Art Basel Miami: Overview

This year’s Art Basel Miami did not disappoint in its presentation of some of the best modern and contemporary art from around the globe. Here is our overview of the fair’s 14th edition.

Simon Starling, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Simon Starling’s Nine Feet Later at The Modern Institute, Glasgow, includes a series of site-specific daguerreotypes, titled Recursive Plates.

Pop Art Design, Museum of Contemporary Arts Chicago

The legacy of Pop Art resonates in almost every aspect of our daily surroundings and MCA Chicago is exposing this in upcoming exhibition, Pop Art Design, in collaboration with Vitra Design Museum.

Deborah Kass, No Kidding, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

Mounted on fields of primarily black and blue, Deborah Kass incorporates neon lights in her paintings for the first time.

Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne

Julian Rosefeldt’s new 13-channel work Manifesto questions the role of the artist in society today. Featuring Australian actress, Cate Blanchett.

Interview: Sculptor Merete Rasmussen, Pangolin Gallery

Pangolin London presents Merete Rasmussen: Bronze and Ceramic. Known for her signature abstract ceramics, this exhibition explores a new departure for Rasmussen in the form of bronze works.

Claire Barclay, Longing Lasting, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, presents Longing Lasting, an exhibition of new works by the pre-eminent Scottish artist Claire Barclay.

David Altmejd: The Flux and The Puddle, Louisiana

Canadian artist David Altmejd has created a museum within the museum: a 50m2 installation piece comprising figures and objects formed from wax, mirrors, plaster and other materials.

Review of Bill Viola at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a significant exhibition by pioneering American video and installation artist, Bill Viola, featuring installations from the last 20 years alongside new work, The Trial.

Michael Wolf, Informal Arrangements, Flowers Gallery

Photographer Michael Wolf’s latest presentation, Informal Arrangements at Flowers Gallery, London, juxtaposes Hong Kong’s industrial façades with views from within its hidden network of alleys.

Cristina Iglesias: Phreatic Zones at Marian Goodman

Cristina Iglesias’ Phreatic Zones transforms Marian Goodman Gallery through installations exploring water, volcanic matter, and the fictional spaces of urban and natural piazzas.

Ostkreuz, 25 Years, Paris

Ostkreuz celebrates its 25th anniversary with two exhibitions in Paris: one at the Goethe Institut Paris and a second at the Galerie Passage du Désir.

The Turner Prize 2015: Assemble

London-based collective Assemble has been selected as the winner of the Turner Prize 2015 by a jury of industry specialists. The result was revealed at a ceremony at Tramway, Glasgow.

Review Max Bill, Fundación Juan March, Madrid

We review the first retrospective dedicated to Max Bill in Spain. The show covers every facet of his oeuvre: painting, graphic design, sculpture, architecture, furniture design and more.

Alfredo Jaar, (Kindness) of (Strangers), Galerie Thomas Schulte

Alfredo Jaar’s (Kindness) of (Strangers) confronts visitors with a complex arrangement of neon arrows which illustrates the movement of people.

John Akomfrah, Vertigo Sea, Arnolfini, Bristol

John Akomfrah’s (b.1957) multi-screen installation Vertigo Sea draws inspiration from two striking and harrowing literary works: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and Heathcote Williams’ poem Whale Nation.

Kathryn Andrews, Run for President, MCA Chicago

Kathryn Andrews examines how image producers employ visual cues and material packaging to elicit desire in Run for President at MCA Chicago.

Shirazeh Houshiary, Through Mist, Lehmann Maupin

Through Mist at Lehmann Maupin is Shirazeh Houshiary’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong and her seventh show with the gallery.

James Casebere, Lisson Gallery

James Casebere’s first solo exhibition at Lisson Gallery in Milan presents recent bodies of work that take the natural world as their subject matter.

Interview with Fine Art Photographer Viet Ha Tran

Madrid-based Vietnamese fine art photographer Viet Ha Tran captures ephemeral moments of female emotion, and is influenced by Asian culture, classical painting, poetry and philosophy.