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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
“Stephan Melzl: Helden, Grundanstrich”Nicolas Krupp Gallery, Basel What the gallery says: “Melzl’s paintings had their genesis in a particular situation in the history of art. By the mid-1990s, the traditional idea of painting as an authentic artistic form was finally outdated. People had become mistrustful of the medium that had been considered the authoritative genre for centuries […] More
As authorities in cities around the world begin to ease lockdown restrictions, the prospect of going out and looking at art is once again becoming a real possibility—even if, depending on where you are, you still can’t actually an art gallery. So galleries and museums have been getting creative. In the early days of New […] More
“Anonymous Society for Magick”Blindspot Gallery, Hong Kong What the gallery says: “Artists take viewers into a realm of fantasy that is both factual and fictitious. Sometimes it even borders on the supernatural as it stimulates sensations and affects that evade our normal perception and awareness. As such, artists inspire us to reflect and think beyond our […] More
“Richard Kennedy: Street Prophecy”Through June 12 at Peres Projects, Berlin What the gallery says: “The group of new soft sculptures, paintings, and busts in this show depict an opera deconstructed into its various parts. The term ‘opera,’ borrowed from the Italian word for ‘work,’ implies a Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork) incorporating diverse media, collaboration, virtuosity, and drama. Kennedy […] More
Jenny Holzer, Carrie Mae Weems, and Duke Riley are among the 35 artists and designers making works in support of essential workers that will appear on digital screens across New York, Boston, and Chicago. The project, titled “Messages for the City,” is now in its second phase, and has already included contributions from designers including Milton […] More
In 2011, Ai Weiwei‘s 12 bronze animal heads were erected at the Pulitzer Fountain at Grand Army Plaza near Central Park, launching an official multi-year world tour. At the unveiling, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in attendance, but the artist was nowhere to be found. Ai had been arrested in China for so-called “economic crimes,” […] More
“Lewis Hammond: Still Life”Through June 27 at Lulu, Mexico City What the gallery says: “The work of London-based painter Lewis Hammond seems to embody if not the macro aspect of the moment, then the micro, the personal, private experience of what many of us may currently be experiencing. Indeed, if Hammond’s tenebrous pictures felt relevant […] More
