Art

Last week, a Florida principal was forced to resign after several parents complained that their children were taught about Michelangelo's 16th Century masterpiece David without consent. The ousted principal, Hope Carrasquilla, along with the parents and children of the art class have all been publicly invited by the Florence mayor Dario Nardella and officials from the Galleria dell’Accademia to come to Italy and learn more about the work in person.According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Carrasquilla was told by the school's head of board, Barney Bishop III, that she would be fired or have to resign after three parents deemed the work to be "pornographic." In an interview with the Associated Press, Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dell’Accademia, was taken aback, noting: “To think ...

This past Spring Equinox (Sun Day, March 21), Japanese contemporary artist YOSHIROTTEN unveiled his "SUN" exhibition. The unveiling came after a series of early looks in the form of video screenings at Shibuya's Rainbow Disco Club, Gasbon in Yamanashi, and an audiovisual performance at MUTEKI.JP. Set at the parking lot of the National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2000 square meter space serves to convey the large-scale installation exhibition.Referencing his constant moves between the realms of fine art and commercial commissions, digital and physical, urban youth culture and environments, "SUN" features 365 digital images created by YOSHIROTTEN in 2020 during the pandemic. The art is composed of various techniques and media, including installations, NFTs, aluminum prints, vinyl records, and book...

Fresh off a new collection of apparel for Spring/Summer 2023, FRANCHISE lifted the veil on its latest solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist, Dylan Roberts. Entitled Dirt Club, the show comprises 25 new and recent heat-transferred monoprints and mixed-media collages that Roberts created to reflect the visual lexicon of the present day. Caught between analog and digital, relatable and obscure, real and imagined, Roberts' artwork occupies a place of transience. The artist composed each piece by referencing a variety of common graphics found across his personal cellphone photography, aerial shots via Google Earth, and internet graphics found across the internet. Like an anthropologist, Roberts mines the visual contours of contemporary society to create dense artwork that mediates the bui...

Awol Erizku's art practice often oscillates from one medium to another, reflecting the constellation of influences that orbit his daily life. NASA, basketball, history and hip hop are some of the many disparate topics that the Ethiopian-American artist fuses to create unique visual narratives that address conversations pertaining race, identity, and politics.Housed at Ben Brown Fine Arts in London, the Los Angeles-based artist is showcasing his third solo exhibition with the gallery, entitled Cosmic Drill. As hip hop often plays driver in much of his past work, the title of Erizku's latest show makes reference to the drill subgenre through a series of new large-scale mixed media works, along with a mixtape specially produced for the exhibition. View this post on InstagramA post shared by B...

Pokémon fans in Japan were recently treated to a nostalgia-packed episode where Ash Ketchum returned to Pallet Town, where 26 years ago, he first ventured off with Pikachu to become a master trainer. The Kanto region was packed with memorable characters, but arguably the most iconic in the bunch still remains the three starters of Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. Daniel Arsham, a Pokémon enthusiast and quasi-cultural historian in his own, had recently recreated two of the three Kanto starters as part of his CRYSTALIZED series of sculptures. Fans waiting to complete the trio should set their alarms for Friday, as the artist will release the Bulbasaur iteration in limited numbers. As with his past sculptures, CRYSTALIZED BULBASAUR features the lovable grass-poison character in a light bl...

Robert Russell is a Los Angeles-based artist best known for his photo-realistic paintings that probe into memory, iconography and mortality. He often isolates his subjects, be it a teacup or a book, onto large canvases that recontexualizes its implied meaning and implores the viewer to understand the transcendental and sometimes dark backstories embedded within. For his latest exhibition, Russell continues a recent fascination with porcelain in a new body of work entitled Porzellan Manufaktur Allach. Housed at Anat Ebgi gallery in LA, the large paintings draw visitors in through charming depictions of porcelain animals that Russell has masterfully composed against a soft background of purple and grey. Much like his past work, the innocence associated to these paintings come into question w...

On March 23, 2023, Allouche Gallery will unveil The Alchemy and the Ecstasy, which showcases Hannah Yata's most extensive collection of artwork. The Alchemy and the Ecstasy is an exhibition that brings to life the artist's kaleidoscope of color and emotion, with each work encapsulating a transitional zone between fear and wonder. Her art fuses human rituals and growth with the natural world and other living beings, using alchemical symbols to portray the transformation of the soul as it passes through the light and darkness of existence. Through her use of myths and ancient symbols, Yata brings us back to the subconscious psyche, where her colossal female forms initiate us into their world and play in the realm of both the material and spiritual.In her work, Yata explores the similarities ...

Invited by Ruinart as its “Carte Blanche” artist for the year, Eva Jospin has dedicated a series of artworks and installations to the Maison’s 55-square-meter booth at Art Basel Hong Kong.Best known for her large-scale sculptures, the contemporary French artist has interpreted Ruinart's history through the centerpiece Promenades en Champagne — an installation that encourages visitors to traverse the Maison's terroir through the ages. Made of recycled cardboard - Jospin’s go-to medium - the piece presents a wild landscape that also captures the history and metamorphoses of the champagne region.In an official press release, the artist explains that “My proposal takes the form of a stroll through a sculptural setting that evokes this terroir and the gestures that keep it alive. I invite the p...