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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

Creative Boom

Whether at home or abroad, it'll allow you to travel somewhere new, immerse yourself in new ideas and fresh creativity, and recharge your imagination in the process. Use Singapore's efficient public transport to navigate, and don't miss the local street food. So why not act now? Madinat Jumeirah. Image licensed via Adobe Stock.

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Vulcan's Forge photobook casts a new light on 1970s West Midlands industry

Creative Boom

Based on a 1979 photography exhibition, Janine Wiedel's book offers an eye-opening look back at the West Midlands industry in the late 1970s. Bluecoat Press has announced the publication of Vulcan's Forge , a groundbreaking documentation of West Midlands industry by renowned photographer Janine Wiedel.

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Solo Exhibitions: Martha Rich’s ‘It’s Wild Here’ + Lisa Congdon’s ‘Ode to Kyoto’

Design Milk

Old City, Philadelphia-based Paradigm Gallery + Studio recently wrapped up two solo shows featuring the colorful, saturated art of both Martha Rich and Lisa Congdon. The exhibition pays homage to her own experiences in Kyoto and Osaka, while honoring the cultural heritage of the place and its people.

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Snow in the Summer: Ryoko Kaneta's art blends enchanting scenes with environmental crisis

Creative Boom

Now her solo show Snow in the Summer has come to London's Dorothy Circus Gallery. Refined and spiritual Composed of 13 acrylic paintings on canvas, Ryoko's new exhibition represents an artistically powerful and contemporary body of work.

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Iconic buildings from movies and architecture recreated as birdhouses

Creative Boom

All photography courtesy of the artist and PHX Gallery, Chicago Artist and architect Jason Sargenti has recreated a series of iconic buildings, both real and fictional, as birdhouses, and his work is about to go on show in Chicago. The Architect's Birdhouses is on view by appointment until 13 September at the PHX Gallery in Chicago, USA.

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

Creative Boom

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. To Err is Human, 2023 © Samson Bakare. Linda's Little World, 2023 © Samson Bakare.

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New book Spray Nation shares unseen photos of New York's pioneering graffiti artists

Creative Boom

Now approaching 80, Cooper continues to travel the globe, documenting the contemporary street art and graffiti scene, inspired in large part by the 1984 publication of Subway Art , which she co-authored with Henry Chalfant. Gallery, 1982. ART IS THE WORD by ALIVE 5, 1981. CAR WASH by CEY, 1982. Writers unknown, 1981-1982.

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