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Eduardo Sarabia is a Mexican-American artist who uses his practice as a way to explore his dual identity. Born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrants, but now based in Guadalajara, Sarabia is known for creating distorted figurative paintings — often depicting family, friends and personal experiences — with splotchy hits of oil paint, as a way to blur the lines between fact and fiction. On view at Mexico City's Galeria OMR, Sarabia presents Four Minutes of Darkness, a new solo exhibition centered around a solar eclipse. As his first show with the gallery and the second exhibition in this eclipse-related series, Sarabia mixes personal histories with mystical and alchemical narratives, by inviting audiences to a wall-to-wall mural of a garden that winds around the space like a vine encapsulatin...

Skateboarding has always been the driving influence for acclaimed Japanese artist, Haroshi. For the past 20 years, the Tokyo-based creative has paved his own lane in the art world for creating intricate sculptures that hark to mystical characters found in Japanese history and pop culture today, but crafted using hundreds of recycled skate decks, resulting in weathered figures that appear to jump out of mythology. For his latest project, Haroshi created a one-off sculptural character for his hero, none other than arguably the most celebrated figure in the history of skateboarding, Tony Hawk. "This is my dream project and I am happy to see it come true!" noted Haroshi via Instagram. Taking cues from the head in the Birdhouse logo, the artist created a small totemic figure, almost like a wood...

Richard Serra, the legendary American artist who pioneered the Minimalist movement of the 1960s, has died at age 85. First reported by the New York Times, Serra passed away yesterday in his home in Orient, New York from complications with pneumonia. Transcending art historical traditions, Serra transformed the boundaries of sculpture by employing unorthodox materials, from fiberglass and rubber early on in his career to his signature use of weathered steel — emblematic of his massive curvilinear sculptures that have exhibited from two retrospective exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York to what some consider his Magnus opus, Band (2006), at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In a 2011 interview with The Art Newspaper, Serra was quick to avoid notions that his work was about a...

While Daniel Arsham has crafted himself into a household name for his mythical multidisciplinary works – specifically his eroded architectural "relics" – many are unfamiliar with the artist's photography; maybe it's because he's kept it rather lowkey, only just now unveiling the inaugural display of his vast range of photography pieces. Phases marks Arsham's first-ever photography exhibit, now on display at New York City's Fotografiska.Phases also celebrates Arsham's 20 years of practicing photography, compiling an extensive array of shots of different styles, tones and compositions; most shots appear in black-and-white, though a few stand out in more distinct blue and gray hues. Arsham wrote each photo's title directly on the wall next to it. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Fo...

Art Basel Hong Kong's 2024 edition features 242 leading galleries from 40 countries, marking a return to pre-pandemic scale with 65 additional exhibitors compared to last year. The Encounters sector, curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, presents 16 large-scale projects under the theme 'I am a part of all that I have met', including 11 specially created for the fair. Highlights include works by Mak2, Ming Wong, and Haegue Yang. Conversations, curated by Stephanie Bailey, offers 11 panels with speakers from over 15 countries, including discussions between Japanese artists Shinro Ohtake and Takashi Murakami, and collectors like Uli Sigg sharing insights into collecting contemporary Chinese art.Art Basel Hong Kong features an array of highlights across its booths. To help you navigate this year’s f...

Pro-Palestine activists took over London's British Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Sunday accusing both institution's over alleged complicity regarding Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. At the latter museum, 350 activists unfurled a massive quilt at the entrance made up of individual works woven together from artists around the world, including traditional taṭrīz embroidery, native to Palestinian villages.According to an Artnet report, the protestors also demanded that The Met "cut ties with board members who profit from ongoing Israeli bombardment and settler-colonial occupation of Palestine”, as well as added concern regarding the "preservation of Palestinian cultural heritage sites being destroyed by Israel.”Across the pond, the British Museum stopped allowing visit...

Frédéric Platéus is a Belgian artist best known for creating large-scale wall artworks that conflate his interests across motorsports, supercars and industrial design. Based in Liège, Platéus typically mixes PVC with traditional painterly techniques, resulting in geometric artworks presented as a puzzle for the viewer to piece back together in their mind.On view at Ruttkowski;68 in Paris, Platéus is showcasing his fourth solo show with the gallery, entitled KraftPLus+. The exhibition is somewhat of a departure from his modular wall works, in place of a series of sculptures and paintings that incorporate iconography found across corporate logos, pop culture and the auto industry. During his youth, Platéus was heavily inspired by hip-hop, skateboarding and BMX culture, which in the show he t...

BAPE GALLERY has landed in Hong Kong for a special exhibition.The exhibit features 25 unique artworks and three giant sculptures that pay homage to A BATHING APE's legacy and influence on fashion, art and street culture. Both up-and-coming artists and established artists, including Stash, Tomotatsu Gima, Arkiv Vilmansa, Oso de Agua and Simone Legno, contributed to the exhibit for their own take on the experience of "fashion-meets-art." The pieces take inspiration from BAPE's most iconic motifs and releases such as the classic camouflage pattern, APE HEAD logo, the BAPESTA shoe and the BAPE SHARK STA, with prints available for sale on-site.Check out the works above.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

Ahead of this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong, art collective teamLab has partnered up with the city's  Leisure and Cultural Services Department to present teamLab: Continuous -- an outdoor exhibition that spans across Tamar Park and the Central and Western District Promenade. The exhibition is also made up of two main components, comprising hundreds of ovoids in “Resonating Life which Continues to Stand” and the lights-producing trees in “Resonating Trees.”“The biggest difference between an egg-shape and an ovoid is that the latter will always bounce back — it doesn’t fall.” In the vein of that explanation, Takashi Kudo, a member of teamLab and the Communications Director for this project explains that “the ovoids are a metaphor for human emotions.” Whenever the ovoids are pushed down, they li...

To coincide with his recent collaboration with Sarah Andelman and Phamily First, French artist Jean Jullien partnered up again with the team at Case Studyo to release a new beach wood stool called TOME. The release is part of the "Mise en Page" collection at the Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche department store in Paris, which includes a suite of tableware, ceramics and objects adorned with Jullien's whimsical imprint.TOME comes in two iterations, the first, depicting a book half-opened on its side with another closed on top; while the second features an open book laying suspended on its pages, while the other lay closed for people to sit on. "From the weighty tomes of classic literature to beloved childhood stories, this edition [pays] homage to the diverse array of books that helped shape Jull...

VILLAZAN's New York City outpost is currently exhibiting new works by Edgar Plans. Titled The Dreamer, the presentation highlights original sketches of the artist's recognizable "The Dreamer" sculptures which is currently being exhibited at Columbus Circle, alongside with drawings, notes from his NFT collection, and additional sketches.Named The Dreamer, these sculptures depict a child gazing upwards, embodying the enduring force of human imagination and the relentless spirit of hope. Central to the sculpture is the child's faithful dog, symbolizing steadfast companionship and support throughout life's journey. Together, they create a heartening scene, evoking unity, determination, and friendship. Additionally, a smaller version of the sculpture, standing approximately 5 feet tall, is on d...