Art

It's been roughly a few weeks now since Choctaw-Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson was announced to represent the United States at the 2024 Venice Biennale — the first Indigenous artist to be chosen for the honor. Gibson, however, is back in the headlines for less exciting matters as the artist has sued Chicago-based gallerist Kavi Gupta for allegedly withholding over $600,000 USD in sales. Gibson first started cosigning artworks to Gupta back in 2017 with a 50-50 profit split for each sale. While the terms were initially met, the artist expressed in his filing that the gallery began falling behind on payments and currently owes him $638,919 USD. “Because the gallery has stalled and failed to even negotiate in earnest a mutually acceptable payment plan, Gibson is now forced to commence this ac...

Pace Gallery is showcasing its first ever exhibition on acclaimed American artist, Hank Willis Thomas. Entitled I've Known Rivers, the solo show presents a range of the his signature retroreflective works that probe into globalization, colonial histories, and appropriation. Inspired by Langston Huges' 1921 poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers", the show (like the poem) meditates on the theme of water as a visual anchor, point of entry, mover of people and "container of ancient knowledge", wrote a release by the gallery. Working across mediums, from painting to sculpture, installation to neon signage and screen-prints, Thomas sees himself as a "visual culture archaeologist" and mines the canons of history to re-present iconography, as well as accepted figures and norms, in a new light."I've alw...

Queen Latifah and Whoopi Goldberg will co-curate a special exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.The pair's "Hip Hop at 50" will be simultaneously held at Morrison Hotel Gallery Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles and Morrison Hotel Gallery 116 Prince Street in New York City. The immersive exhibition will highlight 50 iconic photographs that "create a visual odyssey that captures the essence of Hip Hop's evolution from its birth in the Bronx to its global prominence," with each handpicked piece reflecting "the genre's transformative power and its impact on society, making this exhibition an ode to the resilience and creativity of the Hip Hop community."The photographs will feature the work of renowned photographers such as Danny Clinch, Timothy White, and Lynn Goldsmith, Josh Cheus...

Since its founding in 2013, AISHONANZUKA has served as a hub within Hong Kong to experience art from prominent and emerging Japanese artists. Made in collaboration between Japanese galleries Aisho Miura Arts and NANZUKA, the two sides have announced a new arts destination within the city called the Landmark.For its first show, the burgeoning space will bring together an eclectic list of Japanese artists, including Hajime Sorayama, Harumi Yamaguchi, and Keiichi Tanaami, as well as international figures, such as Kenny Scharf and Hebru Brantley. Entitled The Summer, the show is as much a celebration of the new gallery, as it is about the carefree nature of the summer months. From painting to digital renderings, each artist adds their own interpretative spin on what summer means. Highlights in...

Nature inFocus is a three-day Indian festival that looks to gather all the nation's premier wildlife photographers, filmmakers and conservationists under one roof. The organization recently announced the winners of its annual photography awards, and as has come to be expected with the competition, the results are extraordinary.Spanning the fields of wildlife and animal behavior to conservation and creative photography, each image spotlights a raw and unapologetic look at the laws of nature, emphasizing the constant tussle between life and death. More than just a spotlight on wildlife, many of the photographs seek to bridge the gap between the animal kingdom and that of humanity, such as in Christian Ziegler's portrait of a bonobo ape. Considered as one of our closest living relatives, Zieg...

Last year, Nigerian singer and Banku music pioneer Mr Eazi announced that he would be collaborating with 13 artists across Africa to pair bespoke work with each track off his first studio album. Slated to release later this year, the musician has revealed that he will also showcase each artwork as part of new group exhibitions that will take place in Lagos, Accra, New York and London.Eazi has become a meteoric figure in the world of music since his Afrobeat banger "Skintight" debuted back in 2016. From collaborative tunes with Bad Bunny and Beyoncé, Eazi dedicated the past two years to perfecting his craft, recording tracks across the world in global hotspots, such as Benin, Rwanda, Accra, Lagos, London, Los Angeles and New York. In anticipation of the upcoming show, Eazi worked with Camer...

Just like the music itself, event production has come a long way over the past century. Instead of empty or largely simple stage sets, massive LED monitors projecting often dizzying animations have become commonplace for a range of different genres in the past 15 years. For Kendrick Lamar, however, the acclaimed Los Angeles-based rapper chose to keep things simple on his recent performances, such as this past Friday at Lollapalooza in Chicago.The Pulitzer Prize and 16-time Grammy Award winner was seen performing hits off his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, in front of a large fabric featuring reproductions of Henry Taylor’s paintings Fatty (2006) and Sweet (2012). “We wanted a kind of show that didn’t depend on LED walls or anything like that—just backdrops revealing thems...

Jun Takahashi, the celebrated Japanese designer behind the fashion label UNDERCOVER, has announced his first-ever solo exhibition will go live via Tokyo-based GALLERY TARGET.The exhibition, titled "THEY CAN SEE MORE THAN YOU CAN SEE," features a collection of 26 oil paintings that Takahashi has been working on since 2013 through his own self-teachings.TARGET shared that "Amidst his extremely busy work, he continued to paint on his own through self-study, becoming captivated by the freedom of expression that allowed him to choose motifs and complete the paintings by himself. The main subjects of these paintings are portraits of musicians and actors who have had a significant impact on his life."Through the process of creating these portraits, Takahashi experienced dissatisfaction with one o...

Phil Panza, a multidisciplinary artist from Brooklyn, is known for his surrealistic artwork such as life-size sculptures. Homeware, unconventional chairs, specifically, seem to be at the forefront of Panza's focus as of late, with his recent creations including a moss-covered furniture line and a massive hat chair – watch Panza as he builds an original and colossal Kansas City hat chair from start to finish. Panza starts with pen and paper, taking to it to craft a plan for the size-able yet fully functional structure. The hat chair shown on Panza's Instagram is a New York Yankees one, though this time around, Panza goes with a Kansas City Royals hat. He then cuts, shapes and labels each piece of wood, to then begin drilling them together to create the inner shape of the hat. View thi...

Back in 2018, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibited a massive show dedicated to David Hockney's many portrait paintings of his friends, family and acquaintances. Created in just a three day span in his Los Angeles studio, the acclaimed British artist sought to say thank you, and perhaps a final goodbye, to each of the people he has developed a relationship with over the past 50 years. At age 86, Hockney is still filled childlike curiosity and recently sat down with one of pop music's biggest superstars — Harry Styles. Dressed in a shaggy yellow cardigan with vibrant red stripes, the British singer and actor is seen donning a pearl necklace and gently smiles as the two phenoms chat throughout the session. “David Hockney has been reinventing the way we look at the world for decades,...

KAWS:HOLIDAY continues on a world tour, this time making Indonesia its home. AllRightsReserves presents the famous KAWS "Accomplice" character at the Prambanan temples, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The exhibit marks the 10th rendition of the KAWS:HOLIDAY.The worldwide exhibit tour first launched in 2018 and initially began in Seoul before making its way to Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bristol, Singapore, Changbai Mountain, Melbourne and even in the stratosphere. The world-renowned contemporary artist continues to partner with its long-time collaborator ARR to bring the monumental sculpture to Indonesia's largest Hind temple complex. The Prambanan was made an UNESCO World Heritage in 1991 and are adorned with some of the most stone relief sculptures in the world. A temple dedicated to Hindu d...