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Clara Lemos, The Art of Silence #8, 2024, Acrylic, ink, spray paint, marble dust, gauze on canvas, 14” x 11” (approx. 35,6 cm x 28 ) © The Artist
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3 Questions for … Clara Lemos

“3 Questions for…” showcases and promotes the work of upcoming artists in the early stages of their careers. This time I would like to share with you the captivating works of Clara Lemos. Clara Lemos (b. 1980) is a Portuguese artist whose abstract and minimalist paintings reveal depth and complexity through carefully constructed layers. Born...

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Installation View of "Sympathetic Resonance" at Pace Gallery, London, 2019 © The Artist via Pace Gallery
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Brent Wadden – Woven Paintings

Brent Wadden (b. 1979 in Nova Scotia, Canada) creates abstract, woven paintings. His oeuvre is multi-faceted, but in this portrait, I want to focus...
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Does Minimalist Art Always Look the Same?

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation about minimalist art. My counterpart, a collector of figurative art, expressed his astonishment at the supposed interchangeability of many minimalist works. It wasn’t the first time...
Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of reality. In the course of modernism, however, artists began to question the conventional boundaries and definitions of...

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17 May → 19 June 2025Ayan Farah – “How to Watch the Sky”Galerie Nordenhake StockholmMore Info
23 April → 21 June 2025Franz KlineMnuchin GalleryMore Info
26 May → 23 June 2025Antonia Ferrer – T-10 ProjectAlzueta Gallery SènecaMore Info

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Thin-K Table by Luciano Bertoncini

Italian designer Luciano Bertoncini has created Thin-K, a table that redefines the boundaries of minimalist design. In collaboration with Kristalia, Bertoncini made a piece...
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