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Japanese artist En Iwamura's fanciful sculptures are a holiday for the mind

Creative Boom

No artist can be immune to the confusion, chaos and climate disasters taking place around the world right now. Japanese artist En Iwamura 's response invokes a sense of lively and wondrous innocence with his paintings, sculptures, and installations, which take the viewer on something approaching a holiday for the mind.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's exhibition You, Me and The Balloons is a colourful wonderland of inflatable inspiration: a suitable opener for a brand new type of arts centre. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world. Images © David Levene.

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Illustrator Charles Bailey uses a deliberately naive art style to talk about difficult subjects

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There, his eyes were opened to the various paths he could take as an artist, and since graduating in 2019, he has gone on to become a full-time freelance illustrator with the WWF and the Mental Health Foundation on his client list. In fact, he recently jetted all the way to Bangkok for his first solo exhibition, Rhythm of Rain.

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Artist Denzil Forrester melds the energy of '80s dub with themes of social justice

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Q, 2022 © Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography A new show by Grenada-born British artist Denzil Forrester showcases an intoxicating series of paintings that merge past and present in a frenzy of energy.

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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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Forward Play! Eve Warren's initiative celebrates trailblazers of women's football

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her new initiative that champions women's football by inviting over 30 artists to create extraordinary illustrations of iconic players. Each artist was tasked to create a piece of artwork that will be showcased in an exhibition depicting trailblazers of importance in women's football, both past and present," Eve tells Creative Boom.

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The Still Point: Paintings by Nancy Cadogan that celebrate the joyfulness of solitude

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Bringing themes of literature, time and stillness to her latest series of figurative paintings, artist Nancy Cadogan 's work represents traditional domestic scenes and reminds us of the often-forgotten joyfulness of solitude. Under the Leaves (2019) © Nancy Cadogan. Time Present and Time Passed (2022) © Nancy Cadogan.

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