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Olivia Shao's Le Contre-Ciel at Empty Gallery in Hong Kong boldly blends ancient artifacts with contemporary works, challenging the boundaries of Chinese aesthetics in modern art. The title, inspired by French surrealist René Daumal, suggests a defiance of cosmic order, resonating with Hong Kong's current political climate. The Chinese title "nitian" (逆天) invokes the "Mandate of Heaven," questioning current power structures as reported by Spike Art Magazine.Francis Alÿs’s "Cuentos Patrióticos" (1997) and Tang Kwok-hin’s "Riddles of Light" (2015) critique futile resistance and hollow rituals. Dim lighting and Neolithic jade artifacts create a somber atmosphere, while Kazuo Ohno’s "Mr. O’s Book of the Dead" (1973) blends surreal dance with funereal themes. A 17th-century huanghuali armchair ...

Los Angeles-based photographer Daniel Malikyar has documented quite a range of characters throughout his career — from Lil Yachty to little footballers in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. His latest series, however, may be one of the most peculiar. Located in California's Central Valley, the Afghan-American photographer and co-founder of MGX CREATIVE travelled to meet a community of nuns who specialize in growing cannabis. Weed and nuns are rarely, if ever, associated to one another, but it was a fitting title for Malikyar's latest photo exploration. The self-ordained nuns are an activist group on a mission to heal the world through plant-based medicine. "The sisters have been trying to legalize their business for years," Malikyar tells Hypeart, "but local lawmakers have made it difficult fo...

London's Public Gallery is hosting a new group exhibition dedicated to the American art critic, Craig Owen, who championed postmodernist theory in the second half of the 20th century. Owens passed away in 1990 due to AIDs-related complications and is remembered for his time serving on the staff of Art in America, first as a associate editor, then to senior editor within the 1980s. Curated by Nicole Estilo Kaiser, the show features work from 13 international artists spanning seven decades whose work is united through the echoes of postmodern debate within the context of the present. Owens, who identified as gay and favored feminist theory, challenged the debate regarding cultural authority in the decades after the Second World War, particularly in the problem of representation. “Allegorical...

Update: Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled' collaborative painting from 1984 has exceeded expectations, selling for a total of $19,400,000 USD -- setting a new record for their collaborative series.Measuring almost 10 feet by 13 feet, the work's monumental scale makes it one of the largest in the series and notably enabled the artists to work side-by-side during its creation. Recently, the work was featured as a backdrop for a rare McLaren F1 offered by Sotheby's Sealed, putting into perspective the grand scale of the piece.Continue reading the original article below to learn more about the work's significant history and the cultural weight of the collaboration.Original: The 1980s was a time filled meteoric personalities and creative movements — from music to fashion to art. ...