[ad_1] Revising Reality: How Sequels, Remakes, Retcons, and Rejects Explain the World by Chris Gavaler and Nat Goldberg (image courtesy Bloomsbury) Joan Didion famously declared, “We tell ourselves stories in order to survive.” As euphonious as that statement is, it may not reflect either the purpose or the function of story-making. Closer to the truth […]
[ad_1] Design History Illustration Social Issues #architecture #China All images courtesy of Greg Jensen At its height in the 1990s, Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong housed about 50,000 people. Its population is unremarkable for small cities, but what set Kowloon apart from others of its size was its density. Spanning only 2.6 hectares, […]
[ad_1] Abigail Dudley, “Emmanuel” (2023–24), oil on linen, 32 x 36 inches (all images courtesy Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects) Abigail Dudley is an observational painter who can translate her subject matter into a synthesis of the seen and the imagined without faltering. This combination, along with her artistic chops, sets her apart from other […]
[ad_1] Art Books #art history #Keith Haring #Pop art #pop-ups #public art #Simon Arizpe All images © Keith Haring Foundation One of the most iconic figures of the 1980s Pop Art movement, Keith Haring (previously) is best known for his playful pictograms like “Radiant Baby” or “Barking Dog,” motifs that frequently appeared in compositions […]
[ad_1] CLAVERACK, New York — It is no secret that the art world can be a lonely place. There is something distinctly isolating about competing with your peers for one of the few, underpaid curatorial positions or a spot in a coveted residency, or silently begrudging the sold-out booth next to yours at an art […]
[ad_1] Art Design Nature #installation #Laura Ellen Bacon #sculpture #site-specific #weaving July 3, 2024 Jackie Andres “The Feeling Remains” (2022). Photo by Jean Michel Rousvoal. All images © Laura Ellen Bacon, shared with permission Laura Ellen Bacon transforms hundreds of pounds of willow branches into amorphous, oscillating forms. Ascending upward along the side of […]
[ad_1] Dutch painter Jacqueline de Jong, celebrated for her contributions to painterly figuration and for her role in Europe’s avant-garde Situationist movement, died on Saturday, June 29 in Amsterdam at the age of 85. The cause was metastatic liver cancer, as confirmed by Ortuzar Projects, the gallery representing the artist in New York City. De […]
[ad_1] Animation Film Social Issues #birds #health #healthcare #short film #video The timeless tale of the stork delivering babies is, like many myths, difficult to trace to a single source, as the story unfolds in folklore throughout Europe, the Americas, North Africa, and the Middle East. In the short film “Impossible Journey” —directed by […]
[ad_1] American curator Norman Kleeblatt (photo by Nikolai Devera) This article is part of Hyperallergic’s 2024 Pride Month series, featuring interviews with art-world queer and trans elders throughout June. Norman Kleeblatt has been a prominent curator in New York City’s museum scene for decades. His exhibitions at the Jewish Museum, where he started as a curatorial assistant […]
[ad_1] Art #London #love #Pop art #public art #sculpture #Yoni Alter All images © Yoni Alter, shared with permission A love-ly new artwork curls through the bustling Duke of York Square in central London, thanks to Yoni Alter (previously), who celebrates the most enigmatic and important emotion in human experience. Approachable from various vantage […]