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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

Creative Boom

She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Sarah Graham has become a renowned British artist for her fun and joyful kitsch paintings, paying homage to familiar toys, sweets and brands from the 1980s and 1990s. To discover more about her work, visit sarahgraham.info.

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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. Her teacher, László Moholy-Nagy, introduced photography to her and encouraged her to experiment.

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Diverse Expressions: 5 Artwork Themes to Discover at The Other Art Fair Brooklyn This May

Colossal

Ahead of the main event, we’re highlighting five categories of artists based on shared themes, offering a look at the diverse range of artistic practices at this year’s fair. Still lifes by self-taught artist Dawn Beckles bridge the energies of London and the Caribbean.

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Exploring Black Masculinity Through the Lens of Black Women and Non-Binary Artists

Feature Shoot

Deity I, 2015. “ Photography has a way of asking the viewer to question their own biases and preconceived notions,” Adama Delphine Fawundu reveals. Bre’Ann White (Detroit, MI, USA). Jana Williams (Philadelphia, PA, USA). Untitled, West Indian American Day Parade. ” Samantha Box (New York City).

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‘As We See It’ Brings Together 30 Black Artists Reshaping the Industry

Feature Shoot

As We See It highlights the contributions of 30 Black artists, many of them photographers, whose work follows and builds upon the legacies of those who came before, including artists like Malick Sidibé, Gordon Parks, and Carrie Mae Weems. © Kenny Germé The Godfather 2020, Highsnobiety. Photo styled by Edem Dossou.

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Nick Brandt and Jo-Anne McArthur On Photography and Creating Change for Animals

Feature Shoot

It didn’t have a name then; it was considered the work of activists (which it of course is), or perhaps wildlife photography because what else do you call photography that has animals in it? Italy, 2015. What came first for you, photography or conservation? JM: Do you call your work art? Photography?

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Shannon Johnstone on Creating Photos That Help Animals

Feature Shoot

In 2017, Feature Shoot Founder Alison Zavos selected Landfill Dogs as one of the winners of the Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards. How have you grown as a photographer since winning the Emerging Photography Awards? I am surrounded by the greatest animal advocates and artists I know.’ Photo by Amanda Britt.