Author: Iris

As the year 2024 gets close to the end, it’s a great time to reflect on the creative minds who have been producing great works in the art world. Among them is Sonja Kalb, an artist whose journey from the precision of textile and design engineering to the fluid, expressive realm of abstraction embodies a fascinating transformation. Kalb, born in Stuttgart, Germany, began her career grounded in technical expertise. Her training as a Dipl. Ing. in Textile and Design immersed her in a world of structure and precision, where patterns and detail reigned. But even in this calculated environment, her…

Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased Maurizio Cattelan’s comedianLast week, a banana taped to the wall sold for $6.20, and he made good on his promise to eat it. Immediately after purchasing the controversial artwork at Sotheby’s in New York, Sun announced on X that he would not only pay for it with TRON, the cryptocurrency he created, but also spend it. In front of reporters at one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, Sun munched on a banana after delivering a speech praising the artwork as “iconic.” He also compared concept art to cryptocurrencies. “It’s much better than other bananas,”…

LONDON – More than 100 arts workers gathered outside Tate Britain during the 2024 Turner Prize ceremony on Tuesday evening, December 3, to protest the institution’s links to Israeli military interest groups. Inside the museum, artist and Turner Prize winner Jaslyn Kaul took to the stage to express solidarity with the protesters and the Palestinian cause.“I want the separation between political expression in the gallery and political practice in life to disappear,” Kaul told attendees. “I hope the institution understands: If you want us in, you need to be on the outside listening to us. Ceasefire now, arms embargo now,…

Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art “Catch the Moon” Curators: Anna Sue Hoy and Anne EllegoodFebruary 10 to July 28, 2024 Related articles Three years ago, artist Anna Sew Hoy approached ICA LA Director Anne Ellegood about organizing an exhibition of Asian American artists. The idea came about in response to a rise in violence against Asian Americans, a seemingly never-ending pandemic and a general climate of uncertainty. But all of this hangs against the backdrop of the final exhibition, which focuses on mapping the networks of Asian American artists with ties to Los Angeles. Prior to the exhibition “Catch…

Today, ArtReview announces its annual Power100 list, the publication’s authoritative compilation of the 100 most influential people in the art world. This year, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi tops the list, rising from 36th place in 2023. Al Qasimi has served as the director of the Sharjah Biennale since 2003 and founded the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2009. He has become a core figure in the expansion of contemporary art. Middle Eastern art scene. Her influence increasingly extends beyond the Bay Area, as she has been appointed Artistic Director of the 2025 Aichi Triennale in Japan (the first non-Japanese director) and…

New York is rife with great art right now, of all genres and styles, but if the shows below share anything, it’s an explosion of color. Maybe artists and institutions are responding to the dull, gray surroundings — weather-related and otherwise — or maybe we’re drawn to it at the moment, but our list is filled with multi-hued, multimedia maximalism, ranging from Anne Samat’s grand sculptures incorporating everyday items to the captivating hand-dyed textiles in the group show The Lady and The Unicorn: New Tapestry to the seven stunning abstract paintings at Bienvenu Steinberg & C, to Jerome Baja’s tiny…

Art MarketMaxwell RabbInterior view of Art Basel Miami Beach, 2024. Courtesy of Art Basel.Lines snaked around the outer hallways of the Miami Beach Convention Center just minutes after Art Basel Miami Beach’s first of two VIP days began on Wednesday, December 4th. This year’s edition of the fair welcomes 286 galleries from 38 countries (up from 2023’s total of 277) and includes a new high of 34 first-time exhibitors. The fair’s broad reach is particularly evident in its representation of South and Central American galleries, with 19 galleries hailing from Brazil alone. “The fact that the show is placed in…

After a fire nearly destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, archaeologists during the five-year renovation and reconstruction process had a rare opportunity to dig beneath the building’s structure and uncovered fragments of more than 1,000 historical artifacts. . It is incredible that this famous cathedral was dug out before the fire. However, under France’s Preventive Archeology Law, archaeologists now have the opportunity to “carry out detection and scientific research on archaeological remains (on land and underwater) that might otherwise be destroyed by land development work.” The process ends in 2022 Starting in February of this year. Related articles Team…

Jasleen Kaur has been awarded the 2024 Turner Prize, receiving a £25,000 ($31,695) prize at a ceremony held at Tate Britain yesterday. The event, hosted by actor James Norton, commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Turner Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in contemporary visual arts.Kaur was recognized for her exhibition ‘Alter Altar’, which brings personally significant objects to life through sound and music, and explores her personal experiences growing up in Glasgow’s Sikh community. The jury praised her ability to combine personal, political and spiritual elements in the exhibition, which debuted at Glasgow Arts Center Tramway last year.…

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, “Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold” at the Brooklyn Museum September 15, 2023 to January 14, 2024Other venues: First Museum of Art, Nashville, Tennessee; Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina For more than thirty years, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons has used her body as a vessel in performance, photography, sculptural installations, collages, and videos. The recipient of a 2023 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the artist explores motherhood, family’s transnational legacy, and the hidden histories that surround her in different ways, using objects and locations from her native Cuba to speak to a generation’s pain of enslavement memory. Keep…