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Recognized for his visceral portrayals of Black Identity, Arthur Jafa’s first major Los Angeles exhibition entitled nativemanson is currently being shown at Sprüth Magers. The exhibition includes sculptures, installations and work in films including his latest visual BG (2024) where he introduces visual interjections in Martin Scorsese’s iconic Taxi Driver 1976 crime drama.BG particularly reimagines the iconic brothel shootout scene from Taxi Driver, inserting Black pimps and clients as the targets of Travis Bickle’s (Robert De Niro) violent mission. Jafa reconstructs the scene, blending original and newly filmed footage, and taps into an earlier version of the script where the victims were originally written as Black. The film also features new sequences, with African American pimp Scar (...

To mark the 50th anniversary of its annual residency program, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center spotlights the synergy between contemporary artists and industrial artisans. In partnership with global manufacturing company Kohler, this presentation of group exhibitions, solo shows, and community programming foregrounds collective learning through a cross-pollination of arts and industry.Founded in 1974 by two Kohler siblings in the freshwater haven of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Arts Center has become an innovative hub for people of all creative backgrounds. Each year, the program offers 12 artists the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in large-scale production for three months. Exploring formal depths across ceramics, cast iron, brass, pottery and foundry, they foster a new level of ...

Turner Contemporary is presenting the largest survey exhibition of seminal British artist Anya Gallaccio, titled preserve, on view until January 26, 2025.Spanning over three decades, the show features Gallaccio's iconic works alongside a new site-specific installation. Known for using organic, ephemeral materials like ice, flowers and trees, Gallaccio's practice explores themes of transformation, impermanence, and the environment. Her work challenges traditional sculpture, often incorporating natural decay or growth, offering a reflection on humanity’s relationship with nature.The exhibition also highlights Kent's natural heritage, including a new commission inspired by the region’s White Cliffs and chalk landscapes. Gallaccio restages notable works, including her famous gerbera wall sculp...

Frieze has come a long way since it was founded as an arts publication back in 1991. A decade on, the very first Frieze London opened doors in 2003, and satellite fairs in New York, Los Angeles and Seoul have since become tentpole moments within the cultural calendar. Returning to Regent's Park for its 21st edition, the upcoming Frieze London 2024 will boast one of its biggest iterations to date, with more than 160 galleries from 43 countries leading the way, from global heavyweights in Gagosian, Sprüth Magers and David Zwirner, to London's most influential spaces, including Victoria Miro, Maureen Paley and White Cube. This year's fair will also showcase a new floor plan by design practice A Studio Between, increasing visibility to new voices at the entrance, as well adding greater promine...

After transforming Ibaraki’s rice terraces into a spectacle of light, colors and flora, teamLab unveils a new exhibition in Osaka, where they turned a demolished urban area into a lush grassland. Entitled teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun, the project was commissioned by Can Can Factory in a request to integrate art into its newly expanded site. Reminiscent of vacant plots that are commonly found in most Japanese residential areas, the resulting installation provides a serene space amid industrial structures where wind is restored, rain spread and sunlight can be amplified.According to the art collective, this new exhibition is closely connected to teamLab Phenomena a new museum that is set to open in Abu Dhabi - via an “environmental phenomena” concept. “The artworks in ‘teamLab Phenom...