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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

A new exhibition from one of the leading voices in contemporary design, Simone Brewster , encourages viewers to reconsider their perception of everyday objects and how we interact with them. These dialogues of heritage, memory, race, gender, tradition and form are embodied in some of the key centrepieces of the exhibition.

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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. 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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Aaron Kasmin's matchbook-inspired artworks shed new light on American consumer culture

Creative Boom

The Chef © Aaron Kasmin London-based contemporary artist Aaron Kasmin is returning to Sims Reed Gallery with his fifth solo exhibition, Strike a Light. Its broad range of subjects is colourfully reflected in this exhibition." From 9 June to 20 July, Strike a Light represents Aaron's biggest show.

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Kevin Rooi on dealing with rejection, making best use of AI and being your own boss

Creative Boom

Photography by David van Delden Designer and lettering artist Kevin Rooi is having quite the moment. To address this, I've been thinking of ways to create an art exhibition or a platform that connects Caribbean artists and culture. Next month, he's painting a giant mural in Breda, celebrating his roots.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. The Lewes-based artist explores themes of body image and definitions of beauty. Image by Omkaar Kotedia, co-created with Dani Clode. Photo by R.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

Florence Henri was a pioneering surrealist artist, photographer, painter, and pianist. After encountering Berlin’s avant-garde artists, she shifted her interest from music to painting, and she began studying painting in Berlin in 1914. It is a typical painting influenced by Constructivism (1915–1930) (The Art Story, 2012).

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Spanning Four Decades, Edward Burtynsky’s Photos Document the Devastating Impacts of Industry

Colossal

Comprising 94 images and 13 large-scale murals, the exhibition showcases the disastrous effects of human consumption from distant, often aerial perspectives that at first glance, appear as alluring, colorful compositions. Burtynsky will also open an exhibition of new works on February 28 at Flowers Gallery in London.

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