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LEE YUNSUNG has just debuted his latest body of work at Marseille, France’s Gallery Jo Yana. Born in 1985, LEE YUNSUNG’s work encapsulates a lot of his childhood memories — manga and anime being part of those fond experiences. Filtering out the eroticism and violence often found in anime, LEE’s work captures the pop aspect of the subject nature. Marking his first solo exhibition in France, “ZODIAC” sees 12 vivid portraits that represent the constellations. Each character contains traits and personalities associated with their respective zodiac signs. The oil on canvas paintings compliments one another where the show culminates into a large 182x218CM piece depicting Pisces, Aquarius, and Capricorn. Those in Marseille can catch LEE YUNSUNG’s “ZODIAC” at: Gallery Jo Yana41 rue MongrandMarseil...

One week ago, a group of Iranian artists teamed up with Woman Life Freedom, Hank Willis Thomas‘s nonprofit For Freedoms and JR to raise awareness to the humanitarian crisis that has persisted in Iran for the past three months. The project, entitled Eyes on Iran, was timed to coincide with the United Nation’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Amongst the talks and site-specific pieces unveiled on Roosevelt Island, acclaimed Iranian-born, New York-based artist Shirin Neshat unveiled a massive mural of an eye symbolically pointing at the U.N. The latest installations, which displayed on December 3 to 4, saw Mahvash Mostala, Hank Willis Thomas and Wide Awakes collaborate on flyover banners featuring the Iranian protest slogan, “Woman Life Freedom” emblazoned around an eye. The...

The UN reported in 2018 that the world produces over 400m tonnes of plastic waste per year. Despite current recycling efforts, up to half of that amount ends up in rivers and oceans which can last for centuries. In collaboration with Indonesian hospitality brand Potato Head, Futura has unveiled two new Pointman statues to usher a sense of urgency around pollution. The first statue was put on display in Singapore and was made using 4,300 black and white grocery bags that were collected by environmental advocates, Sungai Watch. The second, which is set to open tomorrow, December 6, was constructed using everything from motor oil bottles to discarded water gallon lids sourced by community organization, Yayasan Kakikita and will be displayed at the OMA-designed Potato Head Studios. Futura’s sc...

Cleon Peterson is back with two new series of prints that comment on power, lust and vengeance. The prints, titled MY LOVE IS VENGEANCE and NEVER WIN, NEVER LOSE, features the Los Angeles-based artist’s signature humanoid figures in a violent tussle. In the former, what appears to be a male figure violently dominates a female counterpart with his arms outstretched ready to strike with a dagger in hand. The latter artwork pits two male figures that seem to be in a stalemate in trying to best one another. The artist has long been vocal on his stance against the rise of totalitarian around the world. Recently, he worked with People for the American Way on two striking billboards before the US midterm elections which raised awareness to the threats of White supremacy, gun violence and attacks ...

The Macallan is globally renowned for the distinctive character of its single malt whiskies ever since it was established in 1824 by Alexander Reid on a plateau above the River Spey in north-east Scotland. This year, the brand teamed up with Art Basel Miami to launch The Macallan M Collection — a range of limited release single malt whiskies including the 2022 editions of the previously released M and M Black and the brand-new M Copper, which celebrates the brand’s acclaimed Six Pillars. “The Six Pillars are the foundation stones that account for The Macallan’s distinctive and exceptional whiskies and comprise Natural Color, Mastery, Curiously Small Spirit Stills, The Estate, Exceptional Oak Casks and Sherry Seasoning,” said the brand in a statement. On December 2, The Macallan h...