[ad_1]  Art Climate Photography #architecture #James Casebere #miniature #sculpture #water June 15, 2024 Grace Ebert “Stairs” (2023). All photos © James Casebere, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles, shared with permission In the late 1980s, architect Balkrishna Doshi designed a housing complex for poor residents in Aranya, located just a […]

[ad_1] In 2022, the Brooklyn-based arts nonprofit WORTHLESSSTUDIOS hosted 1-800 Happy Birthday, a posthumous tribute to 12 Black and Brown individuals killed by police. Created by San Francisco-based artist Mohammad Gorjestani, the project initially began in 2020 as a voicemail initiative that allowed people to leave and listen to messages for the victims on their […]

[ad_1]  Art Nature #folklore #painting #self-portrait #Shyama Golden June 14, 2024 Grace Ebert “Daydream of a Nocturne” (2023), oil on linen, 72 x 60 inches. All images © Shyama Golden, shared with permission In Sri Lankan folklore, yakkas are demonic tricksters, and in the paintings of Shyama Golden, they’re alter egos. The Los Angeles-based artist […]

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault and harassment. To reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org. The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), and the Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska have all nixed or postponed exhibitions of works by American painter […]

[ad_1]  Photography #aerial #Bernhard Lang #ice #landscapes June 13, 2024 Grace Ebert All images © Bernhard Lang, shared with permission Massive ice floes crush like pebbles in a frosty series by Bernhard Lang. Known for his stunning aerial photos that capture the intricate textures found around the globe, Lang recently flew above the Baltic […]

[ad_1] This article is part of Hyperallergic’s 2024 Pride Month series, featuring interviews with art-world queer and trans elders throughout June. In 1990, performance artist Holly Hughes gained national attention as a member of the “NEA Four,” a group of artists who challenged the National Endowments for the Arts’s (NEA) revocation of funding in a censorship case […]

[ad_1]  Art Craft Design #glass #Katie Stout #lamps #light #sculpture #steel June 13, 2024 Grace Ebert “Cotton Candy Venus” (2024), glass and steel, 22.5 x 11 x 10.5 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson, Miami, shared with permission Artist Katie Stout blurs the line between utilitarian objects and sculptures, creating […]

[ad_1] Artist and trans woman Jamie Diaz has been granted parole after serving nearly 30 years of a life sentence in a Texas men’s prison. While incarcerated, Diaz has made waves in recent years through her innumerable paintings and comics depicting the lived experiences and imagined realities of queer existence. Diaz was born in 1958 […]

[ad_1]  Art #Chris Cohen #gouache #Lilli Carré #music video #painting #video June 12, 2024 Jackie Andres Thick, expressive brushstrokes come alive in the form of slithering snakes, cascading vines, and leaping goats in the music video for “Sunever,” a track featured on singer-songwriter Chris Cohen’s newest album concordantly titled Paint a Room. Los Angeles-based […]

[ad_1] Two activists from the animal rights and agricultural sustainability group Animal Rising tagged Jonathan Yeo’s portrait of King Charles III with a sticker of Wallace from Wallace and Gromit. (all photos by and courtesy Animal Rising) The first official portrait of King Charles III got an unexpected makeover at around 12pm local time today, […]