WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
William Kentridge was born in 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa where he currently lives and works. Often drawing from socio-political conditions in post-apartheid South Africa, William Kentridge’s work takes on a form that is expressionist in nature. For Kentridge, the…
MITCH EPSTEIN ” ROCKS AND CLOUDS”
“Rocks and Clouds” relates to the significance of time through ancient rocks and fleeting clouds. As with his acclaimed tree portraits “New York Arbor”
THE WORLD OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES AT BARBICAN
„The World of Charles and Ray Eames“ recasts the fascinating story of two of the most influential, versatile and prolific designers
SAVAGE BEAUTY _ ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
London was the epicentre of McQueen’s world and the Victoria and Albert Museum is now paying homage to his extraordinary achievements with an extensive retrospective
LE CORBUSIER AND THE MEASURE OF MAN
Swiss architect Le Corbusier pursued 20 years of thorough research in order to find the perfect scale of proportions. The outcome was a sceme called Modulor
LUC TUYMANS
Belgian artist Luc Tuymans (b. 1958) is known for a distinctive style of painting that demonstrates images’ power to simultaneously communicate and withhold. Emerging in the 1980s, Tuymans pioneered a decidedly non-narrative approach to figurative painting, instead exploring how information can be…
VITAMIN P3 BY PHAIDON _ WHAT’S NEW IN PAINTING
In 2002, Phaidon publishers presented their first edition of the popular “Vitamin” series, a comprehensive survey on contemporary painting
LIGHTOPIA _ BRIGHT EXPLORATIONS
Since the invention of the incandescent light bulb, the design of artificial lighting has been one of the most fascinating tasks of designers, artists and architects.
