Contact Photography Festival is taking over Toronto all May long | CBC News
The CONTACT Photography Festival aims to make photography more accessible by supporting artists and showcasing a diverse range of works citywide. [ more ]
the vatican pavilion takes shape within a women's prison at the venice art biennale
The Holy See Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024 focuses on human rights and marginalized individuals within a female prison, featuring works by notable artists. [ more ]
Juxtapoz Magazine - Marcus Brutus Channels the Intimacy of Sound in "Lotus Blossom"
Marcus Brutus' paintings capture timeless scenes that seem to exist outside of time, delineating a certain ambiance rather than a specific era. [ more ]
Sena Adjovi's portraits are described as ethereal and poetic, often showcasing subjects that appear fragmented and fading, yet emanating a luminous quality.
Adjovi's artwork explores themes of alienation, loneliness, vulnerability, hope, and stillness, while also exuding tenderness and reverence towards the subjects. [ more ]
Essential Czech Movies From the New Wave and Beyond
The Czech or Czechoslovak New Wave was a period in the 1960s during which a group of filmmakers made movies that were humorous, humanistic, artistically engaging, and politically challenging.
Many of these movies were banned after the Soviet-backed Czechoslovak authorities came to power, but they have since outlasted their bans and can now be watched and appreciated. [ more ]
Miami Jewish Film Festival to present 'The Boy in the Woods'
The film 'The Boy in the Woods' is based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart and portrays his experience of surviving in the forests of Poland during World War II.
Director Rebecca Snow was inspired to make the film after coming across Maxwell's story and finding it cinematic and reminiscent of a fairy tale.
The film explores how Maxwell's traumatic experiences shaped his artistic mind and how he used art as an outlet for his pain and grief. [ more ]
The Unicorn Cave in central Germany yielded a 51,000-year-old toe bone from a giant deer with carved grooves, possibly among the oldest symbolic objects.
The engraved bone suggests ancient artistic expression, serving as a contender for the world's oldest art, showcasing communication with group members, outsiders, or spirits. [ more ]