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Just some images to remember a strong exhibition "Utopia for sale" curated by Hou Hanru at Maxxi in Rome . O peni ng event on 14th o f February 2014 . Amie Siegel, "Lot 248", 2013, HD video (6mins). Courtesy of the artist and Simon Preston Gallery, NY The show is an homage to American artist Allan Sekula who died few months previous the show .   Artists: Bernd & Hilla Becher, Noël Burch, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Cao Fei, Libero De Cunzo, Adelita Husni-Bey, Li Liao, Pier Luigi Nervi, Allan Sekula, Amie Siegel.  Amie Siegel, "Provenance", 2013, HD video (40mins). Courtesy of the artist and Simon Preston Gallery, NY Li Liao, "Spring Breeze", 2011 (left). Digital video. Courtesy the artist. "Consumption", 2011 (right). Uniform. Courtesy Alan Lau Collection, Honk Kong Cao Fei "Whose Utopia?", 2006. video (20mins) Courtesy the artist and Vitamin Creative Space, Beijing Cao Fe...

Panic/Picnic, 1999 Etching and crayon on printed paper, 215 x 280 mm Cambio 1999. Untitled (Baedecker Portfolio), Lithograph and crayon on printed paper, 147 x 200 mm © William Kentridge, The refusal of time, 2010 William Kentridge, Untitled, (drawing for Black Box/Chambre Noire), 2005 Photo: John Hodgkiss Deutsche Guggenheim, © William Kentridge Artist biography (from Tate website). South African draughtsman, filmmaker and sculptor. Kentridge first studied politics and African Studies at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (1973–6) before studying Fine Art at Johannesburg Art Foundation (1976–8). Throughout this time he was heavily involved in theatre. His interest in theatre continued throughout his career and clearly informs the dramatic and narrative character of his art as well as his interests in linking drawing and film. His work as a draughtsman has been expressionistic and dominated by pastel and charco...