Art

Ukrainian artist Daria Dmytrenko presents 'Journey to the Center of the Mind' at Stems Gallery in Paris, France. This exhibition explores the subconscious through intuitive and impulsive visuals that balance the familiar with the surreal.Dmytrenko, born in 1993 in Dnipropetrovsk, creates works that blend elements of pseudo-anatomy with abstract forms. Her practice shifted dramatically at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, moving away from the structured approach of Kyiv's National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture. This change allowed her to paint freely and intuitively.Her Parisian debut features small-scale pieces on wood, prepared with the traditional levkas method. She tints basswood, adds canvas, and layers gesso and glue to achieve a serene mindset. These pieces, reminiscent o...

In many respects, finding an artistic masterpiece at a thrift store is akin to winning the lottery. Seldom does it ever happen, but it does indeed happen from time to time — from a Yoshitomo Nara ashtray being sold at a Goodwill to an original Picasso ceramic being scooped up at The Salvation Army. There's more gold out there to be found in plain sight. Case in point: a Barcelona shopper spotted a pastel drawing labeled as a "fake" work by the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas on an online auction site in 2021. The work had a starting price of €1 EUR, in which the undisclosed buyer — certain that it was an original, won by paying the equivalent of $1,000 USD. Measuring 19 x 24.5 inches and created with pastel on cardboard, the drawing belonged to a Catalonian seller who inherited the...

This summer, Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, collaborates with THE SKATEROOM to blend creativity, skateboarding, and art. The exhibition, curated by architect Aline Asmar d’Amman with pieces selected in collaboration with THE SKATEROOM, celebrates skateboarding's debut in the Summer Olympics. Parisian fashion and culture figure Sarah Andelman spearheaded the project.From June, visitors can explore art installations in the hotel lobby, suites, and public spaces. Featured artists include Cindy Sherman, Juergen Teller, Jenny Holzer, Ai Weiwei, Jeff Koons, and Andy Warhol. Additionally, French artist Inès Longevial has created an exclusive limited-edition piece for the exhibition, priced at €185 EUR (solo) and €500 EUR (triptych).The exhibition not only showcases the synergy betwe...

Ventura has always been a popular surf destination along California's coastline without the business of Los Angeles and the college atmosphere of Santa Barbara. Art, however, isn't the first thing that is thought of when visiting the area. Matt Titone and Ron Thompson saw this as an opportunity. As artists, designers and co-founders of Indoek, the two partners looked to bridge this gap through their studio's namesake gallery, that also doubles as a publishing house. In the past, Indoek has worked with Gestalten to chronicle the best Surf Shacks around the country, as well as showcasing shows by artists Ty Williams, Jim Olarte and Mark Cunningham.To join the list, Filipino-American artist D.J. Javier is showcasing a new solo exhibition entitled Sari Sari. Pronounced "sah-ree – sah-ree", mea...

Pedro Hoz, represented by Villazan Gallery, is presenting a striking series of works at the CEART Museum in Madrid as part of an exhibition entitled Undivining Divinity. Blending traditional with contemporary art, Hoz is known for his surrealist, anthropomorphic figures and creations that captivate with their sensuality, humor and historical art references.The artist's fascination with delicate, minuscule objects is evident in his work, where he infuses memories from his past, reminiscent of medieval manuscript borders. These elements enrich his symbolic world, with eyes serving as ornamental jewelry for his anthropomorphic forms.Highlighted pieces include “Retrato holandés formado por antropomorfos sin rostro” and “La Princesa Felicia,” which reference Flemish painting, and the still life...

Like a writer journaling their thoughts, Inès Longevial is constantly doodling across Post-it notes and cafe napkins. The French painter is known for her intimate self-portraiture that veers in the realm of abstraction in the way she projects feelings and emotions on the skin through color. Born in the South of France and now based in Paris, Longevial has unveiled a new exhibition at Almine Rech in Shanghai.As her first show in Mainland China, Les Silences du Désir (The Silences of Desire) comprises of a series of new paintings and works on paper that celebrate the female form and the ephemerality of emotion she experiences from season to season. "Inès Longevial gives life to a giant," wrote curator Elise Roche, "a brute yet fragile force, evoking a repressed desire that is expressed throu...

Yorgos Lanthimos has released a new photo-book chronicling BTS shots of his 2023 award-winning film, Poor Things. Produced in collaboration with Athens-based publisher Void, Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken offers fans a closer look at one of cinema's most intricate, kinky and eerie visual displays in recent memory. The God in the title of the book alludes to what Bella (Emma Stone) calls Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) throughout the movie, whose decrepit face mirrors the likes of Frankenstein and to which Void co-founders João Linneu and Myrto Steirou replicate in appearance through the publication's graphic cover. Linneu and Steirou recalled being "amazed" when being invited to see the sets during the film's production. "Everything was there: good photography and an artist we felt c...

Paris+ par Art Basel has been renamed to Art Basel Paris. The switch should come as a no-brainer, as it falls succinctly in line with the organizer's existing events in Basel, Hong Kong and Miami Beach — the name having initially stumped visitors from its initial fair in the French capital back in 2022. The rebrand isn't the only big news surrounding the forthcoming fair, which is now going on its third edition, as the event will also move to Paris' historic Grand Palais, offering roughly 26 percent more space for brands and galleries. “Art Basel as a global brand could be even more of service to the city of Paris if we transition to Art Basel Paris,” said Art Basel Paris director Clément Delépine in a statement. “It is a way to reinforce our commitment to the city and the local cultural e...

Think of any superstar over the past four decades and it’s likely that David LaChapelle has photographed them. David Beckham and David Bowie, Bjork and Lady Gaga, Tupac and Travis Scott — the list continues to grow. Though other notable photographers whose careers and resumes have extended the length of LaChapelle’s — the late Chi Modu and Janette Beckman being several — rarely has anyone replicated the zeitgeist in the surrealist and hyper-saturated manner as him.LaChapelle wants his subjects to feel larger than life and in over the course of that lifelong mission, he has (inadvertently) come to prophesize the legacies of some of pop culture’s biggest names — from framing Ye with a crown of thorns long before Yeezus (2013); showing Tupac Shakur as the saintly figure he’s posthumously reme...

ABYSSICIDE, a groundbreaking site-specific installation by designer Sruli Recht in collaboration with the RMIT Architecture Tectonic Formation Lab, explores the intersection of art, technology, and environmental sustainability. The installation features bone-like sculptures grown from seawater using a biomimetic technique that mimics coral accretion. This innovative process transforms seawater into solid material, envisioning a future where garments, integrated with the body, evolve into coral as ocean levels rise.The installation consists of three suspended sculptures, created through computational design and robotic fabrication. It represents a fusion of ancient techniques and futuristic visions, emphasizing the potential of renewable materials. Supported by Melbourne Design Week, RMIT U...