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A Dozen Black Artists Explore the Triumphs and Tribulations of Life in America in a New Online Exhibition—See It Here
“Renaissance Noir“Online through July 3 at UTA Artist Space What the gallery says: “‘Renaissance: Noir’ investigates Blackness on the continuum of the historiographies of African American artists’ narratives that assert, individually and collectively, their state-of-mind and state-of-being Black. An existence of “double consciousness,” as coined by W.E.B. DuBois, where one is constantly combating the ‘isms’—racism, colorism, […] More
Artist Gabriel Rico’s Latest Show at Perrotin in Paris Combines Taxidermy Animals With Post-Structuralist Philosophy—See It Here
“Gabriel Rico: Nature Loves to Hide”Through August 14 at Perrotin, Paris What the gallery says: “Gabriel Rico’s formulas are brief and precise expressions to make, solve, or achieve something concrete. Thus, they are processes helping to resolve problems or carry out tasks with a series of symbols and rules. The big difference between mathematical formulas […] More
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Latest Show Combines Automatic Writing With Arresting Portraits Made During Lockdown—See Images Here
“Toyin Ojih Odutola: Tell Me A Story, I Don’t Care If It’s True”Online at Jack Shainman Gallery What the artist says: “In a time when it seems our priorities are placed on certainty and how to control output amidst a plethora of information that also feels protean and deeply influential, drawing out these vignettes was a […] More
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Yusk Imai – Organic Future
ORGANIC FUTURE by Brazilian artist YUSK IMAI is open now at Backwoods Gallery, Australia. The show is the Imai’s 5th solo exhibition at the space over a period of 10 years. [embedded content] Directed and filmed by Byron Kehoe, this edit was recorded over Zoom through some late night/ early morning interviews with Yusk, who […] More
Forensic Architecture Will Use an ICA Exhibition to Present New Evidence About the Police Killing That Triggered the 2011 London Riots
The Turner Prize-nominated collective Forensic Architecture will present new evidence about the 2011 police killing of Mark Duggan in London in an exhibition at the city’s Institute of Contemporary Arts in the fall. After investigating the controversial shooting, which triggered the 2011 London riots, the interdisciplinary research agency has concluded that Duggan could not have […] More
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Artist Retrospective: D*Face
D*Face is one of the most prolific contemporary urban artists of his generation. Working with a variety of mediums and techniques, he uses a family of dysfunctional characters to satirise and hold to ransom all that falls into their grasp – a welcome jolt of subversion in today’s media-saturated environment. His aim is to encourage […] More
