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Painter Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi Captures the Moments Just Before Legendary Black Gymnasts Perform Daring Routines—See Images Here
“Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: Gymnasium”Through June 27 at Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg What the gallery says: “The paintings in range from fluidly composed figurations of gymnasts and judges to unoccupied spaces verging on architectural abstraction. Nkosi’s figures are decidedly not painted in peak moments of athleticism. Rather, the artist depicts the moments preceding and following the execution of […] More
Here Is an Up-to-Date Guide to the Constantly Changing Art Biennial Calendar for 2020 and Beyond
For curators Pirkko Siitari and Taru Tappola, the summer of 2020 was supposed to mark a huge milestone with the debut of Finland’s Helsinki Biennial. Now, those plans, like so many others in the art world and beyond, have been completely recast. They chose to push the inaugural biennial, titled “The Same Sea,” back by exactly […] More
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VII Avant Garde Tudela International Mural Intervention Festival
Back in 2010, the 1st edition of this festival took place involving top artists like Sixe, Mark Jenkins or Evan Roth, among others. Six editions later, after having names like Ron English, El Mac, Escif, C215, Faith XVII, Vhils or Franco Fasoli being involved with the event, Avant Garde Tudela has won its place as a […] More
We Asked ‘Hope’ Artist Shepard Fairey to Break Down 6 Public-Health Posters to Explain What Works—and What Doesn’t
Shepard Fairey, the street artist who made his name in the 1990s with his “Obey Giant” murals and stickers, became known worldwide 12 years ago when he designed the “Hope” poster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. (Eight years later, he designed a memorable series of feminist images, titled “We the People,” protesting Donald Trump’s election.) Since […] More
‘I’m Not Making Something Because It’s Fun’: Watch Artist Carrie Mae Weems Stage a Performance About Violence and Forgiveness
In June 2015, almost exactly five years ago, the country was reeling in the aftermath of the shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Caroline, which killed nine worshippers. Now, once again, the country is reckoning with its legacy of violence against black Americans, as protesters around the world join the fight […] More
A New Show in Seoul Brings Together Artistic Depictions of Chosen Family by Gina Beavers, Diedrick Brackens, and Others—See It Here
“Next of Kin”Through July 4 at Various Small Fires What the gallery says: “Various Small Fires is pleased to present, ‘Next of Kin,’ the exhibition debut of six American artists in Seoul, South Korea. In the unsettling ups and downs of the current COVID-19 crisis, VSF has taken the opportunity this summer to focus on a […] More
