[ad_1] Graflex Norita in hand, Meryl Meisler walked the streets of 1970s America and boldly photographed transient moments of coincidence. From dimly lit discos and charming carhops to bustling streets and suburban homes, the photographer carried her medium-format camera everywhere she went. Inviting viewers to an intimate perspective of a country facing a dynamic era […]

[ad_1] When I ventured out to see Aubrey Levinthal’s first New York exhibition in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I described her as a figurative painter “trying to get at the elusive and unsettling without developing a narrative that can be easily extracted by the viewer; she is in pursuit of the […]

[ad_1] In Oviedo, Spain, a 6,000-square-meter installation of metallic emergency blankets transform a former arms factory this month. “Blankets 2” extends from Spanish artist SpY’s ongoing series of monumental kinetic works (previously). The natural light from the building’s first-floor windows and giant clerestory bounce off the folds of hundreds of blankets, glinting gold on one […]

[ad_1] The exhibition Smoke & Mirrors explores a new artistic genre called “access aesthetics,” which considers how artists make transparent the inequities in museums. For the able-bodied visitor, wayfinding through a museum or an exhibition can be a straightforward experience with few obstructions. For visitors with disabilities, however, such experiences are challenging, and the barriers […]

[ad_1] Combining aerial timelapse and tilt-shift shots, Joerg Daiber of Spoonfilm (previously) illuminates the stunning Bavarian Alps throughout all four seasons. Daiber was invited by a hotel at the foot of the dramatic Wetterstein Mountains to highlight the scenery and range of activities visitors experience in the area. From hiking and cycling to cross-country skiing […]

[ad_1] LONDON — The story of a nation’s origins can be so much messier than the day-to-day of its politics. Things get papered over, then leak out between the cracks.  In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s at the Royal Academy conveys how Ukraine came to be a thriving center of avant-garde […]

[ad_1] In Tran Nguyen’s portraits, spirited subjects coexist with ethereal environments. “I’ve always enjoyed themes revolving around melancholy, the female figure, and species found in nature,” she says. Whimsically walking alongside praying mantises, embracing a tiger in a suit, or encircled by swans, each character is presented with delicate detail, down to their flowing tendrils […]

[ad_1] Stamps Gallery is proud to present Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish: In Our Words, An Intergenerational Dialogue, a major exhibition that centers the subjectivities of two contemporary Indigenous artists whose practices have sustained and bolstered the relevance of the age-old Anishinaabe practice of black ash basketry in the 21st century. Kelly Church and Cherish […]

[ad_1] On individual strings of monofilament, John Peralta (previously) suspends every single component of historic gadgets, from Rollieflex cameras to Singer sewing machines. The Austin-based artist reinterprets iconic technology to create complex, three-dimensional exploded diagrams using real objects. Peralta recalls childhood memories of pulling a red wagon around the neighborhood with his brother. They would […]

[ad_1] Doug Aitken’s Naked City at Borusan Contemporary presents a selection of seven artworks spanning from 2006 to 2024. Curated by Jérôme Sans, the Istanbul show focuses particularly on cities, as each work explores the modern condition and the paradoxical isolation of today’s hyperconnected world. Four years after the global outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, […]