Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
de zeen - The result is a series of wearable sculptures that are both futuristic and nostalgic, with a cyberpunk aesthetic. - read more
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Damien Hirst and the Art of the Deal
NY TIMES - “He’s a talented artist, but this? Really?” said Alan Baldwin, an art collector, looking down recently at a fluffy black sculpture of a spider with bow legs and googly eyes. Back in 1992, three year...
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...
Spotlight: Aranka Székely
“I am looking forward to the future…”
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Aranka Székely
Paul Zimmerman: How did you get interested in art?
Aranka Székely: I have been interested in arts since I w...
Bob Thompson’s Provocative Challenge to Euro-American Art History
Hyperallergic - For Black artists in the mid-20th century, art history was an exclusionary space controlled by powerful white critics, gallerists, and institutions. Painters and collagists like Jacob Lawrence ...
Spotlight: Goran Makeski
“What I create is the outer symbol of my inner language…”
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Goran Makeski
Paul Zimmerman: How did you get interested in art?
Goran Makeski: Since my earliest chi...
Paintings by Jan Jensen
by Paul Zimmerman
The dynamic expressiveness of Jan Jensen's recent paintings exhibited at Artifact with their authentic and free spirit is the basic reason why we are drawn to his images. They are certainly i...
Spotlight: Mousa
“Painting with the Lens…”
Paul Zimmerman in conversation with Ann-Christine Westerlund
Paul Zimmerman: You were married to Mousa for 25 years. Tell us about his background.
Ann-Christine Weste...
The artist who skewers white privilege
BBC- The painter's satirical work has always blazed a trail – reclaiming cultural histories and identities. Precious Adesina talks to the artist – and explores an extraordinary career. - read more ...
Mr Doodle Is on a Mission to Cover the World with Doodles
Artsy - Mr Doodle’s approach to artmaking is all but encapsulated in his name: legible, unpretentious, and full of whimsy. The artist, born Sam Cox, has rocketed to fame on the back of his eponymous doodles. Ov...