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Julie Curtiss: Maid in Feathers @ White Cube Gallery, Seoul
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Rife with symbolic subject matter, Julie Curtiss’ exhibition Maid in Feathers is a personal meditation on early motherhood and psychological transformation. In this new body of work, Curtiss explores the shadow-side of quotidian scenes in acrylic and oil paintings, graphic gouache works on paper and lacquered sculptures.…
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Dana Schutz: One Big Animal @ Thomas Dane Gallery, London
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Thomas Dane Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Dana Schutz, across the gallery’s two spaces on Duke Street, St. James’s. One Big Animal will be the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, following Shadow of a Cloud Moving Slowly…
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Ninon Hivert Captures the Poetics of Discarded Items in Sculpture and Collage
Source Colossal In Ninon Hivert’s multimedia work, an object’s afterlife is an unfolding story—discarded items retaining the memory of a body, its gestures, and its relationship to its environment. She works like an archaeologist, observing with patient attention before translating a found object anew, capturing the textures of contemporary urban life in the process. Hivert’s…
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“Tiny Mice, Big Stories”: Humor and Surreal Whimsy in the Paintings of Stuart Dunkel
Source Design You Trust Stuart Dunkel is an American painter and classical musician born in 1952, known for his detailed oil paintings that often feature whimsical mice in playful and surreal scenes. His background as a musician, having performed with major orchestras like the Boston Symphony Orchestra, influences the harmony and balance in his artworks.…
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From Aluminum and Acrylic, Mariko Mori Conjures the Metaphysical and Otherworldly in ‘Radiance’
Source Colossal Where technology, time, the cosmos, and perception meet, you’ll find the work of Japanese artist Mariko Mori. The artist has long been interested in the relationship between the individual and the universe—existence itself—which she explores through a range of mediums and immersive experiences. She also draws from the Buddhist philosophy of interconnectedness, which…
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These Found Silhouette Photos Capture the Poetic Beauty of Negative Space and Inspire Imagination Through Natural Lighting
Source Design You Trust These found silhouette photos were taken in natural light, capturing simple yet powerful outlines and shadows that invoke mystery and invite viewers to imagine stories behind them. Unlike studio portraits, these candid images emphasize the interplay between light and darkness, recalling the work of 18th-century French finance minister Étienne de Silhouette…
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Old Taiwanse Couple Find Fun Wearing Clothes Left At Their Laundry
Source Design You Trust A married couple, Hsu Sho-Er and Chang Wan-Ji, ran a laundry in Taichung, Taiwan, where many unclaimed clothes were left for years. In 2020, their grandson, Reef Chang, started dressing them up in these vintage and trendy outfits, taking photos and posting them online to lift their spirits. Although initially skeptical,…
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In India, Navneet Jayakumar Documents the Ancient, Elaborate Custom of Theyyam
Source Colossal In the Malabar region of Kerala, India, an ancient Hindu ritual known as Theyyam exists in a continuum of ceremonial customs that date back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The practice carries on today through elaborate costumes and dances during which a performer wears sacred garments and invites a deity to enter…