Art

If a white crane were to choose a pair of boots, would he gravitate toward knee-high lace-ups or balance his talons in yellow tabi stilettos? Young In Hong fashioned a collection of shoes with these long-legged birds in mind. Titled “White Cranes and Snowfall,” the playful sculptures are made from woven sedges and nested in a shallow field of pebbles, …

”Satura” is the first solo institutional exhibition dedicated to the work of the American artist Louis Fratino. Curated by Stefano Collicelli Cagol, Director of the Centro, “Satura” is as part of Centro Pecci’s Tuscany at the Centre annual programme. This exhibition follows the critically acclaimed presentation of Fratino’s paintings in a room of Adriano Pedrosa’s “Stranieri Ovunque—Foreigners Everywhere,” 60th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di …

SANTA FE — Monsters have long been of interest to artists and non-artists alike. They embody our fears, uncertainties, and even desires. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the figure, in one form or another, is ever-present in an exhibition with monsters in the title. In the thematic group show Among Monsters at Gerald Peters Contemporary, artists Nani Chacon, Esther …

Encased in transparent cubes and smushed behind panes of acrylic, Ant Hamlyn’s (previously) brilliant blooms and verdant stems are perpetually preserved. Polyurethane-coated fabrics, which he hand-sews and then stuffs, shape a cartoonish view of our predilection to try to harness and preserve things of beauty. Often focusing on bright botanicals and fungi, Hamlyn’s playful sculptures crush fabric flowers into cases …

This show was selected as part of Paris Oomph—a curated roundup of the best contemporary art exhibitions and events held by galleries, museums, and institutions in town during Art Basel Paris, October 2024. In every stage of his career, Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) expressed his desire to tightly connect sculpture and painting by painting some of his plaster and bronze sculptures. From …

Posted inComics Why did Jerry Lewis spend so much energy concealing The Day the Clown Cried, even in death?  Tagged: Comics Ari Richter is a visual artist, cartoonist and professor. He is the author of Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance (Fantagraphics Books). The grandson… More by Ari Richter Source link

A series of recent paintings by LA-based artist Adam de Boer (previously featured here). Informed by his Dutch-Indonesian roots, de Boer has explored the fabric dyeing technique of batik, drawing elaborate imagery on linen with melted beeswax poured, washed and repeated, to achieve the desired effect. More recently, he has been combining batik with Western oil painting. “Edge City” marks …

In 1929, sought-after New York fashion model Lee Miller moved to Paris to apprentice with surrealist photographer Man Ray, joining an influential circle of artists. She and Ray worked so closely together, in fact, that many of her photos have been erroneously attributed to him. Like many women, Miller’s work was often overshadowed by her male counterparts. A new book, …

“Tina Girouard: SIGN-IN” is the first comprehensive retrospective devoted to the Louisiana-born artist Tina Girouard (1946–2020) in New York City, presented at CARA in partnership with Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought. From the 1970s until her death, Girouard was a dedicated experimental artist, collaborator, and art worker, whose practice across mediums deeply informed feminist art, craft, performance, and video of the last century. Alongside …

As mid-October rolls around, the chill in the air signals the season of somber reflection. There’s much to consider in the world right now, and little to inspire joy. Among our favorite shows of the moment, immersive installations by Carrie Mae Weems and Miatta Kawinzi don’t shy away from serious subject matter but they offer meaningful perspectives and, ideally, a …