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

Creative Boom

Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. In Doubles, her latest series of figurative painted wood sculptures and works on paper, Cape Town artist Claudette Schreuders takes a closer look at the double lives we lead, from what we do in private to how we present ourselves in public.

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). BCU Inspired 2022 , Birmingham City University. Graduate Showcase 2022 , Norwich University for the Arts.

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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

Acclaimed designer, architect and visual artist Simone Brewster is here to boldly challenge those assumptions in a new design commission, The Shape of Things , at NOW Gallery in Greenwich, London. Visitors can also view brand-new comb sculptures inspired by African hairstyles, which are wearable and celebrate the designer's heritage.

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Jean Jullien's bold, graphic underwater world will awaken your inner child

Creative Boom

Photography by Kate Shanasy The Paris-based artist brings an intimate experience of colourful ocean life, inner coral reefs and natural wonders to the National Gallery of Victoria for their latest Triennial. French artist Jean Jullien is one of our favourite creatives working today. whatever your age. whatever your age.

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

Creative Boom

Reflex, 2022 © Weishan Yang. ?Working Working across installation, sculpture, video, and digital drawing, London and Hangzhou-based Weishan Yang is a polymath of sorts. Total Recall, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Caught Feelings, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Free Breeze, 2022 © Weishan Yang. Untitled(Ghost), 2022 © Weishan Yang.

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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! Installation view of Paola Pivi’s Free Land Scape at Perrotin New York, 2022. Installation view of Paola Pivi’s Free Land Scape at Perrotin New York, 2022. Image courtesy of The Hole (2022).

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Paintings that imagine famous artists as Mr Men or Little Miss characters in their own style

Creative Boom

Launching at London's Maddox Gallery this September, Little Palette is a solo exhibition by the emerging British artist featuring various paintings and sculptures that challenge what we think about art and its many genres. This is one of the greatest things about Chaumeton," says the gallery, "he educates through his work.

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