Articles of ‘Kunsthalle Winterthur’

The oeuvre of Chicago-born artist Rashid Johnson (born in 1977, lives and works in New York) is abundant in references to African-American culture: Shea butter, African animal skins and icons of African-American literature and music are the subjects that appear in ever-changing constellations. Often they are combined with objects that make a [...]

“I like to disappear; and I do this for my own pleasure of existence.“
Martin Soto Climent, who lives and works in Mexico City, grew up in the countryside outside the suburbs of that burgeoning metropolis. His parents and uncles were successful as industrial designers, but less so as artists. Thus, art was introduced [...]