Art

Ma Yasong’s MAD may be known for its otherworldly architecture, but the global design practice has always had a pulse in contemporary art. For this year’s Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, MAD has unveiled “Ephemeral Bubble,” a large-scale biomorphic installation that’s taken home in the Japanese countryside.Its ambiguous appearance looks like a bubble, a blob of smoke, a bedside lamp while also being reminiscent of ethereal creatures from a Studio Ghibli film. According to MAD, the inspiration behind the “Ephemeral Bubble” is nature. Its form, soft yet fluid, evokes a conversation with its historical and rustic surroundings.The work is attached to a century-old house in Murono Village, tucked away in Tokamachi, a city known for its mythical allure and beguiling natural beauty. Before one ente...

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum has announced a new exhibition, Against Time: The Noguchi Museum 40th Anniversary Reinstallation, which will be on view from August 28, 2024, to September 14, 2025. Curated by Matthew Kirsch, the showcase will feature a specific selection of Noguchi's sculptures and project models from the museum's permanent collection ahead of its 40th anniversary in 2025.The exhibition is based on The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), the catalog that documented all of the museum's works instead of traditional wall labels. Notably, the binding was used to mark the museum's permanent collection following Noguchi's death in December 1988.The original installation housed a number of breakthrough pieces from before and after No...

From July 1 to September 30 2024, acclaimed street artist Rone is presenting his first major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) in the historical Centenary Galleries. Titled "TIME • RONE", the experience aims to transport visitors to a forgotten era of Australian history. In “TIME • RONE”, Rone’s signature haunting murals will be spread across 12 rooms on both floors of the Centenary Galleries - the first time these historic spaces have been fully opened to the public in nearly 20 years. Visitors will be enveloped in Rone's distinctive visual style, with the murals serving as the centerpiece of the immersive art experience. The exhibition will also offer a multi-sensory journey, through a blend of art, food, and atmosphere that is intended to bring the visitor to the...

As Copa America and the EUROS draw to a close, the sports world now descends on Paris for the Olympic Games. A number of galleries across the French capital have joined in on the festivities, from Gagosian's spotlight on the competition's art history to a new exhibition fielded by Almine Rech.Housed at Almine Rech's rue de Turenne flagship, Sport and Beyond comprises of new and existing works by American artists Jeff Koons, Laurie Simmons and Hank Willis Thomas. Known best for his shiny balloon sculptures, Jeff Koons presents a new entry in his Gazing Balls series, the latest work featuring a reclining male nude balancing 11 chromatic orbs that rest over and around the figure's body. Inspired by the Borghese Gladiator (110 BCE) sculpture in the Louvre museum, Koons conflates past and prese...

Keith Haring's energetic aesthetic is getting an extra pop through a new book published by Poposition Press. The publication showcases some of the artist's most famous works as three-dimensional pop-up spreads that are sourced from the Keith Haring Foundation and brought to life by award-winning illustrator and paper expert Simon Arizpe. Poposition Press founder Rosston Meyer was astonished at the level of access he was given when working with the artist's foundation and chose to spotlight Haring's Sculptures, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Pop Shop Grid, Dog, Silence=Death and Houston Street Mural. "We had access to the archives, as well as anything we could find online or in books," Rosston told Creative Boom. "It was quite overwhelming at first with such a huge amount of work to choos...

THE SKATEROOM has released their latest collection of skateboard artworks, this time with iconic pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The collection consists of three individual skateboards and a skateboard triptych each featuring a famous Lichtenstein comic-style painting. The collection starts with Lichtenstein's "Girl in Mirror" artwork from 1964 which features a beautiful blonde woman smiling into a handheld mirror. The skateboard magnifies the artwork by cropping it significantly for the vertical, slender format. A version of "The Drowning Girl" from 1963 on a set of three skateboards is next and features the full painting including the iconic phrase “I Don’t Care! I’d Rather Sink – Than Call Brad For Help!”Another 1963 piece follows with "Varoom!" which depicts a comic book explosion to crit...

