For the Chicago-based artist Nick Cave, trash is treasure. In his hands, the discarded detritus of everyday life becomes the foundational element of intricately layered artworks he calls Soundsuits. The works are part sculpture and part instrument, meant to be worn (often by Cave himself), and often completely obscure the person inside. In an exclusive […] More
The Canadian singer and musician Grimes is also an artist, it turns out, and she’s unveiling more than a decade’s worth of her visual work in a joint online presentation with Maccarone Los Angeles and GalleryPlatform.LA, a collaborative new online initiative from sixty Los Angeles galleries. “I made art 10, 12 years before I ever touched a keyboard,” […] More
A new 1000m² mural only visible from the skies was created by TAVU & LOUVES at See U, the the largest temporary occupation in Belgium. When everyone is talking about change and transition at the social, economic, political and ecological levels, the next step, the next decisions and the next years will be decisive. This is […] More
The opening of the 2020 Bucharest Biennial may be delayed, but the next edition’s curator has no concerns. That’s because he or she or it is a robot. That’s right: the chief curator of the 2022 Bucharest Biennial is Jarvis, an artificial intelligence program in development from the Vienna-based studio Spinnwerk. Named after the superhero Iron Man’s AI […] More
A new installation by artist STIK has been unveiled in Central London. The digital artwork revolves around the historical Piccadilly Lights, the largest public screen in Europe and depicts a group of young people holding hands as a symbol of hope and solidarity both locally and internationally during the Coronavirus Lockdown. The artwork was created by STIK for Young Westminster Foundation as […] More
“Thomas Schütte” Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin What the gallery says: “The Konrad Fischer Gallery is pleased to present works by Thomas Schütte. In the courtyard of the gallery, the two bronze sculptures, and , both over four meters high, both 2018, await the visitor. In addition to sculptures in bronze, steel, and glass, the exhibition […] More
What’s life in lockdown like for children? A new virtual show of artworks by kids from around the world is offering a glimpse. The exhibition, titled “Born Artists,” is organized by Qinghua Chen, a graduate student in early childhood education at the University of Buffalo who first became interested in children’s art when she saw how […] More
