Art

Louise Bonnet's latest exhibition, 30 Ghosts, is a reflection on the lives that have come before us. Opening at Gagosian this November, the works on view were notably inspired by the opening lines in Arthur C. Clarke’s sci-fi novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.”Based in Los Angeles, Bonnet is well-known for painting exaggerated bodily forms that explore themes related to melancholy, nostalgia, lust, and grief. In her forthcoming solo show, she confronts the specter of death through a new series that harks to 17th century Dutch still-life paintings, making use of the vanitas symbols of fruit, flowers and sumptuous drapery with her grotesque human contortions. Emblematic of her oeu...

Renowned artist Daniel Arsham has taken to Instagram to show his support to his favorite football club, Inter Milan, with a special gift. Noting in a joint post on social media, the artist shared his deep connection with the city of Milano, having coming to the city for over 15 years for "to work with friends in design, architecture, art and fashion." In his almost two decades traveling to and from and the city, he has grown a love for the football club in the city and with that, wanted to show his appreciate with a special sculpture to represent both the team, the sport and Milano. Presenting two sculptures that resemble that of deconstructed footballs, the artist wrote on Instagram, "As a gift to the Club, I have created a sculpture representing the team colors made in crystal and volcan...

In August, Hennessy celebrated Hip-Hop's momentous 50th birthday with a special event and collaboration with Nas. The legendary rapper was invited to collaborate with the brand on a special limited edition V.S bottle. Nas's creation pays homage not only to the birthplace of hip-hop at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx but also encapsulates the shared essence of Hennessy and hip-hop.To commemorate Nas and Hip-Hop's milestone, Hennessy commissioned the talented sculptor, painter, and installation artist, Kennedy Yanko, to craft an exclusive copper sculpture, a bespoke art piece that was presented to Nas during his 50th birthday celebration in New York City. As an extension of this tribute to both Nas and the Hip-Hop movement, Hennessy produced a limited collection of 20 mini sculptures, also...

Korean-American actor and visual artist Joseph Lee unveiled a new solo exhibition of paintings at DIESEL ART GALLERY in Tokyo. As his first showing in Japan, PLEASURE IN THE PATHLESS WOODS reveals in thick brushstrokes the thoughts and emotions Lee experienced while in solitude during the COVID pandemic. Lee's own appearance has become well-known through his acting roles in Searching (2018) and Beef, but the facial depictions in his figurative paintings are purposefully left shrouded to comment on the hidden emotions that lie under the surface. As the title of the show implies, Lee takes viewers on an abstracted journey through the woods, where fear, uncertainty, and excitement are all around the corner."PLEASURE IN THE PATHLESS WOODS opens up moments where the subject’s intention may be i...

The threshold between truth and fiction has always served as the starting point for artist Thao Nguyen Phan. First trained as a painter, the Vietnamese artist is best known for creating dreamlike films and installations where folklore, literature, and philosophy are interwoven with real issues pertaining her homeland.For her latest exhibition, Phan took over Milan's Pirelli HangarBicocca to shed light on the colonization of Vietnam and the social transformations that have transpired since. Entitled Reincarnations of Shadows, the solo exhibition reexamines history through a series of new watercolors, sculptures, films, and installations, where Phan probes into the 'absolute truths' taught in school, which the artist argues omits the oral traditions found in Vietnamese history. As a response...

The end times may dominate the news cycle, but the premonition of the apocalypse is nothing new. Images of great floods, rampant fires, and incessant suffering is riddled within the pages of religious texts and the canons of art history, from Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy (1321), J.M.W. Turner's The Deluge (1805) to Nicolas Party's latest solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth.Housed at the gallery's New York location, Swamp creates a bridge between past and present, as the Swiss artist recontexualizes history in his characteristically subversive style. Upon entering, visitors will be immersed by a massive pastel mural depicting a forest fire, a prevalent scene today, where awe and angst sets up the stage for Party's latest oil-on-copper paintings dedicated to 19th-century French real...

The legal challenges surrounding artificial intelligence have become just as much a topic of discourse as the creative potential offered to would-be users. Amidst the frenzy, Getty Images assures potential customers and creatives alike, that it's new AI image generator doesn't source material without consent. Powered by NVIDIA Picasso's Edify model architecture, Generative AI by Getty Images is trained solely on the media giant's vast library, "allowing customers to elevate their entire end‑to‑end creative process to find the right visual content for any need," according to a release. The tool won't use any images of real people or locations, making it — as the corporation has marketed it — a "Commercially safe. Impactful. Worry‑free," solution for indulging in the power of AI. “We’ve list...

Paris' Galerie Kreo is letting us into the edgeless, immersive world of Virgil Abloh. The Paris gallery opened the doors to "Virgil Abloh: Echosystems" earlier this week: an expansive collection of Abloh's most recent pieces, alongside an array of work from the visual polymath's key creative inspirations including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.Abloh's diverse range of work bridged gaps between communities and blurred the boundaries of genre, and in the Hugo Vitrani-curated exhibit, the fluidity of Abloh's creations exists at the forefront. Vitrani tapped into Abloh's origin story to compile a cohesive yet provocative array of art from the artist himself which includes: the "WORLD LEADERS" ladder, "TOWER HILLS" chair in embossed bronze and "MIDWAY VILLAGE" bench.In the exhibition's ...

After tapping J.30000 for the "It’s a Dog’s World" exhibition, standout Hong Kong eclectic select shop and vintage purveyor ASTERISK has now returned with its latest art exploration. Reimagining its BELOWGROUND shop space, ASTERISK has invited Japanese artist CFS to share his interactions between art and skate culture.Known for his work inspired by surf and skate culture, CFS’s signature artworks feature hand-carved graphics on wood by with varnish finishing the chisel designs.Titled "SUPER STARS BY CFS," the new exhibition at ASTERISK celebrates icons from different decades. Highlighting their varied impacts and influences in the store and around the world. The skateboard-focused collection of work features the figures with a process that will darken and change color over time, bringing e...

Photographer and Philadelphia native Quil Lemons has cut the ribbon on his first solo exhibition, titled Quiladelphia. The showcase, which is currently on view at the Hannah Traore Gallery in New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood, offers a "deeper retrospective of representations of the Black male form" through intimate imagery that looks to dissect the queer psyche.“I wanted to welcome folks into what it is to live life as a Black gay man," said Lemons. "I let my camera navigate everything I see. When it came to shooting, I was letting people into my brain. It was not to make Black nudity and sex into art. Everything I embody is what these images are and mean to me. This is ME. Welcome to my brain."The photographs, which were captured on film with a variety of cameras, are meant to...

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo announced that the city will recycle materials used in Christo and Jeanne-Claude's L’Arc de Triomphe Wrapped (1961-2021) for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games next summer. The initiative is in collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, who will repurpose the roughly 269,098 square feet of aluminum-coated blue polypropylene fabric and 9,843 feet of red rope needed to create the colossal piece for “shade structures, tents or barnums," according to Hidalgo. “This is a very fine example of the art world’s ability to adapt to climate challenges,” she added.Christo and Jeanne-Claude's artwork was often created with the intention for reuse. The Floating Piers (2014-2016) structure they created over Lake Iseo in Italy, was eventually recycled by German company Al-tex, who rep...