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Book Review: “Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed”
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home When you think about the last 30-plus years of prevailing subcultural trends and iconography, Ed Templeton’s life could be the Mapquest guiding us to some sort of understanding. He is a touchstone; skateboarding star, skate brand owner, photographer, painter, writer, and a physical embodiment of the crossroads…
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Interview: Lorna Simpson On Perspective, the Complexity of Layering, and Doing What She Wants
Source Colossal “Earth & Sky #24” (2016), collage on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches. All photos by James Wang, courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, © Lorna Simpson, shared with permission Though Lorna Simpson is known primarily as a photographer, she doesn’t limit herself to one particular medium, working across photography, painting,…
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Whitworth Taps Sook-Kyung Lee as Director
Source artforum.com The University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery has announced Sook-Kyung Lee as its next director. Lee will arrive to the British institution from London’s Tate Modern, where she serves as senior
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Frozen Masterpieces: Pasi Widgren’s Magical Animal Art on Lake Lapakisto
Source Design You Trust Pasi Widgren, a resident of the Finnish city of Lahti, showcases his artistic talent each year by etching intricate animal figures onto the icy surface of Lake Lapakisto. Armed with a simple shovel, he has already brought to life the enchanting forms of an owl, a fox, and a bear in…
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Hans-Peter Feldmann (1941–2023)
Source artforum.com German Conceptual artist Hans-Peter Feldmann, known for his works in which everyday images and objects are repeated, often to humorous effect, died May 24 at the age of eighty-two. In works variously
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Immersive Architectural Installations by Sarah Zapata Expand Rich Textile Traditions
Source Colossal “Existing with the moon under our feet” (2022), installation at Deli Gallery, New York, NY. Image courtesy of the artist and Deli Gallery. All images © Sarah Zapata, shared with permission Sarah Zapata is interested in the presence of textiles. Her large-scale, immersive installations are architectural, with feet-high columns looming over interiors, ladders…
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78 Miles of Multicolored Twine Flows Through Downtown Columbus in Janet Echelman’s ‘Current’
Source Colossal “Current.” All photos by Infinite Impact, © Janet Echelman, shared with permission Extending nearly 230 feet from end to end, the billowing panels of Janet Echelman’s newest installation capture the sun as it wafts above an intersection in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The first of the sculptor’s works (previously) to be installed over a…
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Tim Griffin to Lead LA Opera Company the Industry
Source artforum.com Los Angeles–based experimental opera producer the Industry has announced Tim Griffin as its next executive director. Griffin, a former editor-in-chief of Artforum and onetime director of the Kitchen,
