STREET LIFE
Martin Wong, whose visionary paintings of the 1980s capture the tragic lows and vibrant highs of life on New York’s decaying Lower East Side, received his first and, until now, only retrospective in 1998, at the New Museum, as he was dying of AIDS. After more than a decade during which his work received relatively […]
ANATOMY OF WAR
Noah Scalin’s series “Anatomy of War,” includes sculptures that question our culture of violence. He has sculpted two weapons, an AK47 and a Smith & Wesson, “clinically dissected, revealing a remarkably human set of internal organs,” though “with a conspicuously absent brain.” With these alterations, Scalin says, “The objects become as fragile as the lives […]
QUEER URNS AND QUILTS
Grayson Perry began his career as a controversial artist best known for creating contemporary radical ceramic art and for being a transvestite. He’s since become an exceptionally successful artist, his media ceramics and textiles. We love his urn “Modern Family,” depicting a child with two fathers.
SABIO STYLN’ IN SAO PAULO
Do you consider this a throw up these days? It’s like a throw up with a couple extra decorative touches. Sabio has some really fun letters here ether way.
AGOSTINO ARRIVABENE “HIEROGAMY”
Agostino is like a foreign exchange student from an enigmatic era of science. Italians from the same region as Agostino say he speaks a different language, a sort of “ancient Latin” one could imagine casually spoken today only at a gathering of Alchemists Anonymous. The title of his exhibition, Hierogamy, means the sacred union – […]
DS1 Dual Shot Camera Mount System
The Dual Shot (DS1) is a camera mount that houses both a GoPro and practically any DSLR camera. Currently seeking funding on IndieGoGo, the DS1 features a detachable three-axis stabilizer with a rechargeable battery that can be mounted to bike helmets or any other mount, a DSLR camera style mounting bracket which is adjustable to […]
HERE’S THE ARTIST LIST FOR THE 2016 MARRAKECH BIENNIAL
This year’s Marrakech Biennial is titled “Not New Now.” Curated by Reem Fadda and Ilaria Conti, the 2016 edition will focus on artists who make politicized work that responds to conditions existing in everyday life. The Marrakech Biennial announced the artist list earlier today for its 2016 edition, which will open in Morocco on February […]
KUMI MACHIDA
Machida’s explorations of human relationships, self-consciousness and social awareness are expressed in each line—a void drawn within the silence of contemplation. Yet abandoned clues remain, cryptic signifiers, so that perhaps these portrayals of dysfunction, brutality, and displacement also offer a quilt of comfort after waking from a nightmare. Japan-based Kumi Machida depicts haunting biomorphic humans […]
IF EVERYTHING WAS SCI-FI
We posted about Filip Hodas’s work on our Instagram this week, and just loved the simplistic and futuristic landscapes he was created in each of his digital design works. It’s like sci-fi futures come to life! The Prague-based artist makes his creations almost appear hyperreal, or a time-traveling example of what Earth may appear like […]
PANTHER MODERN
From their website: Each project shown at Panther is given a unique structure in the format of a 3D model file, which built to engage the artist and their process of making. Given the variety of methods available to produce works in virtual space, the artist is able to choose the format in which they […]
THE MINI TIME MACHINE
Thomas Doyle sculpts tiny, intricate worlds, at a 1:43 scale or smaller. The artist says his work “mines the debris of memory” and that the pieces “depict the remnants of things past—whether major, transformational experiences, or the quieter moments that resonate loudly throughout a life.” The glass itself contains and compresses the world within it, […]
SCENE REPORT: BAY AREA
Mike D aka Doomsday1973 delivers this week’s Bay Area Scene Report featurinf Demos, Salute, Berg, Meck, Avert, Aneml, BTH crew, Nope, Lolc Crew, Snarl, Spree, Orfn and more. See more photos from Doomsday1973 on Instagram.
THE MUSEUM INTERFACE
by Sarah Hromack, Rob Giampietro It’s no longer a question of whether art institutions should have a virtual presence. Rather, the onus is being placed on designers to facilitate meaningful interactions with art that might occur in the gallery, via Web-based applications or in new hybrid spaces that merge the real and the virtual. Any […]
ADOBE’S 2016-17 CREATIVE RESIDENCY
Adobe is accepting applications for their 2016-2017 creative residency! The residency offers you a year to work on your creative passion project without distractions. As a Resident, you’ll receive a full salary and health benefits along with access to tools and mentorship to guide you along the way. From Adobe site We’re looking for artists and […]
Angela Sairaf Contemporary Photographer
Angela Sairaf is a Spain based photographer born in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. She is PhD in Techniques and Processes in Imaging (Madrid´s Complutense University) and Master of Contemporary Photography (EFTI). Received three training scholarships at the International University Menéndez Pelayo where she studied visual poetry, creative processes of a reporter and the nature of photography. Deeply […]
