Source artforum.com  In recent years, curatorial efforts to recuperate the stories and careers of Black artists who practiced during the 1960s and ’70s have indicated an undeniable expansion of the American art canon—a

Source artforum.com  The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) has announced Jova Lynne as its first artistic director, as first reported by Detroit news outlet DBusiness. Lynn arrived to the museum in 2017 as a Ford

Source Design You Trust  Alex de Marcos is a renowned illustrator from Madrid who has carved out a niche for himself in the Spanish art scene. He specializes in creating portraits with impressive colors, environments, and finishes, by skillfully combining pictorial and digital techniques. His works are highly sought after, and can be found in…

Source Design You Trust  He Jiaying is a renowned Chinese artist, born in Tianjin in 1957. He is widely recognized for his skillful execution of Gongbi painting, a traditional Chinese painting technique known for its meticulous brushwork and emphasis on fine detail. He is currently a council member of the Chinese Artists Association and a…

Source Colossal   All images © Cari Letelier, shred with permission During the last couple days in February, a series of impressive solar storms sent the aurora borealis as far as California and Western Australia. The lights were particularly brilliant in northern places like Scotland and Iceland where the long winter nights provide ample darkness as…

Source Colossal    Art can have many purposes—to be beautiful, to teach, to make us feel—but sometimes, art is just for fun. Such is the case for SFMOMA’s Soapbox Derby, a raucously creative race that sent dozens of artist-designed cars barreling through the streets of San Francisco in 1975, 1978, and again last April. The idea originated…

Source Artsy Shark  Swedish painter Ingemar Härdelin presents a stunning collection of vibrant abstracts filled with energy and life. The post Featured Artist Ingemar Härdelin appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Through her innovative use of photography to explore the human body, Swiss artist Hannah Villiger created a distinctive body of work that continues to captivate and inspire audiences. In Villiger’s work, the skin – the setting where humans enter a dialogue with their environment – is the…