Art

2023 has been a big year for Robin Velghe – more commonly known by his artistic alias Rhymezlikedimez. The 29-year-old Belgian artist has continued to evolve and expand the dreamy universe of his avatar, Puff – partnering with Toyqube to literally bring him to life – while also joining forces with the likes of Adult Swim and Erykah Badu to bring his signature animated aesthetic to new realms of storytelling. Velghe's latest venture is more immersive than ever, and includes another big name; the multifaceted artist has looked to none other than Travis Scott's Utopia to curate a capsule inspired by the album.“I heard Utopia, saw the album rollout and just thought 'this is the perfect imagery,'" Velghe conveys of his almost instant moment of inspiration; when he sat down to sketch, he already...

Amsterdam will be unveiling a new museum in a few years time entirely dedicated to the inquisitive installations of artist duo, Studio DRIFT. Comprised of members, Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, the two have spent the past 15 years exploring the intersection of art, technology, and nature, in an attempt to understand life and humanity's future. The upcoming institution will be housed at the 19th century Van Gendt Hallen, five industrial factories in the heart of the Dutch capital, which was built by architect Dolf van Gendt in 1898. The space had become abandoned in recent times and was nearly demolished until an entrepreneur named Eduard Zanen sought to transform it into a future-proof, sustainable, and energy-neutral national monument.Mapped across two of the five halls of the facility...

Legendary Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda has brought his audio-visual explorations to the subterranean Amos Rex museum in Helsinki, Finland. Eponymously titled, the solo show comprises of five installations, including two new works, that probe into the invisible dimensions of the universe and push the limits of perception. Based between Kyoto and Paris, Ikeda's imprint can be traced back to the 1980s, where he started his career as a DJ, sound engineer and composer. This foundation in the electronic scene permeates to his current fine art practice, where he utilizes data to create rhythmic audio-visual installations that pulsate like the backdrop of a techno set, but investigate often paradoxical facets of life in an attempt to realign our understanding or reality. Several of the works on vie...

Back in March, Daniel Arsham teamed up with Oscar Wang for a collaborative East West Project exhibition, which was unveiled at Design Miami/ Podium x Shanghai. The exhibition showcased a series of clay teapot prototypes created in collaboration between Arsham’s Archive Editions and Wang, who’s a multi-disciplinary artist. Entitled “DongXi,” the series name is a play on the Chinese word “东西,“ a common term for objects, but is made up of the characters “east” and “west.”Now, the “DongXi” teapots are finally ready after seven months of fine-tuning, with the help of master potters in Yixing, the renowned Chinese prefecture for ceramics. Highlighted from the collection are the 100-piece limited-edition “Green Clay” series, which are grafted from incredible green clay. The other core piece from ...

Now that Halloween is behind us, it's prime prep-for-Christmas time – and who knows how to curate the October-through-December vibe better than The Nightmare Before Christmas creator Tim Burton? Burton's creepily captivating universe was once merely a nostalgic onscreen destination, but now, the immersive Nightmare Before Christmas world is actually coming to life just in time for the holiday season. Landing in San Antonio's McNay Art Museum is Tim Burton's Dreamland exhibit, which offers a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the cult-followed stop-motion film.Cast members including Oogie Boogie, Bone Crusher, and beloved hero Jack Skellington flit throughout the McNay Art Museum exhibit, among a curated collection of small models (maquettes) and original artwork from the set. A Hall...

Every edition of the Venice Biennale is memorable in its own way, but the 2024 iteration will surely be remembered many years from now for various reasons. On one end, organizers of the fair have been criticized for rejecting an exhibition by Palestinian artists amidst the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel — while on the opposite side, indigenous artists will make a triumphant mark by leading two major pavilions — Jeffrey Gibson, a Choctaw-Cherokee artist, who will lead the US Pavilion and Glicéria Tupinambá, who was just announced as the first indigenous artist to represent Brazil.Speaking on the latter, Brazil's portion of the fair will be changing to the Hãhãwpuá pavilion, one of the original indigenous names for the country before it was colonized by the Portuguese. Glicéria Tupinam...

Every edition of the Venice Biennale is memorable in its own way, but the 2024 iteration will surely be remembered many years from now for various reasons. On one end, organizers of the fair have been criticized for rejecting an exhibition by Palestinian artists amidst the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel — while on the opposite side, indigenous artists will make a triumphant mark by leading two major pavilions — Jeffrey Gibson, a Choctaw-Cherokee artist, who will lead the US Pavilion and Glicéria Tupinambá, who was just announced as the first indigenous artist to represent Brazil.Speaking on the latter, Brazil's portion of the fair will be changing to the Hãhãwpuá pavilion, one of the original indigenous names for the country before it was colonized by the Portuguese. Glicéria Tupinam...

Los Angeles has long served as a muse for Invader, having installed 214 mosaics across the City of Angels thus far. Following his most comprehensive exhibition and book to date, the elusive French street artist is back in SoCal for a new solo show at Over the Influence in DTLA. Entitled Camouflages & Devils Tower, Invader's latest body of work is inspired by his love for film. “Just like the protagonists of Steven Spielberg's film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I was attracted and fascinated by Devils Tower, the mountain where the mothership from space lands," said the artist in a statement. "I, as well, obsessively represented it from different angles, in different lights and in different formats using my Rubikcubist technique.”The show is comprised of a new body of work revolvi...