On a recent vacation in Careyes, Mexico, Sara Beltran scoured the beach looking for beautiful seashells for her Dezso jewelry line.And finding an unusual one, she thinks, is like discovering a great diamond.Amazing shells are hard to find, Ms. Beltran, a New York-based designer, said.You can't buy them or create them; it's a gift from Mother Nature.
Design Tweaks, Art Warm Up a Williamsburg Townhouse
Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com In a situation sadly not atypical of our evolving borough, Keren Richter's clients had bought what she called a "quintessential old brick townhouse" from a developer who had "completely gutted it, leaving no historic detail."
By Rudy Lemcke- The other day I was talking to a friend about a song I had heard by the band Radiohead called "Glass Eyes."The song ends with the lyrics: "And the path trails off And heads down a mountain Through the dry bush, I don't know where it leads I don't really care I feel this love to the core I feel this love to the core" I said to my friend, "How could someone write a piece of music that sounds this beautiful?
Juxtapoz Magazine - Louisa Gagliardi Has No "Hard Feelings" in Seoul
Louisa Gagliardi's exhibition 'Hard Feelings' at Galerie Eva Presenhuber in Seoul showcases new paintings with surprising methods that stretch beyond traditional confines.
Gagliardi's background in graphic design influences her innovative approach to painting, using digital tools and industrial methods to create pieces that evoke surreal and liminal themes.
gibraltar to welcome 'fortress house' art museum inside an 18th-century landmark
Fortress House Museum in Gibraltar is a significant addition to the cultural scene, with a rich history and modern refurbishment by Gamma Architects.
The museum features a permanent collection primarily by celebrated women artists focusing on societal relationships and identity shaping, alongside dynamic exhibitions and educational programs.
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Fusing contemporary with ancient: Desert X opens in Saudi Arabia's AlUla
Desert X AlUla is an open-air art exhibition in the city of AlUla featuring large-scale installations by international contemporary artists.
The exhibition aims to highlight the significance and beauty of AlUla, a relatively unknown destination, by showcasing its unique landscapes and forgotten history.
This World-Class Art Museum Will Open In London's Marble Arch This Summer
Moco Museum expanding to London with a new flagship location showcasing modern and contemporary art by renowned artists.
The museum in London will have a permanent collection featuring famous artworks by artists like Picasso, Warhol, and Basquiat, alongside temporary exhibitions and new collaborations.
Beyond excited': Head of Norway's National Museum named new Tate Modern director
The head of Norway's National Museum has been named as the new director of Tate Modern in London.Karin Hindsbo, who oversaw the consolidation of four Norwegian art institutions into the National Museum in Oslo, will take up her new post in September.She will succeed Frances Morris, the first female director of Tate Modern who announced last year that she was stepping down.
Twelve must-see exhibitions in South Florida during Miami Art Week
The Rubell Museum's artist-in-residence programme offers emerging artists the opportunity to work and exhibit in the institution, with pieces by residents being acquired for the collection.
The Spirit of the Gift exhibition showcases artist Basil Kincaid's works from their tenure as a resident, exploring relationships between ancestry, location, and the self in contemporary society.
Hockney in Hawaii: museum curates artist's largest print exhibition to date
David Hockney's career-spanning show at the Honolulu Museum of Art features over 100 pieces in various media, documenting his journey from the 1950s to the pandemic years.
The exhibition showcases Hockney's use of different mediums, including photo collages, drawings, and digital art made on iPhone and iPad.
'I held onto a box of Sylvie tiles that composed a psychotic, abstract cat': John Rubeli on his artful bathroom
John Rubeli and his wife Stacy have been long-time supporters of Los Angeles's art scene and have a significant collection of contemporary art.
They have served on various art space boards and have been patrons of shows at prominent institutions, displaying works by artists like Tauba Auerbach and Catherine Opie in their home.
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Robbie Williams art show to star in new Marble Arch museum
Robbie Williams is bringing his artwork to London's Moco Museum, showcasing pieces inspired by his personal struggles with mental illness.
Moco Museum in Marble Arch will feature a diverse collection of contemporary and modern art, including works by renowned artists like Banksy, Tracey Emin, and Andy Warhol.
