Art

Colombian president Gustavo Petro is actively looking to find a 300-year-old sunken ship that is rumored to hold treasure worth up to $20b USD.Located off the coast of Cartagena, the San Jose was a Spanish galleon that was returning from Panama — where crew members seized a trove of gold, silver, and jewelry — when it was ambushed by the British Navy in 1708 as part of the ongoing War of Spanish Succession. Naturally, the whereabouts of the ship became the stuff of legend. According to reports, the Colombian government claimed to have found its location back in 2015, but kept it under wraps to quell swarms of treasure seekers from going on a deep sea mission, which could have ended in yet another disaster. Petro has deployed search units to recover the San Jose and aims to have it complete...

Czech visual artist Jan Kaláb is set to release a limited drop of miniature paintings, dubbed Pocket Paintings. The artist is identifiable via his abstract takes on abstract-like organic forms, all rendered in his signature vibrant color schemes. Through his artistic endeavors, Kaláb has demonstrated his vision via a myriad of mediums, which include but are not limited to paintings, sculptures, street murals, and physical installations.For Kaláb’s latest Pocket Paintings series, the artist offers a series of seven different designs, each acrylic-painted by hand on canvases that measure a mere 16 x 12cm in dimensions. As the name of the collection suggests, the paintings are intended to fit perfectly inside pockets. With this project, the Czech artist is hoping to explore a new form of port...

Baha Mar, the distinguished luxury resort in Nassau, Bahamas, recently set the stage for a dazzling convergence of culinary and visual arts at The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival. From October 27 to 29, 2023, the resort's Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center buzzed with excitement as attendees immersed themselves in a multifaceted experience. At the heart of the festivities was the inaugural FUZE Caribbean Art Fair and Culinary Expo, which introduced a myriad of captivating events, from live entertainment to chef demonstrations, expert-led food and wine tastings, and mesmerizing art displays guided by talented artists from seven Caribbean nations.A standout feature of this year's festival was the FUZE art showacse directed by the artist John Cox alongside The Current Gallery &a...

Central Server Works in Los Angeles will play host to a new online exhibition by British multidisciplinary artist, Holly Silius.As a mainstay within the world of fashion, Silius has worked with some of the biggest names and brands over the past 20 years, including Robert Pattinson for GQ and Frank Ocean for i-D, as well as campaigns for Prada and TOM FORD. Trained as a swimmer, movement has shown to be a central theme within her practice, most notably in the body casts she creates for her subjects. In Polaroids and Body Prints, Silius celebrates the human form as a canvas to stage her latest body casts. Each polaroid is hand-painted by the artist to create a psychedelic effect and uses the connection to the body as an expression of artistic freedom. The series originally went on view as pa...

Artist Leonard Hilton McGurr, better known as Futura, has revealed a collaboration with Hong Kong-based creative studio Allrightsreserved -- a limited edition art toy lamp inspired by his most iconic Pointman Figure.Futura initially made his claim to fame through his renowned graffiti work in the 1970s, particularly owed to his unique approach to street art, which deviated from traditional styles of the time. Beyond his graffiti and other expressions of art, one of his most iconic creations is his "Pointman" figure.The Pointman is expressed as a sleek futuristic figure, often depicted in a range of medums, from clothing to art toys. Its most popular expression, however, is in figure form, offering the same collectibility and display utility as other notable toys like KAWS' BFF.In collabora...

From Me to You, NIGO‘s personal archive sale in partnership with Pharrell's JOOPITER digital auction house saw quite the array of sought-after and unseen apparel, accessories, home goods and everything in between. The white glove auction came to a triumphant close on Friday, selling all 60 of the for-sale lots – with 80% of them selling over the expected high estimate. Final sales totaled 359% above the total low estimate, a total of $623,000 USD higher than the intended profit. From Me To You, JOOPITER's sixth auction, also reached an all-time high in terms of global participation, bringing in bidders from 15 countries. 685 total bids were cast, making for an average of 11.4 bids per lot, with the top two lots seeing 41 bids each. Standout lots include the Vintage McDonald's Hawaiian Unif...

The Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (MOP) in Coruña, Spain will present a major exhibition on prolific German-Australian photographer, Helmut Newton. Opening tomorrow, November 18, the show will chronicle his six decade career, from his childhood to how he became a titan in the world of fashion, along with his lasting impact almost 20 years since his death. Going on view at Muelle de la Batería, a reconverted warehouse space close to the harbor, the exhibition will comprise of a selection of Newton's most striking fashion portraits, such as his Big Nudes (1980–93) — a provocative black-and-white series that featured the likes of Andy Warhol, Naomi Campbell, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld, and even Margaret Thatcher, amongst others. The show will also spotlight some of Newton's lesser-known work...

The Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (MOP) in Coruña, Spain will present a major exhibition on prolific German-Australian photographer, Helmut Newton. Opening tomorrow, November 18, the show will chronicle his six decade career, from his childhood to how he became a titan in the world of fashion, along with his lasting impact almost 20 years since his death. Going on view at Muelle de la Batería, a reconverted warehouse space close to the harbor, the exhibition will comprise of a selection of Newton's most striking fashion portraits, such as his Big Nudes (1980–93) — a provocative black-and-white series that featured the likes of Andy Warhol, Naomi Campbell, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld, and even Margaret Thatcher, amongst others. The show will also spotlight some of Newton's lesser-known work...

Salvador Dalí's home on the shores of Spain’s Costa Brava is the subject of a new book by Apartamento. Photographed by fellow Spanish artist, Coco Capitán, Casa Dalí gives a seldom-seen look into the living quarters of one of the 20th century's greatest artists. The home is as surreal as one might imagine: quirky exterior features along the entrance, abstracted inlays that give way to taxidermy galore, and of course, a giant egg-shaped door and a literal egg sculpture on the roof — a motif that recurrently featured in Dalí's work. Bought in the 1930s, the home served as Dalí's primary residence and studio where a number of his seminal works were created, including The Persistence of Memory.The sun-kissed rays that radiate throughout each image is another point of emphasis. According to arc...

Mario Ayala has been busy in his home state. Back in summer, the Los Angeles-native, alongside Guadalupe Rosales and Rafa Esparza, created a love letter to lowrider culture up at SFMOMA. While earlier this month, he also presented several new paintings as part of a group show at CONTROL that pays tribute to LA's rich lineage of airbrushing. Running concurrent to the latter, Ayala has unveiled a new solo exhibition that harks to LA's history of craftsmanship, as well as using humor and satire to address social struggles in imaginative ways. Housed at David Kordansky Gallery, Rubber Biscuit comprises of a series of new acrylic paintings stretched on a variety of oddly-shaped canvases that are intimately autobiographical, while interrogating the absurdities and questions associated with ritua...

Mario Ayala has been busy in his home state. Back in summer, the Los Angeles-native, alongside Guadalupe Rosales and Rafa Esparza, created a love letter to lowrider culture up at SFMOMA. While earlier this month, he also presented several new paintings as part of a group show at CONTROL that pays tribute to LA's rich lineage of airbrushing. Running concurrent to the latter, Ayala has unveiled a new solo exhibition that harks to LA's history of craftsmanship, as well as using humor and satire to address social struggles in imaginative ways. Housed at David Kordansky Gallery, Rubber Biscuit comprises of a series of new acrylic paintings stretched on a variety of oddly-shaped canvases that are intimately autobiographical, while interrogating the absurdities and questions associated with ritua...