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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. On the one hand, there's a long-running stereotype of artists and bohemians wearing black, featureless clothing. What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers. I Paint What I Want to See by Philip Guston.

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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

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Image courtesy of publisher Sit back, relax and reacquaint yourselves with the joys of devouring a beautifully designed print magazine. Idea Idea is a magazine about graphic design and typography published quarterly in Tokyo. Spread from the latest Type 01 magazine. We present a selection of the best titles on sale today.

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A Reissued Book Reveals Hundreds of Photos from Frida Kahlo’s Personal Collection

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All images © 2010 Banco de México in its capacity as Trustee in the Trust relating to the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums, courtesy of RM Publishing, shared with permission In her short lifetime, Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) collected an incredibly vast archive of photographs. Frida painting the portrait of her father Guillermo Kahlo (1951).

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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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Italian Artist Roberto Rizzo Turns Rocks Into Incredible Animal Paintings

Design You Trust

Inspired by nature and animals and “driven by emotions and curiosity,” Italian artist Roberto Rizzo, who is now based in southern Spain, paints extremely detailed animal portraits on an unusual canvas—rocks. Roberto Rizzo has been painting on rocks since 1996. More: Roberto Rizzo , Instagram , Etsy h/t: boredpanda. ”

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Humans and Animals Commune with Nature and the Cosmos in the Multidisciplinary Work of Kiki Smith

Colossal

All images © the artist, courtesy of Pace Gallery, shared with permission If you’ve traveled via the Long Island Rail Road service in Manhattan and traversed the MTA’s brand new Grand Central Madison station, you may have noticed a slice of nature indoors in a monumental, wall-spanning mosaic of a woodland deer.

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November 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Chosen artists will receive a $5,000 award and a $15,000 fabrication budget. More Art will commission one public art project from an early career artist with an $8,000 budget.

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