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Prudence Flint: Second Lesson
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home In another highlight in London this season, the great painter Prudence Flint has a solo show that just opened, Second Lesson, at mother’s tankstation. The gallery notes, “We feel we have undoubtedly unearthed something here, in Second Lesson, as a body of work, and as an experience of walking-in, cold,…
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Animated Perception: Remembering Robert Proch in Poland
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Robert Proch: Animated Perception – a remarkable exhibition dedicated to one of the most outstanding Polish artists of the younger generation, will be held in Bydgoszcz through October 30, 2024. The exhibition is curated by Karolina Pikosz, with the support of Przemek Blejzyk (Sainer) and the Robert…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolves? Anna Weyant Isn’t…
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home A few years ago, when Anna Weyant was an emerging painter that we thought would become quite a compelling artist in the contemporary art world, she told us, “I think subtlety. I’m into dark, dark humor. There’s something amazing to me about tragicomic narratives. I think they…
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Dreamlike Narratives Arise from Alefes Silva’s Fantastic Illustrations
Source Colossal “My work arises from the interplay between memory and the present,” says Bogotá-based illustrator Alefes Silva. Themes of stillness and solitude, growth and death, and love and heartbreak recur in Silva’s drawings, which fuse fantastic plants and animals with human details. In one piece, a nude figure slumps over while trees and small…
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Shepard Fairey Teams with Migrate Art for Climate Awareness Mural in London
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Lots going on in London right now, and in mural news, Shepard Fairey teamed with Migrate Art to create a new work, Rise Above Earth Justice, painted at Anlaby House, Boundary Street, Shoreditch. The project was funded by the Ford Foundation with the support of Ambassador Jane Hartley…
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Temporary Interventions by Kobra Convey the Critical Impacts of Increasing Wildfires
Source Colossal Around the world, rising temperatures and ecosystem imbalances due the climate crisis have spurred an increasing number of wildfires annually. Brazil, for example, has seen more than 180,000 hot spots this year as of mid-September, the most since 2010. As deforestation reduces rainfall, a catastrophic cycle of drought and wildfires has only strengthened.…
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“A Kid Could Do That”: The Wa Brings Play to Public Space in New Works in Noway Curated by Nuart
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home One of the greatest contributions to the art lexicon is treating street art as an active tool in understanding how we use and view public space. It has always been insufficient to simply label it as “street art” or “graffiti” and neglect the broader context in which…
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Collaged Portraits by Emma Odumade Draw on the Past to Face the Future
Source Colossal Growing up in Lagos, Emma Odumade always drew cartoons and created collages on paper. As he continued to make work, his interest grew in highlighting the world around him, especially young people in his community. Odumade’s vibrant portraits and self-portraits, the latter of which he makes toward the end of every year, reflect…
