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New Alexis Rockman exhibition is an urgent look at the rise of global wildfires

Creative Boom

Connecticut-based contemporary artist Alexis Rockman has returned to Huxley-Parlour with Conflagration, a solo exhibition of nine new paintings focusing on the increasing occurrence of wildfires worldwide. The paintings, developed over 2023, are presented in a critical "moment of no return" regarding the global climate crisis.

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

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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. And since then, I've worked with a few communities, independent artists and magazines such as Please Don't Touch magazine.".

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

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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. It draws on the concept of 'intimate architecture': the effect of texture and three-dimensional form on memory and emotion.

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Photographer Keisha Scarville wins the inaugural 2024 Saltzman Prize

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American photographer Keisha Scarville has today been awarded the coveted new Saltzman Prize, an arts award presented in cooperation with the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) and PHOTOFAIRS New York. This title reflects on her artistic journey and her family history via materials such as stone, water, skin and fabric.

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Emilie and Mike Fantuz evoke a sense of place with their palette knife paintings

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A new exhibition focused on the transformative role of place showcases the breathtaking work of this artist couple and their unusual painting technique. Palette knives were originally designed for mixing paints, but some artists use them for painting as well, and the results can be spectacularly eye-catching.

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PJ Riley's first solo show is a portal to a world of emotional intensity

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Caribbean-based British artist PJ Riley is coming to London's J/M Gallery this spring with his first solo show. Inspired by the vibrancy of Matisse and the spontaneity of Jackson Pollock, PJ Riley's paintings also reference the distortions of Picasso and the textured brush marks of van Gogh.

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Nigerian artist Samson Bakare's time-travelling art reimagines Africa's past in an intriguing way

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Courtesy of DCG and the Artist On the eve of his upcoming solo exhibition 'Let This Be A Sign', Nigerian artist, painter and sculptor Samson Bakare tells Creative Boom about his inspirations, process and unique approach to re-envisioning the history of Africa. Courtesy of DCG and the Artist Songs of Hope, 2023 © Samson Bakare.

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