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Me experiencing Tête de femme (ca. 1908) at "Brancusi" at Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 2026, Photography by Aesence

Essence of Things – Experiencing Brancusi at Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

It never ceases to amaze me how much Constantin Brâncuși’s sculptures draw me in. Their radical reduction to the essential, the clarity of their forms, and the tranquility they convey continue to fascinate me. Brâncuși freed sculpture from everything superfluous. He was not interested in mere representation but in the...

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Essence of Things – Experiencing Brancusi at Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

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Beyond Brâncuși – 6 Sculptors with a Minimalist Aesthetic

What would modern sculpture be without Constantin Brâncuși? Certainly, an entirely different one. After all,...

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Beyond the Visible: How White Paintings Challenge Our Perception of Art

There are hardly any works of art that are more controversial than completely white paintings....

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Does Art Need to Be Aesthetic to Be Successful?

In one of my last columns on the subject of whether design can be art,...

A man is looking at a version of “Mlle Pogany” by Constantin Brâncuși. Image from the exhibition “Constantin Brâncuși” at the Center Pompidou 2024 © Photography by Sarah Dorweiler / Aesence

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Abstracted Essence – Visiting Constantin Brâncuși at Centre Pompidou

As the last days of the Constantin Brâncuși exhibition at the Centre Pompidou have begun,...

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19 October → 12 April 2026	A Matter of Perspective	Lechner Museum	More Info
13 February → 18 April 2026	Anne Truitt – Waterleaf	Matthew Marks Gallery NY	More Info
12 March → 18 April 2026	Merrill Wagner – Marking Time	David Zwirner NY	More Info

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Silent Perception – A Conversation With Artist Hideaki Yamanobe

Jean Philippe Lagouarde in his studio © Photography by Nolwenn Pernin

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Between Precision and Serendipity – A Conversation With Artist Jean Philippe Lagouarde

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