Art
HYBE’s “We Believe In Music, A GRAMMY Museum Exhibit” To Open This Summer
HYBE has officially announced the opening of its upcoming exhibit "HYBE: We Believe In Music, A GRAMMY Museum Exhibit."Set to run from August 2 until September 15 at the Los Angeles museum, the exhibit will follow the evolution and influence of the South Korean-founded entertainment company by showcasing pieces from its impressive roster of artists, creators and fans. "We Believe In Music" is set to include the original outfits worn by BTS in their “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” music video, SEVENTEEN in "MAESTRO," TOMORROW X TOGETHER in “Sugar Rush Ride,” ENHYPEN in “Sweet Venom” and LE SSERAFIM in "EASY," to name a few, as well as accessories and performance gear donned by ZICO, fromis_9, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, &TEAM and ILLIT.Fans of the K-pop giants can also look forward to i...
Polaroid and Magnum Photos Launch Open Call for Photographers
Polaroid and Magnum Photos have launched an Open Call for new photographic storytellers. Renowned Magnum photographers Enri Canaj, Newsha Tavakolian and Jim Goldberg are spearheading this project, highlighting the raw power of black-and-white photography with the Polaroid I-2 Instant Camera.Canaj's "Albania Homecoming" explores the profound cultural and societal shifts in his homeland, capturing the essence of change and resilience. Tavakolian's "Mount Damavand community" uncovers the hidden lives of people in a remote region, revealing their untold stories and unique perspectives. Goldberg's "Augusta community" exposes the spirit of America through intimate, often overlooked moments, painting a vivid picture of the country's diverse and uncelebrated facets.Photographers can submit portfol...
Jiro Konami Looks to the Future of Tokyo Dome in a New Photo Book
As Tokyo Dome enters its 35th year, a new photo book that looks at the future of the iconic stadium is set to be released. Featuring an extensive body of photographic work by New York-based Japanese photographer Jiro Konami, the book serves to examine and explore the possibilities for the landmark.First opened its doors in March 1988, Tokyo Dome has since hosted a plethora of events, ranging from large-scale concerts, and international baseball tournaments to various other sporting events. The indoor stadium is of such an iconic status in Japan, that it’s often used as a unit of size within its country.Through the pages, Konami hopes to convey “the weight of the dream that has been passed down through the generations.” Showcasing various faces and sides of Tokyo Dome, the photos depict th...
Kansai Noguchi’s Inaugurates THE SHOPHOUSE’s otherthings space with ‘EX TERRA’
On the last weekend of June, Hong Kong-based art gallery, THE SHOPHOUSE officially unveiled its otherthings space on Sun Chun Street. Refurbished from an 1890s Hakka-stye building, the new location inaugurated its first exhibition — a refreshing and intimate solo showcase by contemporary Japanese artist, Kansai Noguchi.Entitled EX TERRA, the exhibit comprises Noguchi’s fairly recent series, “JOMON Yakishime” as well as a new body of ceramic works under the name of “APOLLO.” Both series were born from the artist’s fascination with ancient times. “APOLLO” started from Noguchi wanting to create pieces that remind him of rough lunar surfaces, walls with peeled-off paints as well as objects with signs of weathering.The name of the series was not only borrowed from Apollo, the Greek god of the s...
Art Basel Miami Beach Reveals 2024 Exhibitor List
Art Basel recently concluded the latest iteration of its flagship event in Switzerland, but all eyes now turn to Miami Beach — considered by many as the organization's biggest fair in the calendar year. To cap off 2024, the forthcoming Art Basel Miami Beach will be the first under new director Bridget Finn and will showcase 283 global galleries from 34 countries and territories. 22 years on, Art Basel changed the creative landscape of South Florida, sparking a chain of likeminded fairs and events that have come to now shape the larger Art Week in the Miami area, as well as the artists who call the city home. "It was incredibly important that we carve out a more equitable path to participation for small and mid-sized galleries entering the main sector of this show, and the proof is in the e...
Galerie Templon Looks up to the Cosmos in New Group Exhibition
Experts believe that there are 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe. Yes, that is a real number. While the mathematics behind this conclusion is perplexing, society's fascination with the cosmos should come as no surprise, as space has enraptured minds from our earliest ancestors to the scientists of today. Galerie Templon is showcasing how contemporary art has also been influenced by the final frontier in a new group exhibition at its New York location. Cosmography, titled after the study of how researchers map the general features of the universe, will comprise of multi-media works probing into the intersection of mythology, history and mathematics. For French conceptual artist Laurent Grasso, he manipulates imagery from cinema and art history to create fictional scenes,...
