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In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures

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It’s also an apt title for a poetic exhibition of sculptures blending beastly and botanical forms by the late Claude (1925-2019) and François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008). Having worked as a guard in the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries of the Louvre, the artist often referenced ancient mythology and hybridity in his figures.

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

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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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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene. Others were not, so on occasion, they came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. This book aims to right the balance and tells a compelling tale.

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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. x 40 centimeters.

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A NEW BOOK ON THE ART OF PHIL HALE

Illustration Art

Hale is an artist well worth following because he continues to grow and evolve in interesting ways I've just received an advance copy of Hale's beautiful new book, Use Music to Kill , a collection of his work from 2004 to 2018. The book gives us a rich collection of three types of work: paintings, drawings and photographic assemblages.

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Sketches of Frank Gehry: A Conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

Azure Magazine

Over the past two years , the French historian, author and curator Jean-Louis Cohen has published two seminal works on the world’s most renowned architect – Frank Gehry: The Masterpieces (a collection of some 40 significant built works) and Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings Volume One, 1954–1978. We became instant friends.