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Spanish contemporary artist Okokume is set to open her new solo exhibition in Tokyo’s JPS Gallery at the end of the month. Titled Saó, this exhibit follows from Okokume’s last showcase in Paris as she continues to delve into her emotional and creative evolution through her artistic explorations.The title of the exhibition hail from an old Catalan term that describes the essence of opportune moments, maturity as well as perfection. These themes and ideas pervade the artist’s works, inviting the audience on a self-reflecting journey through the exhibits, while also learning to embrace the beauty in acceptance.The centerpiece of the exhibition is a triptych of acrylic and oil pastels-painted canvases, united through pastel-colored skies, river, fauna and a blue-hair girl alongside Okokume’s h...

2023 was the year of Pablo Picasso, as private collectors and global institutions banded together to host a series of touring exhibitions to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Spanish artist's death. For those who could not venture great distances to see his work in person, there is a new online portal containing photographs, paintings and sculptures detailing Picasso's oeuvre, including works previously unseen by the public. The archive was released courtesy of the Picasso Museum in Paris, containing thousands of interviews, essays, artworks and images aimed at researchers and in-resident artists, but to which can equally enjoyed by everyday fans alike. There's arguably no artist who has had a bigger impact on shaping modern art than Picasso over the past century. Alongside his contemp...

London's Tate Modern will unveil a new solo exhibition of light installations by the acclaimed British artist Anthony McCall. Long before today's 'immersive' shows, McCall was captivating audiences as early as the 1970s through a fusion of sculpture, cinema, drawing, and performance, by casting three-dimensional beams of light that undulate in form through smoke-filled spaces. Opening on June 27, Solid Light encompasses a series of existing works that will illuminate across the Tate Modern's George Economou Gallery. McCall first captivated onlookers through his seminal Light Describing A Cone (1973), described by the artist in the past as "habitable tents of lights", which invited visitors to interact with the various projectors displaying complex sculptural forms whose temporal structure ...

WNDR Museum in Chicago's West Loop has introduced a reimagined atrium featuring Yayoi Kusama’s "LOVE IS CALLING" and a new WNDR Lounge. “We’re always evolving to spark curiosity and creativity,” said Brad Keywell of WNDR Museum. The lounge offers local food and drinks to both ticketed and non-ticketed guests.Kusama’s "LOVE IS CALLING" is her largest infinity room to date, inviting visitors into a mirrored space filled with inflatable, polka-dotted forms that glow in various colors, creating an illusion of infinite space. Accompanied by Kusama’s voice reciting a love poem, it adds a contemplative layer to the experience. This marks the Chicago debut of the piece, originally premiered in Japan in 2013.The WNDR Lounge, open during museum hours, features local food and beverages, accessible to...