Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  A more sinister, looming presence takes hold in Samantha Joy Groff’s latest painting series at Nicodim Gallery, as she considers ritual practices, exorcisms, and religious texts, including the Book of Revelation. The apocalyptic text—primarily found in the Christian Bible, from which the title of the show, Prophecy of…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Lately, I’ve thought a lot about comets,” Esther Pearl Watson says. “The auras they create are spectacular. There is a comet called the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which is surrounded by its own nebulous aura or coma—an envelope of gas and dust. In his own way, my father is like this comet, generating his…

Source Colossal   Encased in transparent cubes and smushed behind panes of acrylic, Ant Hamlyn’s (previously) brilliant blooms and verdant stems are perpetually preserved. Polyurethane-coated fabrics, which he hand-sews and then stuffs, shape a cartoonish view of our predilection to try to harness and preserve things of beauty. Often focusing on bright botanicals and fungi, Hamlyn’s…

Source Colossal   From thousands of plastic bags, discarded nets, and hanks of yarn, Indonesian artist Mulyana (previously) illuminates the fragility of marine ecosystems. In his solo exhibition Remembering Our Collective Future at Sapar Contemporary, the artist has incorporated recyclable materials and distilled the palette to white, evoking a symbol of purity and drawing attention to…

Source Artsy Shark  Entrepreneur Magazine recently released a podcast that profiles an aspiring New York City photographer transforming a dream into a business. The post How to Make Money as an Artist appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   In 1929, sought-after New York fashion model Lee Miller moved to Paris to apprentice with surrealist photographer Man Ray, joining an influential circle of artists. She and Ray worked so closely together, in fact, that many of her photos have been erroneously attributed to him. Like many women, Miller’s work was often overshadowed…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  I ask a chemist who works for a 192-year old paint company, “What is a color?” and admit to feeling a little out of depth. As art writers, we perceive paint as the medium that preserves time—the representation of a time past. Rarely do I think about…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  With the election coming up, you almost forget there is a haunting vibe a week before. The exhibition is titled I Want Your Skull and will run October 19th through November 9th at our friends The Trophy Room. The crux of the show is the Skull or…