Category Archives: Art

Afrofuturism in sculpture: How Wangechi Mutu addresses African diaspora | UNIQLO ArtSpeaks

How can Afrofuturism in art inspire new futures and reclaim dark histories? Watch how a filmmaker interprets Wangechi Mutu’s, “MamaRay,” a lifesize sculpture—half woman, half manta ray— as a call to legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and lives lost … Continue reading

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Brief Bouts of Mischief: David Zinn’s Chalk Drawings Imbue Everyday Street Scenes with Playful Character | Colossal

AUGUST 25, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © David Zinn Ann Arbor-based artist David Zinn gathers a humorous cast of characters on the sidewalks, streets, and walls of his hometown. Since 1987, Ann Arbor-based artist David Zinn (previously) has gathered … Continue reading

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Amazing body art.

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Li Hongbo’s bust comprises roughly 7,000 to 26,000 sheets of white paper stacked on top of each other…

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Karina Smigla-Bobinski’s ADA at Suwon IPark Museum of Art | The Kid Should See This

Karina Smigla-Bobinski‘s helium-filled ADA, an interactive kinetic installation, has 300 sticks of charcoal across its transparent surface. The white room that surrounds it is the canvas. See how the walls gather black lines as visitors interact with ADA in this … Continue reading

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Colapso by SpY reveals “a huge and perfect sphere of red smoke” | The Kid Should See This

A giant transparent box sits in the center of a grand plaza in Bilbao, Spain. Within it, a white, balloon-like sphere slowly and progressively grows to 10 meters (around 33 feet) in diameter over the course of four days. Crowds … Continue reading

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Subtle Hues and Papery Textures Create Intimate Atmospheres in Lea Woo’s Tender Illustrations | Colossal

AUGUST 18, 2023 GRACE EBERT All images © Lea Woo Centering on women in moments of quiet affection and admiration, the renderings contrast a vintage style with modern subjects. Lea Woo coaxes subtle polarities from her illustrated interactions. Centering on … Continue reading

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Love it! 😂😂

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Enigmatic Scenarios Unfold in Levi van Veluw’s Complex and Confrontational Sculptures | Colossal

AUGUST 17, 2023 KATE MOTHES “In the depths of memory.” Photos by Michèle Margot, courtesy of Galerie Ron Mandos. All images © Levi van Veluw Combining translucent polymer clay with saturated pigments or carving delicate ridges from tulipwood, Levi van … Continue reading

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