Not Vital (1948 -) is a contemporary Swiss artist who works since the Seventies with several media. From paintings to sculpture, he currently explores … [Read more...]
Alice Aycock’s “A Simple Network of Underground Wells and Tunnels” (1975)
In 1975, American artist Alice Aycock created the first of her underground earthworks for the exhibition “Projects in Nature” at Merriewold West, Far … [Read more...]
Endless Micro-Systems: “Global Myopia” by Marco Maggi
Marco Maggi represented Uruguay at the 2015 Venice Art Biennale. The central space of the pavilion is empty, but its walls are covered with Maggi's … [Read more...]
Concrete Modular Cities by David Umemoto
David Umemoto is an architect who creates concrete architectural sculptures. His work, he explains, is a highly codified and rigorous construction of … [Read more...]
Torvaianica, by Josef Dabernig (1982-83)
Josef Dabernig (1956) is an artist living and working in Vienna. In 1982, his interest in signs and data brought him to translate motifs from the town … [Read more...]
Per Kirkeby’s Brick Sculptures
Danish artist Per Kirkeby was trained and worked as a geologist before becoming a prolific painter, sculptor, filmmaker and writer. Whereas his … [Read more...]
Monument for Every Situation, Lygia Clark (1964)
Monumento para todas as situações ("Monument for Every Situation"), is a series of small-scale objects created by Lygia Clark in 1964. Each one is a … [Read more...]
Erwin Heerich’s Abstract Geometrical Compositions (and Other Works)
German artist Erwin Heerich (1922-2004) used to work mostly with cardboard and polystyrene, materials which he believed didn't have any specific … [Read more...]
“I grew up here, but I never felt entirely part of it”: Marco Tirelli’s Tiny Sculptures
Marco Tirelli grew up at the Swiss Institute in Rome, surrounded by visiting scholars and artists. His father was the manager and he family lived … [Read more...]
Matchbox Structures by Lygia Clark (1964)
Lygia Clark (Belo Horizonte, October 23, 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, April 25, 1988), was a prominent Brazilian artist who showed, through her painting, … [Read more...]
“Irrational and Useless” Monument: The Abu Dhabi Mastaba by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Since 1977 Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working on their largest mastaba of oil barrels, a project conceived for the city of Abu Dhabi in the … [Read more...]
Notes for a Short History of the Anti-Monument /1 : Claes Oldenburg Proposed Colossal Monuments
Claes Oldenburg's unbuilt "Monuments" are imaginary anti-memorials designed by the artist at the end of the 1960s. Their paradoxical anti-monumental … [Read more...]
Tools for Minimal Space Occupations: Action Pieces by Franz Erhard Walther
Franz Erhard Walther is an influential German artist, active since the early 1960s. His works explore the relationship between space and … [Read more...]
