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A New Show Explores How a Textile Form Invented by Peasants Inspired Rei Kawakubo and Other Top Fashion Designers—See Images Here
“Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics”Japan Society, New York What the museum says: “ (“rags” or “tatters”) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inability to cultivate cotton in the northern climate of Tohoku necessitated the practice of stitching remnants of used fabric into utilitarian items, including blankets, coats, and […] More
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‘We Have to Help Them Be Useful’: Artist Krzysztof Wodiczko Explains How Existing Monuments Can Be Made to Speak for the Voiceless
In the past decade, a public reckoning has unfolded over monuments in the United States, about who gets honored and why, and whether statues to figures such as Confederate generals should be removed from display altogether. The Polish artist Krzysztof Wodiczko has spent his career addressing these thorny subjects, often by appropriating the objects themselves. Civil […] More
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Barracuda by Sabek in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Spanish artist Sabek just painted this stunning 76 meters Barracuda mural as a second piece during Sea Walls: Artists for Ocean in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Sabek’s unmistakable style is recognized by the representation of silhouettes inspired by nature and animals, particularly noble and powerful animals that provoke a strong sense of respect. His work […] More
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‘How Can We Think of Art at a Time Like This?’: A Star-Studded Online Show Weighs the Triviality—and Importance—of Art in a Crisis
As galleries and museums across the US shuttered this week in a desperate attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, the writer-curators Barbara Pollack and Anne Verhallen spent the weekend putting together a group show responding to the crisis—one that would be hosted not in a white walled gallery, but online. On Monday, […] More
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Artist Ebony G. Patterson’s Lush and Provocative Garden Installation in North Carolina Is a Delight for the Eyes—See It Here
“Ebony G. Patterson: … while the dew is still on the roses… ”Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, North Carolina What the museum says: Jamaican-born artist Ebony G. Patterson’s “neo-baroque” works “address violence, masculinity, ‘bling,’ visibility, and invisibility within the post-colonial context of her native Kingston and within black youth culture globally. This exhibition focuses on […] More
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How Has Desire Evolved in the Digital Age? A New Museum Show in Dublin Explores the Art of Lust—See Pictures Here
“Desire: A Revision from the 20th Century to the Digital Age”Irish Museum of Modern Art What the Museum Says: “From the beginning of the 20th century to now, ‘Desire: A Revision’ develops through the lens of the Eurocentric male gaze of the Surrealist artists and their influence in shaping artistic depictions of desire in contemporary […] More
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Ride by SS 108 in Chennai, India
Chennai-based artist Karthick, better known by his artistic name SS 108, recently got to work on a new mural entitled ‘சவாரி’ or Cavāri/Ride. His piece is a satirical take on the phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence, which seems to be gaining entry in all quarters of human life, and the notion of ‘autopilot’. SS 108 is […] More
