May 2021 – Page 2

Hockney and Van Gogh: How images of nature bring us joy

May 25, 2021

BBC - In a new BBC Culture series that explores the ways that nature inspires artists, Cath Pound looks at the paintings of the natural world that can soothe and uplift us in difficult times. - read more ...

The Venice Biennale, Twice Delayed, Takes On New Relevance

Artery

May 25, 2021

Art Fairs, Trending

NY Times - Hashim Sarkis, curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, developed its theme — “How Will We Live Together?” — long before Covid-19 had made us deathly afraid of one another, before the mur...

Spotlight: Pirjo Hassinen

Artery

May 18, 2021

Artists, Profiles, Spotlight

“Drawings fly, paintings smile…” Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Pirjo Hassinen Paul Zimmerman: How did you develop interest in art? Pirjo Hassinen: My family on my mothers...

jacob hashimoto on his richly-layered compositions

Artery

May 11, 2021

Artists, Profiles, Spotlight

designboom - Growing up among the ‘onion fields and big skies’ of rural america, artist jacob hashimoto collected an open and abundant perspective. - read more ...

A New, Interactive Sculpture by Suchi Reddy Illuminates Our Hopes and Fears About the Future

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Society

Smithsonian Magazine - At the first event of the Smithsonian’s new Arts and Industries Building—the 1881 inauguration ball for the newly elected President James Garfield—the centerpiece in the rotunda was the m...

yasuaki onishi suggests society today with ‘distance between presence and absence’

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Society

design boom - Japanese artist yasuaki onishi presents ‘distance between presence and absence’ at the takamatsu art museum in japan. - read more ...

Minwook Paeng develops robot eye to help users walk while looking at their phones

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Technology

de zeen - Industrial design student Minwook Paeng has created a robotic Third Eye that is fixed to the forehead and looks out for obstacles when the wearer's real eyes are glued to their smartphone. - read more...

You Can Now Report Stolen Art Using Interpol’s New App

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Technology

hyperallergic - A new mobile app launched by Interpol, the global criminal police organization, aims to help identify and track stolen art and cultural property. The ID-Art app provides real-time access to the ...

giant melons take over cyril lancelin’s surreal immersive installation in beijing

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Culture

design boom - as part of the permanent collection of IOMA art center in beijing, cyril lancelin of creative studio town and concrete explores data and nature’s abundance in an immersive sculpture made of giant...

The Ghent altarpiece: An unlikely fruit meaning original sin

Artery

May 11, 2021

Art and Culture

BBC - Van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece features a surprising candidate for the forbidden fruit. Kelly Grovier explores how it gives spiritual coherence to the 15th-Century work. - read more ...

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