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Art meets the world of skateboarding in a new set of sculptures by artists Marcel Dzama, Sage Vaughn, Lori Damiano, and Sean Cliver. Made in collaboration between furniture brand Modernica and skateboarding mainstay Girl, the sculptures feature the latter company's signature bathroom logo crafted in wood and overlaid with each artist's imprint. Sean Cliver, whose been a longtime skateboard artist, opted to repeat a set of pop art-inspired figures with the faces skulled out. Illustrator Lori Damiano has worked for a range of clients, including Nickelodeon and Stumptown Coffee and stenciled in an actual girl silhouette, while imbuing a cosmic vibe along the negative space of the figure. Floral motifs run throughout Sage Vaughn's drippy collage-like iteration, while Marcel Dzama brings a more...

Now on view at the BC Gallery in Basel, Switzerland is a collaborative exhibition between Czech visual artist Jan Kaláb and Icelandic abstract painter, Katrin Fridriks. Entitled “The Perfect Storm,” the exhibition houses a refreshing collection of paintings that amalgamates both artists’ unique artistic qualities and vision, resulting in a body of exhilarating pieces that evoke sensory stimulations.Speaking on this collaboration, Kaláb explains that “The significant similarities and clashes of our works made us think it could be an interesting match. In the beginning, we thought we would do just one or two collaborative paintings for this show, but this turned into a creative storm, and we ended up building the whole show out with more than twenty collaborative paintings.”The creative proc...

WOAW Gallery recently launched a solo exhibition entitled "We Just Got to See Us," featuring the latest works by American artist Auudi Dorsey, held at the gallery's Wan Chai location in Hong Kong. Showcasing 11 artworks, this exhibition offers a contemporary exploration of the daily experiences of African Americans in the Southern United States. Running from June 15 to July 22, the exhibition marks Dorsey's debut solo show in Asia, bringing his unique perspective and artistic vision to a new audience.With "We Just Got to See Us," Dorsey delves into the profound resilience and enduring spirit of the Black community, capturing moments that transcend space, place, and time. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and the vibrant black neighborhoods of the Southern region, the artist dep...

The headline-dominating art project MSCHF has had a whirlwind month, working with TOMM¥ €A$H to debut its Big Yellow Boots Crocs collaboration at Paris Fashion Week, teasing a Kid Cudi link-up, venturing into a Discord pyramid scheme, and now officially auctioning off its viral Microscopic Handbag via Sarah Andelman's Just Phriends sale on Pharrell's JOOPITER platform.MSCHF's Microscopic Handbag measures 657 by 222 by 700 micrometers, making it smaller than a grain of salt. Despite its size, the art collectible still maintains plenty of detail that's only visible under the microscope, revealing a design based on familiar high-end luxury bags. It may be microscopic, but its sale price was astronomical: it recently sold for a price of $63,750 USD at auction.Take a look (if you can) at the te...