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Profiles, interviews, new works, residencies, collaborations, and careers of contemporary artists.
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Gregor Radonjic's Suggestive Landscapes: Metascapes and Nexus Series
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Gregor Radonjic, a photographer based in Maribor, Slovenia, has developed a practice since the early 1990s that treats landscape as a carrier of emotion, memory, and hidden…
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Kazumi Sakurai: Photography as Lifelong Companion
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Japanese-born photographer Kazumi Sakurai, now based in Kauai, Hawaii, after ten years in New York, reflects on a career shaped by movement, memory, and emotional attentiveness.…
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Bygdetrapen: Norway's Rural Trap Duo Redefining Hip-Hop
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Norwegian rap duo Bygdetrapen, consisting of 22-year-olds HC (Sander Henriksen) and Subaru (Øyvind Kirkhus), are gaining international attention with their debut album 'Mixtape',…
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Simone Morelli: The Street Photographer Who Slows Down Time
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In an interview with Artribune, Roman street photographer Simone Morelli (born 1987) discusses his slow, analog approach to photography. Morelli began in 2012 after receiving a…
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All-female Irish trad supergroup BIIRD sells out venues worldwide without releasing a debut album
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BIIRD, a groundbreaking all-female supergroup specializing in Irish traditional music, has achieved sold-out performances throughout the UK and Ireland, toured alongside Ed…
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Correggio: The Mysterious Master of Parmesan Renaissance
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Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (c. 1489–1534), was a singular painter of the Parmesan Renaissance, celebrated by Giorgio Vasari as a rare and marvelous artist who brought the…
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Claire Briant: A Ceramic Artist Listening to Earth and Fire
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Claire Briant, a self-taught ceramic artist from Nantes, France, discovered ceramics in 2005 during a trip to the United States. She opened her studio in 2010 and practices…
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Kay Kasparhauser Turns NYC Detritus into Sculpture
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Kay Kasparhauser, an artist deeply rooted in New York City, creates sculptures from the metropolis' discarded materials. In a conversation ahead of a new group show, she discusses…
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Hans Bellmer's Haunting Dolls: A Surrealist Legacy
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Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) was a German Surrealist artist known for his unsettling, deformed dolls and photographs, created as a reaction to Nazi ideals of Aryan beauty. Born into a…
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Zhao Li's Performative Painting Blends Color, Flowers, and Emotion
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Chinese artist and illustrator Zhao Li creates work that merges painting with performance, using blue paint, flowers, and salvaged objects. Her practice, rooted in fine art…
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Matias Alonso Revelli: Cinematic Photography of Sparkling Water and Full Moons
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Matias Alonso Revelli, a photographer and visual storyteller from Bahía Blanca, Argentina, has garnered a significant following for his poetic and atmospheric visuals. His social…
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Juan Carlos Beltrán Uses AI to Reimagine Brutalist Architecture
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Juan Carlos Beltrán, a visual artist from Mexico, crafts imaginative digital environments that reinterpret modernist architecture, brutalism, and glass-block designs. His…
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Ande Witt's Whimsical Hybrid Animal Illustrations Captivate Online
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Ande Wittenmeier, also recognized as Ande Witt, is a talented creature illustrator boasting more than 82,000 followers. She specializes in imaginative hybrid animal designs,…
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Emma Lopes: Painting the Pulse of Interconnection
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Emma Lopes, an artist, illustrator, and educator working along Portugal's coastline, creates works that celebrate interdependence between humans and nature. Her practice is rooted…
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Giuseppe Stampone returns to Abruzzo, founding studio under Gran Sasso
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After years in New York, Rome, and Brussels, Italian artist Giuseppe Stampone (born 1974 in Cluses) has returned to his native Abruzzo, settling in the province of Teramo.…
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Tamara de Lempicka’s Sensual Modernity Captured in Retrospective
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Tamara de Lempicka, born in Warsaw in 1898, lived through the end of the 19th century and the flowering of the 20th, traveling extensively across Italy, France, Switzerland, and…
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Masao Yamamoto's Photographic Haiku: Small-Scale, Aged Silver Prints
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Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto creates small-format gelatin silver prints (approx. 8×13 cm) that blend painting and photography. His subjects range from nudes to landscapes,…
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NYC Artist Couple Bobbi Salvör Menuez and quori theodor on Their Obsessive Collections
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Multidisciplinary artists Bobbi Salvör Menuez and quori theodor, a couple living in New York City, have amassed extensive collections of everyday objects including T-shirts,…
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Mirabel Wigon's Two Coats Residency Explores Ecological Entanglement
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From May 31 to June 5, 2026, Mirabel Wigon, an artist and educator based in California, will be the resident artist at Two Coats of Paint's studio in Long Island City. Wigon's…
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6-Year-Old Superfan Draws 100th Animal for David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
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In anticipation of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday on May 8, 2026, six-year-old Max Evans-Browning has completed his 100th animal illustration. This drawing depicts the…
