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Robert Russell is a Los Angeles-based artist best known for his photo-realistic paintings that probe into memory, iconography and mortality. He often isolates his subjects, be it a teacup or a book, onto large canvases that recontexualizes its implied meaning and implores the viewer to understand the transcendental and sometimes dark backstories embedded within. For his latest exhibition, Russell continues a recent fascination with porcelain in a new body of work entitled Porzellan Manufaktur Allach. Housed at Anat Ebgi gallery in LA, the large paintings draw visitors in through charming depictions of porcelain animals that Russell has masterfully composed against a soft background of purple and grey. Much like his past work, the innocence associated to these paintings come into question w...

On March 23, 2023, Allouche Gallery will unveil The Alchemy and the Ecstasy, which showcases Hannah Yata's most extensive collection of artwork. The Alchemy and the Ecstasy is an exhibition that brings to life the artist's kaleidoscope of color and emotion, with each work encapsulating a transitional zone between fear and wonder. Her art fuses human rituals and growth with the natural world and other living beings, using alchemical symbols to portray the transformation of the soul as it passes through the light and darkness of existence. Through her use of myths and ancient symbols, Yata brings us back to the subconscious psyche, where her colossal female forms initiate us into their world and play in the realm of both the material and spiritual.In her work, Yata explores the similarities ...

Invited by Ruinart as its “Carte Blanche” artist for the year, Eva Jospin has dedicated a series of artworks and installations to the Maison’s 55-square-meter booth at Art Basel Hong Kong.Best known for her large-scale sculptures, the contemporary French artist has interpreted Ruinart's history through the centerpiece Promenades en Champagne — an installation that encourages visitors to traverse the Maison's terroir through the ages. Made of recycled cardboard - Jospin’s go-to medium - the piece presents a wild landscape that also captures the history and metamorphoses of the champagne region.In an official press release, the artist explains that “My proposal takes the form of a stroll through a sculptural setting that evokes this terroir and the gestures that keep it alive. I invite the p...