Art

In Chunbo Zhang’s Food Treasure series, cheese oozes from a patterned porcelain crust, while grease pools around a burger with a ceramic-like bun. Painted in acrylic or watercolor, the delicate compositions capture the gluttony and excess of the quintessential American diet. Zhang, who’s based in Chicago, began the series in 2018 after moving to the U.S. and was struggling to …

“The human soul is international.” 1 Surrealism was a political movement of international reach and internationalist conviction. While it had its origins in art and literature, it far exceeded both. Surrealists declared reality to be insufficient. Their ambition was to radically alter society and reimagine life. As early as the dawn of the movement in the 1920s, surrealists denounced the …

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, is ending its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs as a result of an executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump on Monday, January 20. The executive order terminates such initiatives across all federal agencies and entities, referring to them as “illegal and immoral discrimination programs.” An NGA spokesperson told …

A diverse selection of work from graphic designer and illustrator Jordan Warren. Based in Suffolk, UK, Warren’s current focus is heavily influenced by his passion for music and time spent designing his own cover art and graphics for fun. Since completing his studies in Graphic Design in 2020, Warren has taken on a plethora of freelance projects, working with artists …

On the sides of rusted barrels or crushed steel spheres, Lithuanian artist Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė (previously) applies delicate reminders of resilience. Using cotton thread, the artist cross-stitches vibrant flowers and butterflies onto facets of corroded metal, merging materials that appear to have little in common. Where metal is rough, strong, and utilitarian, embroidery is tender, soft, and decorative. Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė taps into these …

Departing loosely from Wong Kar Wai’s Happy Together (1997), the exhibition enacts a critique of dualism and the questions raised by the dual and its split—between intimate and antagonistic partners, between political entities, between “us“ and “them,” and even between “I” and “me,” transcending the logic of “either/or” central to racial capitalism and colonial modernity. The primary setting for Wong …

Two art galleries in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood were affected when a fire broke out in a building on Wednesday night, January 22. Just before midnight, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responded to a fire originating from the cellar of a seven-story mixed-use building at 45 White Street, where two contemporary art galleries are located. The Journal Gallery co-owner …

Can you share a bit about the process of creating your winning image, from the initial seed of the idea to the final version? Halloween is a movie that holds a special place in my heart. The first official movie poster I ever created was for its 40th anniversary, and I’ve revisited it several times since. When Hero Complex Gallery …

Mobula rays are often referred to as “devil rays,” but unlike their relatives, stingrays, they lack a stinger, making them a bit less nefarious than their name implies. When rays gather together into a group, it’s known as a squadron, and for photographers Brittany Ilardi and Eduardo Acevedo, the phenomenon inspired award-winning photos in the 2024 Ocean Art Underwater Photo …

Debt is a broad concept that can be examined from various perspectives, including its emotional, social, historical, and economic dimensions. Symbolically, it represents any form of imbalance. It can also be understood as the distortion of a promise. Contemporary society is shaped by promises—of security, community and care—often dictated by economic contracts, historical injustices and societal expectations. Debt functions both …