Art

With Frieze LA in the books and Art Basel Hong Kong right around the corner, fair season is well underway. The Middle East is currently experiencing its own iteration through Art Dubai 2023 and as part of Stems Gallery's programming, French artist Julien Boudet taps into the city's love of the Mercedes G Wagon through two new sculptures.Known for luxury cars and an interesting mix of bootleg culture, Dubai has been a constant inspiration for Boudet, who looks to blur the lines between consumerism, fashion, media and pop culture. Entitled Pressure and Explosion, the sculptures are in dialogue with each other and probe into the concepts of accumulation and compression. "The Mercedes G Wagon is an iconic symbol of the car culture in Dubai, and I wanted to pay tribute to it with my artwork," B...

French photographer and filmmaker Axel Morin is set to unveil a new solo exhibition of work at Paris' 3537. Globally recognized for art directing shoots for some of fashion's biggest labels, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Hermès and Valentino being some of the many, his approach straddles the line between fashion and fine art, imparting a unique eye to light, time and space. Entitled GSM 2015-2022, the collection of images and videos were shot entirely on his iPhone — a testament to the power and accessibility of the device and its impact on a new generation of photographers and filmmakers. "GSM is an urban journey, through which I wanted to share the energy and the emotions of everyday life movements and images which the iPhone can seize," Morin explained in a statement. Produced in collaboration w...

KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin is showcasing a new retrospective exhibition on legendary Chinese-American artist, Martin Wong. Entitled Malicious Mischief, the show unearths Wong's decades-long exploration into the social, sexual, and political climate of the U.S. from 1970s to 1990s.The show is sectioned off into themed rooms. In each, visitors can traverse a visual biography of the artist — from his euphoric poems, paintings and sculptures created in his formative years growing up in Northern California in the '60s and '70s, to his cosmic and haunting depictions of New York City made in the decades that followed. Produced in collaboration with Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M), Móstoles, Madrid, Camden Art Centre, London, and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Malicious Misch...

For over ten years, Tappan Collective has made the art buying experience easier for existing enthusiasts and a new generation of collectors. Founded by Chelsea Neman Nassib in 2012, the online art gallery and e-commerce platform has equipped artists of various creative disciplines with the exposure and know-how to navigate the often-tricky business of art. With a decade under its belt, Tappan has announced its first brick-and-mortar location in the heart of Los Angeles.Designed by architect Marco Marraccini of Abramson Architects and interior designer Brandi Howe, the 2,500 square foot space is part gallery, office and retail space, which will play host to its inaugural group exhibition aptly titled OFFLINE. Nassib looked to create a space that mimicked a deconstructed living room, but one...

As the art world and AI continue to blend, so too have the efforts of archaeologists in unearthing the remnants of the old world. In Italy, experts are utilizing a new system called RePAIR, code named for "Reconstructing the Past: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics meet Cultural Heritage", to help piece together ancient shards found across the country. Funded by the European Union and launched in 2021, RePAIR works like a mechanical puzzle solver. In that, the machine is geared to “develop a ground-breaking technology to virtually eliminate one of the most labor-intensive and frustrating steps in archaeological research, namely the physical reconstruction of shattered artworks," according to a release on the project's website. Amongst the tasks being worked on, RePAIR is reassemlbing a 2...

Ukraine has issued a new postal stamp featuring a Banksy mural depicting a young boy body slamming Russian president Vladimir Putin. The release mimics an original artwork that appeared on a house in the town of Borodyanka, just outside Kyiv, and comes just a year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.BBC News reports that droves of people waited in line to purchase the stamp, which also contains an expletive reflecting Ukrainian sentiment. "We thought that this exact stamp, this exact painting would be the best representation of what every Ukrainian feels about our enemy," said Ihor Smilianskyi, the head of Ukrainian Postal Service, in an interview with Reuters.Borodyanka was overtaken by Russian forces within the first few days of the conflict. After Ukraine regained con...

Olafur Eliasson is set to install a massive new public art project along England's West Cumbria coastline. Tentatively entitled Your Daylight Destination, the work is in collaboration with novelist Robert Macfarlane and will be a part of a larger art program called Deep Time: Commissions for the Lake District Coast.As his first permanent outdoor project in the UK, the Danish-Icelandic artist will create a large steel basin that will fill with seawater several times a day on Silecroft beach. Visitors will be able to view the 98-foot-long structure all the way to the beach's mudflats, as well as on a viewing platform. When the tide is high, the steel pool will not be visible, but once the water recedes, onlookers will be able to witness picturesque reflections of the clouds and sky. View thi...

Hypeart and THE SHOPHOUSE have launched their group exhibition called Global Citizens – Asia, which features the works of 14 emerging Asian artists from various cities around the world. The exhibition is taking place at THE SHOPHOUSE's lifestyle and exhibition space in a restored 1930s shophouse in Tai Hang, Hong Kong. The show, which is on view until March 12th, highlights the latest forms of portraiture that reflect contemporary societal attitudes.Portraiture has historically been a record of one's life and emotions through painted, sculpted, or drawn portraits. However, this exhibition hones in on unconventional compositions rooted in portraiture and how it is evolving. Hypeart and THE SHOPHOUSE have curated a diverse lineup of artists from Amsterdam, Beijing, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Los A...

Madrid's ARCO contemporary art fair is well underway and one of the most talked about works on view is a sculptural corpse of Pablo Picasso. Created by Spanish artist Eugenio Merino in collaboration with Los Interventores and ADN Gallery, Aquí Murió Picasso (Picasso Died Here), 2017, features the larger-than-life artist laying on a plinth in his signature Breton shirt and linen trousers.The sculpture is exaggerated on multiple levels. Firstly, the work measures 6 feet long, while Picasso was actually 5 feet and 4 inches tall. Additionally, Merino and the curators involved looked to critique the spectacle that has become of modern day art fairs — where selfies and tourism have arguably taken over the experience of viewing and buying art. View this post on InstagramA post shared by ADN Galer...

"Helmut Lang Seen by Antwaun Sargent: Cowboy" officially launched at the Hannah Traore Gallery during New York Fashion Week as a response to Helmut Lang's FW23 collection.In 2004, Helmut Lang printed the word "COWBOY" in reverse on the inside of a classic white cotton tee, seemingly suggesting that whoever wore it is in fact, a cowboy. Over the years, the narrative has been romanticized to take on different meanings far from the realities of the eighteenth-century cowboy. This evolution serves as the inspiration for Antwaun Sargent's latest exhibition which features seven artists including Turiya Adkins, Awol Erizku, American Artist, Devin B. Johnson, Justen Leroy, Daniel Obasi, and Quay Quinn Wolf. Nearly 20 years after the release of the now-infamous "YOꓭWOƆ" tee, the artists respond to ...