Foundwork is thrilled to announce that artist Valerie Asiimwe Amani—currently based in Oxford, UK—has been awarded the 2023 Foundwork Artist Prize. Now in its fifth year, the prize will grant Amani an unrestricted 10,000 USD and studio visits with each of our 2023 jury. In addition, Catalina Ouyang, Clifford Prince King, and Sonia Almeida were
Philippe Parreno has been appointed the Artistic Director for Okayama Art Summit 2025. The Okayama Art Summit Executive Committee appointed Philippe Parreno as the Artistic Director for Okayama Art Summit 2025, the international contemporary art exhibition which is held every 3 years in Okayama City, Japan, at its General Meeting held on October 24, 2023. In
Try Phoku (23) is a self-taught visual artist and portrait master from Bronkhorstspruit’s Rethabiseng. He was born and bred in Rethabiseng, where he shares a house with his parents and five siblings. He finds pleasure in capturing remarkable moments with pencil on paper, but it took practice and experience to get where he is today.
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident who believes it his job to be “incorrect,” was hard at work Tuesday night during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan. “I really like to make trouble,” Ai said during a 50-minute conversation-sparring match with author-interviewer Mira Jacob, during
In the middle of summer last year, we introduced you to newcomer Olivia Reid and her resoundingly ebullient sound. Not long after, she released her six-track sophomore EP TO BE NAMED BY THE PEOPLE — a luxuriantly melodic and emotional collection by the budding singer/songwriter. Her music has emerged as a much-needed revitalization of indie-pop.
It doesn’t take a deep dive to start hearing LA-based musician, dancer, and actor Andrea Adolph’s personality coming out through her indie-pop project Bambina. Long before the release of her latest single, “Boys Who Run” and her LA show alongside singer/producer WTRGRL and DJ/musician Shana Sarett at Zebulon on Jan. 31, her steady output of
Kin.art introduces a pioneering solution that safeguards artists’ work from unauthorized AI training before the artwork is ever entered into an AI dataset. Unlike previous solutions that assume artwork has already been added to a dataset and attempt to poison the dataset after the fact, Kin.art prevents artists’ work from successfully being entered into a
Summary Jim Davis’ dedication to practicing his craft and staying committed to his goals led to the development of Garfield’s iconic art style. In an interview celebrating Garfield’s 40th anniversary, Davis emphasized the importance of practice when working towards one’s goals, highlighting that successful artists are the ones who persevere. Davis’ determination to be an
Jaclyn Tripp and Mata Drain 37 mins ago SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An Iranian-born artist whose work gives viewers a clearer understanding of the challenges immigrants face as they transition into life in a new country will be on display in downtown Shreveport beginning Jan. 26, as will the work of two other Iranian-born artists.
Lovers & Friends is officially back. On Jan. 23, the music festival unveiled this year’s featured artists, including Latine talent like Fat Joe, Nina Sky, and Trina. Lovers & Friends will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, NV, on May 4. See more Produced by Live Nation and Redrock Entertainment,