic, aluminum, polymer, LED, motor, micro-controller

    Yunchul Kim's Gyre at the Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale

    April 19, 2022 Barakat Contemporary is pleased to announce that Yunchul Kim will present a series of his interconnected and large-scale installation at... Read more
  • Still from Pranayama Organ, High-definition digital film. 10.35min Courtesy of the artist

    Fiona Banner's Pranayama Typhoon at the 59th Venice Biennale

    April 15, 2022 Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press Pranayama Typhoon Patronato Salesiano Leone XIII, Venice 19 April - 22 May 2022 21st... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood: Between Land & Sea at Fogo Island Gallery

    Shezad Dawood: Between Land & Sea at Fogo Island Gallery

    February 9, 2022 The Fogo Island Gallery presents Between Land & Sea, a solo exhibition of work by London-based artist Shezad Dawood featuring... Read more
  • Hajjaj in his bedroom at Riad Yima © Yoriyas

    The extraordinary world of artist Hassan Hajjaj

    February 5, 2022 The Financial Times(FT), a British economic newspaper, released a Q&A interview by Amy Farrell focusing on the diverse objects and... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood's Coral Alchemy I (2022), Desert X AlUla 2022. Photo: Lance Gerber

    Newly Commissioned Work by Shezad Dawood at Desert X AlUla 2022

    January 22, 2022 Desert X AlUla has announced the artists who will show monumental-scale work when the exhibition returns to the ancient desert... Read more
  • Still from Wael Shawky, Al araba Al Madfuna III, 2015 / Photo by David Stjernholm

    Wael Shawky's “Al Araba Al Madfuna III” on view at Den Frie, Copenhagen

    January 21, 2022 Wael Shawky's captivating film work “Al Araba Al Madfuna III” is on view at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art... Read more
  • Render detail, Shezad Dawood, 2021 / Image: courtesy of the artist

    Shezad Dawood is the eighth artist to be selected for the Terrace Wires public commission, following in the footsteps of Tracey Emin

    Psychedelic sculpture—an ode to Alice in Wonderland, steampunk and Gothic Revival architecture—to be installed at St Pancras in London January 20, 2022 Next summer the British-South Asian artist Shezad Dawood will unveil his largest sculpture to date in London’s St Pancras station... Read more
  • Mark Dion’s Iconic Installation with Added New Flairs on View in NYC

    Mark Dion’s Iconic Installation with Added New Flairs on View in NYC

    "The Field Station of the Melancholy Marine Biologist" will be on view at Port Jay and Nolan Park, Governor's Island in NYC from Oct 8. October 6, 2021 Previously presented at Storm King Art Center as part of the exhibition Climate Indicators: Artists on Climate Change in 2018... Read more
  • Peles Empire to participate in Ural industrial biennial

    Peles Empire to participate in Ural industrial biennial

    September 22, 2021 Peles Empire is set to participate in this year's Ural industrial biennial of Contemporary Art. Curated by Çağla Ilk, Assaf... Read more
  • Image: Shezad Dawood, production still from Concert From Bangladesh, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and UBIK Productions.

    Shezad Dawood to host a film screening of Concert From Bangladesh in London

    September 9, 2021 a special screening of Shezad Dawood’s major new mixed-reality digital work Concert From Bangladesh to mark the 50th anniversary of... Read more
  • Image: The Swollon Sun (Image Courtesy of Artist)

    Yunchul Kim was selected as the representative artist of the Korean Pavillion at the 2022 Venice Biennale

    August 17, 2021 Yunchul Kim, an artist and electronic music composer, will present an exhibition under the title of Campanella: The swollen Sun... Read more
  • Remember you cannot look at the sun or death for very long © David Hockney

    David Hockney to Brighten 5 Cities in May with CIRCA

    April 29, 2021 Two suns will appear in five cities during the month of May — the real sun in the sky, of... Read more
  • ‘APMA, CHAPTER THREE’, 2021, installation view

    Yangachi in "APMA, CHAPTER THREE" at Amorepacific Museum of Art

    April 15, 2021 Currently at ‘APMA, CHAPTER THREE’, APMA’s special exhibition of contemporary art collection, 2021, five major works of media artist Yangachi... Read more
  • ‘Towards the Possible Film’, 2014, HD and Super 16mm transferred to HD, 20 mins.

