Art
Brazilian Artists Heat Up to ‘Mil Graus’
The 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art: Mil Graus is presented by the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo, curated by Germano Dushá and Thiago de Paula Souza, with co-curation by Ariana Nuala. The exhibition's title, Mil Graus (A thousand degrees), reflects the concept of a "heat-limit," symbolizing transformation under intense conditions, both physical and metaphysical. This edition features 34 artists from 16 Brazilian states, with over 130 works, 79 of which are new creations for the event.Due to renovations at Ibirapuera Park, where the event is traditionally situated, the exhibition is currently hosted at the Museum of Contemporary Art at São Paulo University (MAC USP). The show spans the ground and third floors, exploring contemporary Brazilian art through five thematic axes: General Ecolo...
Adam Cruces Explores the Frontier of ‘Necessary Evil’
Blue Velvet Projects lifted the veil on a new solo exhibition by American artist Adam Cruces, now on view until October 26, 2024. Using rich pastels and sculptures, Necessary Evil explores the intricate relationship between humans and nature, marked by feelings of tranquility and danger. As inner and outer worlds close in on one another, Cruces sends a flare from the American plains.The artist brings a touch of Texan flair to Zürich, channeling rural scenery, agriculture and Western films. The white walls of the gallery are lined with pastels of deserts and mountains, acting as windows into surreal landscapes. Familiar emblems of American culture, such as cowboy hats, anvils and apples dramatically fall through their dreamlike environments, caught in a slow-motion series of stills.In song ...
Devin B. Johnson’s ‘Ritual of Welcome’ Offers Nuggets of Wisdom
Devin B. Johnson’s Ritual of Welcome marks his fifth solo show with Nicodim and third in their Los Angeles gallery. The exhibition showcases eight figurative paintings, five abstract pieces, and four works on paper—each blending elements of wisdom, experience and growth. Johnson’s work acts as a visual incantation, reconfiguring familiar symbols into rituals of exploration and acceptance.Johnson reflects on the concept of legacy, stating, "It’s about taking what’s learned from the past—those nuggets of wisdom—and using them to move forward." His use of cars, especially older models, symbolizes this forward momentum, illustrating how lessons from history can fuel progress. His art weaves these themes together, offering viewers a sense of discovery, both personal and collective.Ritual of Wel...
Mo Yi Rewrites the Rules in ‘Me in My Landscape’
The UCCA Center for Contemporary Art and Les Rencontres d’Arles present the first major museum survey of Chinese photographer Mo Yi in Beijing. Born in 1958 in Tibet, the artist captures alienation in urban life, often using his own body as an intervention. From the late 1980s to today, Me in My Landscape chronicles the rise of Mo Yi as one of the most important figures in Chinese contemporary photography.The exhibition presents over 300 works, featuring images from his most notable series, self-portraits, previously unseen archival materials and a new site-specific installation. From the beating glow of Red Streets to the candid panoramas of I Am a Street Dog, the artist’s ever-evolving, experimental approach explores photography as a means of both art and social documentary.Calling on hi...
Arthur Jafa Exposes Racial Bias in Martin Scorcese’s ‘Taxi Driver’
Recognized for his visceral portrayals of Black Identity, Arthur Jafa’s first major Los Angeles exhibition entitled nativemanson is currently being shown at Sprüth Magers. The exhibition includes sculptures, installations and work in films including his latest visual BG (2024) where he introduces visual interjections in Martin Scorsese’s iconic Taxi Driver 1976 crime drama.BG particularly reimagines the iconic brothel shootout scene from Taxi Driver, inserting Black pimps and clients as the targets of Travis Bickle’s (Robert De Niro) violent mission. Jafa reconstructs the scene, blending original and newly filmed footage, and taps into an earlier version of the script where the victims were originally written as Black. The film also features new sequences, with African American pimp Scar (...
Kohler’s Residency Program Celebrates 50 Years of Arts and Industry
To mark the 50th anniversary of its annual residency program, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center spotlights the synergy between contemporary artists and industrial artisans. In partnership with global manufacturing company Kohler, this presentation of group exhibitions, solo shows, and community programming foregrounds collective learning through a cross-pollination of arts and industry.Founded in 1974 by two Kohler siblings in the freshwater haven of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Arts Center has become an innovative hub for people of all creative backgrounds. Each year, the program offers 12 artists the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in large-scale production for three months. Exploring formal depths across ceramics, cast iron, brass, pottery and foundry, they foster a new level of ...
