In this time of multiple global wars, genocides, and force displacements, art has a particularly important role to play in helping us be present with unspeakable violence. What’s less visible is the long-lasting trauma that people and families carry through the generations. Peeling the Onion: Visual Reminders at Elza Kayal Gallery aims to do just […]
Nature Photography #100 for the Ocean #animals #climate crisis #ocean #Paul Nicklen #wildlife Kori Burkhardt, “Between Two Worlds” (2022), Moorea, French Polynesia. All images © the photographers, courtesy of 100 for the Ocean, shared with permission In 2023, the inaugural 100 for the Ocean event raised more than half a million dollars toward ocean […]
LOS ANGELES — Fleeting landscapes of the natural world and the body in motion are currently tucked away on a dead-end street in an industrial area of Downtown Los Angeles. In three solo exhibitions at Night Gallery, Clare Woods reinterprets the still-life genre through oil on aluminum, Coco Young shows pastel-toned, oil-on-linen pastoral scenes, and […]
Victor Pascual, “Free Palestine” (designed 2023–24), digital artwork, 1080 by 1350 pixels (image courtesy the artist) On October 13, 2023, the Red Nation, an organization dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism, released a statement calling for solidarity with the Palestinian people. “It should be clear to tribal leaders and all […]
With works by more than 600 students exhibited in about eight spaces throughout campus, the 2024 Graduating Student Exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) offers a kaleidoscopic look at the creative output of recent grads — and a glimpse into the future of design. Though “fashion” anchors the name of the famed institute, […]
Design History #London #typography Photo by Matthew Williams Ellis. All images courtesy of Emery Walker’s House, shared with permission In 18th- and 19th-century London, the term mudlark was coined to describe someone who scavenged river banks for valuable items. Today, metal detectors aid in the continuing pastime—which now requires a permit—and every once in […]
Atsuko Sato with Japanese shiba inu dog Kabosu at the Sakura Furusato riverside park, where a commemorative bronze statue was erected last year (photo by Philip FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Proud Millennials mourn today, as the world faces the devastating loss of the zeitgeist of the internet. Or zeitdoge, if you will. Kabosu, the Japanese […]
Art Craft #animals #found objects #Kirsty Elson #sculpture #wood All images © Kirsty Elson, shared with permission For Kirsty Elson, a sliver of driftwood or a scrap of metal is more than just a piece of detritus or trash. She sees a sleepy goat in some old nails and hunks of worn timber or […]
MARDIN, Turkey — As attendees mingled on the terrace of a 19th-century stone mansion during the opening of the 6th Mardin Biennial on Friday, May 10, local artist Enver Basravi moved through the crowd, passing out postcard-sized copies of the curatorial statement that included translations in Kurdish and Arabic. Both languages are widely spoken in this […]
Art Nature #Adele Renault #murals #painting #plants #public art May 24, 2024 Jackie Andres All images © Adele Renault, shared with permission Nature walks are Adele Renault’s main source of inspiration. Spending her time between Los Angeles and Brussels, the artist (previously) encounters varying landscapes that catalyze her practice. While the rugged urban terrain […]
