Art

Curated by Hypeart, Love Letters to LA is a heartfelt tribute to Los Angeles' immigrant communities, showcasing diverse artworks at SIZED STUDIO in East Hollywood. These pieces draw inspiration from artists' personal journeys, families, and communities, combining traditional techniques with industrial methods and unconventional materials. They convey profound societal messages, celebrating familial and communal bonds.The exhibition highlights LA natives and contemporary artists including Alfonso Gonzalez, Daniela Garcia Hamilton, Edmund Arevalo, Jacob Rochester, Mike Reesé, Nikkolos Mohammed, Patrick Martinez, and  Taylor Lee. The presentation encompasses a wide spectrum of interdisciplinary artworks, ranging from paintings and sculptures to neon pieces. A portion of the proceeds generated...

White Cube is excited to announce the opening of its first permanent gallery in New York, situated on the Upper East Side at 1002 Madison Avenue, a historic building originally constructed for the Fulton Trust Company in 1930. While retaining its original exterior features, the gallery has undergone a complete interior renovation, providing over 8,000 square feet of exhibition space across three levels, along with private viewing rooms.The inaugural exhibition, Chopped & Screwed, curated by Courtney Willis Blair, explores the use of sourcing and distortion in contemporary art to challenge established power structures and values. The exhibition's title alludes to the technique popularized by DJ Screw in the 1990s. It features artists who employ similar approaches to question existing he...

With The Rolling Stones releasing their first album in 18 years in just two weeks, the legendary band is pulling out all the stops. After announcing Hackney Diamonds just a month ago now via local Hackney Gazette newspaper announcements, KidSuper is the latest collaborator to join the release rollout craze. To pay homage to the beloved band, KidSuper's founder and creative director Colm Dillane has crafted a personal artistic tribute to the influential rockers.Inspired by the impact the band has had on millions of listeners worldwide, Dillane wanted to specifically tap into this for the creation of the print – what he refers to as "alternate cover art." Through the use of his own fingerprints throughout the print, Dillane exemplifies the personal connection the Stones have with their fanba...

Interscope Records continues its 30th anniversary celebrations of Dr. Dre's The Chronic with the second drop of "The Chronic Masters" collection.Created in collaboration with Trophy, drop two is fronted by The Masters print, an archival pigment print utilizing imagery of the album's master tapes sides A and B that was shot by Jeremy Deputat. There's also The Session Stacks which features all the session tapes and The Session Grid print which sees the original session tapes from all the singles on the record. Each print is sized at 24 inches by 24 inches and features chop-marked, numbered, hand-embossed The Chronic leaf detailing and a certificate of authenticity. Drop two's most coveted collectible, however, is The Session Tapes Stacks Replica — a lifesize replica of the re-discovered mast...

The GRAMMY Museum is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with the "Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit."Running from October 7 until September 4, 2024, the 5,000-square foot installation explores the world of hip-hop and its impact and influence with exhibits on its music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism and history. Attendees will be able to view artifact displays such as the Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, Lil Wayne’s GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Album, Tha Carter III and his handwritten letter from prison to his fans and his family, the custom Saweetie acrylic nail sets created by her nail artist Temeka Jackson and exclusive interviews with MC Lyte, Cordae and other artists regarding their creative process. In addition, the Son...

American artist Julie Mehretu has unveiled three new series of paintings as part of a solo exhibition at White Cube London. Housed at the gallery's Bermondsey location, the show probes into the war in Ukraine, the US Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021, as well as geopolitical power dynamics, and widespread displacement.Entitled They departed for their own country another way (a 9x9x9 hauntology), the show is divided between three series of works, containing nine paintings made with ink and acrylic on canvas. Appearing like graffitied walls that have been removed from the city, Mehretu presents a dialogue between her large-scale works with an abstract sculpture by Iranian-German visual artist, Nairy Baghramian in the 9x9x9 gallery. In the latter, S’asseyant (2022), a pair of slab cast ...

Meguru Yamaguchi has unveiled his latest publication, OUT OF BOUNDS, which serves as a compilation of his recent art exhibitions. This collection features 50 of his most recent artworks, offering a glimpse into the artist's creative evolution as he delves into the realms of art with each stroke of his brush. Notably, OUT OF BOUNDS marks the artist's inaugural catalogue and has been crafted using an exceptional fine printing technique.In celebration of this publication, Yamaguchi is hosting the UNIVERSAL TRUTH exhibition at Ginza Tsutaya Books, where he presents his latest creations. This exhibition centers on the artist's enduring fascination with symmetrical forms, imperfections, continuity, and the omnipresence found in nature, culture, the world, and the passage of time."So, about 'OUT ...

Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi has collaborated with Avant Arte to release a new print edition, dubbed The Earring. Emblematic of her past work, the hybrid print assemblage features a concealed image of a woman, which is unconventionally tied together with a rope that balances a two-dimensional ball and chain. Born in Iran and now based in Connecticut, Khosravi uses her practice to speak on the systemic censorship and oppression that woman have experienced in her home country since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Each of her multi-layered artworks balance beauty and desperation in a way where she bypasses "perpetuating notions of cultural exoticism and portrayals of Iranian women as victims," the artist previously noted, and rather, uses her work as "a vehicle for shifting power." View this...

Following the announcement of the Pokémon exhibition at Van Gogh Museum, fans have anticipated the release of the Pokémon x Van Gogh collaboration that gave them a look at a special Pikachu promo card. The special edition Pokémon card saw Pikachu wearing a grey felt hat like the artist Vincent Van Gogh's own self-portrait. While these cards were meant to be made available by children participating in the the special event held at the Amsterdam museum along with art prints, t-shirts and other merchandise, all of them were quickly snatched up before social media channels or an official email was able to let people know they had the chance to snatch it up. Those who were unable to visit the exhibition in person to purchase the merch were able to purchase the "Pikachu with Grey Felt" hat promo...

2023 has been quite the year for Todd James. Based in New York, the American artist flew to Tokyo in February to exhibit a number of towering canvases and sculptures at acclaimed Japanese gallery, NANZUKA. More recently, he debuted, for the first time, a series of paper-based ink artworks at Over the Influence's Paris outpost — and to follow, James just lifted the veil on a new series of oil paintings at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen.Entitled ROOM TO BREATHE, James' latest artworks are made entirely with oil sticks and oil on canvas, exuding a rich texture that emphasizes the human hand. From a distance, each appears almost entirely like abstracted shapes and colors, but reveal an array of interior scenes — from chairs, pots, frames, and bookshelves — when viewed up close. Also on display are a...