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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

Creative Boom

Sarah Graham has become a renowned British artist for her fun and joyful kitsch paintings, paying homage to familiar toys, sweets and brands from the 1980s and 1990s. She attempted suicide by overdose twice between 2005 and 2015 until she was sectioned in 2017 and then reclassified as Type 1 bipolar.

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New exhibition casts cowboy culture in a new light

Creative Boom

As a result, we've seen a lot of cultural works in recent years redefine cowboy culture, challenge traditional stereotypes and offer more nuanced portrayals, from the 2015 movie Brokeback Mountain about gay cowboys to 2021's The Harder They Fall, a Netflix Western featuring a diverse cast, including black and indigenous characters.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

Creative Boom

Courtesy of the artist. An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. In this way, the last five decades of British history are recast as a story of cultural shapeshifting, told through some of our most provocative artists. © Kerry Stewart.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

The LA-based artist conjures magical worlds and invites us to explore them together "like a shared dream". So we're excited to learn that his next major solo show is coming to Los Angeles' Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) this June. Artistic process and enduring narrative So how does he create these incredible pieces? "In

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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

Creative Boom

Visual artist and illustrator Melissa Lakey found the High Desert of California the perfect environment and inspiration for her work, which is about to go on show in the town of Joshua Tree. Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls.

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Artist Vik Muniz Reconfigures Shredded Cash

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American Horse, Wasechum Tashunka, Oglala Sioux Chief, Legal Tender, 2024 American Horse, Wasechum Tashunka, Oglala Sioux Chief, Legal Tender, 2024 (detail) The first in the series, Harriet Tubman, Legal Tender, 2024 , recalls the 2015 unrealized initiative to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. New York, 2024.

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Designer Stefan Sagmeister's new book highlights how things are getting better (no, really)

Creative Boom

The visualised data is shown inlaid into 19th-century oil paintings, embroidered onto canvases, or transformed into dynamic lenticular prints and hand-painted tableware, many of which have been exhibited in galleries around the world. And as you'd expect, it's beautifully designed. You can preorder your copy now for £29.95

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