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Raymond Pettibon fans have a rare chance to grab some of his iconic punk-era designs at a fraction of the cost. "Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years," an auction happening on August 22 at Wright in Chicago, features over 300 items from the collection of former MoMA curator David Platzker, as per Artnet. These include flyers, posters, and other ephemera that rarely hit the market.Platzker, who curated several Pettibon shows at his gallery, Specific Object, started collecting these items while in high school in L.A. during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Pettibon, known for his dark, sardonic style, became the visual force behind California’s punk movement, creating the artwork for bands like Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys.The auction offers a range of items, from top lots like a skate deck for...

Estevan Oriol's Panama Prison photography book offers an unflinching look at life inside one of the world's most overcrowded prison systems. Known for capturing the gritty realities of unseen worlds, Oriol turns his lens on Panama's prisons, revealing the harsh conditions and complex humanity within.Oriol’s photography is stark, raw, and deeply humanizing. His black-and-white images strip away sentimentality, presenting inmates with an intensity that challenges viewers to confront the broader issues of incarceration, justice, and inequality. The photos originated from a documentary project on a prison library initiative, but the documentary was never completed. Instead, the images stand alone, capturing the resilience, pride, and danger that define the lives of those behind bars.Panama Pri...

Powder Mountain, a 12,100-acre ski resort in Eden, Utah, now under the ownership of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, is launching an ambitious public art program. The initiative will integrate large-scale sculptures and land art across the mountain’s vast terrain, blending art with its natural surroundings.The first round of installations includes renowned artists like James Turrell, who will place his Ganzfeld Apani light installation in a trailside pavilion, and Nancy Holt, whose significant 1980s work will be permanently installed in collaboration with the Holt/Smithson Foundation. Jenny Holzer will create text-based rock engravings, while Utah native Paul McCarthy plans an immersive piece inspired by the mythology of the American West. Other featured artists include EJ Hill, Arthur Ja...

American artist Roe Ethridge is presenting the next chapter in his Happy Birthday Louise Parker exhibition. A selection of works will be shown at Gagosian's Gstaad location, as part II continues Ethridge's interrogation into the circulation of images, conflating the worlds of commercial photography and fine art to understand the visual vernacular that dictate consumer behavior. Researchers estimate that social media users are exposed to up to 10,000 ads per day — a dizzying number of logos, settings and people carefully positioned to sell you a product or idea. Ethridge dismantles how these widely replicated images shape perceptions and experiences by mixing his graphic portraiture and still lifes with sublimation dying processes, resulting in cinematic photographs and abstracted product ...

'Mickalene Thomas: All About Love' is now on view at The Broad in Los Angeles, California. The exhibition showcases over 90 works spanning two decades of the artist's career, highlighting Thomas's dynamic practice across various mediums, from mixed-media painting to photography. The exhibition draws its title and themes from Bell Hooks’ pivotal text, focusing on love as a transformative, liberating force. Thomas demands that Black women be seen and understood, urging viewers to embrace what hooks calls "practitioners of love."The Broad’s exhibition includes early works like the photographic triptych 'Lounging, Standing, Looking' (2003), featuring the artist’s mother, and 'Portrait of Maya No. 10' (2017), an eight-foot-tall rhinestone piece that commands attention. The exhibition is accompa...

Artists often revert to unconventional methods for their paints, some having famously used blood, coffee or even urine to form both the literal and conceptual basis of their work. For Japanese artist Kotaro Abe, fish farming has always played a fundamental role for his family and he sought to instill a penchant of the sea in his own practice, by mixing fish feed — such as black sesame seeds and tapioca flour — with paints to create his mythological canvas paintings. On view at NANZUKA 2G in Tokyo, Abe presents EFFIGY, a series of new wall works that resemble imaginary creatures from the ocean. Abe's process is intuitive, as he sketches his thoughts directly on whiteboards, sourcing from the many things he's touched or experienced throughout his life. From DODOMEKI, a multi-eyed alien akin ...