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• Arko Datto's 'Final Wave (Chapter II)' Documents Climate Crisis in Bengal Delta artist

  Photographer Arko Datto's project 'Final Wave (Chapter II)' visualizes the climate emergency in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, the world's largest delta spanning Bangladesh…

• Justin Gignac's Trash Cubes: Bodega Edition Turns NYC Garbage into Collectible Art artist

  Justin Gignac's Trash Cubes project, launched in 2001, has evolved into the Bodega Edition: 100 transparent, numbered cubes filled with garbage collected outside New York City…

• Four Inuit Artists Who Transformed Arctic Art artist

  Inuit art from Baffin Island, particularly the hamlet of Cape Dorset (Kinngait), has been revolutionized by four key artists: Manasie Akpaliapik, Kenojuak Ashevak, Tim Pitsiulak,…

• Don Eddy and Leigh Behnke Share a SoHo Loft Studio artist

  In a historic 10-story building in SoHo, originally built in 1903 as a garment factory, Don Eddy and his spouse, Leigh Behnke, who are both artists, create their paintings in a…

• Jeyoon Ryu’s Ceramic Sculptures Merge Landscape and Body artist

  Jeyoon Ryu, a South Korean-born ceramic artist based in Kyoto, Japan, creates glazed ceramic sculptures that collapse the boundary between creature and environment. In works such…

• Lola López-Cózar: Fusion of Image, Sound, and Text in Grafopoemas artist

  Lola López-Cózar is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist whose work merges images, sounds, and texts into a unified aesthetic she calls 'grafopoema.' Her creative process rejects…

• Manuel Tejera on working small-scale and the need to abolish the art system artist

  Manuel Tejera, who was born in 1996 in Torrelavega, Cantabria, is a performance artist, stage director, and designer now based in Madrid. His art combines body movement, text, and…

• Kamal al-din Bihzad: Master of Persian Miniature Painting artist

  Kamal al-din Bihzad, the renowned Persian miniature painter and head of royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz, is celebrated as one of the leading artists in Islamic miniature…

• Artist Cristina Tichitoli Turns Cancer Diagnosis into Creative Fuel artist

  In August 2020, 39-year-old Cristina Tichitoli was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. Rather than succumb to despair, she channeled her…

• Taina H. Cruz: Young Painter Featured in Whitney Biennial and MoMA PS1's Greater New York artist

  An interview with artist Taina H. Cruz, initially published for the Whitney Biennial's launch, has been brought back into the spotlight for the Greater New York exhibition at MoMA…

• Argentine Abstract Painter Ides Kihlen Dies at 108 artist

  Ides Kihlen, the Argentine abstract painter who had her first solo exhibition at age 85, died on April 14 at 108. Her death was announced by Galería Via Margutta in Córdoba, which…

• Olivia Crumm's 'Wake' Series Explores Grief Through Photography artist

  Photographer Olivia Crumm, based in Brooklyn, created the series 'Wake' after her father's death from Alzheimer's disease two years ago. Using a large-format camera, she…

• Victor Llorente's 'Folklore' Captures Dominican Carnival Group in New York artist

  Victor Llorente, a Madrid-born, New York–based photographer, spent five years documenting Los Andulleros de Santiago, a Dominican carnival group based in the Bronx. The project,…

• Megha Singha’s ‘I Love My Friends But They’re Killing Me’ artist

  Megha Singha’s series 'I Love My Friends But They’re Killing Me' (2024–ongoing) captures young women in Mumbai who have built online fame as influencers, reality TV stars, and…

• Farren van Wyk Explores Mixedness in Photography Series artist

  Farren van Wyk, a Dutch photographer originally from South Africa, is currently working on her series 'Mixedness is my Mythology' (2021–), which explores her mixed heritage. She…

• Austn Fischer's High-Contrast Black-and-White Photography Explores Fashion and Identity artist

  Wisconsin-born, London-based photographer Austn Fischer creates black-and-white images that blend fashion with performance, using contrast to explore identity. His work features…

• Matthew Hansel's Morbid Delectatio: Celebrating Hidden Demons artist

  Matthew Hansel's project 'Morbid Delectatio' explores the grotesque and contradictory aspects of human nature through paintings that blend Northern Renaissance and Norman Rockwell…

• Dima Rebus Paints with Crowdsourced Water Samples from Around the World artist

  Dima Rebus, an artist based in London, integrates water samples sourced from individuals around the world into her expansive watercolor artworks. Her series titled 'Floaters'…

• Jacopo Benassi: punk artist returns to La Spezia, launches book 'Scritti per nessuno' artist

  Jacopo Benassi, born in 1970 and raised in the punk scene, left Milan to return to his hometown La Spezia. He left a job as a photographer for Rolling Stone to rebuild his life in…

• Eser Gündüz: Utopian Architecture on Canvas artist

  Eser Gündüz's artwork functions as intricate cognitive frameworks of potential realities, deeply influenced by architecture while evolving into a spatially designed painting…

