Spotlight: Daniel René
“Art is made to distract but also to enrich us…”
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Daniel René
Paul Zimmerman: Wood is your preferred material. Why is it important?
Daniel René: The philosophy of my tech...
Spotlight: Joseph Balletta
“I am trying to bring some magic into a very static world…”
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Joseph Balletta
Paul Zimmernan: How did you get interested in art?
Joseph Balletta: I believe I h...
motoi yamamoto installs 100.000 salt cherry blossom petals
design boom - motoi yamamoto has created a monumental installation of about 100.000 cherry blossom petals made of salt for his solo exhibition ‘sakura shibefuru’ (falling cherry petals) at the setouchi city ar...
alexis ferrer prints colorful floral motifs on sharp hairdos
Design Boom - after years of exploring hair as a canvas, spanish hairdresser alexis ferrer has developed a new, evolved technique for vibrant, full-color hair printing, culminating in his autumn 2020 collection...
Australian Festival Cancels Artist Project That Would’ve Doused British Flag in Indigenous Blood
Hyperallergic - Australian music and arts festival Dark Mofo recently announced its first major project for the 2021 festival, including an artwork, “Union Flag” by Spanish artist Santiago Sierra, that called f...
Selling Art to Pay the Bills Divides the Nation’s Museum Directors
NY Times - Bitter debate has ensued as museum leaders around the country discuss whether to permanently embrace a pandemic-spurred policy that allows the sale of art to cover some operating costs. - read more ...
inspired objects to explore sustainability and 3D printing
de zeen - The studio specialises in 3D printing, and this series is meant to explore how sustainable that process can be while challenging people's understanding of what a 3D-printed object looks like. - read m...
Artist Krista Kim sells “first NFT digital house in the world” for over $500,000
de zeen - Toronto-based artist Krista Kim has sold the first NFT-backed digital home for over half a million dollars, as interest in virtual design continues to grow. - read more
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Is the nude selfie a new art form?
BBC - As a new book is released exploring the modern, smartphone-facilitated phenomenon of 'sending nudes', Holly Williams reflects on the lineage of naked self-representation it continues. - read more ...
Alexander Calder, MoMA’s Household God, Still Holds Sway
NY Times- Photographers have understood this for a long time, newspapers know it but find it hard to admit: for many years now, publishing has not been the place where photography can best express itself. - r...