From left, Christian Siriano and Ashley Longshore Wednesday, July 31, at the “Christian Siriano X Ashley Longshore” art pop-up at The Collective West, Siriano’s store in Westport. Photograph by Georgette Gouveia. It is a truth universally acknowledged, as Jane Austen might put it, that creative, glamorous, fun careers are not always well-paying. This has been
DreamWorks is responsible for some of the most famous animated franchises, including Shrek, Madagascar and Trolls, all featuring incredibly polished 3D animations. But an animator for the studio has revealed a fascinating look at some of their early iterations. Adrien Soyty Liv has taken to X to share several examples of individual shots they animated
TEHRAN- The art exhibition “Patterns of Friendship” will come to life on August 16 in Moscow, marking a historic cultural exchange between Russia and Iran. Organized by the Iranian Embassy, the Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergey Andriyaka, and supported by the Russian Ministry of Culture, the festival aims to pay tribute to
Performance and installation artist Chiharu Shiota is best known for her monumental works consisting of huge, dense webs of brightly coloured thread that have been suspended from ceilings, often enveloping household items and other objects below them. A survey of her work since the 1990s, The Soul Trembles (2019), at Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum, represented
Jordan Prosser’s debut novel, Big Time, is a time-travelling, mind-bending love letter to art and creativity, set in a dystopian near future. It looks to the power of storytelling and asks: what difference can it possibly make? In the autocratic Federal Republic of East Australia, music, science and political expression are policed with the threat
The allure of and fascination with the intimate vignettes that make up everyday life have been an ongoing source of inspiration for generations of artists—the way a coffee table or nightstand is arranged, the view from a studio window, the books, plants, and other miscellany that accumulate (or are curated) on a bookshelf. Focus on
Alongside famous New York galleries, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, artists recommended contemporary galleries in Chelsea for their sometimes “more daring” exhibits, and free entry. Artists also suggested seeking out lesser-known places, and those run by insiders. The posters and billboards of the city’s streets also provide
ENLIGHTEN 2025 – EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN The Enlighten Festival returns to Australia’s Capital in 2025 from 28 February to 10 March. Events ACT is welcoming artists, producers, and creatives to submit their ideas for consideration to be presented at Enlighten. The theme for Enlighten 2025 is Reflecting Our Story – Celebrating Canberra’s significant
In our vibrant community, we are truly blessed to have such talented artists all around us, showing us that art is more than just a visual experience — it’s a way of life and a powerful form of expression that transcends boundaries and connects us all. So in saying that, everyone at lovethegv is honoured
On the 71st anniversary of the July 26 Movement, artists, musicians and organizers congregated for the fourth Artists Against Apartheid event in Chicago. This event, called Artists Against the Blockade, raised funds for medical aid in occupied Palestine and Cuba. The event, hosted at healthy hood in the Little Village neighborhood, held more than 300