Art

A fragment of George Washington's tent was strangely sold on Goodwill's website for a mere $1,700 USD. It's neither the platform, nor the price you'd expect from a historical artifact once belonging to the first US president, especially one that Washington was encamped in while fighting the British during the Revolutionary War. Richard "Dana" Moore, a 70-year-old history buff who bought the fragment, was in awe at the sheer ease in buying the item in 2022. “I was like, ‘This can’t be.’ So I was a little bit astonished,” Moore told CNN, even hiding it from his wife Susan, until he did further research to verify its authenticity. Attached to the tent fragment was a small hand-written note that said that it was taken "from the history building at Jamestown Exposition 1907", and that it was th...

Marisol, born María Sol Escobar, is the focus of a retrospective at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. A lesser-known figure of the Pop Art movement, the Venezuelan American artist was famed for her surreal, life-sized sculptures made from wood and casts of her own body. Her works often depicted friends, family, and notable figures such as John F. Kennedy and Pablo Picasso. Notably, she crafted a portrait of Georgia O’Keeffe, based on photos taken during a visit to New Mexico.Her 1966 solo exhibition at Sidney Janis Gallery in New York attracted thousands, and she received significant commissions, including a sculpture of Hugh Hefner featured on TIME magazine's cover. Representing Venezuela at the 1968 Venice Biennale, she later traveled extensively instead of capitalizing on her success.In the l...

Italian archaeologists have discovered well-preserved Roman mosaics along the seafloor off the coast of Naples. The artworks hark back to the ancient city of Baiae, a formerly debaucherous town that, similar to what Las Vegas is today, was once home to all-night parties and lavish villas belonging to the social elite, such as former emperors Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero. Due to the volcanic activity under Baiae, much of the ancient resort town crumbled into the ocean, giving way to ethereal seascapes that are comparable to the mythic city of Atlantis. The archaeological expedition was led by CSR Restauro Beni Culturali and Naumacos Underwater Archaeology and Technology, who unearthed marble Opus sectile flooring once crafted with precious stones that is to believed to be built toward t...

American artist Landon Metz is showcasing a new body of work at Waddington Custot gallery in London. Born in Arizona and now based in Brooklyn, Metz is largely known for creating paintings depicting large biomorphic shapes in thinned-out acrylic paint that come into spatial dialogue with the surrounding environment. The eponymously titled show follows Metz' debut into the world of music, a six-track ambient EP that provides a fitting ethereal backdrop to his art practice. When asked about how he now juggles the two, Metz tells Hypeart that he's only trying to make "honest and authentic work," revealing that it was in fact music that was his first love growing up. "You can’t help but feel what it wants you to feel."Like his ethereal soundscapes, Metz' dye works on canvas deal with capturing...

Every summer, the photography world flocks to the south of France for Les Rencontres d’Arles. This major festival takes over the ancient city, drawing acclaimed photographers and making space for emerging talent. It also highlights past photographers whose work deserves another look. The festival sprawls across Arles, using everything from galleries to churches, ancient crypts, and even the local Monoprix supermarket.Running until September 29, this year’s theme, “beneath the surface,” explores tremors, turmoil, spirits, traces, and parallel readings. Sophie Calle’s exhibition, "Neither Give Nor Throw Away," fits this theme perfectly. Her series "The Blind" was damaged by mold, and now she’s letting it decompose in a damp, subterranean venue. Calle's concept is to let the beauty of the wor...

In ‘Just a Matter of Time,’ Mónika Kárándi dives deep into human endurance and the ancient resilience of the Welwitschia Mirabilis. These prehistoric plants, dating back to the dinosaur era and capable of surviving for millennia, embody fortitude and the relentless march of time. Kárándi’s paintings interweave human figures with this ancient flora, exploring varied facets of endurance and survival. The Welwitschia, with its seemingly numerous leaves formed from frayed and torn edges, stands as a poignant metaphor in her art. These weathered fragments symbolize time’s passage and the enduring struggle between love and hate, past and present. Kárándi's art is bold, with vivid colors, dynamic compositions, and intricate details. She melds realism with abstract expressionism, crafting a unique...

