Frieze London 2016 photographed by Alexander Coggin (Part 1)

Adriano Costa at Mendes Wood DM

Adriano Costa at Mendes Wood DM

Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery

Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery

Al Loving at Garth Greenan Gallery

Al Loving at Garth Greenan Gallery

Angelo Plessas at The Breeder

Angelo Plessas at The Breeder

Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery

Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery

Anne Collier at The Modern Institute 

Anne Collier at The Modern Institute 

Bedwyr Williams at Limoncello

Bedwyr Williams at Limoncello

Berta Fischer at Galerie Karin Guenther

Berta Fischer at Galerie Karin Guenther

Bjarne Melgaard (front) and Gert and Uwe Tobias (back) at Contemporary Fine Arts

Bjarne Melgaard (front) and Gert and Uwe Tobias (back) at Contemporary Fine Arts

Brent Wadden at Pace 

Brent Wadden at Pace 

Brian Jungen at Casey Kaplan

Brian Jungen at Casey Kaplan

Carmela Gross at Vermelho

Carmela Gross at Vermelho

Carol Rama at Isabella Bortolozzi

Carol Rama at Isabella Bortolozzi

Chloe Wise at Almine Rech Gallery

Chloe Wise at Almine Rech Gallery

Cildo Meireles at Galeria Luisa Strina

Cildo Meireles at Galeria Luisa Strina

Cindy Sherman at Sprüth Magers

Cindy Sherman at Sprüth Magers

Claudia Comte at König Galerie

Claudia Comte at König Galerie

Cory Arcangel at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Cory Arcangel at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Damien Hirst at White Cube

Damien Hirst at White Cube

Daniel Arsham at Galerie Perrotin

Daniel Arsham at Galerie Perrotin

Daniele Milvio at Federico Vavassori

Daniele Milvio at Federico Vavassori

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster at Esther Schipper

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster at Esther Schipper

Donald Judd at David Zwirner

Donald Judd at David Zwirner

Donna Huanca (front), Blair Thurman (back) at Peres Projects

Donna Huanca (front), Blair Thurman (back) at Peres Projects

Duane Hanson at Van de Weghe

Duane Hanson at Van de Weghe

Eleni Bagaki at The Breeder

Eleni Bagaki at The Breeder

Emily Mae Smith at Mary Mary

Emily Mae Smith at Mary Mary

Enrico David at Michael Werner

Enrico David at Michael Werner

Erin Riley at PPOW

Erin Riley at PPOW

Evan Holloway (front), Peter Davies (back) at The approach

Evan Holloway (front), Peter Davies (back) at The approach

Francis Upritchard at Kate Macgarry

Francis Upritchard at Kate Macgarry

Frank Stella at Sprüth Magers

Frank Stella at Sprüth Magers

Goshka Macuga at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Goshka Macuga at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Gunter Sachs at Bernheimer

Gunter Sachs at Bernheimer

Adriano Costa at Mendes Wood DM

Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery

Al Loving at Garth Greenan Gallery

Angelo Plessas at The Breeder

Anish Kapoor at Lisson Gallery

Anne Collier at The Modern Institute 

Bedwyr Williams at Limoncello

Berta Fischer at Galerie Karin Guenther

Bjarne Melgaard (front) and Gert and Uwe Tobias (back) at Contemporary Fine Arts

Brent Wadden at Pace 

Brian Jungen at Casey Kaplan

Carmela Gross at Vermelho

Carol Rama at Isabella Bortolozzi

Chloe Wise at Almine Rech Gallery

Cildo Meireles at Galeria Luisa Strina

Cindy Sherman at Sprüth Magers

Claudia Comte at König Galerie

Cory Arcangel at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac

Damien Hirst at White Cube

Daniel Arsham at Galerie Perrotin

Daniele Milvio at Federico Vavassori

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster at Esther Schipper

Donald Judd at David Zwirner

Donna Huanca (front), Blair Thurman (back) at Peres Projects

Duane Hanson at Van de Weghe

Eleni Bagaki at The Breeder

Emily Mae Smith at Mary Mary

Enrico David at Michael Werner

Erin Riley at PPOW

Evan Holloway (front), Peter Davies (back) at The approach

Francis Upritchard at Kate Macgarry

Frank Stella at Sprüth Magers

Goshka Macuga at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Gunter Sachs at Bernheimer

