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June 3, 2013 Kyle Chayka

British-born Tino Sehgal — the artist behind this year’s much talked about manga-inspired piece at the Frieze Art Fair — just won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Bienniale. The award, essentially the equivalent of an artist receiving an Academy Award, is quite an impressive achievement for an artist who not only prohibits the photography of his work, but sells much of his “constructed situations” based solely on verbal contract, leaving […]

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May 8, 2013 Kyle Chayka

The artist Tino Sehgal is widely known for his one-time social encounters, producing an artwork that only occupies space and time in the process. These works are often referred to by Seghal as “constructed situations” and are not exactly the type of thing you usually see occupying the booths of art fairs. Yet, this year […]

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