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Meriem Bennani, Rasha Omar “Above A Cloud” at City SALTS, Basel 


Meriem Bennani, Rasha Omar “Above A Cloud” at City SALTS, Basel 


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Meriem Bennani’s videos and multimedia installations highlight the ways digital technologies, networks, and global consumption have transformed our lives, cultures, and relationships. Rasha Omar’s paintings depict the contrast between reality, such as wars and conflicts, and utopian dreams, reflecting her experience of living through war and seeking to move past it. Rasha Omar Rasha OmarIn …

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A City That Never Sleeps: Nuart Aberdeen's 2024 Edition and the Conversation of Living Heritage

A City That Never Sleeps: Nuart Aberdeen's 2024 Edition and the Conversation of Living Heritage

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Around 1957, French artist François Dufrêne, long associated with Lettrist and Ultra-Lettrist poetry, started removing posters off the streets of Paris and began to present them framed and hung as paintings. He called his repurposing “almost geological infrastructures,” constructed, on the street, by the different layers of paper. They were time-capsules of a living organism …

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Zona Maco during Mexico City Art Week - Photo by Rafael Guajardo

What to See in Mexico City During Zona Maco

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Mexico City pulsates with a unique energy woven from ancient history, a captivating culture, and a burgeoning contemporary art scene. And during Art Week, this energy reaches a fever pitch. From February 7th to 11th, Zona Maco, Latin America’s largest art fair, takes center stage, drawing collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts from around the globe. …

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Color Images from The 1950s and 1960s that Were Discovered in A Trashcan Depict New York City in Kodachrome

Color Images from The 1950s and 1960s that Were Discovered in A Trashcan Depict New York City in Kodachrome

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Times Square, 1958, found Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Jan Wein discovered certain pictures one day. “In case you are unaware of the background, I used to live in Manhattan during Ed Koch’s mayoralty in the 1980s. However, I later moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I’m still there.During that period, trash day offered a lot of …

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Carlos Rodriguez Presents "Piedra del Sol" with Hashimoto Contemporary @ Zona Maco, Mexico City

Carlos Rodriguez Presents "Piedra del Sol" with Hashimoto Contemporary @ Zona Maco, Mexico City

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Hashimoto Contemporary is delighted to present Piedra del Sol, a solo exhibition featuring new paintings and sketches by artist Carlos Rodriguez at Zona Maco. This marks the artist’s inaugural solo presentation with Hashimoto Contemporary and his premier solo booth at the esteemed art fair. In Aztec and Mayan cosmology, humans appeared in various forms before assuming …

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