British contemporary artist Paul Insect will host a four-day pop-up event in East London to showcase works created over the expanse of his career. Presented in collaboration with Avant Arte, Insect, who also goes by the alias PINS, is occupying an unassuming shop that he has frequented numerous times over the past decade, intermixing his own eccentric artworks within the chaos of the space. To complement the event, Insect and Avant Arte will be releasing two new limited edition silkscreen prints in PINS' characteristic collage aesthetic. Details surrounding the upcoming release are still under wraps, but according to a teaser via Instagram, fans can also expect "one of a kind artworks and objects."Born in 1971 in England's Southeastern coast, Insect — whose chosen surname comes from the In...

Yoshitomo Nara, a name that now rings out in the art world, wasn’t always in the spotlight. Known for his bold, cartoonish images of children with large heads and expressive eyes, Nara’s work swings between menacing and melancholic, defiant and calm. His characters—kids, animals, and hybrids—are reflections of himself, capturing his innermost thoughts and emotions. Rooted in childhood memories, a love for music and literature, and enriched by his travels, Nara’s creations ooze humanism.At the Guggenheim Bilbao, a mid-career survey of Nara's work takes center stage. One standout piece, My Drawing Room (2008), is a tiny house-like installation replicating his studio, complete with a playlist of his favorite tunes. This exhibit, curated with a loose chronological touch, showcases his evolutio...

Having long played second fiddle to the Los Angeles Lakers, the neighboring Clippers are finally getting a home to call their own. An ambitious $2b USD home called the Intuit Dome. Nestled directly south of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the 18,000 seat arena looks to be a marquee sports and music destination within the U.S. in the coming years, boasting the latest in cutting-edge technology, as well as a suite of specially commissioned artworks from some of the leading contemporary figures today. For the opening of Intuit, six artworks have been created on the exterior of the building, from murals and sculptures to digital installations. LA-based artist Glenn Kaino tapped into the Clippers' forgotten history for his sculptural installation, Sails. Unbeknownst to most fans, the LA Clippers wer...

In March 2024, Christopher Wool's survey, See Stop Run, opened on the entire 19th floor of an empty space in the financial district. Wool picked this spot to break free from the sterile "white cube" galleries. The city's skyline, seen through expansive windows, becomes part of the exhibition.Curated with Anne Pontégnie, the show places Wool's work in a dynamic setting where art and environment meld. It highlights his intricate process and the interplay between painting, sculpture, photography, and mosaic. The show’s dark and gritty atmosphere harks back to Wool’s beginnings, evoking a time when much of the city was desolate and ripe for artists to reclaim as described by Spike Art Magazine.Walking through the expansive, raw space feels like stepping inside Wool’s bleak vision, sharing his ...

WeTransfer has named Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson as the new guest curator for its creative storytelling platform, WePresent. Founded in 2018, WePresent serves as the file transfer company's editorial branch, inviting globally recognized artists to share stories and artworks that reflect on pertinent issues facing society. Past curators have included American singer Solange, Serbian conceptual artist Marina Abramović, as well as English actor Russell Tovey. Eliasson is one of the preeminent artists of the 21st century, having represented Denmark at the 2003 Venice Biennale, staging a towering faux sun in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in the same year and casting a set of sculptural interventions at the Versailles Palace in 2014. At the core of his shape-shifting practice is an ...

Eli Russell Linnetz takes over the Los Angeles art world with his MONUMENTS exhibit at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery. A contemporary, multi-hyphenate artist, Linnetz breaks the boundaries and continues to explore America's past and present for a new generation in the recent exhibit. Known for his ground-breaking music videos, sculptural projects, photography, live events and his critically acclaimed fashion label ERL, he brings his debut solo fine art exhibit to Los Angeles. The immersive experience has taken over the gallery with a bold splash of neon shock orange as the undertone of the project, giving his own reinvigoration and imagination of iconic American symbols and landscapes. He re-interprets American landmarks such as Mount Rushmore into a pizza oven as well as the Statue of Liberty...