TAKASHI MURAKAMI, Gagosian Gallery New York“In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow”November 10, 2014 — January 17, 2015 ” To me, religions are a narrative…Natural catastrophes, earthquakes, are things caused by nature. Such chaos is natural, but we have to make sense of it somehow, and so we had […]
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Following Llyn Foulkes’ pivotal retrospective at the New Museum and the last exhibition at Andrea Rosen Gallery, there is a new documentary on the interior life of the Los Angeles-based artist. “Llyn Foulkes: One Man Band”, directed by Tamar Halpern and Chris Quilty offers a unique look at the life of the artist leading up […]
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We are young Ukrainian Artists from Kiev. Our inspiration is based on everything that goes against conventional morality We are fond of unusual characters who don’t fear to live by our own rules. – GORSAD RUDE BOY – IT-GIRL “Yura is Ukrainian 9-year old bully from village. We met him smoking near the country computer […]
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— The original interview with the photographer and images were published in VAGA #4 print issue — Summer 2012 – Interview by Robbie Sosa conducted at John Dugdale’s house in Greenwich Village, NYC It’s 1992 and fear has cast its unending shadow over the gay community in New York City. Reeling from a mysterious illness, […]
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After visiting David Baskin’s latest show at Carriage Trade Art Gallery, I found myself at the artist’s studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, right in front two large sculptures: a crystal water fountain and what looks like a chrome floor sculpture, which takes up most of the studio. Natalie Kates: David, like your Dove bottle installations, both […]
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Lucien Hervé: Le Corbusier in India is currently on view at agnès b. Galerie Boutique (50 Howard St, New York). Hervé worked alongside Le Cobursier as his “official” photographer for more than 16 years, taking thousands of photographs of the architect’s work. The photographs in this exhibition were taken during two trips to India, one […]
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Canadian painter Kris Knight is currently showing at MULHERIN + POLLARD, New York (through May 5). With “Secrets Are The Things We Grow” the artist paints a cast of characters who consciously conceal aspects of themselves from those around them. They hide truths of who they are, where they come from and whom they love. They fear […]
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Joo Jaebum is a distinguished digital pixel artist based in Seoul, South Korea, known for his innovative approach to pixel art and his adept use of GIF animation. His work stands out in the digital art world not only for its aesthetic appeal but also for its conceptual depth. Jaebum reimagines classic masterpieces by iconic […]
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Berlin is a new series of photographs by Erwin Olaf which are set in the German capital. The series, composed of scenes and portraits, allude to a painful past in a photographed present, while self portraits of Olaf reflect an aging future. On view through April 27, 2013, HASTED KRAEUTLER – 537 West 24th Street, […]
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Born in 1971 in Constantine, Algeria, Adel Abdessemed studied at the École des beaux-arts de Batna and the École des beaux-arts d’Alger, Algiers and the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. He was an artist-in-residence at the Cité internationale des Arts de Paris in 1999-2000, and the following year at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center’s […]
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Ernesto Artillo is a Madrid-based artist whose work breathes fresh, imaginative life into the glossy pages of fashion and art magazines. With scissors, paper, and cut-out shapes as his tools, he painstakingly reconstructs familiar images into abstract silhouettes, resulting in surreal, metaphysical representations. Layer upon layer—photographs, illustrations, patterns, and colors—merge to form hybrid figures that […]
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A selection and review from 2012 Miami Art Basel by style curator and VAGA’s Arts Editor, Natalie Kates. Image: artwork by Jean Philippe Illanes, “Premier Chagrin.” PULSE Miami Beach. Galerie Lot 10. Sonia Falcone Mark Diaz Brass Knuckle lamp Rotganzen “Melted Disco Balls” Graham Caldwell Kevin Cooley Bobby Cruz Liu Bolin Chanoir D*Face Anke Eilergerhard Ferris Plock […]
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