Category: art
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Suzanne Saroff’s Playful Bubblegum Photos Capture Delicate Forms on the Brink of Bursting
All images © Suzanne Saroff, shared with permission “You know how when you smell a fragrance that brings you to a specific time—like if you wore a certain scent for a year in college or if your grandmother always smelled like Channel No. 5—each time you smell that fragrance it brings you right back,” says…
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Children and Animals Merge with the Natural World in Willy Verginer’s Whimsical ‘Lost Garden’
“Fiore del giardino” (2022), lindenwood and acrylic, 135 x 39 x 35 centimeters. Photos by Egon Dejori. All images © Willy Verginer, shared with permission Whether deep in slumber or perched on ornamental pedestals, Willy Verginer’s bold, whimsical sculptures (previously) invite us into a surreal dream world. His latest series, The Lost Garden, draws on the paradisiacal…
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Jamie McGregor Smith Illuminates Europe’s Most Striking Brutalist Churches in ‘Sacred Modernity’
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L’Église Saint-Nicolas, Heremence, Switzerland. Designed by Walter Maria Förderer, constructed 1967-1971. All photos © Jamie McGregor Smith, courtesy of Hatje Cantz, shared with permission In the mid-20th century, a bold, angular architectural style emerged as a celebration of post-war renewal, innovation, and symbolic strength. Brutalism, known for its bare, monochrome, industrial materials like concrete, brick,…
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Lauren Fensterstock’s Cosmic Mosaics Map Out the Unknown in Crystal and Gems
“Beyond Mind” (2023), vintage crystal, glass, quartz, obsidian, tourmaline, and mixed media, 27 x 26 x 13 inches. Photo by Luc Demers. All images © Lauren Fensterstock, shared with permission When a massive star dies, it collapses with an enormous explosion that produces a supernova. In some cases, the remains become a black hole, the…
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Yuko Nishikawa’s Sprawling Mobiles Mimic the Rambling Growth of Moss and Plants
All images © Yuko Nishikawa, shared with permission For the last two years, Yuko Nishikawa (previously) has prioritized traveling. Chasing the unbridled inspiration that new environments bring to her practice, the Brooklyn-based artist has found herself in Japan, participating in residency programs and appreciating time on her own. Using local materials, crossing paths with people,…
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Dudi Ben Simon’s Playful Photos Draw on Visual Puns and Humourous Happenstance
All images © Dudi Ben Simon, shared with permission When Dudi Ben Simon observes the world around her, visual puns and parallels are everywhere: a cinnamon bun stands in for a hair bun; the crinkled top of a lemon is cinched like a handbag; or yellow rubber glove stretches like melted cheese. “I see it as…
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The Burden: A Darkly Funny Musical Punctures Existential Dread with Unusually Cheerful Song and Dance
Today we’re returning to a dark comedy classic that, although released in 2017, rings just as true in 2024. Directed by Swedish animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr, “The Burden” is a wildly wry musical that skewers loneliness, greed, beauty myths, and the existential woes of modern life through a lively cast of animal characters.…
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Two Decades After Its Release, ‘The Art Book for Children’ Gets a Vibrant Makeover
All images courtesy of Phaidon, shared with permission First published in 1997, Phaidon’s The Art Book has long been a go-to source for introductions to some of the most influential artists. Spanning medieval to modern times, the volume contains more than 600 works and is available in 20 languages. About two decades ago, the iconic…
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Jason Limon Gets to the Heart of Human Emotion in His Soul-Stirring Skeleton Paintings
“Peas In A Pod” 10 x 10 inches. All images © Jason Limon, shared with permission Reaching toward universal experiences unclouded by specific identities, Jason Limon strips his recurring characters to the bare bones. The San Antonio-based artist (previously) continues his uncanny paintings of skeletons, who find themselves in precarious, startling, and genial situations. Recent…
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Stéphane Thidet Challenges Physics and Social Norms in His Site-Specific Installations
“Rideau” (2020), in situ installation at Théâtre Graslin, Nantes, France, water, pumps, pond installation in situ. Photo © Martin Argyroglo, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Aline Vidal. All images shared with permission Paris-based artist Stéphane Thidet invites viewers into wondrous worlds that skew perceptions and distort the laws of physics: a small wooden boat appears…
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In His World-Building Series ‘New Prophets,’ Jorge Mañes Rubio Cloaks Basketballs in Beads
“EVERYTHING SPIRITS” (2023), basketball, plaster, gesso, glass beads, 25 centimeters diameter. All images © Jorge Mañes Rubio, courtesy of the artist and Rademakers Gallery, shared with permission Beginning with an iconic yet common spherical form, Jorge Mañes Rubio reimagines basketballs as powerful entities in his series New Prophets. Ornamented with stylized creatures, botanicals, and figures,…
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Informed by Research Aboard Ships, Elsa Guillaume Translates the Wonder of Marine Adventures
“Arctic Sea Travel Diary.” All images © Elsa Guillaume, shared with permission Whether capturing the sights of a dive in the remote Mexican village of Xcalak or the internal mechanisms of a sailing ship, Elsa Guillaume’s stylized sketchbooks record her adventures. Glimpses of masts, a kitchen quaking from shaky seas, and a hand gutting a…
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Ronald Jackson’s Masked Portraits of Imaginary Characters Stoke Curiosity About Their Stories
“Undercover” (2024), oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. All images © Ronald Jackson, shared with permission Six years ago, Ronald Jackson had only four months to prepare for a solo exhibition. The short time frame led to a series of large-scale portraits that focused on an imagined central figure, often peering directly back at…
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The Future of AI: Navigating the Next Decade
As we stand on the precipice of a new era in technology, the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the next ten years promises to usher in a transformative period not just for tech industries, but for every facet of human life. From healthcare and education to finance and entertainment, AI’s potential to revolutionize our…