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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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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

We've got a selection of quirky and beautiful gift ideas that will raise your present-buying above the generic and propel your imagination. Because all of us love the idea of buying presents in theory – 'tis better to give than to receive, as they say – in practice, we often struggle to devote enough time to it.

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Shattered Porcelain Fragments Are Elegantly Bonded in Kintsugi Sculptures by Yeesookyung

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Seoul-based artist Yeesookyung ( previously ) fuses Korean and Japanese craft traditions in her elegant, gilded sculptures. In a statement about her latest additions, she describes her fractured sculptures: To me, a piece of broken ceramic finds another piece, and they come to rely on one another.

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Joel Shapiro’s New Sculptures Radiate Joy and Defy Gravity

Design Milk

My favorite Joel Shapiro sculpture is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art – an orange dancer-like structure that has made me smile since the first day I arrived in New York, now 23 year ago. Debuting here are three new massive wood sculptures – each taller than any viewer. Joel Shapiro: Out of the Blue.

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The Vibrant World of Japanese Graphic Design

Inkbot Design

Their innovations blended past and present to define the postwar Japanese style. It sparked the rise of iconically Japanese designs, like the Shinkansen bullet train and the Kikkoman soy sauce logo. Pioneers of Post-War Design Influential post-war designers in Japan included Ikko Tanaka, Yusaku Kamekura, and Tadanori Yokoo.

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10 Riveting Movies about Artists

High on Design by Wix

Frida (2002). The Artist Is Present (2012). Frida (2002), Julie Taymor. The Artist Is Present (2012), Matthew Akers and Jeff Dupre. As the exhibition takes shape, a mix of interviews and archival footage look back at Marina’s pioneering role in the field of performance art. At Eternity's Gate (2018).

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