In August 2021, the United States ended its disastrous 20-year occupation of Afghanistan with a suitably slapdash withdrawal. The Taliban, which had been expelled from power in 2001, retook control. Billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment and vehicles were left behind, much of it disabled but restorable, given enough time. Not long after the […]
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About Matthew Willman Born in South Africa in 1979, Matthew Willman still lives there while traveling worldwide for his photography. “My work reflects an innate desire to understand how we relate to the real and imaginary worlds we inhabit, especially the role body language plays in expressing emotions and telling stories, ” he says. Willman specializes
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“Lighter Than Air” is an exhibition by Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader. The duo’s debut at the gallery brings together their latest installations, videos, and drawings. Kim and Mader’s collaborative practice has long been centered around themes such as signed and spoken languages, Deaf history, games and word play. Approaching the complexities of communication
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Every summer, the art world is distilled into its purest, most potent form during Aspen ArtWeek, a full calendar of art fairs, dinners, parties, and gallery openings that this year runs July 30 to August
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Roots and Revitalization: Theaster Gates on Urban Renewal Through Art Theaster Gates‘s artistic journey is intimately connected to the urban landscapes of African-American communities, particularly those grappling with historical economic neglect. This engagement is not merely thematic but is an essential component of his practice as an artist and urban planner. Driven by the post-2007–2008
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The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth // April 20, 2024 – September 08, 2024 Chaotic collages of smiling women and bedroom whispers that mask our darkest projections. Speed streaks that generate constant calls to action. Drawings that exude a yearning for liberation. Emancipation that never quite materialises. Anna Park’s first museum exhibition outside the
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The 2024 Upstate Art Weekend was a large, sprawling affair that mapped over 140 spaces in the Hudson Valley region, from Westchester in the south to Albany in the north, or roughly a 125-mile (~200-kilometer) stretch of New York State, and Walton to Millerton, another 100 miles (~160-kilometer) east to west. The geography made it
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About Sof Going by the nickname of Sof, the emerging performance and mosaic artist grew up in France and now lives in Germany. His [re]definition of mosaic involves light, magnetic fields, and matter. In his work, everything transforms through time. The viewer itself converts into a performer, taking part in the art by interacting and
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The gravel on the driveway outside the studio crunches underfoot. Beneath a porch in front of the car park, I notice a drum kit that doesn’t seem to have been played in a long time, half-hidden by a greying sheet. I close the gate by nudging it with my shoulder as I turn the key
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Farhad Moshiri, one of Iran’s most influential contemporary artists, died on July 16 at 61. The Third Line gallery, the Dubai gallery that represented him, confirmed his death. “Our journey with Moshiri began in 2006 with New Paintings by Farhad Moshiri at our first space in the UAE. Since then, we’ve cherished witnessing his ever-evolving
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