Art

Posted inSponsored Opportunities Play a pivotal role in leading OCA’s public programs, maintain the organization’s position as a prominent contemporary arts institution, and identify development opportunities. Apply by September 10. Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) is seeking an experienced candidate for the position Head of Programme. This is a new position and the successful candidate will play a pivotal …

A new selection of paintings from American artist Cooper (previously featured here). Recently exhibited with Maddox Gallery in Switzerland, “Wild Life” offers reimagined scenes of domesticity infused with new patterns and an expanded colour palette. His still lifes feature a range of objects — vintage record players, speakers, piles of books, plants and mid-century furniture — that represent the joy …

 Art #Chris Pappan #drawing #identity #portraits August 28, 2023 Grace Ebert “Relatives.” All images © Chris Pappan, shared with permission For Chris Pappan, distinguishing between the past and present, the present and the future, is irrelevant. Time, for him, is circular and cyclical, an understanding he discusses in a new conversation with Colossal. Our people believe that our ancestors are always with …

“As I pull down his pants, I notice that there is … a big-ass Glock next him. Honestly, this was one of the … scariest moments of my life.” The first three and half minutes of Kokomo City, D. Scott’s documentary about four Black trans sex workers, seem to portend a wholly somber account of the dangers of the profession. …

 #sponsor August 28, 2023 Design Core Detroit All images courtesy of Design Core Detroit The Detroit Month of Design Festival is a citywide celebration of creativity that gathers designers and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital. Every September, partners across the city—from emerging studios to established companies and educational institutions—come together …

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “Lady Lilith” (1866–68, altered 1872–73), Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935 (all images courtesy Tate Britain) LONDON — Can we ever get enough of the Pre-Raphaelites, their lives, loves, and art? It seems not. An exhaustively well-documented show called The Rossettis is currently at Tate Britain. The focus is on the entire family …

 Art #Brock DeBoer #ceramics #porcelain #sculpture August 28, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Brock DeBoer, shared with permission What do skateboarding and ceramics have in common? Artist and avid skater Brock DeBoer discovered the medium as a teenager during a requisite stint in summer school, and he latched on to learning something new. “When I sat at the potter’s wheel, …

Victor Ekpuk, “Matriarch 2” (2022), acrylic on canvas, 60 x 45 inches (image courtesy the artist and Aicon Gallery) One cannot describe Victor Ekpuk’s art; one must see it. On view at the Princeton University Art Museum through October 8, Victor Ekpuk: Language and Lineage pushes against the boundaries of the Western art world via 30 paintings, drawings, and sculptures …

 Art #birds #fire #painting #Stephanie Brown #tattoos August 28, 2023 Grace Ebert American redstart. All images © Stephanie Brown, shared with permission “The birds are the underdogs,” says Stephanie Brown. “They co-exist with us almost invisibly in our lives if you aren’t looking for them. They’re small but full of attitude and powerful in great numbers.” Brown returns to …

Underlying Tian’s sculpture is a sense of anonymity often found in classical statuary. Guided by the natural structure of the raw material, his modestly sized, deftly shaped faces and human forms seem to engage in a never-ending dance of fading in and out of the vessels. The artist revives found and collected everyday objects and kitchen utensils, such as cutting …