    Shezad Dawood's 'Towards The Possible Film' at Guggenheim, New York

    April 4, 2021 We are pleased to announce that Shezad Dawood’s ‘Towards The Possible Film’(2014), housed in Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, will be screened... Read more
  • © Hassan Hajjaj. Dior, 2012

    Hassan Hajjaj in "Vogue, The Arab Issue" at Fotografiska

    March 19, 2021 Starting today, Hassan Hajjaj’s exhibition 'VOGUE, The Arab Issue' is held at the Fotografiska Museum in New York. In collaboration... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim's Process Featured in Nature Magazine

    Yunchul Kim's Process Featured in Nature Magazine

    February 20, 2021 Nature, a world-renowned science weekly magazine, reported on contemporary artist Yunchul Kim thus week. See the original article for the... Read more
  • Nicky Nodjoumi, Aleppo, 2017, Ink drawing

    Nicky Nodjoumi in "A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean" at Orlando Museum of Art

    February 5, 2021 Nicky Nodjoumi, world-renowned artist who has explored the theme of “power” through his paintings, is participating in the group exhibition... Read more
  • Somapura Mahavihara in Parhapur, one of the main venues for the project

    Shezad Dawood: Concert for Bangladesh Commission

    February 3, 2021 Shezad Dawood has been announced as a joint receipient of the British Council's Digital Collaboration Fund award with their partners... Read more
  • Peles Empire in their studio creating the Jesmonite Panels, 2020 Image courtesy of Barbara Stöver

    New Commission by Berlin-based artists PELES EMPIRE to open at E-WERK Luckenwalde

    February 1, 2021 Peles Empire has been announced as a participant in E-WERK Luckenwalde’s “Flag Commission 2021.” E-WERK, a former coal powerplant, has... Read more
  • El Anatsui in Africa2020

    El Anatsui in Africa2020

    December 13, 2020 El Anatsui, master of contemporary African art, is participating in the project ‘Africa2020’ held across France. ‘Africa2020’ is an ambitious... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood, ‘Leviathan Cycle Episode 6: Ding Ling & Senait WORLD PREMIERE’, 2020, HD video, 18:46, dimensions variable

    Shezad Dawood's Leviathan Cycle Premiers Online

    November 27, 2020 Shezad Dawood with present the digital World Premiere of Leviathan Cycle Episode 6 : Ding Ling & Senait, on The... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood Presents Leviathan: The Paljassaare Chapter at Kai Art Center

    Shezad Dawood Presents Leviathan: The Paljassaare Chapter at Kai Art Center

    September 17, 2020 Shezad Dawood presents Leviathan: The Paljassaare Chapter at the Kai Art Center in Tallinn, Estonia from 19 September - 8... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood Presents Work at Wiels Contemporary Art Center

    Shezad Dawood Presents Work at Wiels Contemporary Art Center

    September 12, 2020 Shezad Dawood will be featured in the group exhibition Risquons-Tout at Wiels Contemporary Art Centre in Belgium from 12 September... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood to Participate in Infinite Village at Manifesta 13

    Shezad Dawood to Participate in Infinite Village at Manifesta 13

    August 28, 2020 Shezad Dawood will be participating in the exhibition Infinite Village as part of Manifesta 13 at Espace Jouenne and Maison... Read more
  • Towards the Possible Film, Single channel HD video , 19 minutes, 29 seconds, 2014

    Screening of Shezad Dawood: Towards the Possible Film at UVA

    August 18, 2020 Shezad Dawood's Towards the Possible Film (2014) will be shown at Film and Video Umbrella (UK), available 18 August -... Read more
  • Chung Seoyoung at Seoul Museum of Art

    Chung Seoyoung at Seoul Museum of Art

    August 12, 2020 Starting August 12, Chung Seoyoung’s work ‘Continuity’ will be available for viewing in the exhibition “This Event” held at the... Read more
  • Hassan Hajjaj in Solo Exhibition at Arnolfini Gallery

