Source Colossal   Combining sculpture and performative interventions, Nøne Futbol Club—sometimes referred to as Nonefutbolclub—expresses conceptual messages through ephemeral objects and time-based actions. The name is the alias of Colas Claisse, who co-founded the project as a collective but now works solo under the moniker. The initiative continues to delve into potent dichotomies like tragedy and…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  James Fuentes is honored to present Bronx Figures, an exhibition surveying the iconic freestanding works of long-term collaborators John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres. These affectionate portrayals of the city’s ordinary people began on the sidewalk when, in 1979, Ahearn set up shop to life-cast passersby at the…

Source Colossal   Evoking marigolds, prairie clover, and milk thistle, Ross Hansen’s ongoing series of ethereal lighting fixtures dissect assumptions about design and function. The Los Angeles-based artist and designer’s unique sculptural forms combine hemp, bio-resin, and aluminum to create otherworldly floor lamps. Hansen draws on a background in landscape design, inspired by organic textures and…

Source Colossal   For any of us who are shy or anxious about interacting with others in the outside world, we might think of the face we “put on” that enable us to feel less fearful. For Lena Guberman (previously), a recent series of ceramic sculptures titled INS_IDE_OUT delves into her childhood experiences with social anxiety…

Source Colossal   Directed by Taliesin Black-Brown and narrated by Ramiro Vargas Chumpí Washikiat, “I Am the Nature” poetically plumbs the human interconnection with nature through the eyes of the Indigenous Achuar people. The short documentary honors the philosophy of a culture whose ancestral lands extend across the modern borders of Ecuador and Peru, deep in…

Source Artsy Shark  It’s essential to be able to articulate the concept behind your work and how it relates to what your audience cares about and values The post Know the “Why” Behind Your Art appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  As part of Gallery 2, an occasional programme of exhibitions by non-represented artists at Pilar Corrias Conduit Street, Pilar Corrias is pleased to present The Last Oozings, a solo exhibition by Georg Wilson. Painting with the seasons, Georg Wilson’s practice channels the cyclical rhythms and forces of nature,…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  The visual output of Californian artists has, for over half a century, embraced the written word as the site for aesthetic play. Spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, and more, Public Texts: A Californian Visual Language brings together more than twenty artists rooted in the state who play with…