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

Creative Boom

Photo credit: Mike Nelson, Courtesy the artist and 303 Gallery, New York; Galleria Franco Noero, Turin; Matt’s Gallery, London; and neugerriemschneider, Berlin Extinction Beckons is the new immersive show from installation artist Mike Nelson on show at the Hayward Gallery. Various materials. Found tyres. Photo: Matt Greenwood.

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A New Book Flies Through the Vast World of Birds from Art and Design to History and Ornithology

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Matt Stuart, Trafalgar Square, 2004. Picture credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC: Gift of Mrs. Oiva Toikka, Birds by Toikka, 1972–present. Mixed media, Temporary installation at Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, UK. Photograph, dimensions variable. Picture credit: © Matt Stuart.

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

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Having worked as a guard in the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries of the Louvre, the artist often referenced ancient mythology and hybridity in his figures. ” 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. For more about Les Lalanne, visit Kasmin.

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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. centimeters.

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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. COURTESY: Winnipeg Art Gallery. ti Whakaue, Te Arawa, Ng?i wharetoa, Ng?ti ti Whakaue, Ng?ti

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Milan Design Week 2022: Highlights from Our Camera Roll

Azure Magazine

Click through our gallery below to see a few of the Milan Design Week 2022 standouts that we encountered in between rounds of negroni sbagliatos at Bar Basso. Philippe Starck’s experiments with form were on view at Kartell, where he presented this interpretation of the common outdoor chair. Design is Milano is design.

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Stelco Tower: An Architectural Love Story

Azure Magazine

Present, Past, Future Like me, most of the people using the podium are probably too new to the city or too young to remember the creation of Lloyd D. Then in 2004, fighting bankruptcy, Stelco moved its remaining office employees from the Tower. Jackson Square as a significant sore point in the city’s history.