“Her works are informal but also inclined to more demanding communication.” Mariana Cornea is an artist who projected her paintings into a European dimension and beyond. Following her studies in Cluj, she studied in Vienna where she currently lives and works. She also lived in Italy for a long time, where she had many exhibitions.Her […]

“Lo’s paintings are composed with a sublime glance of harmony and color composition and carried out with refinement and expertise.” Lo’s paintings have captured inspiration from her nearby surroundings and from travels around the world. The result is an interesting combination of international elements in relation to the adventurous, imaginary and still very down to […]

“(Penteado) is able to produce unique images that draw on all of these diverse cultural and historical sources while providing novel, fresh, and compelling visions…” According to the revolutionary Brazilian educator and pedagogical theorist, Paulo Freire, the ideal aim of education is to be the “practice of freedom, the means by which men and women […]

“Artists and collectives were invited to participate in the exhibition for their respective explorations of how a sense of liberated queerness is pursued and mediated within public spaces and behaviors.”At 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008, on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, the ground in China began to tremble. Something had fractured deep within the earth, […]

At 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008, on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, the ground in China began to tremble. Something had fractured deep within the earth, rending and ripping, turning peaks into valleys and valleys into tombs. When the wave of destruction hit, countless fragile lives were lost and many more were injured. Sichuan’s once-lush […]

There is much about shadows in both Chinese and Western painting history. Western art started with artists drawing shadows of themselves. In ancient China, there were cave paintings of Buddha. They emphasized shadows more than bodies. It all had a connection to nature and the spirit. Back in time, our ancestors enjoyed traveling through mountains […]

There is much about shadows in both Chinese and Western painting history. Western art started with artists drawing shadows of themselves. In ancient China, there were cave paintings of Buddha. They emphasized shadows more than bodies. It all had a connection to nature and the spirit. Back in time, our ancestors enjoyed traveling through mountains […]

Works in Xiao Yu’s exhibition Turn Around are not attached to any particular social context and knowledge. In these works, Xiao is obviously evading any textual meaning, which is often an unavoidable part in many works of Chinese contemporary art. In an unexpected way, the artist successfully appropriated the rich oriental quality of bamboo as […]

Man&Eve recently opened its new exhibition venue with The Borrowed Loop, a group exhibition featuring work by Iain Andrews, Karin Brunnermeier, Filippo Caramazza, Bouke de Vries, Ori Gersht, Henrietta Simson, Esther Teichmann, and Michael Whittle. The exhibition takes its title from Nicholas Bourriaud’s 2002 book Postproduction, in which the modern-day artist’s use of appropriation is […]

Launched in 2008, the Prix Pictet is a prize that highlights artistic achievements in photography and sustainability.We aim to let the works speak unimpeded by curatorial ornament or intervention. At the heart of the Prix Pictet lies the idea that photography of the highest quality can communicate messages of critical importance to the future of […]