Source artforum.com  In the art world, epics are necessarily parasitic. Like H. R. Giger’s xenomorphs in the Alien franchise, they assume the attributes of their host. Since 2015, A.K. Burns has been producing a cycle of

Source artforum.com  Andrew Black’s On Clogger Lane, 2023, takes a deep dive into the historic landscape and socioeconomic entanglements of the Washburn Valley in Britain’s rural heartland between Otley and Harrogate in

Source artforum.com  Glowing with subtle gradations of color, the singular visions that Miyoko Ito (1918–1983) committed to canvas throughout the 1970s conflate interior and exterior realms, simultaneously evoking desolate

Source artforum.com  Pathbreaking experimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger, whose brief, surrealist homoerotic films continue to exert a profound influence on contemporary culture, died May 11 at the age of ninety-six. His

Source Colossal   All images © Yau Hoong Tang, shared with permission In Negative Space, Yau Hoong Tang derives imaginative and expansive storylines from minimal visuals. As its name suggests, the ongoing series plays with the relationship between presence and absence, layering optical illusions, embedded imagery, and other narrative cues within a single work. The Kuala…

Source Design You Trust  The Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year is a global contest honoring the diversity and artistry in food photography across various applications. The competition’s 25 categories, ranging from magazine food styling to cultural and natural food portrayals, celebrate the cultural breadth of food’s representation in society. The Awards value technical…

Source Design You Trust  Polish illustrator Paweł Kuczyński (previously featured here and here) intertwines social commentary and satire to craft thought-stirring artworks, challenging us to reconsider life’s absurdities and societal norms. His illustrations gain increasing significance amidst current global issues like data privacy, warfare, inequality, poverty, and environmental threats. He encourages a reevaluation of technology’s…

Source Colossal   “Together We Bloom 3” (2023), cotton fabric and thread sewn on muslin, 64 x 52 inches. All images © Gio Swaby, courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery, shared with permission From minimal outlines in black thread, empowering portraits of Black women emerge in new large-scale textile pieces by Toronto-based artist Gio Swaby (previously). Vivid…