From video installations and art inspired by ‘spirit guides’ to a huge Yoko Ono retrospective, there are plenty of options for art lovers across the continent, writes Marc O’Sullivan
As I think of the successes and failures of artists’ legacies, I’ve learned different stories tell different life’s circumstances, depending on luck and persistent efforts on the behalf of those who are dedicating their lives to perpetually keeping the artists’ works alive and contextually relevant in the former, while in the latter what requires of the artists’ caretakers, be it members of their families, friends or colleagues there my lack of clarity of intentions or self-motivations.
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“During World War II, it became nonsensical to get involved in painting men playing violins, or cellos, or flowers,”1 reflected Barnett Newman, as he rationalised the value of the (then) unappreciated abstract movement. Today, as we witness the escalation of regional conflicts in Africa, Eastern Europe or the Middle East, Newman s words resonate with renewed significance. In an era teetering on the brink of global conflict, abstract art emerges as a more fitting artistic expression reflective of contemporary world affairs.
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