Art
Inès Longevial Releases Vibrant New Print With Château la Coste
For Inès Longevial, the body is a canvas for her to paint what she feels. Sometimes these self-depictions takes on a languid palette, such as a slate blue mixed with chartreuse and deep purple; whereas, as it often does in the sunnier months, Longevial opts for sun-kissed colors to hint at a sense of play and excitement. The French artist landed somewhere in between these two polarities in her latest print entitled Elphaba. Perhaps named after the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, Longevial's self-portrait exudes a calm, yet mysterious figure, whose colors reflect the changing of the seasons. Originally made in colored pencil, the sketch is dominated by pastel colors, from pink and magenta to lilac and robins egg blue. Made in collaboration with the centuries old wine producer,...
AI-Generated Image Wins Creative Category at Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards launched 16 years ago as a way to champion work from all ages and backgrounds. Fast forward to the present, little did the organization know that it would (mistakingly) crown an image created by artificial intelligence. That's what happened at this year's coronation, as German photographer Boris Eldagsen refused to accept the award for the Creative category.His photograph, entitled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician, was created using OpenAI's DALL-E 2 image generator and alludes to a 1940s family photo, where two women from different generations lie front and center. Call it photography or 'promptograhpy' as Eldagsen dubbed it, the work was purposefully submitted to "drive debate" about how this technology is currently redefining our understanding of photograp...
Yayoi Kusama to Unveil a Three-Story Infinity Room in Chicago
It's been quite the year for Yayoi Kusama. Having kickstarted 2023 with a major collaboration with Louis Vuitton and a retrospective exhibition at Hong Kong's M+ Museum, the acclaimed Japanese artist is set to debut a three-story infinity room at WNDR Museum in Chicago.Dots Obsession has previously toured around the world and most recently went on view in 2018. The latest iteration sees the walk-in installation dripped in an all-yellow aesthetic, where Kusama's siganture dots orbit around the space and across the museum walls. “Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions,” the artist previously said in a statement. Kusama's 2017 masterpiece, Let’s Survive Forever, which is currently on ...
Inside Rockin’ Jelly Bean’s Mysterious Hong Kong Exhibition, ‘耀’
Returning to Hong Kong after four years, Rockin’ Jelly Bean has unveiled his latest solo exhibition, 耀, which translates to “glory” or “beam” in Japanese. This time around, the masked artist’s solo art show is tucked away in BELOWGROUND, an exclusive space within the city’s bustling financial district.Upon arriving at the gallery entrance, visitors will promptly make a stop at a "box office" booth, where access to the exhibition will be granted upon presenting an ID or other proof of age. The process adds to the private and almost taboo mood of the show, alongside the velvet curtains that are used to segregate the exhibition space from the outside world. Once visitors walk through the curtains, they’re then welcomed by a sleek and modern gallery space that juxtaposes the mysterious aura th...
Nan Goldin Ruminates on the Darkness of Addiction in Archive-Spanning Exhibit ‘Memory Lost’
San Francisco’s Fraenkel Gallery first platformed the work of Nan Goldin in 1994. Nearly three decades later, the influential photographer is showing her fifth exhibition at the gallery, a collection of photographs and videos exploring the darkness of drug addiction.Entitled Memory Lost, the show draws on Goldin’s extensive archive of work. Photos span the dreamlike images of earlier periods in her career, along with a series of portraits captured throughout the course of the pandemic, both of Goldin herself and of writer Thora Siemsen.The show is projected in a dark room and spans 24 minutes in length. As viewers move through the room, they’ll listen to a score from Mica Levi, with other music created by CJ Calderwood and the Soundwalk Collective. Goldin’s own voice is layered over the so...
Carl Craig Is Bringing Techno to MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary
Legendary techno DJ Carl Craig returns to the gallery walls with the second chapter to his Party/After-Party exhibition. Having originally gone on view at Dia:Beacon in New York, the Detroit icon brings his audio-visual experience to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles. Conceived prior to the COVID pandemic, Craig draws on his 30-year career to guide visitors through a club night from the perspective of a DJ. From the quiet moments before the crowd packs in to the set's pulsating apex, then eventually the melancholic transition into the afterparty — the installation seeks to evoke the collective ecstasy and desolation that intertwines on the dance floor. “I want people to have the possibility to connect with their spirit,” Craig previously said in an interview. “To have that spi...
