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Film innovator Polaroid is preparing to celebrate the launch of its second generation Now and Now+ instant cameras this summer. To commemorate the occasion, Polaroid has tapped 15 emerging and established photographers to take their gadgets for a spin. The creatives come from all walks of life, joining hands from across the globe to showcase their limitless creativity. Polaroid captures their daily routines across its "Real Life" campaign, allowing a glimpse into what makes living unique for everyone. The photographers were spread across four categories, seeing Ry Shorosky capture enchanting American landscapes, Rayan Nohra deliver detailed Parisian narratives, and Olof Grind explore raw emotion through nature in "Real life is color you can't control." The second group entitled its practic...

MIMA museum in Brussels is showcasing the first European institutional exhibition by rising French artist, Jean Jullien. Globally recognized for his whimsical everyday doodles, the solo show will present a survey on the artist's more recent works — from sketches and watercolor portraits to paintings, sculptures and installations. The title of the exhibition, STUDIOLO, makes reference to the idea once set forth by 14th century Italian poet Petrarch, in which people should have a place within their homes where they could converse with God and the muses. Similar to the German 'Wunderkammer' — or cabinet of curiosities, the term 'studiolo' arose in the following century as a room of introspection, decorated to reflect the values and interests of the owner.For Jullien, however, the concept of t...

Later this month, Greek club Scorpios Mykonos will present a new program called In Resonance. Billed as the largest collection of AI and generative digital artists with musicians ever assembled, the summer-long program will feature a variety of live music performances, digital art drops and installations. As the headlining act, Turkish new media artist Refik Anadol worked closely with the indigenous Yawanawa people of Brazil to create an undulating architectural model that reflects the essence of their culture and relationship with the Amazon forest. Emblematic of his career, Anadol utlizes the latest in machine learning to create a rhythmic series of patterns that are facilitated by Impact One, as part of their "Possible Futures" program, which explores the deep connections between human ...