Source artforum.com  THE FIRST IMAGE of the first movie I watched at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam set the mood: a woman splayed out on a pile of trash next to a kitschy painting of a sad clown. The

Source artforum.com  Billionaire cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder has reached an agreement with the descendants of Irene Beran regarding Gustav Klimt’s famous 1910 canvas The Black Feather Hat. Lauder has agreed to

Source Design You Trust  Michigan-based artist Michael Polakowski has a unique talent for capturing the essence of his surroundings and transforming them into captivating works of art. Through his paintings, he creates a world of imagination that invites viewers to escape reality and explore a universe where anything is possible. More: Michael Polakowski, Instagram With…

Source Design You Trust  UK-based artist Shaun Lowndes is a master at creating vibrant and lively paintings that take inspiration from vintage Proletariat posters, woodcut, and linocut. His works have been described as “The Twilight Zone in full color” and it’s not hard to see why. Through his paintings, Lowndes creates intriguing worlds that are…

Source Design You Trust  Masaki Ito | Highly commended, Beautiful Gardens | A Smell So Sweet, Aichi prefecture, Japan “The many hanging blooms of wisteria smelt so sweet as they reflected in the pond at a garden near to my house. When the flowers bloom in April, it signifies my birthday has arrived again” The…

Source Design You Trust  Sichuan Starter Pack Linda Yi is an artist and a lover of Chinese food. As a Sichuanese American, she grew up cooking and eating the delicious cuisine of her heritage. But, despite her love of cooking, Linda struggled with feeding herself consistently in her 20s. She felt overwhelmed by the thought…

Source Colossal   All images © Migwa Nthiga, shared with permission Those living near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya have been experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis. Already a dry, arid region, recurring droughts have left communities without water for animals, crops, and drinking, requiring people to leave their homes for more stable and fertile…

Source artforum.com  Bassam Al-Sabah queers gaming culture and its fetish of the armoured male body in his solo exhibition “IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS,” currently on view at The Douglas Hyde through March 5.