George Condo Explores Society’s Outcasts in ‘The Mad and the Lonely’ Exhibition
George Condo's latest works are highlighted in DESTE Foundation's The Mad and the Lonely exhibition which is running until October 31, 2024. Situated in the island of Hydra in Greece, the DESTE Foundation's space was once a a slaughterhouse and now sets the stage for Condo’s exploration of society’s outcasts.Though fictional, Condo’s characters mirror modern psychological and societal turmoil. For DESTE, he mixes ancient Greek techniques with his distinct style, producing a haunting fusion of minimalistic sculptures and wild figures. The slaughterhouse, once used for animal slaughter, adds an eerie layer to the exhibition, amplifying the themes of madness and isolation.Condo’s series of works capture fragmented, often grotesque figures on the brink of madness and isolation. Drawing from Re...
Painting Depicting Christ as a ‘Looney Tunes’ Character Sparks Uproar in Sydney Art Contest
A painting depicting Jesus Christ as a Looney Tunes character has caused uproar during an art competition in Sydney. Created by Australian artist Philjames, who is no stranger to subverting pop cultural iconography for shock responses, the composition mirrors the biblical tale of when Jesus spoke to the daughters of Jerusalem, comforting them as he bore the cross on his shoulders. But instead of sorrow and angst on the faces of his subjects, Philjames overlaid hysterical cartoon faces.The 2023 oil painting was submitted to the Blake Art Prize exhibition at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, which recognizes works that reflect on religion and spirituality. After swarms of online criticism, however, organizers pulled Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem (2023) fearing "violence" from p...
Step Into Sarah Sze’s Cosmic Matrix at Gagosian Paris
For Sarah Sze, art is equal parts observation and participation. Her monumental installations are intricately layered like a spider web of disparate images spanning history and personal experience, inviting onlookers to roam in and around a cosmic matrix that conflates physical and digital experiences with micro and macro perspectives. At Gagosian's rue de Ponthieu location in Paris, the New York-based artist is showcasing her Pictures at an Exhibition, which previously debuted at the inaugural Thailand Biennale. Set amidst a dimly lit space, Sze's video installation takes over the entire first floor of the gallery, as tiny paper screens are brought to life through video and light, resulting in a kaleidoscopic effect that pours across the space. "The boundaries of my artwork are never fram...
Nokukhanya Langa and Bruce Nauman Critique Post-Internet Culture in Joint Show
Saatchi Yates presents a provocative two-person exhibition featuring the works of Nokukhanya Langa and Bruce Nauman. This show dives deep into the absurd, drawing a line between Langa’s radical contemporary art and Nauman’s conceptual films.Langa’s new "Black Paintings" are paired with a survey of Nauman’s groundbreaking black and white films. Her Post-Minimalist aesthetic, filled with abstract motifs, lines, dots, and scribbles, complements Nauman’s repetitive, task-like exercises. Langa's canvases, with their cryptic phrases and meaningless arrows, critique contemporary post-internet culture, highlighting futility, alienation, and online identity.Both artists explore the interplay between image and language. Nauman’s films, dating back to 1965, feature repetitive actions that spotlight t...
Take an Exclusive Look at Slawn and Avant Arte’s “Ugly Bastard”
London's hottest artist right now, Olaolu Slawn, has just unveiled his official collaboration with Avant Arte, with the Motherlan co-founder -- and self-proclaimed "scam artist" -- presenting a limited edition sculpture dubbed "Ugly Bastard."Just over a year ago, Slawn took to X to tease the sculpture he created in his own image. Modeled after various characters he's made in the past, such as his 2023 Brit Award statue, the figure depicted a hunched over man with a mischievous grin on his face."You guys inspired me to make a sculpture in my image, this is the Ugly Bastard, say hello,” Slawn previously said in the post. And now, the official project has been presented, with the limited edition sculpture cast in resin, and created with the dimensions of 24cm x 18cm x 18cm.Created in an iride...
Pieter Ceizer, Paris Saint-Germain and Edifice Go from Paris to Tokyo (and Back Again)
Paris Saint-Germain may be a Parisian football club but it's got a particularly avid global following, especially in Japan, where, over the last decade, it's partnered with Edifice to open a line of special stores. Now, the two are celebrating a decade of partnership — with a little help from Amsterdam-born, Paris-based artist Pieter Ceizer — by opening a weekend-long "Paris Loves Japan" pop-up by PSG's Parc Des Princes Stadium.At the center of this pop-up is a new take on Ceizer's famed Woody sculpture line and a duo of hand-drawn T-shirt designs. The hand-painted Woody sculptures are dressed in PSG's familiar blue, red and white palette, feature the club's crest, read "Paris" on one side and "Tokyo" on the other, and, in a fine bit of fan service add "Est Magique" in small text on both s...
