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Yayoi Kusama’s Current Exhibition Offers a New Infinity

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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. On view at David Zwirner Gallery in New York, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers is well worth a visit, whether you wait in line or not. The gallery is also closed July 4 th.

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An Artist’s Tireless Advocacy for Marginalized Women and Girls

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Untitled from the series, Blood Speaks , 2013-18 © Poulomi Basu. From 2013 to 2018, the Indian photographer, artist, and activist Poulomi Basu documented the practice of chhaupadi in Nepal, listening to the stories of women and girls who were exiled for one week of the month during their periods.

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

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” Red Cloud and Sitting Bull, Demond Melancon, 2013 Photo: Christopher Porché West. “Some suits that were important in the historical narrative in New Orleans are at the Arthur Roger Gallery. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.

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A Trailblazing Photography Collector Champions Black Artists

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In 1997, Dr. Kenneth Montague, a practicing dentist, created a gallery inside the halls of his Toronto home. Setupung sa kwana hae II From the series Ke Lefa Laka: Her-story, 2013 Samuel Fosso. He dedicated it to showcasing photographs by Black artists. Untitled (Self-Portrait), 2020 James Barnor.

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Skate culture: No comply

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Written by Craig Berry Designer & Writer Reece Leung – Vaughan Jones (2015) In one of my first ‘proper’ fine art classes in about 2011 we were given a brief for a new project; it was simply called “Passions and Obsessions”. Somerset House’s exhibition explores the impact of skateboarding in the UK. The everything.

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Anatomical Forms Emerge From Zippers, Quilted Fabric, and Felt by Élodie Antoine

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She currently teaches textile design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (ARBA-ESA) and is represented by Aeroplastics Gallery. Left: “Sliced blue felt” (2013), © Galerie Aeroplastics. Keep an eye on Antoine’s latest textile endeavors, including watching her cut through her felt sculptures , on Instagram.

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A New Exhibition Looks at Our Complex Relationship with Animals

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In 2013, Shannon Johnstone met a puppy named Karsten at the Wake County Animal Center in Raleigh, North Carolina as part of her long-term project Landfill Dogs , a series of photographs of shelter dogs who are at risk of being euthanized. Throughout the gallery, visitors will mourn–but they will also discover rays of hope.