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otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE Presents ‘Last Supper’ by Steve Harrison
otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE has announced Steve Harrison's upcoming exhibit, Last Supper.The project is a collaboration between the ceramicist and Jun Takahashi, composer Olivier Cong, tea sommelier Nana Chan and chef Margaret Xu. "Last Supper" will be presented in two parts — the exhibition and a meal — that will serve as notable cross-disciplinary commentaries on the prevailing power of sacred traditions and the transformative potential of collaborative artistry.Taking inspiration from the biblical event, the Last Supper exhibition will feature a series of 24 ash-colored irregular beakers that pays homage to the Chinese custom of utilizing bowls as the main "plate" during meals. "A bowl is the most organic, simplest form," Harrison said, with the utilitarian beaker reflecting the commun...
Whitney Museum Examines Global Issues in ‘Shifting Landscapes’
Opening on November 1 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Shifting Landscapes examines how current political, environmental, and social challenges influence artists’ views of the world. While traditional landscape art often depicts serene or documentary scenes, this exhibition presents a broader perspective. Drawn mostly from the Whitney’s collection, many of the 120 pieces are being shown for the first time.Featuring over 80 artists, the works span various media—including photographs, installations, films, sculptures, paintings, and digital pieces—covering topics like industrialization’s impact on nature, the role of geopolitical borders, and the reshaping of space. The exhibition is organized into thematic sections that explore the complex relationships between people and the land aro...
Austin Lee Releases “Sculpture Park” PC Game
Brooklyn-based artist Austin Lee is known for creating surreal abstract paintings that appear as if Gumby were to roam through a hallucinatory N64 video game. He utilizes AR and VR like a drawing pad to envision these bizarre environments to comment on the continuous story of art history, as well as probe into the positive and adverse effects that have resulted through the hybridization of technology with daily life. If gazing at his work wasn't enough immersion, Lee announced that fans will now be able to traverse his uncanny worlds through a new online video game called "Sculpture Park."The digital realm was a way for Lee to showcase all his work in one place, where prickly colored spires, lounging figures and sprouting tulips appear as users journey across the chromatic landscape. "I th...
Francis Upritchard’s Whimsical Figures Land in Copenhagen
New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard has unveiled her first Scandinavian exhibition at Copenhagen's Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Any Noise Annoys an Oyster presents over 100 eccentric figures that the London-based artist created that look to challenge ideas of the past and society's visions of the future. Curated by Henriette Bretton-Meyer, Upritchard's spindly beings are inspired by ancient art, Asian folklore, 20th century European sculpture and science fiction literature. But while they may appear to represent a different muse from a bygone era, she doesn't really see them as "personalities," Upritchard explains. “Instead, I kind of see them as costumes, almost like a coat hanger. And it’s much more for me about playing with texture and color and shape. I often think about tropes of how fi...
‘Oh La La!’ Shakes Up Art Basel Paris with Unconventional Artworks
Art Basel's Paris edition has introduced a playful initiative called Oh La La! at its new venue, the Grand Palais. This program invites 35 exhibitors to showcase unusual and thought-provoking artworks during the fair’s first two public days. The concept centers on surprise and excitement, encouraging galleries to present rarely seen works across diverse themes like love, Surrealism and queer identity.Galerie Templon highlights Fluxus artist Ben Vautier’s work, "Je peut tout me permettre" (1971), as a humorous nod to his legacy. Galerie Layr takes a different approach, featuring Käthe Kollwitz's historical artwork in a contemporary setting. Meanwhile, Paris’ galerie anne barrault exhibits Roland Topor’s "Oh la la" (1973), a mysterious drawing by the French avant-garde artist.Oh La La! also ...
Must-See Booths at Art Basel Paris 2024
There are few cities that capture the charm and imagination like Paris. Sure, the French capital is much more grittier and unapologetic than the typical picturesque images seen across social media. But there's something about Paris that has drawn and cultivated some of the biggest artists across centuries. It comes as no surprise then, that Art Basel chose to nestle a fair in the City of Light, joining its flagships in Switzerland, Hong Kong and Miami Beach.While the Paris iteration had previously opened in 2022 under the name Paris+ by Art Basel, this year's edition is the first at the monumental Grand Palais. The inaugural Art Basel Paris will feature 194 galleries, including 51 first-time participants from across the globe, split into the Galeries, Emergence, Premise, Conversations and ...
