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The Dutch photographer returns to video after 15 years of portrait photography.

Bundeskunsthalle of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn shows works of recent 20 years.

This year, there was a lot of minimal and postminimal art on the most important contemporary art fair in the world.

Director Ambra Medda opened the 5th edition of the fair for limited edition design here in Basel, Switzerland.

A group show in Kiev, Ukraine, with 19 International artists about this issue.

The 6th edition of the contemporary art fair in Vienna, Austria, focused on Central and Eastern European art.

The leading figure of the School of Leipzig turns 50.

That is why 2 German museums devote to him a mid-career-retrospective.

A large scale retrospective of the classic French photographer in New York.

After London, the master of the Californian Cool School stops now in Munich.

'The Artist is Present' is a great retrospective of the pioneer of performance art. Ms. Abramovic is performing herself continously during the museum opening hours.

Certainly, one of the best shows this year!

The conceptual artist desecrates Mies van der Rohe's shrine of modernity.

A great show of the South-African master of drawing and animated short-films!

This time it is a very personal Biennial.

A surprising sign of success from the US art market.

For the 50th anniversary the Guggenheim New York devotes a one-man show to this young performance artist.

Dakis Joannou shows his collection for the first time in a US museum.

Artist Jeff Koons curated this exhibition in the museum that devoted himself the first museum show in 1981.

The Swiss artist invited for his installation the swinger club 'Element6' into the historic Secession exhibition hall - quite a scandal.

The first museum retrospective  of the Belgian master in the US.

Two shows in Barcelona focus on the complex work of the Canadian concept artist.

The two shows focus on the shifting of national identity and cultural change.

Four museums in China and Taiwan hosted the 2nd Animamix Biennial.

Is it a current art movement, or is it a brand name?

Put on your black turtleneck and go to see this retrospective from his early work in the late 1940s until today.

MoMA devotes a midcareer retrospective 16 years after his first exhibition there to the Mexican concept artist.

'Art ought to be a tool, or carriage for conveying information.'

(Ai Weiwei)

For me the best one-man-show in 2009!

(U. G.)

We still recommend ABMB: It became less a place for a party trip, rahter than a place to buy great art.

The show provides an interesting overview about this young art scene.

Is life good again?

Hirst ended most of his well sold work series and returned to oil & canvas.

On show in the wonderful Wallace Collection in London.

The Fisher family gives their impressive collection to their hometown museum.

It is a difficult job to organize a biennial in Israel.

The German concept photographer shows 40 works of (fake) German Images at the Nationalgalerie.

A great retrospective with 200 photographs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

The young artist died from a drug overdose in New York City.

The king of Kitsch art shows very mature work in London.

For more than 40 years this artist's boots are walking in cicles, lines and squares.

70 decorative & colorful celebrity paintings by the American painter.

The Chelsea Art Museum shows an interesting show of  Iranian artists living inside and outside Iran.

The painter turns to landscapes of his origin: Yorkshire.

The design satellite fair to Art Basel.

The world's most important art fair for contemporary art.

The 10th edition of Art Basel's curated section.

I consider Volta5 the best satellite fair to this year's Art Basel.

The chain of golbal satellite art fairs stops in Basel for the third year.

The young springboard art fair to Art Basel.

Daniel Birnbaum made an excellent exhibition titled 'Fare Mondi // Making Worlds'.

The first part of 'Making Worlds // Fare Mondi' in the Giardini park.

Our selection of country pavilions in the Giardini park.

The second part of the 'Making Worlds // Fare Mondi' exhibition and more country pavilions in the Arsenale area.

Official country contributions spread out over the city of Venice.

Biennale events, who are not official country contributions, but are accepted by the Biennale's curators to join.

The 53rd Biennale di Venezia honours a key figure of minimal and concept art.

French mega collector François Pinault opens his second museum in Venice, Italy, with a selection of his prestigous collection.

'You are not quite sure: Is this Paris, Mexico City, elsewhere?

I did not change my style for Paris.'

                                                           W. Eggleston

New black charcoal drawings in New York.

The art fair in Vienna, Austria, with a special focus on East European art.

How fed up must he be with his own work?

Mega collector Viktor Pinchuk brings with 'Requiem' a very large Damien Hirst retrospective to Kiev, Ukraine.

The art fair in Europe's administrative capital.

The Ludwig Museum shows an interesting retrospective.

Richter shows his conceptual portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London, GB.

Director Daniel Hug has moved the mother of all art fairs a step into the right direction.

'Non-representational painting, however, is always difficult to describe; I think it is quite similar to music.'       Gerhard Richter

The top brand name of 'Young Columbia Artists' ( © UGL) shows new paintings at Zach Feuer gallery, NYC.

Is OK good enough?

Vanessa Beecroft focuses in her first performance in New York since 2000 on the heritage of classic sculpture.

Satellite art fair to the Armory with young art.

The curated art fair accompanying the Armory art fair.

The first major retrospective in the US of the German trickster.

'Hide, discover, paint it over or mislead.'  M. Kippenberger, 1996

The grand dame of minimal and concept art died 9^th March 2009 in the age of 67 from cancer in her hometown Hamburg-Hartberg, Germany.

She was one of my favourite artists.

A large satellite fair to the Armory art fair.

There were some interesting positions.

This restrospective provides an excellent overview on the work of the conceptual master.

How does the trendy Frieze Art Fair in London in its first year of the economic crisis?

I cannot even say I don't like his work - it just bores me to death.

A Chat with Jonathan Meese

There were some interesting works at the remote location of a cricket field.

The curated non-profit show did not have many highlights.

Art Basel 2008: Again the Highlight of the Year

Art Cologne 2008: Not a world class art fair – But better than its reputation!

Vienna Fair 2008: The art fair focussing on Central and Eastern European Art