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Here's what's on this week: Ferry Flicks at the Ferry Building, a Star Wars Sith Rave, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Sonoma's spring farm tours, the Bay Area Book Festival, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, SailGP, Kentucky Derby watch parties, Woofstock at Marin Humane, and much more.Have a good one.Celebrate Bay Curious' new eponymous book.
Ryan Koopmans - An Interview Regarding "The Origin" Inscription Artwork
Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell create digital art that bridges the gap between the natural world and urban decay.
Their latest work, 'The Origin', combines photography, digital manipulation, and Bitcoin technology to reflect the passage of time in an Italian building.
An Interview with Artist Collective Lou Cantor | Berlin Art Link
Keynes' predictions about a world where material needs are satisfied have not come true, but that doesn't mean they can't.
Some contemporary artists, like the Berlin-based collective Lou Cantor, are envisioning a more hopeful economic future where AI is used for human liberation.
In 1434, the high-tech medium of oil paint allowed the Flemish master Jan van Eyck to infuse his sumptuous double portrait of the Arnolfinis with astonishing depth.He couldn't resist showing off a little more: A convex mirror on the back wall contains a tiny self-portrait of the painter at work.Six centuries later, when the multimedia artist and writer Seth Price includes an illusionistic mirrored sphere in the upper left of Thought Comes from the Body II, a big, crackled black and Day-Glo painting on panel, it still signals virtuosity.
Juxtapoz Magazine - A Portfolio: Florent Stosskopf
Florent Stosskopf is a self-taught painter based in Brittany, France, whose work subverts traditional art-historical themes through a contemporary perspective.
His complex still lifes and floral scenes borrow from Classical Antiquity, the Baroque movement, and Modernism.
Were I to write a Mari Sandoz biopic, I'd start with a shadow racing across her desk.I'd start at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1935.I'd start with a 39-year-old hayseed thin as a fence post and prickly as barbed wire assaulting her typewriter on the ninth floor of the Nebraska State Capitol as a local bank teller plunges 135 feet to his death on the stone transept below.
Art Paris celebrates its 25th anniversary in the splendid setting of the ephemeral Grand Palais, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.Art Paris celebrates its 25th anniversary in the splendid setting of the ephemeral Grand Palais, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.Founded in 1999, Art Paris has since become the unmissable springtime artistic event for the art world.
There are several art exhibitions happening in New York this weekend, including a Picasso tribute and exhibitions by other contemporary artists.
The Picasso tribute emphasizes the influence of Picasso on contemporary art and includes works that showcase stylistic or compositional Picasso flourishes.
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La Gamba, London: A pleasing take on the Spanish repertoire' restaurant review
La Gamba, Unit 3, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX (lagambalondon.com).Tapas 4.50-15; large plates 19-36; desserts 5-7.50; wines from 27 La Gamba is the answer to an infuriating question, that question being: where can I eat before seeing a show at the Southbank Centre?There are, of course, restaurants in that part of London.
Young Kabuki actor's debut breaks Japanese theater traditions
Ten-year-old Maholo Terajima Ghnassia loves watching anime and playing baseball.He likes making beats and whisper ASMR.And he's breaking conventions in Japan's 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition.In Kabuki, all the roles are played by men, including beautiful princesses a role Maholo accomplishes stunningly in his official stage debut as Maholo Onoe at the Kabuki Theater in downtown Tokyo.
Whitney Museum Sells Breuer Building to Sotheby's for About $100 Million
Image The Whitney Museum has sold the landmark building designed by the great Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer to Sotheby's auction house.After moving to the Meatpacking District, the Whitney leased the Brutalist building to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick.Credit...Christina Horsten/picture alliance, via Getty Images Confirming rumors that had the art world abuzz this spring, Sotheby's said Thursday that it has purchased the Whitney Museum of American Art's 1966 Brutalist building by Marcel Breuer on Madison Avenue and will move its headquarters there from York Avenue in 2025.
At Antwerp Art Weekend, Collectors Buy With Their Gut
At art fairs, people look too quickly, said Jason Poirier dit Caulier, the founder and director of the Plus-One Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium.Here they take a bit more time.They almost want to touch, he added.Poirier dit Caulier was standing in a branch of his dealership, in front of an ingeniously illusionistic painting by the Belgian artist Ritsart Gobyn, 37, that attracted plenty of up-close admiration during Antwerp Art Weekend, an annual celebration of the city's contemporary artists and gallerists that concluded on Sunday.
