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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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Yayoi Kusama’s Current Exhibition Offers a New Infinity

Design Milk

In 2013, I had the privilege to visit ( and feature here ) a dazzling Infinity Room by one of the most famous and influential artists alive: Yayoi Kusama. Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, Ota Fine Arts, and Victoria Miro Yayoi Kusama, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, 2023 (detail) © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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2023 Year in Review: Unframed

Design Milk

Evan Nesbit Pushes Paint in New Directions For a little saccharine eye candy take a look at artist Evan Nesbit’s textured paintings that beckon viewers for a visual taste. Marbled and Bewildered was his third solo exhibition at Van Doren Waxter gallery and New Yorkers are hungry for more. It is truly a cause for jubilation.

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Solid Lightning: Ugo Rondinone’s Stunning New Sculpture

Design Milk

In 2013, Ugo Rondinone’s 20-foot stone figures took over Rockefeller Plaza. His latest exhibition, bright light shining feels like a dream while you’re still in it – both familiar and bizarre. The sculptures initially appear to be upside-down trees or massive roots – but are in fact bronze.

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26 Contemporary Chinese Artists Explore Materiality in ‘Allure of Matter’

Colossal

CHICAGO—Containing a massive paper wave, a tower of leftover fat, and a tiger-skin rug of 500,000 cigarettes, The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China encompasses 48 works from 26 contemporary Chinese artists in an exhibition on view now in Chicago. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Pace Gallery.

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Sprawling Roots and Richly Hued Gowns Permeate Mary Sibande’s Postcolonial Artworks

Colossal

From “A Terrible Beauty is Born” (2013), archival digital print, 43 1/4 × 126 × 3 inches. Living and working in Johannesburg, Sibande shares many of her postcolonial projects and news about future exhibitions on Instagram. “A Reversed Retrogress: Scene 1” (2013). Get a deeper look into her work on Artsy.

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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. This Miles Davis album has been my favorite since it was gifted to me 17 years ago by an old friend who is a music artist responsible for a great part of my music culture.

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