Sidecar Gallery presents There is Feeling, a captivating group exhibition featuring the works of Sydney Acosta, Adrian Culverson, Catherine Fairbanks, Christopher Paul Jordan, Hea-Mi Kim, Kristy Luck, Roni Shneior, and Tran Truong. This showcase, organized with Eve Fowler and Artist Curated Projects (ACP), delves into the emotive power of the evening.The exhibition’s title is borrowed from a piece by Fowler herself, which reads: in the evening there is feeling. This phrase once adorned the original Night Gallery in LA’s Lincoln Heights, a place known for its nocturnal hours from 10 PM to 2 AM between 2010 and 2013. It evokes the mingling of emotions and sensations at dusk, a time when the world feels both familiar and strangely new. Fowler's words draw from Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons,...

Victor Solomon is ready for the Olympic Games. Known for blending the worlds of basketball with fine art, the Boston-born, Los Angeles-based artist has released a new limited edition vessel inspired by the US Dream Team of the early '90s.The US National Basketball Team are defending champs and will be eyeing to secure a record 17th gold medal when they hit the courts in Paris later this month. 2024 will be the last dance for a number of players, however, as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant will likely make their last Olympics appearance, passing the torch to younger stars on the roster — from Anthony Edwards and NBA champion Jayson Tatum to Tyrese Haliburton and Bam Adebayo."The basketball is a vessel," wrote Solomon in a statement, " - a vessel for competition, a vessel for comm...

A group named "NullBulge" dropped a 1.1 TB data bomb last week, claiming it’s Disney's internal Slack archive. This stash reportedly includes every message and file from nearly 10,000 channels—unreleased projects, code, images, login credentials, and links to internal sites and APIs. They say an insider handed it over, even naming the alleged collaborator, as per a report by WIRED. Disney’s staying quiet, only telling the Wall Street Journal they’re “investigating.” The data hit BreachForums on Thursday, got taken down, but is still on mirror sites. Roei Sherman from Mitiga Security isn't shocked. Big companies get breached all the time, especially through cloud and SaaS platforms. Sherman reviewed the leak and says it looks legit—URLs, employee chats, credentials, the works.NullBulge, cla...

Frieze Sculpture 2024 returns to London's Regent's Park from September 18 to October 27, featuring an expanded lineup of 22 international artists from five continents. Curated by Fatoş Üstek for the second time, this year's exhibition showcases 27 works, including 18 new pieces, by artists such as Leonora Carrington, Theaster Gates, Zanele Muholi and Yoshitomo Nara.The 2024 edition emphasizes women artists and pushes the boundaries of sculpture by incorporating sound, light, performance, painting, video and augmented reality. Üstek's curatorial approach addresses themes of social and environmental consciousness, as well as conceptual and spiritual practices.Frieze Sculpture will be part of London Sculpture Week, running from September 21 to 29, which includes other public art initiatives l...

Samsonite dropped a new collection inspired by pop surrealist Kenny Scharf. His alien-like figures cover the C-Lite Carry-On Spinner and C-Lite Large Spinner. The carry-on is 21.6 x 15.8 x 7.9 inches and weighs 4.5 pounds empty. The larger suitcase is 30.7 x 21.5 x 12.6 inches, weighing 6.3 pounds empty.Kenny Scharf, born in 1958 in Los Angeles, is a painter and installation artist known for his vibrant, surrealist works blending pop culture and street art. He rose to prominence in the 1980s East Village art scene in New York, alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Scharf's playful, cartoon-like imagery draws from 1960s TV shows, sci-fi, and everyday objects. His art challenges the boundaries between high and low culture, aiming to inject humor and positivity. Scharf's works have...

Fondation Louis Vuitton is the latest cultural institution joining in on Olympic fever with a new exhibition centered around the intersection of sports and culture. Each of the artworks on display are sourced from the museum's collection, spanning painting, photography and installations by pioneers of 20th century art, including Andy Warhol, Andreas Gursky, Omar Victor Diop, Abraham Poincheval, Roman Signer and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Entitled The Collection: A Sports Meeting, the exhibition offers a poetic reflection on sports. Appearing as a serene landscape of the Swiss Alps, Andreas Gursky's Engadin (1995) reveals a trail of cross-country skiers embarking across a frozen tundra like a stream of ants, determined to make their mark amidst the towering backdrop of nature.Senegalese photogra...