Giuseppe Penone (Garessio, IT 1947) was the youngest member of a group of Italian artists whose work was collectively named arte povera (‘poor art’) by the critic Germano Celant during the late…
Artist and researcher: Jan Andriesse (Jakarta 1950) takes many approaches to the phenomenon of light. As one of the makers of the documentary Hollands Licht (2003) he set out to discover the…
In the series Landlines Sean Scully explores the dividing lines between land, water and sky. The paintings are made up of broad horizontal strokes in subdued earthen hues, alternated with green and…
The basis of Long’s work is always a simple geometric form: the circle, the line, the spiral or the cross – minimal forms that stand out in the landscape because they have been produced by human…
The building of the former Thomas de Beer wool mill, which is the remainder of a much larger factory complex, has a certain mysteriousness: a peculiar closed box that reveals nothing about its…
The artistic quest of Anne & Patrick Poirier began in Rome nearly fifty years ago. During a stay at Villa Medici, the French Academy in Rome, they became fascinated with the age-old ruins and other…
Life and work are strongly connected for Wolfgang Laib. In the rural surroundings of southern Germany, he produces work that adopts a distinct stance in the world of contemporary art, partly due to…
Rineke Dijkstra prefers to work in series, which allow the differences and similarities among the portrait subjects and their cultural backgrounds to emerge in a subtle manner. The time-consuming…
Serra is best known for his enormous steel sculptures. Such works are made of massive slabs of steel that can have a somewhat intimidating presence. Yet it is the very combination of actual…
Studio Visit consists of images taken in the studio of a Moroccan artist who is known locally as 'the artist who doesn't want to sell any work'. His work is difficult to recognize as work. It is made…