James Turrell’s Ethereal ‘Glasswork’ Illuminates Almine Rech Paris
To coincide with the upcoming Art Basel Paris, Almine Rech has unveiled a new solo exhibition of works by legendary Light and Space artist James Turrell. Path Taken will comprise of a new light work from Turrell’s Glassworks series, first started in 2004, but whose research dates as far back as the 1960s. Deceptively simple, the central work on view challenges viewers' perception of space through a translucent rectangular piece that gradually changes in hue through an LED over the course of an hour. "When people speak about light they use for description a ‘vocabulary of light’: near death experience, religious transformation, spiritual journeys…" Turrell recalled in a 2004 interview. "My work is about the thingness of light itself, feeling the light, there is no religious message! Gold ha...
Robert Moreland to Release New Geometric Print With Louis Buhl & Co.
Los Angeles-based artist Robert Moreland will soon release the sequel to his print series with Detroit gallery Louis Buhl & Co. Following the large-scale work Red Rectangle (2023), the forthcoming print will also incorporate a similar geometric sensibility that has led Moreland to transpose the same three-dimensional effect in his wall works to the printed surface.Blue Switchback with Curve distorts the eye through a cobalt hue that appears to give way to a cylindrical passage in the middle, thanks to calculated shapes and a spot varnish that Moreland employed to imbue a sense of depth. "By mimicking the dynamic interplay of light on his sculptural works, Moreland successfully translates the tactile experience of his physical constructions onto paper, bridging the gap between two and t...
Studio Lemercier Reveals Nature’s Power in ‘Lightfall’
Superblue Miami will debut Lightfall, a new installation by Studio Lemercier with music by Murcof, on October 28, 2024. The multisensory experience immerses visitors in darkness, where mist and shifting volumes of light are projected through water droplets. The installation highlights natural elements like air, water and light in constant motion, creating a dynamic, ever-changing environment.Studio Lemercier, known for blending technology with nature in their works, uses Lightfall to focus on the raw power of these elements. The Brussels-based duo, led by Joanie Lemercier and Juliette Bibasse, aims to create an immersive experience that forces viewers to pay attention to the subtle forces around them.Lightfall is part of Superblue’s ongoing series of experiential art installations. Known f...
Through the Lens: Theo Cottle
Theo Cottle’s images are rooted in reality, but altered to project a hallucinatory state — an “authentic” documentation, he tells Hypeart, of some of the world’s hard-to-access areas and underworlds, from the drum of Havana’s boxing clubs to the onsens frequented by Japan’s Yakuza.The Bristol-born, London-based photographer looks to “explore the unseen and the unheard,” whether in client work for adidas and C.P. Company to passion projects in Naples’ raucous alleyways. Cottle’s proclivities stem from early war photographs his father showed him as a child, such as the work of British photojournalist Don McCullin, as well as cultural pioneers like Larry Clark, whose films and photographs explore themes pertaining gender and masculinity — motifs that Cottle touches on within his own portfolio...
Ed Ruscha’s ‘Standard Station’ Painting Expected to Fetch $50 Million USD at Auction
Ed Ruscha's Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, the last privately owned large-scale painting he created in the 1960s, will be hitting Christie's auction with a pre-estimated cost of $50m USD. The 1964 artwork recently appeared in the touring retrospective, ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, which went on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art afterwards. It's being brought to auction by owner Sid R. Bass, a Texas oil heir who first acquired the work in 1976 through a trade for another Ruscha painting.Widely considered as the father of LA contemporary art, Ruscha first moved to the City of Angels from Oklahoma in 1956 to attend Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Institute of the Arts), using banal freeways, low slung buildings a...
ICA Miami Expands with $25 Million USD Building Purchase
The Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA) has acquired a new building for $25 million, effectively doubling its space. The building, previously home to the de la Cruz Collection, adds 30,000 square feet to the museum, allowing for expanded exhibitions and programming. ICA's artistic director, Alex Gartenfeld, credited donations from individuals like real estate mogul Craig Robins for making the purchase possible as per a report by Artnews.Before opening to the public, the building will undergo renovations. The de la Cruz Collection, founded in 2009 by Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz, was a prominent Miami art space until it closed earlier this year following Rosa’s passing. Carlos later auctioned off several works, including pieces by Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Ana Mendieta, sparking controv...
