ARTPIL / Profiles of the Arts

    Jimmie Durham
    Jimmie Durham
    Humanity Is Not a Completed Project

    Museo Madre presents artist, poet, performer, essayist, activist Durham, a unique figure in international art history of the last half century in his first retrospective exhibition after his death.

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    Joseph Beuys, Felt Suit, 1970
    Edition Block 1966–2022
    Feb 10, 2023 – Feb 25, 2024

    Since the 1960s, René Block has been a key figure in the European art world, his gallery helping to shape art history. For over 20 years, Neues Museum has hosted large sections of Block’s collection.

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    Paul Chan
    Paul Chan: Breathers
    Nov 17, 2022 – Jul 16, 2023

    Chan, recently awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, came to prominence in the early 2000s with vibrant moving image works that touched on aspects of war, religion, pleasure, and politics.

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    International Women’s Day / 2023
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    Founded over 100 years ago evolving through various names and dates, this fulcrum of women’s rights was adopted by the United Nations only in 1975, and is still largely overlooked in many countries.

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    Gillian Laub
    Southern Rites / Gillian Laub
    Various engagements / 2020–2023

    This small town symbolized the archetype of pastoral American life. Yet this idyllic place was also held hostage by a dark past, manifesting in the racial tensions that scar much of American history.

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    Ann Prochilo
    First Look 2023
    Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2023

    Every photograph tells a story. A portfolio allows artists to explore the complexities of their subject, and provide context that gives it richness and meaning that is more than the sum of its parts.

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