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permanent in situ works

Banqiao Station

Taipei, Taiwan

In this passenger hub in the Taipei metro network permanent in situ works by Daniel Buren make up part of the dynamic architecture of the station. The work consists of his trademark stripes in eight colours as well as monochrome; the walls, platforms and ceiling are enveloped, a perpetuation of the artist’s interventions’ aim to transform our shared spaces.

Hans Op de Beeck presents his newest creations especially conceived  for his exhibition at Galleria Continua; an intimate tour at the artist’s studio and words about the pieces with Mario Cristiani and Hans Op de Beeck.

The celebrated Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the leading figures of Arte Povera, speaks about his beginnings as a young artist. He describes the genesis of the mirror works that marked a crucial shift in his successful career. It is a unique opportunity to interact with one of the most important Masters of the 20th century.

Anish Kapoor’s photographs are documented in the two books, “Uluru” and “Kata Tjuta”, published by Steidl. The photographs document his trip in 2012 when he re-visited the powerful religious sites of Uluru and Kata Tjuta that has had a deep influence on him since his first visit in the 1980s. 

Ai Weiwei MASK is a project devised to raise funds for COVID-19 humanitarian causes. 

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Ai Weiwei MASK artworks can be purchased as single works; as series of four; or as a complete set of twenty which includes the artist’s iconic Study of Perspective series. Made in the artist’s studio in Berlin, each work is silk-screened by hand on cloth face masks. In addition, each package includes a signed artist’s statement. The artworks are not recommended for medical use and no liability is assumed if they are used for this purpose. The masks are not washable.

All proceeds benefit the COVID-19 humanitarian and human rights emergency efforts led by Human Rights Watch, Refugees International and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The masks are available until June 27 on www.ebay.com/aiweiweimask. 

Ai Weiwei MASK is produced by Ai Weiwei studio and curated as an independent project by Alexandra Munroe, Senior Curator, Asian Art and Senior Advisor, Global Arts, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 

The Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence has been reopened and the exhibition “Sustainable Thinking” has been extended until 16 January 2021.

"Sustainability" defines man's ability to "satisfy the needs of the present without compromising the possibility that future generations will be able to satisfy their own”. Pascale Marthine Tayou’s Poupées Pascale is part of the exhibition; these crystal sculptures are made from a multiplicity of materials, combining craftsmanship and industrial production, the rural and urban context and tradition and progress.

Salvatore Ferragamo Museum 

Piazza di Santa Trinità 5R , Florence, Italy 

www.ferragamo.com/museo/it/ita