We select five cities around the globe for the best current art shows. This holiday month: Los Angeles, Berlin, Milan, New York and London. NEW YORK Yayoi Kusama — Festival of Light Through December 16, 2017 David Zwirner, 525 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011 LONDON Hassan Hajjaj — La Caravanne Through January 7, 2018 Somerset House, […]
Eva Stenram
British artist Eva Stenram shares with us a selection of unpublished work from her acclaimed series Drape.
On view: Andy Warhol, Lips at Danziger Gallery
Pop artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987)’s work is currently being featured in an exhibition called “Lips,” which runs at Danziger Gallery in New York. On view from January 19 through February 25, 2017, the exhibition’s name gives away its theme—artistically, it focuses on Warhol’s works that feature women’s lips. Based on Warhol’s fascination with the feature and shape of women’s lips, the selection […]
5 Cities, 5 Shows: January 2017
We select five cities around the globe for the best current art shows. This month: Milan, Berlin, Paris, New York and London. MILAN Simone Fattal — Standing Figures Through January 14, 2017 Kaufmann Repetto Milano, Via di Porta Tenaglia 7, 20121 Milano, Italy PARIS Pierrette Bloch — Un certain nombre d’œuvres 1971-2016 Opening January 14, 2017 Galerie Karsten Greve, 5 rue […]
Santa Muerte: Hope in Death
Disillusionment with the establishment is leading an increasing number of traditionally religious Mexicans to turn to what many believe to be a Satanist cult. Though Santa Muerte, or “Holy Death” in English, is not new—it has been around for centuries—only recently has its following reached fever pitch. Also known as La Niña Blanca (The White Girl), Santa Muerte is hailed as a great protector by its devotees, while its […]
Art Openings This Week in NYC – 3/18
A curated list of the best art openings across the best New York City galleries this week. Do You Hear What I Hear? Emilie Atkinson, Lise Baggensen, Anna Campbell, Elaine Erne, Mary Giancoli, Kathie Halfin, Allison Janae Hamilton, Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos, Esther Naor, Cristie Neptune, Barbara Polster, Kate Russo, Kathy Shapiro Theresa Sterner, Alexandra Tsocanos March 17 – April 17, 2016 A.I.R. Gallery, 155 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Paintings from the 1970s Raymond Hendler March […]
‘Evidence’ at DNA Berlin Explores Truth in Art
Could the historical and collective memory be reconstructed through an artwork? Could the designation of alternative interpretations of historical and social facts, occur through an art video, with primarily aim to reveal an overshadowed truth? And under which terms and conditions does an artwork carry the burden of an evidential truth? These are the fundamental questions that the video exhibition […]
Alexandra Marzella
Unlike most models, Alexandra Marzella’s conventional beauty is only incidental to her body of work. But then, modeling is just a sliver of what she does. She’s made a name for herself among a band of artistic and driven young women—Tavi Gevinson and Petra Collins among them—by incorporating dance, nudity and unmitigated honesty into her performances and videos. As you […]
Jonathan Leder’s ‘Ninety Two Photographs’ Solo Show hits LA
New York-based photographer Jonathan Leder is bringing a series of 92 of his most iconic and signature prints to Los Angeles as a solo show at Superchief Gallery. Leder is widely known for capturing intimate, highly sexualized portraits of female models including Emily Ratajkowski, Britany Nola and Amy Hood, who appears in most of Leder’s projects. His images are visceral, […]