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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. Dots Obsession, 2013 Installation view from Manchester International Festival 2023 exhibition ‘Yayoi Kusama_ You, Me and the Balloons’ at Aviva Studios.

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F5: Katherine Duclos Talks Cement, Bubble Wrap, LEGO + More

Design Milk

She first had hopes of becoming an art teacher, and even though her original vision changed, the formal education marked a turning point in her life. The decision to pursue art felt guided by my willingness to be vulnerable, and the universe answering at a time I needed it, says Duclos. Photo: Life-Of-Pix 5.

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‘Doing Is Living’ Highlights Five Decades of Ruth Asawa’s Biomorphic Wire Sculptures

Colossal

Along with some 120,000 Japanese Americans living in the western part of the country, Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) and her familyseparated from their father, who was sent to a camp in New Mexicowere uprooted in 1942 and sent to another internment camp hastily organized at the Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, California. “Untitled (S.081,

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. The massive suits he creates, and wears as a Black Master in ceremonial battles on Mardi Gras day, are sculptural forms based on his own body. Glass beads. A whole lot of time.

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DM 15th Anniversary: Tanya Aguiñiga Spills the Milk

Design Milk

“I actually started as a community activist,” Tanya reminisced, “focusing on migrant rights and border issues as part of the Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo.” “I’m creating large-scale fiber sculptures in a femme-centered studio, which are sold in galleries. Felt Birds.

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F5: Melanie Courbet Shares the Spark Behind Her Gallery + More

Design Milk

Influenced by her French and Tunisian parents, along with her own travels and collaborations, Melanie Courbet founded Les Ateliers Courbet in 2013. She also acts as the New York gallery’s director, with the space focusing on a master-craftsman ethos and the sharing of art that embodies artisanal dexterity and cultural heritage.

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F5: Jean Lin Shares a Fashion Favorite, a Breathtaking Painting + More

Design Milk

Jean currently teaches at her alma mater, Parsons School of Design, and has served as a guest lecturer and critic at Rhode Island School of Design, Pratt Institute, and Tama Art University in Tokyo. I visited the monumental art museum Glenstone a couple years ago and could not get over how beautiful and moving the experience was.

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