Art

In ‘Just a Matter of Time,’ Mónika Kárándi dives deep into human endurance and the ancient resilience of the Welwitschia Mirabilis. These prehistoric plants, dating back to the dinosaur era and capable of surviving for millennia, embody fortitude and the relentless march of time. Kárándi’s paintings interweave human figures with this ancient flora, exploring varied facets of endurance and survival. The Welwitschia, with its seemingly numerous leaves formed from frayed and torn edges, stands as a poignant metaphor in her art. These weathered fragments symbolize time’s passage and the enduring struggle between love and hate, past and present. Kárándi's art is bold, with vivid colors, dynamic compositions, and intricate details. She melds realism with abstract expressionism, crafting a unique...

Sidecar Gallery presents There is Feeling, a captivating group exhibition featuring the works of Sydney Acosta, Adrian Culverson, Catherine Fairbanks, Christopher Paul Jordan, Hea-Mi Kim, Kristy Luck, Roni Shneior, and Tran Truong. This showcase, organized with Eve Fowler and Artist Curated Projects (ACP), delves into the emotive power of the evening.The exhibition’s title is borrowed from a piece by Fowler herself, which reads: in the evening there is feeling. This phrase once adorned the original Night Gallery in LA’s Lincoln Heights, a place known for its nocturnal hours from 10 PM to 2 AM between 2010 and 2013. It evokes the mingling of emotions and sensations at dusk, a time when the world feels both familiar and strangely new. Fowler's words draw from Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons,...

Victor Solomon is ready for the Olympic Games. Known for blending the worlds of basketball with fine art, the Boston-born, Los Angeles-based artist has released a new limited edition vessel inspired by the US Dream Team of the early '90s.The US National Basketball Team are defending champs and will be eyeing to secure a record 17th gold medal when they hit the courts in Paris later this month. 2024 will be the last dance for a number of players, however, as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant will likely make their last Olympics appearance, passing the torch to younger stars on the roster — from Anthony Edwards and NBA champion Jayson Tatum to Tyrese Haliburton and Bam Adebayo."The basketball is a vessel," wrote Solomon in a statement, " - a vessel for competition, a vessel for comm...

A group named "NullBulge" dropped a 1.1 TB data bomb last week, claiming it’s Disney's internal Slack archive. This stash reportedly includes every message and file from nearly 10,000 channels—unreleased projects, code, images, login credentials, and links to internal sites and APIs. They say an insider handed it over, even naming the alleged collaborator, as per a report by WIRED. Disney’s staying quiet, only telling the Wall Street Journal they’re “investigating.” The data hit BreachForums on Thursday, got taken down, but is still on mirror sites. Roei Sherman from Mitiga Security isn't shocked. Big companies get breached all the time, especially through cloud and SaaS platforms. Sherman reviewed the leak and says it looks legit—URLs, employee chats, credentials, the works.NullBulge, cla...

Frieze Sculpture 2024 returns to London's Regent's Park from September 18 to October 27, featuring an expanded lineup of 22 international artists from five continents. Curated by Fatoş Üstek for the second time, this year's exhibition showcases 27 works, including 18 new pieces, by artists such as Leonora Carrington, Theaster Gates, Zanele Muholi and Yoshitomo Nara.The 2024 edition emphasizes women artists and pushes the boundaries of sculpture by incorporating sound, light, performance, painting, video and augmented reality. Üstek's curatorial approach addresses themes of social and environmental consciousness, as well as conceptual and spiritual practices.Frieze Sculpture will be part of London Sculpture Week, running from September 21 to 29, which includes other public art initiatives l...

Samsonite dropped a new collection inspired by pop surrealist Kenny Scharf. His alien-like figures cover the C-Lite Carry-On Spinner and C-Lite Large Spinner. The carry-on is 21.6 x 15.8 x 7.9 inches and weighs 4.5 pounds empty. The larger suitcase is 30.7 x 21.5 x 12.6 inches, weighing 6.3 pounds empty.Kenny Scharf, born in 1958 in Los Angeles, is a painter and installation artist known for his vibrant, surrealist works blending pop culture and street art. He rose to prominence in the 1980s East Village art scene in New York, alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Scharf's playful, cartoon-like imagery draws from 1960s TV shows, sci-fi, and everyday objects. His art challenges the boundaries between high and low culture, aiming to inject humor and positivity. Scharf's works have...