• Sangre Blue's Kintsugi Tattoos Transform Scars into Gold artist

  Tattoo artist Antonio, known as Sangre Blue, creates body art inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer. His designs feature blue…

• Japanese wood sculptor Shigeo Toya dies at 78 artist

  Shigeo Toya, a distinguished wood sculpture artist from Japan, has passed away at the age of 78. Born in 1947 in northwestern Nagano, he gained recognition for his intricate…

• Victoria Vinas: Photography as Cinematic Scene artist

  French photographer Victoria Vinas constructs images where photography, makeup, and direction merge into a cinematic language. Her portfolio spans portraiture, fashion, beauty,…

• Daniella Kallmeyer's Sharp Tailoring Redefines Power Dressing for Modern Women artist

  Daniella Kallmeyer launched her eponymous fashion line in 2012 with just $7,000. Her sharp tailoring has become the wardrobe blueprint for cerebral, sharp-witted women, dressing…

• Ann Temkin on MoMA’s Duchamp Retrospective and Her Curatorial Philosophy artist

  For almost two decades, Ann Temkin has been the chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She recently put together a major exhibition…

• Carol Bove on Kubrick, Fellini, and Her Guggenheim Survey artist

  Carol Bove, known for transforming steel into malleable, seductive forms, is the subject of a career survey at the Guggenheim in New York. In an interview, she cites Fellini's…

• Gwen Samuels: Textile as Biography and Pandemic Circles artist

  Gwen Samuels, a textile artist based on the West Coast, transforms personal history into layered fabric works. After studying Textile Design at Syracuse University and winning the…

• Nicole Eisenman on Figurative Painting, Exes, and Her Ideal Obituary artist

  In an interview with Cultured Magazine as part of the 2026 CULT100 honorees, artist Nicole Eisenman discusses her practice, influences, and personal life. Known for her exuberant,…

• Martin Errichiello's audio work 'campanamuta' revives the vanished Calabrian village of Eranova artist

  Artist Martin Errichiello (born 1987, Naples) created '[campanamuta]', a six-episode audio piece that aired on RAI Radio 3's 'Zazà' in late 2025 and is now available on RaiPlay…

• Kat Anderson's Horror-Inspired Fellowship at Stanley Pickey Gallery artist

  Kat Anderson, born in 1980, is a visual artist, musician, and filmmaker originally from Bristol and currently residing in London. She is in the process of creating a new video…

• Amanda Rinaldi's Portraits of Women Explore Resilience and Self-Worth artist

  Artist Amanda Rinaldi presents a collection of contemporary portraits of women, including works such as “Love in all Shades,” “Bringer of Spring,” “Magic from Within,” “Faith,”…

• Tashiya de Mel's 'To Taste a Bittersweet History' Examines Colonial Cinnamon Trade artist

  Tashiya de Mel's initiative, 'To Taste a Bittersweet History,' explores the crucial role of cinnamon in Sri Lanka’s past, aiming to highlight often-ignored stories and the harsh…

• Anguilla Ink: Pop Surreal Visions of Inner Light artist

  The article profiles Italian artist Anguilla Ink, whose practice blends pop surrealism, mythology, and personal introspection. Growing up near Parma, she was influenced by a local…

• Ruth Slenczynska, last surviving pupil of Rachmaninoff, dies aged 101 artist

  Ruth Slenczynska, the last surviving pupil of Sergei Rachmaninoff, died at 101 in an assisted living facility in California. A child prodigy, she debuted at age four and performed…

• Jim Jarmusch: Fare film come fare musica artist

  Jim Jarmusch, il regista e musicista di 72 anni, è protagonista della serie Off Screen, che esplora il suo rapporto con cinema e musica. Nato ad Akron, Ohio, il 22 gennaio 1953,…

• Mahn's Mural Reverses Human-Animal Scale in 'Little Girl vs Wild' artist

  French artist Mahn has introduced a new mural named 'Little Girl vs Wild,' which is characterized as a bestiary on the edges of the subconscious. This surreal artwork showcases a…

• Daniele Castellano's fantasy drawings blend dreamlike and nightmarish imagery artist

  Illustrator Daniele Castellano creates hyper-detailed, fantastical drawings that draw from mythology, memory, and psychology. His work features classic horror imagery—sinister…

• Aldo Drudi: il designer che ha rivoluzionato l'estetica della MotoGP artist

  Il designer Aldo Drudi (Cattolica, 1958) ha trasformato l'immagine della MotoGP, introducendo colore e creatività su tute, caschi e livree delle moto, con un legame fondativo con…

• Käthe Kollwitz: How Heads and Hands Convey Emotion in Her Art artist

  Käthe Kollwitz, who lived from 1867 to 1945, used hands and heads in her artwork to express deep feelings and critique society. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia, she lived through…

• Käthe Kollwitz: Germany's Greatest Female Artist artist

  Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) stands out as the sole female artist featured in Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art. In 1920, she made history by becoming the first woman to join the…