Art

Containers tell the world how well or how poorly the global economy is doing. Empty container ships indicate a downturn; fully loaded container ships—or orders for new, even bigger ships—are euphoriant symbols of better times.

An exhibition of the work of  Hans-Peter Feldmann, winner of the HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2010, is on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 20–November 2, 2011.

For this seventh installment of the Antidote exhibition series at the Galerie des Galeries, Guillaume Houze wanted to highlight the graphic artist Jean-Marc Ballee and the work he did for the catalog of Ginette Moulin and Guillaume Houze’s collection.

Cultural anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss explains the title of his The View from Afar (Le Regard eloigne) as being inspired by discovering the phrase "distant eyes" in Zeami's "Fushi Kaden" (The Flowering Spirit).

George Stavrinos (1948–1990) created artwork that was characterized by its strong draftmanship, and as a fashion artist, he created an arresting new look that set the pace for his contemporaries and still continues to be an influence.

The exhibition, which was first shown at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, curated by José Teunissen and Han Nefkens, will being reshaped for Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg by José Teunissen and Annelie Lütgens, curator of Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg.

A new exhibition by leading Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto opened at the Serpentine Gallery. Winner of the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2003...