Source Colossal   What do the largest Picasso painting in the world, punky Vivienne Westwood apparel, pins for securing a 17th-century ruff, and a complete Frank Lloyd Wright interior have in common? That’ll be the U.K.’s Victoria and Albert Museum, or the V&A, the world’s largest collection of design and applied and decorative arts. In South…

Source Colossal   “In traditional Chinese medicine, treatments are prescribed through dialogue—how well one can communicate internal pain becomes a condition for healing,” says Wen Liu. Particularly difficult in moments of agony and discomfort, accurately describing our bodily sensations is essential for receiving treatment, and yet, as Liu points out, it’s also an act of translation…

Source Colossal   If you’re a fan of cult classics like Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, or Eraserhead, a piece of cinematic history could be yours in a unique auction that just launched in Los Angeles. Co-presented by Turner Classic Movies and Julien’s Auctions, bidding is currently open for items from the weird and wonderful archive of…

Source Artsy Shark  Acclaimed Canadian artist Donna Wise presents a collection of colorful abstracts painted in a large format. The post Featured Artist Donna Wise appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  There’s something about a book you find by accident, a book no one else seems to have heard of, a book that thrills and then becomes a part of you, when it’s one you so easily might never have read at all – it seems like it…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  The Hole is pleased to present Sam’s, a solo exhibition by a Juxtapoz-favorite, Samantha Rosenwald. For this special thematic exhibition, Rosenwald transforms the humble pinball dive bar into a colored-pencil-on-canvas fantasia—an adult playground of noise, indulgence, and, most crucially, loneliness.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Perrotin Los Angeles is pleased to present Josh Sperling’s first solo exhibition on the West Coast. In Big Picture, the devil is in the details. The first solo exhibition of the Ithaca-based artist in Perrotin’s Los Angeles space combines Sperling’s quintessential sculptural paintings, demonstrating a decade-long commitment to…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  A Tension Worth Keeping Because the Drift is Always There presents a group of new paintings by Nathaniel Oliver that follows a cast of characters over the course of a day as they navigate a single landscape. Combining imagery from his travels; figures based on friends, loved ones, and,…