    Hassan Hajjaj in Solo Exhibition at Arnolfini Gallery

    July 30, 2020 Hassan Hajjaj is presenting several series of his work in The Path at Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol, a solo touring... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim at Yokohama Triennale

    Yunchul Kim at Yokohama Triennale

    July 3, 2020 You can find Yunchul Kim’s new work, Chroma, on the second floor of the main exhibition hall at the Yokohama... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim Work Presented at Hyundai Motorstudio

    Yunchul Kim Work Presented at Hyundai Motorstudio

    June 14, 2020 Kim Yunchul's artwork Chroma (cy452) (2019) will be exhibited in the collaborative exhibition Metamorphosis between Hyundai Motors and the Montreal-based... Read more
  • Alex Verhaest: Temps Mort on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan

    Alex Verhaest: Temps Mort on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan

    April 12, 2020 Alex Verhaest's Temps Mort is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan in the exhibition 2020 Collection:... Read more
  • "El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Opens in Bern

    "El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Opens in Bern

    March 13, 2020 Following its previous exhibitions in Doha and Munich, El Anatsui's monumental museum survey, Triumphant Scale, will be opening at Kunstmuseum... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim Featured in Exhibition at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

    Yunchul Kim Featured in Exhibition at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

    March 12, 2020 Yunchul Kim's work will be featured in the group exhibition Broken Symmetries at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim in Solo Show at iMAL in Brussels

    Yunchul Kim in Solo Show at iMAL in Brussels

    March 5, 2020 Yunchul Kim's work Cascade will be featured in the group show Quantum: In Search of the Invisible at iMAL in... Read more
  • Gary Hume's Works to Take Over Half of Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

    Gary Hume's Works to Take Over Half of Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

    February 25, 2020 This March, the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens will hold two solo exhibitions featuring artists who have never exhibited solo in Belgium before.... Read more
  • Image: Wael Shawky, Al Araba Al Madfuna III (2015; still), black & white film, sound, subtitles © Wael Shawky

    Work by Wael Shawky on view at Palais de Tokyo

    February 13, 2020 'Our World is Burning' is a new group exhibition opening at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, on 21 February, presenting a... Read more
  • Second Lahore Biennale features Wael Shawky

    Second Lahore Biennale features Wael Shawky

    February 1, 2020 The second edition of the Lahore Biennale is now open to the public at various cultural and heritage sites throughout... Read more
  • Image courtesy Wael Shawky, RCU and Desert X. Photo by Lance Gerber.

    New installation by Wael Shawky opens at Desert X AlUla

    January 30, 2020 Wael Shawky's site-specific installation encompassing film projections and buildings, entitled Dictums: Manqia II, will be on view from 31 January... Read more
  • Robert Motherwell at CAC Malaga

    Robert Motherwell at CAC Malaga

    January 27, 2020 The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga presents Robert Motherwell's exhibition: Collages from 07 February - 17 May 2020. The... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood in Solo Exhibition at New Art Exchange

    Shezad Dawood in Solo Exhibition at New Art Exchange

    January 18, 2020 New Art Exchange presents the exhibition Encroachments, a solo exhibition of Shezad Dawood's work, at New Art Exchange in Nottingham... Read more
  • Third film in Wael Shawky's 'Cabaret Crusades' trilogy on view at Blanton Museum of Art

    Third film in Wael Shawky's 'Cabaret Crusades' trilogy on view at Blanton Museum of Art

    December 17, 2019 'History and theatre are caught up in each other. That’s why I chose the title Cabaret Crusades.' – Wael Shawky... Read more
  • El Anatsui Participates in the Second Leg of ‘Prête-moi Ton Rêve’'s 2 year African Tour

    El Anatsui Participates in the Second Leg of ‘Prête-moi Ton Rêve’'s 2 year African Tour

    December 6, 2019 ‘Prête-moi Ton Rêve (Lend Me Your Dream)’ brings together 30 African artists, including El Anatsui, Abdoulaye Konaté, Chéri Samba, Jane... Read more
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Commissions Work by El Anatsui Among 7 site-specific works

