Art

Sprüth Magers is presenting 'The Perversion of the Visual,' an essential exhibition showcasing Gretchen Bender’s work until August 10, 2024.Bender, a key figure from the 1980s New York art scene, ripped into the sanitized world of TV, predicting today’s screen-obsessed culture. This is her second show with Sprüth Magers and her first in LA since 1989, spotlighting her fight against the glossed-over horrors and violence in media. In 1984, Bender shifted her focus to the corporate media landscape, dissecting cultural lies and anxieties using cutting-edge tech. She moved from silkscreens to multi-screen video setups, creating works like "Unprotected," "Wild Dead," and the thirteen-monitor "Dumping Core."One highlight in the exhibition is "Dumping Core" which blends computer animations, corpor...

Allison Saar, represented by L.A. Louver in Los Angeles, has unveiled her latest work, Salon, as part of the Olympic Art Visions initiative for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Inspired by the original concept of the Olympics as a gathering for athletes to compete and share ideas of excellence and compassion, Saar aimed to create a sculpture that fosters community and interaction. Selected by an advisory board composed of representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), City of Paris officials, and international art community members, Saar was chosen for her commitment to Olympic values and the vision of Paris 2024. "I wished to create a sculpture that was less a monument and more about creating a space where visitors could gather, make friends, and share ideas, music, poetry, and ...

The Multimedia Art Museum (MAMM) in Moscow is showcasing Atlas of the New World, an exhibition running from April 13 to August 18, 2024. Curated by Olga Daniele, this collection features the work of Italian photographers Edoardo Delille and Giulia Piermartiri.Starting in 2019, Delille and Piermartiri embarked on a mission to document the harsh realities of climate change. Their project spans Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, capturing vulnerable regions and projecting what they might look like by the end of the century.Daniele explains the concept: "Climate change will drastically reshape the world map, but these changes won’t be visible for decades. We aimed to visualize the future through the lens of today. Using United Nations climate data, we photographed current landscapes and ...

In 1985, Andy Warhol created a rare digital portrait of Blondie’s lead singer, Debbie Harry, using a Commodore Amiga computer. This unique artwork, offered for sale by engineer Jeff Bruette, comes with a $26 million USD asking price and includes Warhol-signed floppy disks, digital images, and the original Amiga computer used. Jeff Bruette, who worked closely with Warhol, trained him on the Amiga’s graphics software. During a public event at Lincoln Center, Warhol created the iconic portrait of Debbie Harry, documented in her 2019 memoir, Face It: Debbie Harry. Bruette's collection also features 150 photographs from that day, captured by Edward Judice as reported by Artnet. Art dealer Kenneth Mitchell, who knew Warhol personally, affirmed the significance of these items. Warhol’s fascinatio...

South African photographer Pieter Hugo’s series, ‘Californian Wildflowers,’ captures the vibrant and diverse lives of Tenderloin residents in San Francisco. During his 2014 artist residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts, Hugo was inspired by his wife’s observation that the Tenderloin resembled Cape Town. This prompted Hugo to explore the neighborhood, where he encountered people from various backgrounds, including those affected by the 2008 recession, war veterans, and individuals facing mental health challenges. Despite these hardships, Hugo found a sense of community and a vibrant energy in his subjects' poses and gestures.‘Californian Wildflowers’ will debut in Jonathan Carver Moore Gallery in San Francisco, California from September 10 to November 9, accompanied by a coffee tabl...

In a report by The Guardian, Banksy has confirmed that a new mural featuring a goat perched on a precarious ledge is his latest work. The piece, located on a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond, south-west London, shows the goat balancing on a thin wall with rocks falling beneath it and a CCTV camera pointed at it, all executed in Banksy’s signature stencil style. It's unclear what the message behind the work is as the artist has left the image on his Instagram account without a caption.The street artist revealed the mural through a post on his Instagram account earlier this Monday. This is Banksy's first public work since his controversial stunt at Glastonbury in June, where a migrant boat sculpture was crowd-surfed during performances by Idles and Little Simz.Earlier in March, Banksy create...

UNESCO has added a series of outdoor sculptures by Romanian modernist master Constantin Brancusi to its world heritage list. These pieces, considered among the most significant public artworks of the 20th century, were created in the late 1930s in Targu Jiu, a small southwestern Romanian town. Brancusi's collection, including the 'Endless Column' and the 'Gate of the Kiss,' was crafted as a tribute to World War I soldiers and stretches 1.5 kilometers along the town's Avenue of Heroes.Romanian Culture Minister Raluca Turcan emphasized the importance of this recognition, stating, "This compels us to preserve this monumental ensemble for future generations and humanity's cultural heritage,” as reported by Reuters. Brancusi, born in Hobita near the Carpathian Mountains, journeyed to Paris in 1...

Fondation Beyeler has set the stage for an unprecedented transformation with its latest exhibition, ‘What Time is Heaven?’—a dynamic, ever-changing display that pushes the boundaries of contemporary art. For the first time in its 25-year history, the museum and its surrounding park will become a living artwork that evolves over time, featuring an impressive lineup of artists including Michael Armitage, Anne Boyer, Federico Campagna, and Ian Cheng.Key highlights include Philippe Parreno’s “Membrane 2” (2024), a towering, techno-futuristic totem in the garden that reacts to its surroundings with elaborate technological effects. Fujiko Nakaya’s fog sculptures, which have enchanted viewers since the '60s, create a hauntingly soft atmosphere that turns the museum into a ghostly realm. Inside, R...

The two Just Stop Oil (JSO) protestors who hurled soup at Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers (1888) painting are expected to be sentenced to prison, according to a BBC report. Held at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, 22-year-old activists Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland "came within the width of a pane of glass of destroying one of the most valuable artworks in the world," said Southwark Crown Court Judge Christopher Hehir. In the two years since the incident, both Holland and Plummer were prohibited from visiting any museums or galleries, as well as carrying glue, paint or adhesive materials in a public setting. Holland and Plummer had initially unfurled a can of tomato soup on the glass encasing the centuries-old painting, stating: “What is worth more, art or life? Is it worth more than food...

Maurizio Cattelan once remarked, "It’s not about art, it’s about life, and that’s what interests me." In 'The Third Hand' exhibition at Moderna Museet, Cattelan brings this philosophy to life, twisting and shifting power in his dialogue with the museum’s collection. In 'The Third Hand,' he uses each gallery to dissect and reimagine the concept of power in society, infusing the exhibition with his familiar wit and sharp critique. With a keen eye for precision, Cattelan dismantles power structures and exposes human weaknesses. The show hinges on art's intrinsic power to ignite the imagination. While Cattelan champions the power of art, he remains skeptical of institutional power. Curator and Museum Director Gitte Ørskou dives into this intersection. Cattelan's belief that all power expires i...

Designer Joseph Robinson, known as Joe Freshgoods, channels a sense of community in his exhibition 'A Friend Named Cousin,' held during the Paris Olympics. Inspired by the camaraderie among Black artists like James Baldwin and Nina Simone, the exhibition delves into themes of friendship, love, and authenticity, showing that family in the Black community often extends beyond blood ties."Depending on the family you have, your friends become your family as you get older," Robinson said to Essence. "Blood is just a fluid; people from different parts of the world can become family." In his curatorial debut, Robinson unveiled his first art piece, a quilt titled "Looking Over Me," inspired by Faith Ringgold. The quilt honors his great-grandfather and grandfather, featuring Pan-African colors and ...