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Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. Sophie Nys studied visual arts at Sint-Lukas in Ghent and completed a postgraduate program at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. Selected Exhibitions include Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels (2023), La Salle de Bains, Lyon (2021) and CRAC Alsace, Altkirch (2015). … Continue reading Sophie Nys

Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. Kueng/Caputo started working together in 2006/07, when they both graduated from the Zurich University of Arts in Industrial Design in 2008. The design duo has collaborated with brands such as Fendi, Arita, and Globus, and has realized interior architecture commissions, including … Continue reading Kueng Caputo, Sarah Kueng and Lovis Caputo

Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. Clemence de la Tour du Pin has been primarily trained in Applied Arts at the École Boulle, Paris and the School of Art, Architecture & Design, London. She also pursued specialized studies in decorative painting at the Van der Kelen–Logelain Institute … Continue reading Clémence de la Tour du Pin

Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. Marie Ouazzani studied at Villa Arson in Nice and the École Nationale Supérieure d’Art in Paris. Nicolas Carrier graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Art in Paris and completed the UFR Cinema program at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris. The artist duo … Continue reading Marie Ouazzani & Nicolas Carrier

Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. After completing an undergraduate degree at ENSAAMA in Paris, Brett pursued further studies at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna and earned an MA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College, London. In addition to solo exhibitions, including Villa Noailles × … Continue reading Gillian Brett

Published as commentary on new acquisitions of the FRAC Grand Large collection, Dunkerque, 2026. Phan is a multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice ranges from drawing and painting to video and multi-media installations. Her work includes research on routes and biographies related to colonial ties between Vietnam and France. As co-founder of the collective Art Labor, Phan … Continue reading Thao Nguyen Phan

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Continue reading (Deutsch) Marguerite Hersberger, «Polissage Nr. 284–288», 1983

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Continue reading (Deutsch) Olaf Nicolai, «Lochergut», 2006/2016

Published in: Journal of Contemporary Aesthetics, Special Vol. 12, Rhode Island 2024. Abstract Experiences of sensing of and finding oneself in a place largely depend on the design of atmospheres. Against the background of an increasing interest in ecological perspectives across various disciplines and regions, this text revisits Gernot Böhme’s respective aesthetic concept from the … Continue reading Designing Atmospheres: an Aesthetic Practice across the Pluriverse?

Published in: Joana Cunha Leal, Benedikt Hjartarson, Margarida Brito Alves and David Ayers (ed.): Globalizing the Avant-garde, vol. 8 in the series European Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies, De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston 2025, pp. 173–190. Breathe in, Breathe out – as simple as it sounds at first, Johannes Itten’s calligraphic drawing from 1922 implies a complex cosmology. … Continue reading Breathe In, Breathe Out: Johannes Itten and East Asia