Needle-felted chair and spiky ceramic egg among 30 works in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition
Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its sixth annual craft prize, currently on show as part of an exhibition presenting all the shortlisted projects during NYCxDesign.The showcase at the Noguchi Museum in Queens features works by 30 artisans from 16 countries, including an intricate piece called Metanoia by Japanese ceramicist Eriko Inazaki that took home the top prize.
This Indigenous Mexican Food Pop-Up Is Back for One Night Only at a San Francisco Museum
If you've ever felt torn between a night at the museum and an evening of San Francisco's finest fare, waffle no longer.The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) opened in 2022 and is already a popular destination for anyone looking to enjoy modern art on a budget as the museum is free to attend.But this spring, the ICA is rolling out a fresh chef pop-up series, bringing in talent including Christina Alexis from the Pleasure Principle and Mike Raskin and Jeffrey Wright from uber-popular Edith's Pies.
The Insider: Gut Renovation Elegantly Remakes Angular Park Slope Prewar
Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com The uniquely shaped apartment in a 1928 landmark building off Grand Army Plaza created both opportunities and challenges for the Gowanus-based architecture firm Khanna Schultz, which was hired to gut-renovate the space for new owners.
New England Travel Plan your next island day trip.Seven miles off the coast of Massachusetts is an island full of unspoiled landscape and plenty of fun, according to Carol Ward, information specialist for the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.Martha's Vineyard, with 124 miles of coastline across six towns - Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, and West Tisbury - is a vacation destination with a year-round population of about 23,000 that balloons to 200,000 during the summer months, according to the chamber.
Through Gripping Photos, Ryan Newburn Captures the Depths of Iceland's Ancient Glacial Caves - Colossal
"When you look into the walls of an ice cave, you are looking into the past as if you were suddenly inside of a time capsule that had been buried for 500 to 1,000 years," says Ryan Newburn."Every air bubble that you see is oxygen from a different time period.Every speckle of ash is from a different volcanic eruption."
If the last two years represented a slow return and then full-on bounce back to prepandemic arts programming, the array of art fairs this May embodies something of a spring frenzy.Here's a guide to our favorites, by neighborhood.Each year the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), known for its expertise in art history, antiques and design, leaves the Netherlands for Manhattan.
On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week
Monday May Day May 1st is a public holiday in France and traditionally a day of marches and demonstrations.READ ALSO What changes in France in May 2023?Tuesday Schools re-open schools in Zone B (northern France plus Aix-Marseille) restart after the spring holidays.Zone A went back last week, but kids at school in Zone C (Paris and the south west) have another week off and go back on Tuesday;, May 9th.
Scotland pauses involvement with Venice Biennale for review
Scotland is pausing its involvement with the world's oldest contemporary art exhibition, the Venice Biennale, citing concerns over finance, planning and the environment.Dating back to 1895, the Biennale is widely viewed as one of the foremost global cultural events and alternates between art and architecture.
Here Are YourFavorite Places to See Art in California
Image The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa features many Northern Californian artists, including Mark di Suvero and his sculpture For Veronica.Credit...Grace Hendricks NAPA There's a popular stop in Wine Country, along a winding highway with acres of vineyards unfurling on either side.But it isn't a place to taste chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, nor is it a new Michelin-starred restaurant.
Artist of Black Portraiture Leads Turner Prize Shortlist
Barbara Walker, a British artist who draws huge portraits of Black people onto gallery walls, and Jesse Darling, a sculptor whose works evoke fragile bodies, are among the artists nominated for this year's Turner Prize, the prestigious British visual arts award.The four-strong shortlist was announced on Thursday at a news conference at the Tate Britain art museum in London.
Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum's exhibits
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What seems like a scene from a horror movie is in fact the product of a light and sound installation by British contemporary artist Liam Gillick, part of the show Filtered Time that opened Tuesday at one of the German capital's most popular museums.
Major works by artist Alberta Whittle acquired for the nation
Two powerful installations by artist Alberta Whittle which explore themes such as compassion and resisting racism have been acquired for the nation's art collection.National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has acquired the tapestry Entanglement Is More Than Blood (2022) and the filmLagareh The Last Born (2022), The two works were at the heart of the Barbadian-Scottish artist's critically acclaimed exhibition at the 59th Venice Biennale, 2022, where she represented Scotland.
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