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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

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. Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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In Two Major Exhibitions, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Celebrates African Aesthetics and Cultural Hybridity

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All images © Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, shared with permission In a celebration of global cultural fusion, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA upends Western art historical portrayals of African customs in vibrant mixed-media collages and sculptures ( previously ). centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. . centimeters, edition of 25 plus 5 APs. centimeters.

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December 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Deadline: December 6, 2021. Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call. The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. on December 6, 2021. Mattress Factory 2021 International Open Call. on December 10, 2021.

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Dancing Figures and Natural Elements Coalesce in Jonathan Hateley’s Elegant Bronze Sculptures

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All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. “I was drawn to create a sculpture reflecting nature on the surface of the figure, which could be better highlighted with the use of colour,” he tells Colossal.

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The Honesty of Deborah Butterfield’s Bronze Horses

Design Milk

American sculptor Deborah Butterfield’s newest exhibition at Marlborough Gallery in New York invites viewers to walk circles around sculptures that hold the most honest aura of horses I’ve ever seen, and yet delightfully deceive in their material. Three Rivers, 2021-2022, cast bronze, unique. Three Rivers (detail), 2021-2022.

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Humans Bond with Animals and Nature in Adrian Arleo’s Poetic Ceramic Sculptures

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“Internal” (2021), clay, glaze, wax encaustic, gold luster, and mixed media, 13 x 20 x 12.5 All images © Adrian Arleo, shared with permission Honeycomb faces, a hound with hands for fur, and the all-seeing eyes of a badger are just a few of the hybrid figures in Adrian Arleo ’s striking sculptures.

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Berndnaut Smilde Conjures Fleeting Nimbus Clouds as They Hover Indoors

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“Nimbus Kunstmuseum Hal” (2021).
Photo All images courtesy of the artist and Ronchini Gallery, shared with permission For less than ten seconds, Berndnaut Smilde ’s floating sculptures transform galleries, halls, and warehouses into uncanny spaces where indoors meets out. Photo by Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk.