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Tomás Sánchez' highly detailed landscapes are inspired by nature, but reflect a space that better describes a surrealist utopia. For his latest collaboration, the Cuban artist worked with editions purveyor Avant Arte to release a new print entitled Inner Love.Based between Miami and Costa Rica, Sánchez uses his art practice as a way to preserve the changing face of the world's wilderness. The composition was notably inspired by the neighboring forests and rivers close to his Costa Rican studio. "I believe that Inner Love is a painting that can transmit to others the same peace that it transmits to me and, today, it is invaluable to receive a bit of peace."Hailed as one of Cuba's greatest living artists, Sánchez recently held one of his biggest shows to date in 2022, encompassing his five-d...

Pex Pitakpong is a Thai artist who specializes in creating exuberant manga characters that are inspired by his daily travels, as well as complex societal issues. Opening tomorrow, January 11, NANZUKA in Tokyo will present his first solo exhibition at its UNDERGROUND location in Shibuya.Welcome To My World is a summation of the many years Pitakpong worked as an illustrator. Each character — drawing from his editorial days — are vibrant, wide-eyed and serve as a metaphor for the diverse lives of different communities around the world. In particular, Pitakpong chose to highlight the customs and challenges that the Akha peoples of Asia's highland regions — from their customs and traditions to the human rights issues, economic poverty, and educational disparities they face. View this post on In...

Untitled Painting (1989) was one of the last artworks Keith Haring created before passing away due to AIDS-related complications. The piece featured a rhythmic purple pattern in the top left corner of the canvas, but was purposefully left blank as a commentary on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which took the lives of millions around the world, including many from the LGBTQ+ community.A user on X (formerly Twitter) named @DonnelVillager recently enforced AI to imagine what the rest of the composition would have looked like. He prefaced the post by saying how sad the story behind Haring's painting was and that, thanks to AI, "we can complete what he couldn't finish!"Lots of people angry about this, but I used AI to figure out how Keith would feel and it seems he is happy with the outcome. Good job! ...

Perrotin launched an online exhibition dedicated exclusively to works on paper. The show brings together the gallery's acclaimed roster, including Claire Tabouret, Jean-Marie Appriou, Kim Chong-Hak, Daniel Arsham, Laurent Grasso, Emi Kuraya, Nikki Maloof and Aya Takano.Vincent Van Gogh once proclaimed that "drawing is the root of everything." It's here, the preliminary sketches, the first act to transfer thought to form, that PAPERS takes shape. Born in Marseille, but now based in Los Angeles, Tabouret presents two California-inspired depictions of young girls made using woodcut and ink. Grasso, on the other hand, transports viewers into an idyllic past — floating somewhere between fiction and reality — where orbital structures float along the famous Pyramids of Giza. While known today for...