Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Assimilation is not a monolith. Just as notions of the American Dream shapeshift so, too, does the vision of that fantasy. In Mike Lee’s case, he has witnessed a refocusing on family and shared values. This embrace of a more traditional mindset echoes his parents’ generation, even…

Source Colossal   “New York is humanity itself. Every type of person is here—every ethnicity, every culture, every religion, every viewpoint. And somehow, despite the honking, the yelling, the shoving, we find a way to make it work,” says Brandon Stanton. Creating one of the most well-known archives of city life, Stanton is the photographer behind…

Source Design You Trust  Nenad Pantic is a Serbian-born, Ireland-based artist and software engineer celebrated for his hand-crafted fantasy and surrealist illustrations that merge Celtic mythology, European folklore, and philosophical introspection. He works primarily with traditional media—watercolors, inks, pens, oils—and also ventures into digital painting, drawing inspiration from masters such as Brian Froud, Alan Lee,…

Source Design You Trust  1st Place Winner: “Pastoral Peoples and Practices” by Trevor Cole, Ireland The 2025 AAP Magazine Awards #51: Colors by All About Photo showcases global photographers who transform color into emotion, turning light into lyrical storytelling. This vibrant issue proves that color isn’t merely visual—it’s a powerful language that evokes memory, wonder,…

Source Colossal   Most of us can imagine a time when we felt tethered to something or someone we knew wasn’t right for us. Perhaps a job takes too much energy, a loved one needs care that’s physically and emotionally demanding, or we find ourselves in a situation where we feel stuck and don’t know how…

Source Colossal   Whether portraying families at play, people walking along urban streets, or portraits of individuals, Derrick Adams celebrates Black identity and experience. His collage-like compositions evoke West African masks, reliquary figures, and other carved sculptures, highlighting contemporary, everyday scenes and leisure activities of Black Americans. A new monograph from Monicelli surveys more than two…

Source Artsy Shark  It’s one of the most frustrating realities for many artists. The people closest to you don’t really see your art as “real work.” The post When People You Love Don’t Take Your Art Seriously appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  The universe of Swiss painter Nicolas Party comes alive in his first solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in London. Featuring new treescapes and portraits in pastel, this exhibition celebrates and challenges longstanding and cherished conventions of representational painting through Party’s signature style. The portraits in the…