Newsprint pages flitting in the wind, a scatter of pins, a cracked mirror, an exposed garter belt on a blurred body, a blinking eye. Kitten heels dancing the Charleston, painted brows and a string of pearls, a masked woman arching her neck for a kiss, a trio in striped tank tops tossing oversized die across […]
#sponsor May 16, 2024 The Bosch Parade Bosch Parade 2022 The Bosch Parade, a theatrical and musical art spectacle on the Netherlands’ Dommel River, kicks off on Thursday, June 20. For four days, spectators on the riverbanks can experience a procession of 19 floating, paddling, and swimming works of art in the middle of […]
Forge Project 2024 fellowship winners (clockwise from top left): Delbert Anderson (Navajo/Diné), Schon Matthew Duncan (United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee Indians), Donna Hogerhuis (Stockbridge-Munsee), Lindsay McIntyre (Inuit), Mikayla Patton (Oglala Sioux Lakota), and Sterling Anthony Schreiber II (Stockbridge-Munsee) (images courtesy Forge Project) The Native-led arts and culture advocacy organization Forge Project announced its 2024 […]
Craft Nature #flowers #glass #Jessica Saunders #sculpture #stained glass Photos by Alice Walker. All images © Jessica Saunders, shared with permission “Flowers are connecting, grounding, uplifting, healing, and worth treasuring,” says Essex-based artist Jessica Saunders, whose delicate stained glass sculptures highlight an array of familiar and beloved blooms. From daffodils and poppies to cornflowers […]
Every May 15 for the last 76 years, Palestinians around the world commemorate the Nakba (Arabic for “the catastrophe”), during which 750,000 Palestinians were permanently displaced from their homelands as a result of the establishment of the State of Israel. During this mass exodus, the ancient embroidery practice known as taṭrīz or tatreez became an […]
Art #candles #installation #Juliette Minchin #sculpture #site-specific #wax “La veillée au candélou” (2020), wax, steel, and wicks, 200 x 200 x 225 centimeters, installation view at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris. All images courtesy of Juliette Minchin, shared with permission French artist Juliette Minchin appreciates wax for its ambivalence. Activated by heat, the modest […]
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina — As far as I know, Wake Forest University is the only American institution of higher education to establish a collection of student-acquired art. Once every four years, a small group of students, along with faculty advisors, travels to New York City to buy art for the Mark H. Reece Collection of Student-Acquired […]
Art Books Design #capitalism #drawing #Escif #painting #street art All images © Escif, shared with permission Escif (previously) gained a foothold in street art by portraying playful scenes that tap into themes of capitalism, politics, and society, often relying on humor to convey messages related current events and activism. Now, the prolific Valencia-based artist […]
Burning Man has removed a pro-Palestine artwork from its website days after a Change.org petition called to take it down. The petition’s authors said the work’s title, “From the River to the Sea,” constituted “language that advocates for the annihilation of Israel.” The sculpture was conceived as an 8-by-14-foot fiberglass installation in the shape of […]
Books Design Photography #architecture #Olivia Broome #plants The Barbican Conservatory, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon. Photo © Taran Wilkhu. All images courtesy of Olivia Broome and Hoxton Mini Press In the mid-20th century, during reconstruction following World War II, an architectural style emerged in the U.K. and Europe that favored bare, […]
