Photo Simon Blundell
Tom Kass
Artist / Painter
Kass creates paintings that are so subtle they seem to levitate in the spaces where they are installed. If you take the time, an amazing array of information, beauty and understanding starts to emerge. Kass is a fan of layering pigment and reworking a painting until it is solid and stands on its own. Since his background is in sculpture and he works in the field of architecture, he tends to think of the two-dimensional plane as a three-dimensional space. His work is influenced by the post-war art movements he was surrounded by in his early days. In 1972, Kass’s work was included in an exhibition in Seoul, where he used Korean calligraphic marks in conjunction with contemporary abstract painting – a style that encompasses the theories of Clement Greenberg but also makes a step towards the postmodern phase of art making seen in artists like New Zealander Max Gimblett.
Text by Julie Dunker / Images © Artists of Utah / Philips Gallery
Tom Kass
Artist / Painter
Kass creates paintings that are so subtle they seem to levitate in the spaces where they are installed. If you take the time, an amazing array of information, beauty and understanding starts to emerge. Kass is a fan of layering pigment and reworking a painting until it is solid and stands on its own. Since his background is in sculpture and he works in the field of architecture, he tends to think of the two-dimensional plane as a three-dimensional space. His work is influenced by the post-war art movements he was surrounded by in his early days. In 1972, Kass’s work was included in an exhibition in Seoul, where he used Korean calligraphic marks in conjunction with contemporary abstract painting – a style that encompasses the theories of Clement Greenberg but also makes a step towards the postmodern phase of art making seen in artists like New Zealander Max Gimblett.
Text by Julie Dunker / Images © Artists of Utah / Philips Gallery
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Han Schuil / SOLOSep 2 – Nov 12, 2023The solo exhibition by the Dutch artist Han Schuil will be on display in Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd from September 2 to November 12, 2023. Schuil will use the historical chambers of the country manor to exhibit paintings from the past twenty years. Han Schuil (Voorschoten, 1958) has managed to build up a consistent and, above all, idiosyncratic oeuvre over the past forty years. (more…)
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Sacha TurchiArtistSacha Turchi currently lives and works in Italy and collaborates with various visual and sound artists. The interactions between individual and nature, body and psyche, constitutes the essential matrix of her research. (more…)
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Larry Achiampong: WayfinderMay 20 – Oct 29, 2023From 20 May 2023, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art will present a major solo exhibition by British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong across the Level 2 and Level 3 galleries. The exhibition will include the artist’s debut feature-length film Wayfinder (more…)
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FUTURES / Artists Nominated2023The new emerging artists selected for 2023 has been announced. The FUTURES platform members have selected a promising group of almost 100 artists with heterogeneous backgrounds and creative visions, who will have access to an unprecedented network of professionals, markets and audiences. (more…)
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Asim Waqif: Assume the RiskJun 30, 2023 – Sep 1, 2024Mattress Factory is proud to present Assume the Risk, a new work by Delhi, India-based artist Asim Waqif. Museums are typically places of pristinely preserved objects. Secured behind glass and roped off from curious hands, the importance and value of a work is protected in climate-controlled rooms (more…)
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FUTURES 2023: New NarrativesJul 19 – Oct 8, 2023In parallel with the exhibition dedicated to Dorothea Lange, from July 19 – October 8, 2023, CAMERA offers the collective FUTURES 2023: New Narratives in the Project Room, curated by Giangavino Pazzola, curator and coordinator of research projects at CAMERA. (more…)
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Dorothea Lange: Tales of Life and WorkCamera / Jul 19 – Oct 8, 2023“I was following instinct, not reason; I drove into that wet and soggy camp and parked my car like a homing pigeon. I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions.”
–Dorothea Lange / February 1960 (more…)
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Comment Se RaconterSep 8, 2023 – Jan 28, 2024To tell your own story (Comment se raconter) brings together stories from behind the scenes of grand history, from society’s margins. The featured artists come from different horizons; they share stories through videos, sculptures, letters, and images. In our post-truth age, we are witnessing a fragmentation of collective narratives. (more…)
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Cosmic TripMay 1 – Sep 29, 2023The Hartung-Bergman Foundation presents in its villa-workshop in Antibes an exhibition devoted to the cosmic visions and more generally to the dreamed relationships with the sciences of Hans Hartung (1904–1989) and Anna-Eva Bergman (1909–1987). (more…)
