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Perrotin is showcasing a new solo exhibition by rising Japanese painter and sculptor, Otani Workshop. Housed at the gallery's Hong Kong location, Portraits features a cast of charming characters displayed across a series of wood panel paintings and ceramic plates.Otani, whose real name is Shigeru Otani, is known for creating portraits of children and fictional animals as a reflection on his personal journey. Each character's uninterested expression mirrors his own ambivalence to the curriculums he studied at art school and the discouragement he received from professor's saying that few artists could financially survive on just pottery. By conflating modern aesthetic sensibilities, such as anime and manga, with Japan's ceramic lineage, Otani looks to blur the lines between art and craft as ...

Everyone has partook in a little shadow puppetry at one point in their lives, but for Taiwanese visual artist Jam Wu, the simple bodily gestures have become an artistic medium for his latest solo exhibition. On view at an underground space at Taiwan's TKG+ gallery, Shadow Puppeteer invites audiences into a mysterious moody room, where screens showcasing various performers guide visitors throughout a monochromatic environment.Inspired by Through the Walls (2021), the second puppeteer show by Wu consists of installations featuring both artificial and natural light. Within each, onlookers enter a hallucinatory state where the real performers depicted within the lofty screens are distilled into shadowy silhouettes whom ruminate on the core subconsciousness of the human body. From screen to scr...

In the art world, 2023 was a mix of captivating puzzles and bold action, making a lasting impact on culture. From the hunt for Banksy's identity to Palestinian activists denouncing Israeli airstrikes at New York's Guggenheim Museum, the year was packed with intrigue and urgency. Not to mention, in April, Lauren Halsey blended South Central LA stories with ancient architecture in a massive rooftop installation at The Met which featured a fusion of cultures soaring 22 feet high with 750 concrete tiles.These events showcase how art, activism, and culture are constantly intertwining and evolving, shaping the narrative of contemporary art worldwide. Dive into our roundup of the year's standout moments in the art scene below.Lauren Halsey Transformed the Rooftop of The MetBack in April, Lauren H...