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Helen Cammock on her songwriting workshops with women
Source artforum.com Helen Cammock’s art reassesses the role of women in politics across the world. Her Turner Prize–winning film, The Long Note (2018), represents women’s various efforts in Northern Ireland’s Civil
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The Mountaintop Christ the Redeemer Statue Cradles the Moon in Rio de Janeiro
Source Colossal All images © Leonardo Sens, shared with permission Since the early 20th century, the massive Christ the Redeemer statue has stood at the tip of the Corcovado mountain, spreading his arms and overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Scaling nearly 40 meters from the base of its pedestal to the top of the figure’s head, the…
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United States Will Rejoin UNESCO
Source artforum.com The United States will rejoin UNESCO, a scientific and educational organization established by the United Nations in 1945 to safeguard cultural heritage, and will pay more than $600 million in back
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Enigmatic Figures Are Frozen in Time in Hans Op de Beeck’s Lifelike, Monochromatic Sculptures
Source Colossal “Hélène” (2023), MDF, polyester, and coating, 90 x 142 x 110.5 centimeters. All images © Studio Hans Op de Beeck, shared with permission Seated on the floor with an arm resting on her knee, an exhausted boxer recovers from physical exertion in Hans Op de Beeck’s newest life-size sculpture, “Hélène.” Coated in the…
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Yuko Mohri to Represent Japan at Venice Biennale
Source artforum.com Kanagawa-born artist Yuko Mohri, known for her installations and sculptures centering “phenomena” that continually shift according to various conditions such as their environments, has been chosen to
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Featured Artist Juliet Bacchas
Source Artsy Shark Ceramic artist Juliet Bacchas shares a stunning selection of hand built sculptural and functional work from her portfolio. The post Featured Artist Juliet Bacchas appeared first on Artsy Shark.
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Danielle Roberts: Night Light
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home How do you paint tension? Danielle Roberts demonstrates such an elusive skill by directing scenes like a filmmaker and approaching narrative like a novelist. She amalgamates observation and experience through pictures that are grippingly curious. Growing up in two opposing landscapes, suburban California and a British Columbian…
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“Bathers” Brings Together Old Masters and Contemporary Artists in an Ode to the Ultimate Summer Muse
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Tracing its genesis to classical antiquity, artists have depicted the bathing figure over the ages, from the French Masters’ appreciation of natural beauty to its radical reconstruction by Picasso. Today, this tradition continues to captivate the imagination, with the new exhibition at Saatchi Yates exploring this enduring…