    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Commissions Work by El Anatsui Among 7 site-specific works

    November 9, 2019 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announced an opening date for its new $450 million structure designed by Steven Holl... Read more
  • Yunchul Kim at Paradise Art Lab

    Yunchul Kim at Paradise Art Lab

    October 18, 2019 Yunchul Kim's Chroma II will be featured at Paradise Art Lab at Paradise City in Incheon, Korea. Chroma II is... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood Selected for Frieze Live 2019

    Shezad Dawood Selected for Frieze Live 2019

    October 3, 2019 Shezad Dawood has been selected to present his performance piece University of NonDualism as part of Frieze Live 2019 from... Read more
  • "El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Moves to Doha

    "El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale" Moves to Doha

    September 2, 2019 After five months at Haus der Kunst in Munich, El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale is moving to the Middle East. From... Read more
  • Shezad Dawood Wins 2019 Sharjah Biennale Prize

    Shezad Dawood Wins 2019 Sharjah Biennale Prize

    March 13, 2019 Shezad Dawood has been awarded the 2019 Sharjah Biennale Prize, for his outstanding contribution to the biennale. Often collaborating with... Read more
  • ‘El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale’ at Haus der Kunst

    ‘El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale’ at Haus der Kunst

    February 28, 2019 Haus der Kunst is to present ‘El Anatsui: Triumphant Scale’, the largest survey of the artist’s work presented to the... Read more
  • Ghana’s Debut at Venice Biennale 2019 with El Anatsui’s New Tapestries

    Ghana’s Debut at Venice Biennale 2019 with El Anatsui’s New Tapestries

    February 4, 2019 With a pavilion designed by acclaimed architect Sir David Adjaye, Ghana is to participate for its first time at this... Read more
  • El Anatsui at Textile Arts Exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    El Anatsui at Textile Arts Exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    November 8, 2018 The exhibition ‘Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time’ at the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum showcases the works of artists who... Read more
  • El Anatsui’s “Amemo” installed at the Detroit Institute of Arts

    El Anatsui’s “Amemo” installed at the Detroit Institute of Arts

    November 4, 2018 As part of its 2018 ‘Ofrendas’ exhibition, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will be revealing a new acquisition, El... Read more
  • Three Angles (Detail), El Anatsui, Carnegie International, 2018, Photo courtesy ArtNews, Photo by Andrew Russeth

    The 57th Edition of Carnegie International Opens with El Anatsui’s New Installation

    September 26, 2018 The Carnegie International, 2018 opens with El Anatsui’s new work “Three Angles” (2018) which adorns the facade of the Carnegie... Read more
  • El Anatsui, New Acquisition of Weatherspoon Art Museum

    El Anatsui, New Acquisition of Weatherspoon Art Museum

    June 25, 2018 UNCS’s Weatherspoon Art Museum , which is known as the museums of the largest contemporary art collections with more than... Read more
  • El Anatsui at MAXXI’s ‘African Metropolis: An Imaginary City’

    El Anatsui at MAXXI’s ‘African Metropolis: An Imaginary City’

    June 22, 2018 Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo (MAXXI) presets the exhibition ‘African Metropolis: An Imaginary City’, which reflects the on-going... Read more
  • Bleeding Takari II (Detail), 2007, Aluminum (liquor bottle caps) and copper wire, Photo courtesy, Susan Vogel

    El Anatsui at The Masterpieces Exhibition at NGV Co-Curated by MoMA

    June 20, 2018 The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents ‘MoMA at NGV: 130... Read more
  • Photo by Matthew Pull

    El Anatsui's "Change in Fortune, 2018" Featured in Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018

    June 18, 2018 For the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition “Art Made Now”, features El Anatsui’s “Change In Fortune, 2018” read more... Read more
  • El Anatsui Receives the Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Award

    El Anatsui Receives the Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Award

    October 15, 2017 Within the framework of the XIth Florence Biennale, celebrating twenty years of activity, the Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Award... Read more

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