Anya Gallaccio’s Radical Practice Explored in Major Turner Contemporary Exhibition
Turner Contemporary is presenting the largest survey exhibition of seminal British artist Anya Gallaccio, titled preserve, on view until January 26, 2025.Spanning over three decades, the show features Gallaccio's iconic works alongside a new site-specific installation. Known for using organic, ephemeral materials like ice, flowers and trees, Gallaccio's practice explores themes of transformation, impermanence, and the environment. Her work challenges traditional sculpture, often incorporating natural decay or growth, offering a reflection on humanity’s relationship with nature.The exhibition also highlights Kent's natural heritage, including a new commission inspired by the region’s White Cliffs and chalk landscapes. Gallaccio restages notable works, including her famous gerbera wall sculp...
Sagan Lockhart Is All About the Process
Sagan Lockhart shoots photos like he skates: by trusting the process. It’s how he approaches most things in life, but it’s particularly key to his film photography. Instead of obsessing over photography’s technicalities, Lockhart prefers to immerse himself in his surroundings, picking up his camera to capture everyday moments in an intimate, honest style.“The foundation of it all was just hanging out,” Lockhart puts it – a sentiment that shines through I Don’t Play, a visual diary of Odd Future’s come-up in the 2010 Los Angeles scene.“At the end of the day, the Odd Future crew were all just kids who hung out on Fairfax. Everyone they knew hung out and skated around the block,” Lockhart says of the gang, including Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean and Earl Sweatshirt.“And then Tyler dropped G...
The Hypeart Guide to Frieze London 2024
Frieze has come a long way since it was founded as an arts publication back in 1991. A decade on, the very first Frieze London opened doors in 2003, and satellite fairs in New York, Los Angeles and Seoul have since become tentpole moments within the cultural calendar. Returning to Regent's Park for its 21st edition, the upcoming Frieze London 2024 will boast one of its biggest iterations to date, with more than 160 galleries from 43 countries leading the way, from global heavyweights in Gagosian, Sprüth Magers and David Zwirner, to London's most influential spaces, including Victoria Miro, Maureen Paley and White Cube. This year's fair will also showcase a new floor plan by design practice A Studio Between, increasing visibility to new voices at the entrance, as well adding greater promine...
teamLab Crafts a ‘Field of Wind, Rain and Sun’ Amid Industrial Structures
After transforming Ibaraki’s rice terraces into a spectacle of light, colors and flora, teamLab unveils a new exhibition in Osaka, where they turned a demolished urban area into a lush grassland. Entitled teamLab: Field of Wind, Rain and Sun, the project was commissioned by Can Can Factory in a request to integrate art into its newly expanded site. Reminiscent of vacant plots that are commonly found in most Japanese residential areas, the resulting installation provides a serene space amid industrial structures where wind is restored, rain spread and sunlight can be amplified.According to the art collective, this new exhibition is closely connected to teamLab Phenomena a new museum that is set to open in Abu Dhabi - via an “environmental phenomena” concept. “The artworks in ‘teamLab Phenom...
Renell Medrano Comes Home in ‘LAMBÓN’
WeTransfer and Water Street Projects present a retrospective exhibition by Bronx-born photographer Renell Medrano. Staged at WSA through November 2, 2024, the exhibition traces through Medrano’s past to make room for the new, marking her first hometown presentation in over five years. Inspired by her Dominican roots, the artist captures rebirth and return in equal measure, revealed through an intimate, lens-based language.LAMBÓN surveys a wide range of editorial projects and collaborations mounted alongside intimate personal projects shot from trips to Egypt, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Her work brings a refreshing flair to entertainment and fashion, documenting the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Solange with tender authenticity and drama.The show takes its title from a word in Domini...
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola Serves Up ‘Western Beef’
At Galerie Krinzinger, Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola conjures an animal farm. While a herd of fifteen wood-carved goats roams around the gallery, one goat bears the face of Akinbola, caught in a process of objectification. Raised between the US and Nigeria, the artist reflects on the complexities of cultural exports in his latest exhibition.Western Beef takes its title from a low-cost supermarket chain in New York City, heralded for its affordable meat supply. Akinbola finds interest in the implicit and explicit transformation of African cultural products by the time they touch down in the West. As a symbol of both food and fortune, he asks: “Is a goat better embodied by a wooden effigy or its skin rotating by conveyor?”Through a series of multi-textural installations, the exhibition brings ev...
