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Mike Nelson on his sensory new survey, scavenging objects and simulating reality

Creative Boom

It's an amalgamation of objects scavenged from the depths of junkyards and flea markets, which through their presentation, serve to preserve fragmented moments with enough room for open-ended interpretation. Installation view of Mike Nelson, Triple Bluff Canyon (the woodshed), 2004. Various materials. Found tyres.

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In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures

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All photos by Charlie Rubin, courtesy of Kasmin, shared with permission Now obsolete, the term zoophytes once referred to organisms that exhibited both animal and plant characteristics. ” Zoophites borrows its title from a 1964 show in Paris that was the first the pair presented together and is on view through May 9.

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Rooted in the American South, ‘Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers’ Recognizes Remarkable Artistic Traditions of Black Artists

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Thornton Dial, “Stars of Everything” (2004), mixed media, 248.9 Encompassing more than 60 quilts, sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and assemblages by 34 artists from the mid-20th-century to the present, the exhibition is drawn largely from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. centimeters.

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Milan Design Week 2022: Highlights from Our Camera Roll

Azure Magazine

The biggest draw of the week-long design event was the 60th edition of the sprawling furniture expo, Salone Del Mobile , which was held at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre, where major design brands unveiled fresh products that provided insights into hot new colours (oranges, teals, and purples). Design is Milano is design.

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5 Indigenous Designers Breaking New Ground

Azure Magazine

In 2015, after almost a decade of work, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 94 calls to action aimed at redressing the systemic disenfranchisement — past and present — of Indigenous communities across the nation. However, “when I started practising in 2004,” he says, “there was no M?ori PHOTO: David Hale.

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Patrick Thomas & his PULP silkscreen prints respond to the era of "truth decay"

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A-Z presents , exhibition , Patrick Thomas , talk , Berlin , fake news , truth , artivism , silkscreen , silkscreening prints , newspaper , printing. Since then he has exhibited his limited-editions across five continents, where many are now held in private and public collections. A revised edition was released in April 2019.

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Fatconomy: could we build a new design system from waste fat?

Design Week

Fat samples The project is laid out like a trendy London pop-up shop; outside the exhibition ‘Fatconomy’ is backlit in a retro typeface, more closely associated with a fish and chips restaurant. This year, in honour of the Moving to Mars exhibition , the theme was cosmic. It’s the broadest possible brush.”