Carl Craig Is Bringing Techno to MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary
Legendary techno DJ Carl Craig returns to the gallery walls with the second chapter to his Party/After-Party exhibition. Having originally gone on view at Dia:Beacon in New York, the Detroit icon brings his audio-visual experience to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles. Conceived prior to the COVID pandemic, Craig draws on his 30-year career to guide visitors through a club night from the perspective of a DJ. From the quiet moments before the crowd packs in to the set's pulsating apex, then eventually the melancholic transition into the afterparty — the installation seeks to evoke the collective ecstasy and desolation that intertwines on the dance floor. “I want people to have the possibility to connect with their spirit,” Craig previously said in an interview. “To have that spi...
Tyrrell Winston Touches Down in Milan for miart Fair
Tyrrell Winston's recent installation was a little too controversial for local authorities in Hong Kong, but fans can enjoy a new solo presentation that will surely stay the course while it is on view at the miart modern and contemporary art fair in Milan. Produced in conjunction with Stems Gallery, the American artist is featuring a selection of work from his recent Punishment Paintings series, loads of deflated basketballs and more. Born in Southern California and now based in Detroit, Winston first rose to prominence by scouring the streets of New York City for discarded basketballs that he would recreate into sculptural assemblages — fusing his love of the sport with art. Since that time, he has made commissioned work for the likes of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Philadelp...
Tyrrell Winston Touches Down in Milan for miart Fair
Tyrrell Winston's recent installation was a little too controversial for local authorities in Hong Kong, but fans can enjoy a new solo presentation that will surely stay the course while it is on view at the miart modern and contemporary art fair in Milan. Produced in conjunction with Stems Gallery, the American artist is featuring a selection of work from his recent Punishment Paintings series, loads of deflated basketballs and more. Born in Southern California and now based in Detroit, Winston first rose to prominence by scouring the streets of New York City for discarded basketballs that he would recreate into sculptural assemblages — fusing his love of the sport with art. Since that time, he has made commissioned work for the likes of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and Philadelp...
Artist Cj Hendry Created a Two-Storey Indoor Playground in Brooklyn
Australian artist Cj Hendry first rose to prominence through hyperrealistic depictions of sneakers and luxury objects, from the Nike Air MAG to the PUMA Clyde, boxing gloves to colorful iterations of Rorschach test. For her latest show, however, Hendry largely bypasses the paper to focus on an immersive playground entitled Plaid. Colorful beams line a two-storey 5,000 square foot space in Brooklyn, made to mimic the timeless plaid pattern in the exhibition's name. “I would love for each original artwork to only be able to be viewed as the entire experience, it brings such a greater depth to the genre of hyperrealism," noted Hendry in a statement. Centered around the theme of nostalgia and play, “Plaid encourages the viewer to connect with the inner child and experience the simplicity of jo...
Rediscover the World of Folk Art in New Book
Over the course of history, every culture has devised its own answer to the riddles posed by the universe. While literature unquestionably is one of the strongest records of human history, folk art too, continues to provide clues to the past and a platform to project into the future. Hong Kong-based publisher victionary has released a new book that celebrates folk art from around the world. Aptly titled NEW FOLK ART, the book features a vibrant collection of work, ranging ancient traditions to timeless practices — each telling the story of these unique communities and how their customs permeate to the present day. Centered at the cross-sections of art and design, the book examines these traditions in a contemporary lens — from Korean symbols of longevity, Day of the Dead-themed Tequila bra...
Italian Politicians Propose Hefty Fines for Vandalizing Buildings and Cultural Heritage
The Italian Culture Ministry proposed a new bill on Tuesday that would punish anyone between €10,000 and €60,000 EUR ($11,000 to $65,000 USD) for vandalizing monuments, buildings and public artwork. The efforts come in response to a series of protests by climate activists, such as last month's smearing of the Vittorio Emanuele II statue in Milan by Ultima Generazione (Last Generation), along with a similar incident at the Palazzo Madama (the Senate House) in Rome, the latter costing $44,000 USD in restoration fees. Led by culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, the bill would seek to address the “destruction, dispersion, deterioration, disfigurement, soiling, and illicit use” of the nation's cultural heritage, and allocate the funds raised for restoration efforts. “Attacks on monuments and a...
