Author: Iris
Multihyphenates rule this winter, a season headlined by attempts to fully assess artists whose work resists the traditional museum retrospective format. Within Germany alone, Shu Lea Cheang, who has shown her work in movie theaters, on the internet, and in art galleries, will finally get a career-spanning survey, and Semiha Berksoy, a Wagnerian soprano by training, will get an expansive show of her art. Leigh Bowery, an unclassifiable character associated with 1980s London, is getting a Tate retrospective, and Rammellzee, a Basquiat collaborator and a madcap graffiti artist, is having a Palais de Tokyo retrospective. The ambition guiding these shows…
As the year 2024 comes to a close, it’s a time to celebrate the creativity of this year. Among the artists is Bruce Cowell, a fine-art photographer from Canberra, Australia, whose work has been evolving and captivating for four decades. His photography goes beyond merely recording moments—it uncovers hidden truths in everyday life, challenging us to pause and reflect. Cowell’s art moves beyond technical expertise. For him, photography is a language that communicates what words often cannot. His images dig into the themes that connect us, exploring the decisions we make and the forces that shape our lives. Cowell’s goal…
People come to Art Basel Miami Beach to buy art, attend parties, gawk at social-media-famous socialites, or some mixture of the three. Museums generally don’t offer the public any opportunities for any of that, and so, even though Miami has plenty of institutions, these spaces must play second fiddle to Art Basel and the other fairs that orbit it. But there are good reasons to venture beyond the fairs and into institutional walls this week—not the least because museums offer a temporary reprieve from dealers trying to hawk their wares. Here is the good news: Miami, unlike the other cities…
Hassan Hajjaj is one of the leading photographers of his generation. He was born in Larache, Morocco in 1961 and moved to London when he was 12 years old. The contrast between his life in Morocco and what he saw in the UK had a profound influence on his work, as did a visit to Morocco in 1997. 1990s. In his photos, Hajjaj shows stylishly dressed people in colorful spaces. The floors and backgrounds of these spaces often contrast with the colors of the subjects’ clothing or the couches and chairs on which they sit. In these gorgeous, large-scale photographs,…
As the arts community welcomes another Arts Week in Miami Beach, everyone from movie stars to chart-topping musicians and professional athletes joins in on the fair’s festivities. Art Basel regular Leonardo DiCaprio hosted a gala honoring nonprofit CORE (Community Organizing Relief Efforts), while Travis Scott ) attended the Kingpin Bowling party at Lucky Strike in Miami. Meanwhile, Michael Phelps reportedly headed to Casadonna to attend DJ Khaled’s ‘We The Best Golf Tournament’ welcome reception, Janelle Monáe ) spinning on the DJ booth at the Cartier Trinity 100 celebration. However, not everyone was there to witness it all unfold, including -…
After claiming censorship in a widely discussed interview, Nan Goldin later added a line about Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank to an artwork on display at the Neues Nationalgalerie in Berlin. and information on those killed during the Hamas attack on October 7. Goldin reportedly had a heated argument with museum director Klaus Biesenbach over her plans to add the statement to the museum. sexual dependence balladis her iconic 1985 photo slideshow that appears in her new National Gallery survey. Last week, The magazine published an interview with journalist Hanno Hauenstein frankfurter reviewGoldin claims the agency initially refused to…
Four of Berlin’s high-profile contemporary art institutions have strongly condemned plans by the city’s Senate to slash budgets for arts funding next year, a lifeline for many museums and artists in the German capital. The Senate voted to cut the budget by 13% in 2025, to about 130 million euros or $136 million. The cuts are a major blow to the city’s arts community, with some institutions saying budget cuts will impact their arts sectors not only in the short term, but also in the long term. Among these institutions is the Schinkel Pavillon, a contemporary art space that has…
On November 25, banana brand Chiquita lit up Instagram with an eye-catching yellow story, offering the chance to win free tickets to Art Basel Miami. The deal is simple: share your email address and get two day passes. The next day, the company released a banana with a sticker that read “Proud Partner of Art Basel Miami Beach.” as author banana crazean award-winning digital humanities project about the monoculture of bananas in contemporary Latin American art, we were blown away. The Chiquita draw felt like a gimmick—a cruel joke.Chiquita Brands International (formerly United Fruit Company) has been implicated in numerous…
As the year 2024 draws to a close, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the artists shaping our creative landscape. Clint Anthony, an Australian painter with over two decades of experience, stands out as a visionary whose work blends abstraction, modern aesthetics, and graphic design. His artistic roots stretch back to the bustling streets of New York City, where he lived and created from 1996 to 2017. For Anthony, New York wasn’t just a backdrop—it was a catalyst. The city’s kinetic energy and diverse artistic community became central to his creative journey. During his time there, he curated exhibitions…
NXTHVN is pleased to announce the open call for its annual Studio and Curatorial Fellows. NXTHVN was founded in 2018 by Titus Kaphar and Jason Price with the core goal of establishing an alternative model of art instruction and career acceleration through specially designed courses. Each year, NXTHVN welcomes up to seven artists and two curators into its paid, intensive 10-month fellowship program. The application deadline is March 3, 2025.Each fellow will receive studio or office space, a stipend, and subsidized housing. Fellows are selected from international applicants and relocate to New Haven to participate in NXTHVN’s mentor-driven curriculum, which…