Guests admire artwork during Art Basel Miami 2023. Photo credit: Nicole Daitschman What is the purpose of art if not to inspire? Miami once again hosted the world’s most comprehensive international contemporary art fair, Art Basel. The spectacle of the year, the 2023 fair featured visionary artists that showcased their exquisite installations. Artists at this
Robert McKee’s sketches of homeless men and women he got to know in Dundee in the early 90s have seen the light of day for the first time in 30 years. McKee, who died in a diving accident at the age of 26 in 1994, spent time on the streets of the Scottish city capturing
Instagram @malakmattarart Palestine is a nation that is abundant with culture, heritage and history. Paying homage to their homeland, art is a form of celebration and embracing their roots for many Palestinians, with creativity that knows no bounds. With that, GRAZIA brings you 10 Palestinian artists to follow. Sliman Mansour Instagram @sliman.mansour One of the
by Len Lear William Teodecki, a Germantown artist in the Greene Street Artist Cooperative who is represented by Borrelli’s Chestnut Hill Gallery, may be 92 years old and have a painful hip, but nothing can keep him from painting or creating collages every day – something he says he has been doing for 89 years.
“LOVERS,” American artist Thomas Houseago’s first solo exhibition in China, is at TANK Shanghai through January 28. The inspiration for the exhibition began with the idea of recreating Houseago’s studio in the museum space. The artist has had a longstanding relationship with the museum since 2012. Ti Gong Thomas Houseago poses in front of one
The faces of 173 hostages being held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel cover the wall of an entire building in Culver City, a project that it’s creators say is meant to ensure the captives in the deadly conflict are not forgotten. At about 2,500-square-feet in size, the massive display near the
Thanks for Reading! Don’t miss this deal Get Standard Digital access to enjoy this article and more 4 months for $1 Already a subscriber? Login Poet Gary Young and visual artist Rose Sellery share a moment at m.k. contemporary art, a gallery in downtown Santa Cruz now showing “Broadsides: Pairing Artworks with Poetry.” The show
In 2021, Breakr, a platform that brings together record labels, artists and brands with social media influencers to spearhead their online campaigns, raised $4.2 million in a seed round led by Slow Ventures. Since then, TechCrunch reported the platform has brought on more than 30,000 influencers and acquired over $3.5 million in creator transactions. The platform is
Colorful murals once decorated the border wall separating San Diego County and Tijuana along Friendship Park. They touched on themes of border life and brought attention to special causes, like deported veterans or migrant deaths. But earlier this year, despite a 2020 campaign promise to not erect another foot of new border wall, the Biden
The moodily simmering tunes of Los Angeles-based Henry Morris evoke seedy love affairs and midnight rendezvous. Formerly one-half of the duo known as Playyard, which he started with college roommate Michael Sack in 2019, the 23-year-old singer/songwriter started releasing music under his real name just this year. Sharing four intoxicating singles that douse you in