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Abiona Esther Ojo

In the Studio Abiona Esther Ojo, Vienna

Austrian-Nigerian artist Abiona Esther Ojo combines autobiographical themes with photographic, textile and conceptual processes in her work. In her artistic practice, she explores themes such as identity, inherited memory and intuitive knowledge.

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Tschabalala Self

In the Studio Tschabalala Self, New York

By combining paint, recycled materials, collage, and textiles, Tschabalala Self creates a world that is both sensuous and political. In her powerful images of black bodies, mostly women, she centres pleasure, relaxation, and self-possession, while working against the histories of racism and sexism that have shaped how these bodies are seen.

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Soufiane Ababri

In the Studio Soufiane Ababri, Paris

Leaving the past behind is not a choice for the artist Soufiane Ababri. After moving from Morocco to France at 18, he began creating a personal visual archive of queer life in the Arab world and of gay immigrants in the West — one that weaves together autobiography, political awareness, and homoeroticism.

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Jan Widlund

Collector Stories Jan Widlund, Stockholm

Jan Widlund is considered one of the most avid collectors in the Swedish contemporary art scene and is recognized for having discovered and paved the way for many emerging Swedish artists. His standards of collecting are uncompromising and living up to nothing less than museum quality.

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Elmgreen & Dragset

Elmgreen & Dragset, Berlin
From turning the Whitechapel Gallery into a swimming pool to installing a luxury apartment in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2009, Elmgreen & Dragset are best known for creating immersive installations that, in their own words, “camouflage the white cube”.
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Editions

Niko Abramidis &NE

Niko Abramidis &NE
»Creature PNL (CA)«

Carsten Fock

Carsten Fock
»Painting and Its Discontents«

Stefanie Moshammer

Stefanie Moshammer
»Fred's Sword«

Exhibitions

WRAP UP Winter Salon

WRAP UP Winter Salon

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