Art

Tomokazu Matsuyama is set to unveil a new solo exhibition entitled Episodes Far From Home at Almine Rech's London outpost. As his first presentation with the gallery, the New York-based Japanese artist continues an exploration into his bi-cultural experience of growing up between Japan and America through a vibrant and intricate aesthetic that conflates both Eastern and Western symbology. As with his past work, there is a pattern language that emerges in each of Matsuyama's latest paintings — from floral motifs that equally evoke the patterns by 19th century British designer William Morris as they would the artwork on an Edo Period kimono, or perhaps an unassuming Sapporo bottle contrasted with a Starburst candy wrapper — a commentary on the waste ushered in by globalization. Filled with d...

Ann Veronica Janssens is a Belgian visual artist who tinkers with light and sound to transform one's sense of space. Having exhibited across the world, she is best known for her minimalistic cubic sculptures, along with her truly immersive installations that submerge audiences in a cloud of color. For Janssens' latest exhibition, she tapped into the colossal space of Milan's Pirelli HangarBicocca to present Grand Bal. As the most comprehensive show of her works to date, the exhibition comprises of new and existing art in both the Navate within the gallery, as well as the the outdoor area. Any semblance of distance is removed when viewing Janssens' artwork, in fact, user participation is essential to each of her ephemeral exhibitions. From billowing swings to video reels, circular floor mir...

Egypt's ancient past continues to fascinate scores of historians, archaeologists, moviegoers and artists thousands of years later. Despite the advancements in modern technology and the many colossal discoveries over the years, researchers estimate that less than one percent of Ancient Egypt has in fact been excavated. A German-Egyptian research team recently added a new page in that forgotten history by uncovering a series of zodiac murals buried in 2,000 years of grime and dirt in the Temple of Esna. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities worked with the Universtiy of Tübingen to restore the relief murals unearthed which depict all twelve zodiac signs, along with fantastic animals and planets, such as snakes and crocodiles to Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. Originally of Babylonian o...

Pharrell's luxury streetwear brand Billionaire Boys Club has joined forces with visual artist Michael Kagan to celebrate their long-time friendship with a limited edition astronaut sculpture. Launching later this week, BBC and Kagan are releasing two colorways of the astronaut art piece, arriving in gold and chrome metal treatment. Kagan, who is based in Brooklyn, has always been known for his contemporary pieces, including oil paintings featuring large, expressive brush strokes, where he explores both the physical and emotional journey that accompanies explorers of all genres from mountaineers to astronauts. A common theme amongst his paintings is that they often depict humans pushing their natural limits through physical stamina and technology. In celebration of the launch of the BBC x K...

George Condo is currently exhibiting a Los Angeles-inspired body of work at Hauser & Wirth's new location in West Hollywood. But for those of you in New York, the prolific American artist is concurrently showing a more introspective look at his drawing practice. Housed at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan, Entrance to the Mind transports visitors into the artist's thought process — from his earliest drawings as a teenager to the frantic and endearing works he is known for today. The subject to his portraits are often arbitrary and is rather a means to "visual thinking" as Condo likes to put it. "It's just how you're able to transmit or transcribe the image in your mind that makes all the difference," the artist noted in an interview.Saul Bass, arguably the greatest American ...

As part of Hong Kong Art Week 2023, Tyrrell Winston created Double Technical, a basketball court-themed installation in the city's Landmark Mall. Now, Double Technical's floor has been covered and parts of it will be replaced due to a warning from local health authorities. The piece of Winston's installation that caught the eye of the Hong Kong Department of Health's Tobacco and Alchohol Control Office (TACO) was the large white "Winston" hit on one of Double Technical's borders. The graphic, borrowed from American tobacco manufacturer Winston, is representative of the artist's work merging sports and pop culture — he's heavily influenced by artists like Jeff Koons, Cy Twombly and Marcel Duchamp and often uses discarded cigarettes or cigarette boxes in his sculptural pieces — but it runs a...

Last week, a Florida principal was forced to resign after several parents complained that their children were taught about Michelangelo's 16th Century masterpiece David without consent. The ousted principal, Hope Carrasquilla, along with the parents and children of the art class have all been publicly invited by the Florence mayor Dario Nardella and officials from the Galleria dell’Accademia to come to Italy and learn more about the work in person.According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Carrasquilla was told by the school's head of board, Barney Bishop III, that she would be fired or have to resign after three parents deemed the work to be "pornographic." In an interview with the Associated Press, Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dell’Accademia, was taken aback, noting: “To think ...

This past Spring Equinox (Sun Day, March 21), Japanese contemporary artist YOSHIROTTEN unveiled his "SUN" exhibition. The unveiling came after a series of early looks in the form of video screenings at Shibuya's Rainbow Disco Club, Gasbon in Yamanashi, and an audiovisual performance at MUTEKI.JP. Set at the parking lot of the National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2000 square meter space serves to convey the large-scale installation exhibition.Referencing his constant moves between the realms of fine art and commercial commissions, digital and physical, urban youth culture and environments, "SUN" features 365 digital images created by YOSHIROTTEN in 2020 during the pandemic. The art is composed of various techniques and media, including installations, NFTs, aluminum prints, vinyl records, and book...

Fresh off a new collection of apparel for Spring/Summer 2023, FRANCHISE lifted the veil on its latest solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist, Dylan Roberts. Entitled Dirt Club, the show comprises 25 new and recent heat-transferred monoprints and mixed-media collages that Roberts created to reflect the visual lexicon of the present day. Caught between analog and digital, relatable and obscure, real and imagined, Roberts' artwork occupies a place of transience. The artist composed each piece by referencing a variety of common graphics found across his personal cellphone photography, aerial shots via Google Earth, and internet graphics found across the internet. Like an anthropologist, Roberts mines the visual contours of contemporary society to create dense artwork that mediates the bui...