Marisabel Gonzalez: The Symphony of Color and Experience From the bustling streets of Caracas, Venezuela, to the creative sanctum of her studio in Sydney’s industrial Northern Beaches, Marisabel Gonzalez‘s journey is a narrative rich with transformation and self-discovery. Marisabel, a spirited artist whose roots in medical imaging intriguingly blend with her artistic flair, is a …
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Pro-Palestine activists staged a demonstration during the Whitney’s “Free Friday Night” event on Friday, May 3. (all photos Rhea Nayyar/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) The fifth floor of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City became the site of an audiovisual demonstration by an anonymous group of pro-Palestine arts and culture workers yesterday …
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“I didn’t want any flowers, I only wantedTo lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty.How free it is, you have no idea how free—The peacefulness is so big it dazes you,And it asks nothing . . . ”—Sylvia Plath, Tulips, 1962 The light of history irradiates, imprinting images on the panes of …
Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili “making food out of sunlight” at LC Queisser, Tbilisi Read More »
This spring, Storm King Art Center is getting a serious makeover. Since its founding in 1960, the 500-acre sculpture park in the Hudson Valley has been gradually populated by world-class works: the modernist abstractions of David Smith and Mark di Suvero; Louise Nevelson’s glowering black cabinetry; towering monoliths by Ursula von Rydingsvard; and, most recently, …
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Melbourne’s vibrant street art scene takes the next step in its creative evolution with the unveiling of the city’s first official street art precinct, set to transform a long-forgotten industrial pocket of Mordialloc into a hub of creativity and expression. Returning for the first time since the pandemic, Australia’s original street art festival, WalltoWall and …
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For years, Marie has collaborated with renowned French and international brands, leaving her mark in the realms of home textiles, interior decoration, and fashion. Her prints have charmed interior designers and hospitality designers alike, finding their place in luxury spaces across North America. The Picturalist is thrilled to welcome Marie Adeline, a maestro of …
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Dean Besse: An Amalgamation of Innate Talent and Self-discovery Dean Besse‘s artistic journey is a testament to the power of self-guided exploration and innate passion. Emerging from the southeast coast of the United States, Besse’s lack of a formal education in art has not been a hindrance but a beacon of liberation, propelling him into …
One of the shows that opened last week on the West Coast that excited us was the duo solo show of Sarah Miska and Anne Buckwalter in Upkeep at Micki Meng in San Francisco. Everything tends towards entropy. Growth becomes overgrowth and then decays. Facing life’s countless tangled messes, the need to take care of oneself, one’s …
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The Chicago-based human rights organization Justice For All has filed a submission with the International Criminal Court (ICC) arguing that the Israeli military’s partial destruction of the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City last October constitutes a war crime. Situated in Gaza’s Old City, the Saint Porphyrios Church is considered one of the …
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In Colombian artist Carlos Motta’s 2013 video, Nefandus, an indigenous man and a Spanish man travel down Colombia’s Don Diego River telling stories of the violent sodomization against natives by the Spanish during the conquest in Latin America. “The landscape does not confess what it has witnessed; the images are out of time and veil …
