Source artforum.com  “Polaroid?” mused Roland Barthes within a pair of brackets in his 1981 book Camera Lucida, “Fun, but disappointing, except when a great photographer is involved.” By the time the French theorist wrote

Source artforum.com  Ashley Bickerton, known for his biting, wildly inventive parodies of consumerism and island fantasy, died November 30 at his home in Bali at the age of sixty-three. Bickerton had been diagnosed with

Source artforum.com  After more than two decades, the newly expanded and renovated Hammer Museum is set to open March 26, 2023, according to the Los Angeles Times. Led by Michael Maltzan Architecture, the restoration includes

Source Colossal   “Brick Train” (1997) in Darlington. All images © David Mach Known for sculptures and assemblages that utilize everyday objects like bricks, coat hangers, and matches, Scottish artist David Mach has embarked on numerous large-scale, public projects that draw inspiration from local history. In his monumental “Brick Train” in Darlington, he taps into regional…

Source artforum.com  Poised and self-assured, James Little stands beside a pair of buckets, each filled with a different shade of black paint, in the Brooklyn studio where the artist has worked for three decades. The

Source Design You Trust  A 33-year-old artist from Chenzou, China, has been getting a lot of attention for turning trees, utility poles, and road signs into optical illusions that blend into their backgrounds. Huang Yao is a talented 3D painter who showcases his skills by turning local infrastructure and plant life into original artworks. The…

Source Design You Trust  Neural networks are tightly woven into the process of creating more and more conceptual images and scenes. The generated plots are now just a matter of the author’s imagination and proper requests. Artist Max Verehin (previously featured) doesn’t give neural networks a chance – his work is so atmospheric, scary and…

Source Colossal   All images © Rocky Bergen Designer Rocky Bergen folds us back into the world of dialup and floppy disks with a delightfully retro collection of paper computers and gaming systems. His DIY models faithfully recreate classic technology like the first Apple II complete with Oregon Trail or the more obscure IMSAI 8080 system and multiple…