Art

Interscope Records continues its 30th anniversary celebrations of Dr. Dre's The Chronic with the second drop of "The Chronic Masters" collection.Created in collaboration with Trophy, drop two is fronted by The Masters print, an archival pigment print utilizing imagery of the album's master tapes sides A and B that was shot by Jeremy Deputat. There's also The Session Stacks which features all the session tapes and The Session Grid print which sees the original session tapes from all the singles on the record. Each print is sized at 24 inches by 24 inches and features chop-marked, numbered, hand-embossed The Chronic leaf detailing and a certificate of authenticity. Drop two's most coveted collectible, however, is The Session Tapes Stacks Replica — a lifesize replica of the re-discovered mast...

The GRAMMY Museum is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with the "Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit."Running from October 7 until September 4, 2024, the 5,000-square foot installation explores the world of hip-hop and its impact and influence with exhibits on its music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism and history. Attendees will be able to view artifact displays such as the Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, Lil Wayne’s GRAMMY Award for Best Rap Album, Tha Carter III and his handwritten letter from prison to his fans and his family, the custom Saweetie acrylic nail sets created by her nail artist Temeka Jackson and exclusive interviews with MC Lyte, Cordae and other artists regarding their creative process. In addition, the Son...

American artist Julie Mehretu has unveiled three new series of paintings as part of a solo exhibition at White Cube London. Housed at the gallery's Bermondsey location, the show probes into the war in Ukraine, the US Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021, as well as geopolitical power dynamics, and widespread displacement.Entitled They departed for their own country another way (a 9x9x9 hauntology), the show is divided between three series of works, containing nine paintings made with ink and acrylic on canvas. Appearing like graffitied walls that have been removed from the city, Mehretu presents a dialogue between her large-scale works with an abstract sculpture by Iranian-German visual artist, Nairy Baghramian in the 9x9x9 gallery. In the latter, S’asseyant (2022), a pair of slab cast ...

Meguru Yamaguchi has unveiled his latest publication, OUT OF BOUNDS, which serves as a compilation of his recent art exhibitions. This collection features 50 of his most recent artworks, offering a glimpse into the artist's creative evolution as he delves into the realms of art with each stroke of his brush. Notably, OUT OF BOUNDS marks the artist's inaugural catalogue and has been crafted using an exceptional fine printing technique.In celebration of this publication, Yamaguchi is hosting the UNIVERSAL TRUTH exhibition at Ginza Tsutaya Books, where he presents his latest creations. This exhibition centers on the artist's enduring fascination with symmetrical forms, imperfections, continuity, and the omnipresence found in nature, culture, the world, and the passage of time."So, about 'OUT ...

Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi has collaborated with Avant Arte to release a new print edition, dubbed The Earring. Emblematic of her past work, the hybrid print assemblage features a concealed image of a woman, which is unconventionally tied together with a rope that balances a two-dimensional ball and chain. Born in Iran and now based in Connecticut, Khosravi uses her practice to speak on the systemic censorship and oppression that woman have experienced in her home country since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Each of her multi-layered artworks balance beauty and desperation in a way where she bypasses "perpetuating notions of cultural exoticism and portrayals of Iranian women as victims," the artist previously noted, and rather, uses her work as "a vehicle for shifting power." View this...

Following the announcement of the Pokémon exhibition at Van Gogh Museum, fans have anticipated the release of the Pokémon x Van Gogh collaboration that gave them a look at a special Pikachu promo card. The special edition Pokémon card saw Pikachu wearing a grey felt hat like the artist Vincent Van Gogh's own self-portrait. While these cards were meant to be made available by children participating in the the special event held at the Amsterdam museum along with art prints, t-shirts and other merchandise, all of them were quickly snatched up before social media channels or an official email was able to let people know they had the chance to snatch it up. Those who were unable to visit the exhibition in person to purchase the merch were able to purchase the "Pikachu with Grey Felt" hat promo...

2023 has been quite the year for Todd James. Based in New York, the American artist flew to Tokyo in February to exhibit a number of towering canvases and sculptures at acclaimed Japanese gallery, NANZUKA. More recently, he debuted, for the first time, a series of paper-based ink artworks at Over the Influence's Paris outpost — and to follow, James just lifted the veil on a new series of oil paintings at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen.Entitled ROOM TO BREATHE, James' latest artworks are made entirely with oil sticks and oil on canvas, exuding a rich texture that emphasizes the human hand. From a distance, each appears almost entirely like abstracted shapes and colors, but reveal an array of interior scenes — from chairs, pots, frames, and bookshelves — when viewed up close. Also on display are a...

New artist residency and incubator Artivist, tucked away in the heart of Seoul, is the home to multidimensional artist Dustin Yellin's first-ever solo Asia exhibition. Artivist is comprised of an arts patron club, an artist residency program, as well as an exhibition space, with the ultimate spatial goal to act as a melting pot, a bridge between traditional and contemporary art. With that mission in mind, the globally celebrated Yellin's Spooky Portal exhibit is the perfect opener.“Our goal is to create a hub for artistic inspiration and collaboration,” Afrodet Zuri, Artivist’s curator in residence, conveyed in a statement.  “We believe Artivist and artists such as Dustin, will significantly contribute to the dynamic art culture in Seoul.” Amy Kim, Artivist's founder, agrees with the senti...

Naturally, the world has been wondering what a possible Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum collaboration may look like, since the two announced one of the year's most unlikely partnerships earlier this month.“This collaboration will allow the next generation to get to know Vincent van Gogh’s art and life story in a refreshing way,” said the institution's director, Emilie Gordenker, in a statement. “The Van Gogh Museum and The Pokémon Company International have drawn on many years of educational expertise to create a special experience for children, their supervisors, and we hope many others at the Van Gogh Museum.” View this post on InstagramA post shared by PM1 (@pm1.tcg)What wasn't planned, but perhaps should have been expected, was the sheer craze surrounding the exhibition's opening today. The ...

Rapper-turned-artist Jahlil Nzinga has released a new limited-edition screen print entitled gotta wear shades. Produced by acclaimed Parisian maison, Print Them All — who in the past had worked with the likes of Picasso and Matisse (amongst others) — the artwork depicts one of the Los Angeles-based artist's signature one-liner drawings wearing blue-tinted sunglasses. Having first come up as Stunnaman from the Bay Area rap group, The Pack, Nzinga has reinvented himself as a prolific artist over the past five years, creating largely gestural works that are inspired by his hip hop days, as well as his interest in fashion, early skateboarding graphics, and the canons of art history. Entirely self-taught, Nzinga found his painterly voice through the unapologetic process of one-liners, where thr...

Zhong Wei is a Chinese artist known for creating multi-layered acrylic compositions that comment on the internet vernacular native to his home country. Born and based in Beijing, Wei uses found imagery and memes as source material to imbue a snapshot of the rapidly growing matrix of our technologically-driven age. Wei's latest exhibition at DE SARTHE gallery in Hong Kong looks to spark a dialogue around the shifting power dynamics between man and machine. Entitled Weight Drifting, his visceral artworks reflect a world where humankind has lost control of the pace at which technology now dictates our lives. Like multiple processors layered within one another, Wei probes into the growing role of AI, speculating "a near future – or perhaps present – in which any trace of the human artist will ...