Art

WOAW Gallery recently launched a solo exhibition entitled "We Just Got to See Us," featuring the latest works by American artist Auudi Dorsey, held at the gallery's Wan Chai location in Hong Kong. Showcasing 11 artworks, this exhibition offers a contemporary exploration of the daily experiences of African Americans in the Southern United States. Running from June 15 to July 22, the exhibition marks Dorsey's debut solo show in Asia, bringing his unique perspective and artistic vision to a new audience.With "We Just Got to See Us," Dorsey delves into the profound resilience and enduring spirit of the Black community, capturing moments that transcend space, place, and time. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and the vibrant black neighborhoods of the Southern region, the artist dep...

The headline-dominating art project MSCHF has had a whirlwind month, working with TOMM¥ €A$H to debut its Big Yellow Boots Crocs collaboration at Paris Fashion Week, teasing a Kid Cudi link-up, venturing into a Discord pyramid scheme, and now officially auctioning off its viral Microscopic Handbag via Sarah Andelman's Just Phriends sale on Pharrell's JOOPITER platform.MSCHF's Microscopic Handbag measures 657 by 222 by 700 micrometers, making it smaller than a grain of salt. Despite its size, the art collectible still maintains plenty of detail that's only visible under the microscope, revealing a design based on familiar high-end luxury bags. It may be microscopic, but its sale price was astronomical: it recently sold for a price of $63,750 USD at auction.Take a look (if you can) at the te...

MCA Chicago is gearing up to host the first comprehensive survey on multidisciplinary artist Gary Simmons. Originally from New York but now based in Los Angeles, Simmons, whose family comes from the West Indies, has spent the past 30 years interrogating the visual lexicon of American culture, in relations to race, class and gender identity. Public Enemy will retrace Simmons' early conceptual strategies of the late 1980s, such as his focus on sculpture, while progressing towards the wall artworks he'd come to be known for during his career. Also on view are a number of site-specific installations that have been specially made for the exhibition.Simmons often taps into pedagogical themes, readymade objects and widely accessible images to probe traditions entrenched in racism, such as Six-X (...

Cai Guo-Qiang, a globally acclaimed contemporary artist, recently presented his expansive solo exhibition titled "Ramble in the Cosmos – From Primeval Fireball Onward" at the National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT). The exhibition, jointly organized by NACT and Saint Laurent, showcases Cai's extraordinary body of work.Just before the exhibition's opening, Cai orchestrated a daytime fireworks spectacle named "When the Sky Blooms with Sakura." This commissioned event by Saint Laurent, in collaboration with the project's Executive Committee, took place above the very coast where Cai's explosive artwork, "The Horizon from the Pan-Pacific: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 14," astonished audiences three decades ago.The involvement of Saint Laurent in curating Cai Guo-Qiang's exhibition aligns with t...

James Jean doesn't typically collaborate with other artists. Haroshi, well-known for his recycled skate deck figures, was a notable exception. The two first got acquainted online as they spotted similar motifs within each other's work, namely, the exploration of traditional Japanese woodworking. The Taiwanese-American artist recently took to Instagram to announce a new collaborative print between the two, entitled Trespassers. Produced by Avant Arte, the artwork prominently features Jean's Woodcutter character in the center as it stands on a felled skate deck and one of Haroshi's GUZO characters in its arms. "It’s uncertain whether he stole or rescued a much coveted GUZO," mused Jean via Instagram, "but what is clear is that he is a trespasser, and he has an expression of defiance as he pu...

Through The Lens spotlights emerging and established photographers from around the world. The ongoing series is dedicated to offering unique insights in varying areas of photographic expertise including portrait, landscape, fine art, fashion, documentary and more.Aleksandr Babarikin, a 26-year-old software engineer originally from Belarus who now resides in New York, describes his photography as a blend of impressionism and abstract expression. His work encompasses a wide range of themes, combining elements of nostalgia with futuristic visions of dystopian cities. Babarikin believes that photography serves as a means of self-reflection, allowing him to express ideas, emotions, and experiences without conscious thought.Babarikin’s distorted images evoke a range of emotions and messages. Som...

Vincent Leroy's installations tether back and forth like thoughts racing in-and-out of the mind. Whether through digital works, such as his Anamorphosis piece on the beaches of Iceland or physical manifestations like the optical constellation he installed in Paris last year, the French artist typically works with gradations of light to explore the boundaries of perception.For his latest work, Leroy travelled to Joshua Tree, California — the fabled desert landscape, where light is abundant. Entitled Floating Lenses, the kinetic mobile continues the artist's exploration into Fresnel lenses, which feature a series of concentric grooves that are traditionally used for its light gathering abilities. Having showcased a similar work in his hometown of Paris, Leroy presents the latest iteration as...

Pace Gallery Hong Kong is showcasing a new solo exhibition by American artist, Joel Shapiro. Eponymously titled, the show presents a range of artwork from the past 30 years of the New York-based artist's career.Shapiro has always challenged the invisible line between figuration and abstraction. Viewing one of his geometric sculptures, many of which look like stick figures in three dimensions, is a new experience each time you walk around the piece and observe how it changes with the surrounding space. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pace Gallery (@pacegallery)Standout works include two wooden sculptures Shapiro created in the early '90s that are entwined to guide your eyes like signposts up the walls of the room. Also on view are newer, and somewhat heavier artwork, ...

JOOPITER has officially concluded its "Just Phriends" auction curated by Pharrell and Sarah Andelman. The preview was unveiled in the French capital during Paris Fashion Week, bringing friends and artists for a vibrant celebration of the collection. Guests who attended the opening day of the preview included Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, Alexandre Arnault, Futura and more.The curation saw works from Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham and more highlight the "Just Phriends" sale. The auction concluded with $3.85 million USD in sales, with 42% of the lots selling above their high estimate. JOOPITER, which is a global digital-first auction house and content platform founded by the multi-hyphenate Pharrell Williams, partnered with Sarah Andelman, colette founder and long-time friend of the artist. ...

It's believed that the pizza, or at least the one that we recognize today, was invented in the 19th century. But the true date of our beloved pies may have come far earlier, as archaeologists recently uncovered a depiction of a pizza in a Roman fresco in Pompeii. According to a report leading the excavation, however, most of the "characteristic ingredients" of a pizza are missing, "namely tomatoes and mozzarella." The quasi-pizza or foccaccia shown is also accompanied by wine, fruit, dough and various spices — all styled in a still life on a silver platter. Culturally speaking, Naples, despite a 2022 report by The Greek Times, is largely attributed as the birthplace of the flatbread pizza — making the latest Pompeii discovery an important historical connection. “Pompeii never ceases to ama...