Fondation Louis Vuitton is the latest cultural institution joining in on Olympic fever with a new exhibition centered around the intersection of sports and culture. Each of the artworks on display are sourced from the museum's collection, spanning painting, photography and installations by pioneers of 20th century art, including Andy Warhol, Andreas Gursky, Omar Victor Diop, Abraham Poincheval, Roman Signer and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Entitled The Collection: A Sports Meeting, the exhibition offers a poetic reflection on sports. Appearing as a serene landscape of the Swiss Alps, Andreas Gursky's Engadin (1995) reveals a trail of cross-country skiers embarking across a frozen tundra like a stream of ants, determined to make their mark amidst the towering backdrop of nature.Senegalese photogra...

Photofairs is rolling the dice again, this time in Hong Kong. Just a month after pulling the plug on its New York show, the photography-focused fair is setting its sights on the bustling city during its high-octane art week. From March 26-30, against the backdrop of Art Basel, Photofairs Hong Kong will make its debut at the Central Harbourfront, the same turf as Art Central."Look, Hong Kong is a global art center uniquely positioned to welcome both regional and international art communities, making it the perfect location for Photofairs," says Scott Gray to Artnet.Fan Ni, the mastermind behind Photofairs Shanghai, will steer the ship for this new venture. Expect three distinct sectors: Main, showcasing the crème de la crème of modern and contemporary photography; Focus, a spotlight on solo...

Charlie James Gallery presents Vidas, the first exhibition by Erick Medel with the gallery. Medel’s art captures intimate portraits of immigrant life using thread on denim, much like painting with oils. His canvas of choice is deep blue heavyweight denim, setting a dark backdrop for his vivid threadwork. Drawing inspiration from the lively Boyle Heights neighborhood, Medel's pieces depict street festivals, everyday sidewalk scenes, and quiet, personal moments, celebrating the vibrancy of an immigrant community. The works in Vidas offer a window into Medel's community, finding beauty in everyday moments—whether it’s a tender handhold, a thoughtfully arranged bouquet, or a spirited block party. His technique on denim creates a dreamy, snapshot-like quality, with each piece resonating like a ...

Goldwin 0 worked with London-based design studio OK-RM to publish the latest installment in its Collective Study series. Launched in 2022, the Japanese label's 0 sub-brand takes on a far more conceptual approach to materials and processes, emblematic of its recent collection of technical outerwear made in Japan from various natural resources, such as plant seeds and flower buds. Serving as an incubator of thought, Enquiry #5 in the Collective Study series features an ecosystem of voices from various disciplines, from Lila Matsumoto to Karl Nawrot and Nur Abbas. No field is held higher than the other as the platform seeks to spark new dialogue to develop ideas, prototypes and practices. Each of the 384 color images are laid out in a poetic arrangement, acting as a primer to understand the s...

This article originally appeared in 'Hypebeast Magazine Issue 33: The Systems Issue.'I live day to day. I go to sleep having no clue what’s going to happen tomorrow. Days, hours, and pretty much any concept of time has disappeared. Everything feels like one long moment.I have long-term goals, but I like to approach each day as if it’s a fresh start. There are constant projects in rotation that I work on for months straight, but I like to flow with the wind. If a new idea comes along, let’s change directions and go with it. Let’s be malleable, let’s update in real time, in real life.Move with love, wake up with the right intentions, surround yourself with people who want the same thing—a dream big enough that there’s no clear path on how to even get there. So carve your own path, create you...

Cristin Tierney Gallery's latest exhibition feels less like an art show and more of a ubiquitous scene you'd find, well, on any street in the world. Stacks of boxes, many with Amazon's smiley logo, sit across the Nolita space — like totems dedicated to an all-encompassing life-force that governs society's compulsive spending habits. Presented by New York-born, Buffalo-based artist Joan Linder, Fulfillment interrogates the "hidden-in-plain-sight" landscape of the binding commitments tied to technological systems: from e-commerce platforms to crypto mining. Linder, who is regularly known for her painterly depictions of figures and objects, felt both a fascination and a horror at the tangible byproducts of digital consumerism. The artist parked outside of neighboring e-commerce sites around B...