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Shimabuku, Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere , 1994. Courtesy: the artist and Air de Paris, Romainville. Photo: Photo Marc Domag

Shimabuku, Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere, 1994. Courtesy: the artist and Air de Paris, Romainville. Photo: Photo Marc Domag

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Whitney Claflin, Writer&rsquo;s Block , 2023, vinyl on plexiglass, stretchfoil; four panels, each 119 x 119 cm. Courtesy: the artist and DREI, Cologne

Whitney Claflin, Writer’s Block, 2023, vinyl on plexiglass and stretchfoil. Installation view, Galerie Layr, Vienna, 2023. Courtesy: the artist and Drei, Cologne

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Photo: Gucci SS 2023

Photo: Gucci “Twinsburg” SS 2023

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Dineo Seshee Bopape, I Re-member Mama, 2023. &copy; HAM/Helsinki Biennial/Sonja Hyytiäinen

Dineo Seshee Bopape, I Re-member Mama, 2023. © HAM/Helsinki Biennial/Sonja Hyytiäinen

Archipelago of Other Knowledges

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VALIE EXPORT, Körperkonfiguration , 1982, silver gelatin print, 119.5 &times; 180 cm. &copy; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023. Courtesy:the artist and Charim Galerie, Vienna

VALIE EXPORT, Körperkonfiguration, 1982, silver gelatin print, 119.5 × 180 cm. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023. Courtesy:the artist and Charim Galerie, Vienna

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Britney Spears objects with an umbrella to a paparazzo&rsquo;s behavior, 2006

Britney Spears to a paparazzo’s behavior with an umbrella, 2007

The Internet is Forever

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Anna-Sophie Berger,&nbsp; Untitled, Alexander Berger 1979 , 2023,&nbsp;C-print, 162.6&thinsp;x&thinsp;106.6.&thinsp;cm.&nbsp;Courtesy:&nbsp;Anna-Sophie Berger and&nbsp;Emanuel Layr, Vienna.&nbsp;Photo:&nbsp;Kunstdokumentation

Anna-Sophie Berger, Untitled, Alexander Berger 1979, 2023, c-print, 162.5 x 106.5 cm. All images courtesy: the artist and Emanuel Layr, Vienna. Photos: Kunstdokumentation

Moral Fables: An Interview with Anna-Sophie Berger

Is legibility in art a violent demand? During her latest solo show at Emanuel Layr, Vienna, Anna-Sophie Berger spoke about bad faith, harmful language, and fashion’s rapport with death.

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Julia Scher, Greta , 2022, marble 40 x 76 x 30 cm. &copy; Rolf K. Wegst. Courtesy: the artist and Drei, Cologne

Julia Scher, Greta, 2022, marble 40 x 76 x 30 cm. © Rolf K. Wegst. Courtesy: the artist and Drei, Cologne

5 Shows On Our Radar

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Joan Didion&rsquo;s pair of Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses, which sold at auction in November 2022 for $27,000

Joan Didion’s Celine faux-tortoiseshell sunglasses, which sold at auction in November 2022 for $27,000

Second-Hand Lifestyles

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Left: Pablo Picasso, The Sculptor , 1931, oil on plywood, 285 x 96 cm; right: Pablo Picasso, The Supplicant Woman , 1937, gouache on wood, 24 x 18.5 cm. Both: &copy; 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy: Musée national Picasso, Paris

Left: Pablo Picasso, The Sculptor, 1931, oil on plywood, 285 x 96 cm; right: Pablo Picasso, The Supplicant Woman, 1937, gouache on wood, 24 x 18.5 cm. Both: © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy: Musée national Picasso, Paris

Sorry Not Sorry

Warming over Hannah Gadsby’s stand-up Picasso takedown from 2018, “It’s Pablo-matic” undermines the Brooklyn Museum’s own staff and even gatekeeps the privileges of non-expertise.

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Nicole Eisenman, Sloppy Bar Room Kiss , 2011, oil on canvas, 99 x 122 cm. Courtesy:&nbsp; the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Nicole Eisenman, Sloppy Bar Room Kiss, 2011, oil on canvas, 99 x 122 cm. Courtesy:  the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Heavy Painting

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