Art

Alexander Calder's minimal but thought-evoking mobiles continue to enchant audiences long after first changing the script of what sculpture can be in the 20th Century. Pace Gallery's new outpost in Los Angeles writes a new chapter in that legend through an exhibition that bridges a dialogue between the work of Calder and fellow American artist, Richard Tuttle. Well-known for blurring the boundaries of contemporary art, Tuttle's work defies categorization. Over his career, the American artist continually resists the constraints imposed by Minimalism to explore materials, mediums and methods, such as wire, small-scale collage and dyed cloth, that play on perception and evoke poetry and beauty in the mundane. Made in collaboration with the Calder Foundation, Calder/Tuttle:Tentative sees the l...

Art can be found in one form or another on nearly every corner of the planet. That's not quite the case on the moon, however. But Sacha Jafri, the British-born, Dubai-based artist best known for creating The Journey of Humanity, which set the Guinness World Record for the largest canvas to sell at auction, is set to jettison a new artwork to the moon next month. The work, entitled We Rise Together — By the Light of the Moon, is a gold alloy panel depicting two figures surrounded by 88 hearts. "The original artwork was this beautiful heart motif. Two figures entwined, reconnecting and around them is blossoming flora, fauna," said Jafri in a previous interview, adding that he wants to capture "the unification of humanity through love and empathy" in his work. Developed by the UK-based techno...

Following her recent show in London, Amy Sherald is currently showcasing her first solo exhibition in Europe at Hauser & Wirth Monaco. The World We Make presents a suite of large-scale paintings, each radiating with a sky blue background that emits a message of hope.Sherald, 49, is one of the most revered American artists working today. Although she is well-known for her presidential portrait of former First Lady, Michelle Obama, Sherald most notably focuses her efforts on everyday Black subjects which she recreates in an overly saturated style that confronts the history of portraiture by inserting Black men, women, families and artists in recognizable and everyday situations. The title of the show itself is a form of healing for the artist, who understands that "as we walk beyond what we ...

It hasn't taken long for Roger Federer to explore what life after tennis will look like. A new short film by Credit Suisse and NBCUniversal shows how the 20-time Grand Slam winner secretly worked with fellow Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone for his burn shine fly exhibition, which went on view at last year's Venice Biennale. Entitled Portrait of a Champion, Federer was shown perhaps like few have ever seen him, stripped down to his underwear, as he modelled various poses while suspended in the air. The tennis phenom noted the difficulty of the task, even comparing it to the rigors he once faced on the court. Emblematic of his playing career, however, Federer was up for the challenge, noting: “This is something exciting in itself as it takes you out of your normal world and it sort of throws you ...

When one thinks of immersive art, usually large LED screens and the fusion of science and technology come to mind. Nicolas Party is just a painter, not a technologist, but his work transcends that of tradition and certainly transports visitors to a surreal world caught between art history and fiction. His latest solo exhibition is no different. Housed at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, Cascade is understated but impactful as the Swiss artist transformed the space into a colorful maze made up of subdued hues. As his third exhibition with the gallery, Party is showcasing a new series of pastels, cabinets and oil-on-copper paintings. This is a new trajectory for him, both in terms of his formal approach to art-making and the technical aspects of his practice. View this post on InstagramA post sha...

Shohei Fujimoto is a Japanese AV artist who utilizes light, time and space to play with the boundaries of human perception. In the past, the artist has regularly worked with fellow musicians to create hypnotizing live sets, such his most recent collaboration with Kyoka Sound. On view at ARTECHOUSE in Washington D.C. is a new solo exhibition where Fujimoto desensitizes his viewer through an array of codified installations. Entitled Intangible Forms, each room encapsulates the viewer into a sea of luminous red lights and cubic geometric patterns. Instead of using material to sculpt his forms, Fujimoto uses mathematical code — an almost invisible form of drawing that merits precision to create tantalizing installations that are weightless, yet overwhelming, dizzying and simultaneously hard to...

Acclaimed Chinese contemporary artist Huang Yongyu was tapped to create two new stamp artworks for China Post's celebration of the Lunar New Year. Yongyu, 99, is one of the nation's most revered living artists and had created postal artwork several times before, most notably for the 1980 Year of the Monkey stamp — which garnered nearly $300,000 USD when it sold at auction in 2017. This year's stamps have come with mixed reviews, however, as many in the online community are labelling the artwork "evil" and "scary" looking. The first stamp is titled “The Rabbit Sending Blessings” and features Yongyu's washy ink aesthetic as he creates a blue rabbit with bright red eyes holding a pen and letter. According to a press release by China Post, "such an image suggests that Chinese people think all ...

Luciano Calderon is a Swiss-Bolivian artist best known for his bold tattoo work and self-autobiographical compositions. Raised between the Swiss capital of Bern and El Alto, Bolivia, Calderon's worldview was shaped by the stark socio-economic contrast between these two distant countries and the vast array of iconography found throughout. Ruttkowski;68 is showcasing a new solo exhibition of work by the Barcelona-based artist, entitled Vitaminas, where each painting serves as a snapshot into the artist's mind. Sonic the Hedgehog, Sibarita seasoning, Spider-Man and vibrant signage are amongst the universe of visuals that Calderon employs to create a bridge between art academia and low brow norms found in pop culture. "Paying homage to his greatest source of inspiration, Calderon deals with hi...

This past Thursday, archaeologists discovered a 4,300-year-old mummy in Cairo — one of the oldest in recorded history. The tomb was found 50-feet beneath the surface in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground and UNESCO World Heritage Site located just south of the capital.A team led by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass believe the gold leaf-covered mummy belonged to a man named Hekashepes, who unlike many of the entombed remains around the site, was not a part of royal circles. "This discovery is so important as it connects the kings with the people living around them," said fellow archaeologist, Ali Abu Deshish, in an interview with the BBC. Researchers also found a number of relics, such as statues of deities, amulets and daily tools around the premises. The latest dig comes just a ...