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Alejandro Ros: The Sounds of Design
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In the recent 78th issue of Experimenta magazine, Alejandro Ros, renowned as Argentina's foremost album cover artist, reveals his artistic methodology. Throughout his career, Ros…
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Alyse Firefly Russell on Consistency, Live Painting, and Her Upcoming Denver Show
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Alyse Firefly Russell, a figurative painter known for her unique fusion of realism and surreal floral motifs, recounts her transition from live painting at music festivals to…
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Valie Export, Pioneering Feminist Artist, Dies at 85
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Valie Export, a prominent Austrian feminist artist, passed away on May 14, just shy of her 86th birthday, as confirmed by Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz,…
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Cuban Choreographer Juan Miguel Mas Adapts to Economic Crisis with Street Performances
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Juan Miguel Mas, a 60-year-old innovative choreographer and founder of Danza Voluminosa in the late 1990s, has transitioned from performing at the 2,000-seat National Theater to…
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Sofiane Pamart on Sculpting Sound and Drawing Inspiration from Cinema and Sculpture
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French pianist Sofiane Pamart discusses his creative process, comparing it to contemplative cinema and impressionist painting. He cites filmmakers Takeshi Kitano and Wong Kar-wai…
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Natalie Ayoub's 'The things that suspend and cling to the void' explores chaos and perception
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Natalie Ayoub, a visual artist and photographer, showcased her ongoing video trilogy, 'The things that suspend and cling to the void,' which she began in 2022, at her residence,…
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Lavett Ballard Transforms Former Chemistry Lab into Studio in Willingboro
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Artist and Barbie curator Lavett Ballard works in a 1,200-square-foot former chemistry lab in Willingboro, New Jersey, located in a high school-turned-community center. She has…
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Artpace San Antonio Announces Fall 2026 Artists-in-Residence
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Artpace San Antonio has named Irene Antonia Diane Reece, Roksana Pirouzmand, and Chavis Mármol as its Fall 2026 International Artists-in-Residence. The residency, established in…
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Lujan Rai Dongol on Wrathful Deities, Freedom, and Vibrant Energy
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In an interview with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Nepali transdisciplinary artist Lujan Rai Dongol discusses his practice, which weaves Himalayan iconography with…
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Emiko Monobe's Zen Photography Captures Quiet Urban Moments
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Photographer Emiko Monobe describes her practice as a form of Zen, using the camera to quiet the mind and focus on the present. Her black-and-white street photography elevates…
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Udo Lindenberg Turns 80: A Life in Rock, Songwriting, and Painting
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German rock singer, songwriter, and painter Udo Lindenberg celebrates his 80th birthday on Sunday. Known for his energetic stage presence and distinctive style, Lindenberg has had…
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Ray Noir Drops Camp Metalcore Single 'Black' from Forthcoming EP Gothstar
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Ray Noir has released "Black," the second single from their upcoming EP Gothstar, blending high-camp rave with metalcore. The track explores excess, identity, and queer…
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Patrick Thomas on Design Activism at Design Indaba
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During the anniversary of Design Indaba, British graphic designer Patrick Thomas presented a lecture focused on design activism. He highlighted the role of graphic design as a…
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Photographer Natasha Lehner Named Assistant Professor at Wesleyan College
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Born in 1998, Natasha Lehner is a photographer and educator hailing from Pound Ridge, NY. Currently, she serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Photography at both Wake Forest…
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Mary Lovelace O'Neal, Abstract Painter and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 84
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Abstract mixed-media painter Mary Lovelace O'Neal, known for monumental canvases and inventive 'lampblack' works, died this past Sunday at age 84. Growing up in segregated…
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Richard Murrin: A Life of Realism, Travel, and Photography
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Richard Murrin, a contemporary realist artist and photographer based in Kent, England, has spent over fifty years merging painting, photography, and imagination. Born in Bromley,…
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Isaiah Rashad's New Album 'It's Been Awful' and the Weight of Confession
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Isaiah Rashad, a rapper from Chattanooga, Tennessee, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (T.D.E.), released his third or fourth album 'It's Been Awful' in 2024, debuting at No. 18 on…
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Feministische Kunstpionierin Valie Export mit 85 Jahren gestorben
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Die österreichische Performancekünstlerin Valie Export, eine Pionierin des feministischen Aktionismus, ist im Alter von 85 Jahren in Wien gestorben. Sie wurde bekannt für…
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Qiuwen Lyu's Metal Record Translates Sound into Sculptural Artifact
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Qiuwen Lyu, an interdisciplinary artist and designer, has unveiled "A Billion Solitary Universes," a sculptural sound piece crafted from aluminum, nickel, and cubic zirconia. This…
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Olga Puzikova's Surrealist Paintings Merge Dreamlike Imagery with Biblical Text
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Olga Puzikova is an artist whose work fuses everyday themes with elements of fantasy. A standout piece features a curious donkey on a rooftop, while a lion attempts to reach it,…
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