Art

The Haas Brothers — twins Nikolai and Simon — have touched down at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood to pull back the curtain on a new exhibition titled Inner Visions.Coinciding with their solo show at the Nasher Museum and Sculpture Center in their hometown of Dallas, this latest showcase sees the brothers' Accretion technique, one they began developing over a decade ago, surpass its potential. Inspired by the "layered accumulation process found throughout the natural world," the pair's earliest Accretion forms consisted of wet clay brushed on dry clay to produce a speckled finish on sculpture; now, the craft takes on new mediums.Within the exhibition, the brothers put acrylic paint to canvas in a series of their first-ever Accretion Paintings. Using sque...

Acclaimed Japanese collective teamLab will bring its Borderless Museum to the Middle East. Housed in the historic city of Jeddah and produced in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the forthcoming museum will be permanently located by the Al-Arbaeen Lagoon and comprise of over 80 sensorial installations across a 10,000-square-foot space.Founded in 2001 by Toshiyuki Inoko, teamLab began as a small four person group that looked to bridge new dialogues between humans and the environments they inhabit. Known for creating highly immersive audio-visual installations, the collective has since expanded to comprise roughly 400 contributors, including artists, mathematicians, architects, designers and engineers; as well as a number of permanent museums in Japan and pop-up installations...

eBay has been a go-to after market for vintage clothing, objects, gadgets, ephemera — really anything — for nearly 30 years now. And while it is a suitable platform to collect art, eager collectors should (unsurprisingly) tread lightly when looking to purchase works by celebrated masters — even if there has been legitimate reports of authentic works being sold on eBay, such as Greco-Roman antiquities that were recently pawned off (illegitimately) by former British Museum curator Peter Higgs. According to a new investigative report by the Guardian, there are a number of fake paintings being marketed across eBay as genuine works by the likes of French artists Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, amongst others. Dr. Carina Popovici is the CEO of Art Recognition, a Zurich-based start-up tha...

The BRED Abu Dhabi festival, presented by HYPEBEAST, recently concluded its dynamic showcase at the Yas Bay Waterfront. Among its diverse attractions, the unveiling of the Harmony in Play: A Mural of Love, Unity, and Nature mural by artists Omar Sha3 and Ana Barriga stood out for its expressive elements amidst a lively, dynamic collaboration between the artists.Situated within the vibrant Hypeart Studio, the mural encapsulates the essence of joy, love, unity, and the interconnectedness between humanity and nature. Ana Barriga's playful aesthetic, blending reason with emotion, infuses the artwork with elements of fun, playfulness, and irony. Through her dedication to learning and her passion for painting, Barriga invites viewers into a world where imagination reigns supreme.Complementing Ba...

Frank Stella, the pioneering American artist best known for his minimal abstract paintings, passed away over the weekend at his West Village home in New York, age 87. The late artist's wife, Dr. Harriet E. McGurk, told The New York Times that the cause of death was due to complications with lymphoma.Hailed as the 'Father of Minimalism,' Stella is one of the most important figures in the U.S. post-war art scene. He signaled an end to the loose and gestural tenants set forth by the Abstract Expressionists during the 1950s, in favor of a cool, calculated aesthetic that emphasized rigid geometric patterns, precise line-work and vibrant color combinations that were partly inspired by his formative years painting houses and boats in his hometown of Malden, Massachusetts. “Frank Stella is not int...

A newly attributed painting by the 16th century Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio will soon go on view at Madrid's Prado Museum. The artwork, which measures 43.7 x 33.8 inches and depicts Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns prior to his crucifixion, nearly sold at a Spanish auction house in 2021 for $1,600 USD, as it was widely believed to be the work of Caravaggio's disciple, José de Ribera. After experts examined the artwork further, however, the painting was deemed an original by Caravaggio — who is believed to have only created roughly 60 paintings in his lifetime — and has a value that could be “stretched into the tens of millions, if not more," according to the Associated Press. Entitled Ecce Homo (1605-09), the work is believed to have once been in the private coll...

Paul McCartney's rare photographs from The Beatles' 1963–64 U.S. tour arrive at the Brooklyn Museum. Rediscovered from McCartney's archives, over 250 images capture the frenzy of Beatlemania and the band's personal moments. The exhibition blends photography, video clips, and archival materials to immerse viewers in the era. Director Catherine Futter describes it as a window into McCartney's journey amidst fame and camaraderie.McCartney's diverse artistic talent shines through in his photos, reflecting influences from 1960s photography styles. From formal portraits to candid snapshots, the exhibition showcases his range beyond music. "Eyes of the Storm" offers a personal narrative of McCartney's journey alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.Beyond nostalgia, the exhibition...

Vancouver-based artist FVCKRENDER launched his first physical sculpture show Ascend during Frieze Art week in New York. Curated by Carlo McCormick, the exhibit offered a diverse array of artworks, blending tangible works with digital creations. Enhancing the immersive experience, DS & Durga provided curated scents that added an extra dimension to the showcase, engaging visitors' senses in unexpected ways.Among the highlights were six new artworks, including three digital pieces available exclusively at the show, offering attendees a unique opportunity to acquire limited-edition works directly from the artist. Additionally, three prints accompanied by digital artwork were made available for purchase online, ensuring broader accessibility to FVCKRENDER's creations.In collaboration with L...

American artist Paul Pfeiffer has been interrogating the act of image making for 25 years. Working across a wide range of creative disciplines, he commonly employs found and source material from pop culture to probe into the spectacle of sports and the myth of celebrity. On view at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles, Pfeiffer presents a thorough look into his nearly three decade career. As the first US retrospective on the artist, Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom unpacks society's obsession with spectacle and how our collective consciousness is constructed through image circulation. Sports fan or not, Pfeiffer's exhibition is immediately gripping as you walk into the museum, as the drum of former matches reverberate across the white walls like ghosts from a bygone era. ...

Tremaine Emory and Cactus Plant Flea Market are teaming up for Just Junk, a new exhibition set to open at Tom Sachs' Bodega 245.Though little is currently known about the exhibition's exact content, Emory and CPFM promised "a thoughtful pile of junk" in the Instagram post announcing the show, which also showed a DJ controller and speakers nestled among what appears to be a bodega's food prep area. This isn't Emory's first direct foray into the world of art and design: he curated an exhibition titled Tremaine's Distinction at Raisonne Gallery a piece from his Denim Tears label was placed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's seminal In America: An Anthology of Fashion exhibit, and he was also one of the honorees at the Queens Museum's 50th-anniversary gala. It's also a family affair of sorts ...