Maya Mekira’s Natural Exuberance
by Paul Zimmerman
There is something about Maya Mekira’s 3D works recently exhibited at Artifact that immediately captures our attention. It might be the result of the work's natural exuberance, the pure cont...
American Artist Bob Thompson Riffed on the Old Masters of Europe
Smithsonian - Born in Kentucky, in 1937, Bob Thompson moved to New York’s Greenwich Village after college, immersing himself in the neighborhood’s bohemian arts scene. Later, he traveled around Europe, where he...
Ten half-buried houses hidden from the outside world
de zeen - Located on an avocado field sloping down to a forest in a rural lake town about two hours from Mexico City, this sunken home is accessed via an exterior staircase. -read more ...
How Surging Inflation Is Impacting Art Galleries
Artsy - The prices of U.S. consumer goods hit a staggering 7% annual increase this week, marking the fastest rate of inflation in four decades. - read more...
Scientists “Digitally Unwrap” Amenhotep I’s Mummy
Hyperallergic - A new CT scan of the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I, who ruled from 1514 to 1493 BCE during the height of ancient Egyptian civilization, gives us an unusual look at his physical trait...
Foster + Partners new museum is inspired by northern China rocky peaks
domus - The 32,000-square-metres art museum designed by Foster + Partners in Datong, northern China, is part of a new cultural city district, where there are three other major buildings designed as a creative ...
In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures
NY Times - Holdings from Ancient Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa come together in a masterpiece show. Now the Met should make clear how the wondrous works got here. - read more ...
wikipedia votes against classifying NFTs as art
Designboom - A group of editors on wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, has voted against categorizing nonfungible tokens (NFT) as a form of art. it all started on the platform the past december. the wikipi...
Italy Returns Parthenon Fragment to Greece, Shaking Up Debate Over Marbles in UK
Hyperallergic -The regional archaeological museum of Sicily has shipped a fragment from the Parthenon temple to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, where it will remain on long-term loan. Some have interpreted the ...