Art

Rhymezlikedimez – aka Belgian artist Robin Velghe – tapped ToyQube for his first venture into the art collectible space.  After the cloudy-headed character Puff hit a slew of high-end events in 2022 including Art Basel Miami and Paris Fashion Week, Rhymezlikedimez has shrunk Puff down – without removing any of his notable features – to a practical and more concise "Skate To The Sun" collectible.Puff is a resident of the dreamy Rhymezlikedimez universe: Velghe's otherworldly world full of alluring color and culture. While Puff's original form saw him at life-size proportions, the smaller iteration stands at just 10 inches tall. Donning his signature sky blue hoodie,  oversized sunglasses and chunky yellow sneakers, Puff (and his apple) are comprised fully of vinyl, and his skateboard is cra...

Last year, acclaimed Los Angeles-based pop artist Kenny Scharf was honored by the New York Academy of Art at its 2022 Tribeca Ball Spring event, where he created a one-off mural for the institution. ⁠Colorful, loud and playful, Los Niños Y Las Niñas featured a medley of his frantic characters swirling one another in his signature palette of vibrant blues and pinks.⁠ A year on, Scharf has partnered up with the New York Academy of Art and Artspace to bring the mural to life in a form of a new screen print. The artwork is an exact replica of the original and will come signed and numbered by the artist.A meteoric figure in his own right, Scharf first arose on the scene in Manhattan's East Village back in the 1980s, alongside fellow pop artists in Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Whether ...

Pharrell's JOOPITER has announced "Holding Court," a charitable auction featuring previously unseen works by the influential artist Ernie Barnes. Barnes, a celebrated African American painter and former professional football player, gained significant recognition during the Civil Rights Movement for his distinctive "neo-mannerist" style, characterized by elongated and fluid figures in vibrant, dynamic paintings. Beyond his artistic talent, Barnes was known for his dedication to community, representation, and social justice. The proceeds from the auction will be entirely directed to the Yetunde Price Resource Center, a community-based organization co-founded by Isha Price, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams. The center provides trauma-informed programs and resources to individuals and fami...

Over the course of human history, civilization has always been caught in a state of flux, a tension that ebbs and flows between tradition and modernity. Nowhere is this thought perhaps most present in the technology that has guided us throughout and continues to change the way we experience daily life, as a result. A constant observer of culture, Chinese artist Cao Fei has dedicated the past 20 years to understanding what it means to be human amidst the rapid advancements ushered in by the 21st century.On view now at Sprüth Magers Berlin is a new solo exhibition where Fei transforms the entire gallery into an unworldly think-space that ruminates on the blurring lines between reality and the growing digital realm of the metaverse. Well-known for her elaborate scenography, each aspect of the...

When it comes to the world of football hooliganism, few clubs have carried such a tainted legacy as South London's Millwall F.C. Known as arguably the most hated club in the UK, the violent side of their supporters dates all the way back to the start of the last century against their still bitter London rivals, West Ham F.C. Countless of shameful incidents have occurred over the course of their 135 year history, including countless pitch invasions and missiles thrown pitch-side, brawls between opposing fans and the tragic murder of a West Ham supporter at the hands of one of Millwall's firms. While there is still a portion of Millwall fans that sometimes too proudly dip into this heritage, a new book, however, seeks to subvert the image of what the modern day Millwall supporter is today. C...

Holly Hendry is a British artist who is best known for creating site-specific installations and sculptures that probe into what lies beneath the surface. In the past, this approach has translated into a massive conveyer belt artwork at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as well as a tumbling outdoor sculpture in Luxembourg, which she presented last year.Despite being from London, the artist hasn’t been commissioned to design a public sculpture in her home town, until now. Housed at The Artist's Garden atop the Temple Tube rooftop, Slackwater blends seamlessly with the exterior of any average building, but becomes sinuous and all the more perplexing as one walks around it. "I am really happy with the outcome [but] it is a strange moment, working quite intimately on something for so long and then...

While some artists, in fact, many artists take their work as a form of serious self-reflection, Spanish cartoonist Joan Cornellà has always approached his practice as a vessel to comment on the humorous sides of daily life. Not to say he does not take his work seriously, but through a pinch of satire, Cornellà reveals the ridiculous underbelly that often dictates our everyday decisions and thoughts. To add to his ongoing partnership with Hong Kong-based creative studio, AllRightsReserved, Cornellà is set to release a new sculpture entitled Idiotmeter Man. The artwork features his signature generic male character clad in a kelly green suit and holding a scanner gun that presumably notifies one if there is an idiot in the premises. The vinyl figure sizes eight inches in height and will relea...

BEYOND THE STREETS' CONTROL Gallery is set to unveil a new set of works by New York-based artist, Othelo Gervacio.Entitled Mind Flowers, Gervacio will present a familiar series of romanticized floral compositions created in a dark and phosphorescent color palette. Inspired by 17th Century Dutch Master paintings, such as the works of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Gervacio will typically collect, photograph and then paint large hyper-realistic paintings of various florae that he finds. “I have always been drawn to things and ideas that exude a dark beauty," says Gervacio, "from the life-fleeting imagery of wilting flowers to the origins of melodic, yet heavy metal music. The cross-section of romance and tragedy has always been the coordinate at which a large portion of my interests lie, thus leadin...

Hypermaremma and Terraforma have joined forces for a remarkable and exclusive event. They brought Charlemagne Palestine, a prominent figure in the underground scene of New York, who delivered a captivating performance at the historic venue of La Ferriera in Capalbio, Italy -- a 19th-century villa, renowned for its picturesque gardens. The event was realized in collaboration with Terraforma and supported by the prominent brand K-Way, known for its appreciation of the art world and a lifestyle that champions freedom and nonconformity. Their endorsement of this event underscores their commitment to celebrating the beauty and expressive power of pristine landscapes and nature.Altogether, the collaborative event was rooted in a shared vision and commitment to exploring the intersection of art, ...

In sports, fans and pundits often talk about generational talents — players who many times come out of nowhere to completely rewrite the playing field. Think Lionel Messi, Serena Williams, Tom Brady, Nikola Jokić. Fashion, too, possesses these sorts of 'players', or rather, designers who bridge what's come before with something refreshing, something entirely new. While there are a handful of notable inclusions today, Grace Wales Bonner has been a tour de force, from spearheading her sportswear-inspired namesake label to her sought-after adidas collaborations, including recent kit designs for the Jamaica National Football Team. To follow, the acclaimed English fashion designer has been tapped by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to curate the latest entry in the institution's Artist’s ...