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Haunting wooden sculptures by Claudette Schreuders reveal why we can't escape from ourselves

Creative Boom

Public Opinion, 2021 © Claudette Schreuders. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. On show at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City this month, Claudette Schreuders's wooden sculptures feel pretty heavy, laden with a burden we can't see or understand. Intruder, 2021 © Claudette Schreuders.

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Artist Adam Bridgland pays tribute to rock lyrics with intense colours and visual attitude

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In a new show at London's Jealous Gallery, artist Adam Bridgland brings together wild hues, dynamic patterns and the powerful pull of nostalgia in an alluring visual display. We sometimes forget how much of a role lyrics play in our love of popular music.

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New exhibition casts cowboy culture in a new light

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As a result, we've seen a lot of cultural works in recent years redefine cowboy culture, challenge traditional stereotypes and offer more nuanced portrayals, from the 2015 movie Brokeback Mountain about gay cowboys to 2021's The Harder They Fall, a Netflix Western featuring a diverse cast, including black and indigenous characters.

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2021 Year in Review: Unframed

Design Milk

Tara Donovan: Seeing Through Sculptures. Employing thousands of black stir straws, a room-sized stack of clear dividers, and “drawings” made from meticulously manipulated metal screens, Tara Donovan’s unfathomable work came together for an exhibition titled “Intermediaries” at Pace Gallery in New York.

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Dancing Figures and Natural Elements Coalesce in Jonathan Hateley’s Elegant Bronze Sculptures

Colossal

All images © Jonathan Hateley, shared with permission Immersed in nature, female figures dance, reflect, and rest in Jonathan Hateley ’s limber bronze sculptures. “I was drawn to create a sculpture reflecting nature on the surface of the figure, which could be better highlighted with the use of colour,” he tells Colossal.

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4 Surprises in New York Galleries This Summer

Design Milk

Summer is the “off season” for the contemporary art galleries, which means weekend closures, group exhibitions, and surprising gems! The first “Universes” was in Imola, Italy in 2018, then Amsterdam in 2019, Hong Kong in 2020, and most recently Paris in 2021. Made to be Broken at PPOW Gallery. Made to be Broken at PPOW Gallery.

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Weishan Yang is a multimedia artist with a love of horror fiction, ghosts and spontaneity

Creative Boom

Working across installation, sculpture, video, and digital drawing, London and Hangzhou-based Weishan Yang is a polymath of sorts. In recent times, she's had recognition for her works, too, having shown internationally at exhibitions, with a recent piece being shown in London Grads Now 21 at Saatchi Gallery.

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