“When you start looking at what you’re looking at, you can go anywhere,” the American artist Frank Stella was fond of saying. Stella took close looking to so many places over a career spanning seven decades. He remade Supremacist shapes into hard-edged abstractions in the early 1960s, before reinventing himself as a sculptor of frighteningly
KSNV, LMVPD, CNN (CNN) — Another “mysterious” monolith has been spotted. This time, on a Las Vegas hiking trail in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). “We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water … but check
Recently I had a chance to talk with Karen Moss at her space in the Miller Street Studios in Somerville, Mass. I was introduced to her work at “Open Studios” – an event that the Somerville Arts Council puts on yearly. She told me that her work is always “about something” often touching on the
Untitled, 2023, Oil on canvas, Courtesy Galerie Claire Gastaud and Copyright Milène Sanchez A series of exhibitions dedicated to French artists at the ICICLE Cultural Space in Shanghai throughout 2024 continues this summer with Milène Sanchez, one of the most promising young talent of the new painting scene. This is Sanchez’s first exhibition outside Europe,
The visual artist, art educator, and curator talks about breaking down wholes, building monuments to the impermanent, and following one’s passion (while suffering its consequences) “Follow your passion and suffer the consequences. Experiment, fail, discover, learn.”—Christina “Ling” Quisumbing Ramilo Christina “Ling” Quisumbing Ramilo is a self-confessed “art addict.” The visual artist, art educator, and
The Minnesota State Fair has ended its commemorative art program, a surprise to past participants. For the past 20 years, the fair had commissioned a Minnesota artist or duo to create a work of art about the fair, which included an original work, 100 limited edition signed prints, and 2,500 posters. “With [the commemorative art
From a beetle on horseback to an underground forest, these artworks at the Biennale Gherdëina in Italy’s Tyrolean Alps are as intriguing as they are powerful. ADVERTISEMENT Now in its ninth edition, the Biennale Gherdëina is showcasing over 30 artists and collectives – bringing new commissions, existing artworks and performances into dialogue with the spectacular
Published June 19th, 2024 at 12:03 am Marisol Encinias has been performing flamenco her whole life. “I’m 53 now, and I began dancing with my grandmother when I was 5,” Encinias said. Encinias’ mother started the Festival Flamenco de Albuquerque in 1987. It’s since grown to be the country’s largest flamenco festival and the largest
More Beccy Cole In case you didn’t know already, June is officially recognised around the world as Pride Month – a time when the LGBTQ+ community comes together to celebrate and embrace the diversity in our identities. It’s also the perfect time to think about and discuss how far our society has come on issues
The National Center for Art Research (abbreviation: NCAR; director: Kataoka Mami) implements the “Artist Support Program” with the goal of enhancing the international reputation of the Japanese contemporary art. International art exhibitions, such as biennales and triennales held around the world, function as significant opportunities for artists to present their artworks and raise the international