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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

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All images © DelMonico Books, shared with permission “Historically, books about contemporary Native and Indigenous art have often been composed of academic essays illustrated with artworks by Indigenous makers,” Jeffrey Gibson ( previously ) says in the introduction to An Indigenous Present.

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New art exhibition in Ukraine offers a range of perspectives on war, past and present

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Distances are also shortened in these changes: constructing and maintaining connections, uniting in temporary artistic and non-artistic communities, inside or outside of Ukraine, artists find our new present." Casual and unstaged, their gestures capture the precarious state of present-day reality for Ukranians. Backyard, 2015.

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

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The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art returns to ZeroSpace in Brooklyn from May 16 to 19. Dawn Beckles, “Forever The Cream” (2023), acrylic, charcoal, gold leaf, spray paint, paper on canvas Get ready for an art event unlike any other.

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Scott Covert's gravestone artworks function like printing plates

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Launched this month is 70-year-old Covert's first solo presentation in the UK. His artworks are highly colourful gravestones, which he says "function like printing plates", drawing upon his influences in 20th-century abstraction, Pop Art, and celebrity deaths. The gravestone functions like the plate of a printing press, says Covert. "I

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9 Years Building the World’s Marketplace for Design

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Apple had introduced their Pencil and iPad Pro late in 2015 and Wacom followed with a whole line of creative tools, including styluses and notetaking apps. A strong year for print-on-demand : a design-based business model that takes away inventory and production hassles. Mockups were all the rage. Procreate is everywhere you look.

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Reskate studio lights up dark corners of cities with incredible photo-luminescent murals

Creative Boom

The project started as an artist residency in Vienna in 2015, which itself was first created to be shown at a gallery that specialised in works painted with the same photo-luminescent paint. The murals present two sets of questions and doubts depending on when they are looked at.

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Shillington Graduates Collaborate with Print Social and Crisis

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At the start of 2021, Shillington were approached by Print Social , an accessible, sustainable pre-sale platform based in South London, and Crisis , the UK’s national charity for homeless people, for an exciting project for our Shillumni across the world. Shillington London 2015 Graduate. ” Alma Mosquera.

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