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As the year 2024 winds down, it’s a fitting time to reflect on the artists who have provided us with a fresh understanding of creativity and connection. Among them, Haeley Kyong is an artist—not for grand gestures or elaborate works, but for the quiet power of her minimalist art. Born and raised in South Korea, Kyong’s approach strips away the unnecessary, focusing on the bare essentials—shapes, colors, and emotions. Her art bypasses intellectual analysis, speaking directly to the soul. Kyong’s journey weaves together cultural heritage and formal education. With training from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University…

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London-based JD Malat Gallery will open its first Middle East branch in downtown Dubai in January 2025. The new 1,700 sq. ft. space will be located in the Opera District of Downtown Dubai, where it hopes to foster dialogue with the region’s emerging talent and local collectors. The Dubai branch will be strategically located on a bustling thoroughfare near the Burj Khalifa, an area increasingly recognized as a fast-growing arts hub. Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates. The number of residents has surged after the epidemic, with more than 180,000 new residents since 2022. Dubai’s art…

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Sharpe-Walentas Studio plans to provide rent-free studio space to 17 visual artists for a year-long residency in Brooklyn, New York’s DUMBO neighborhood: home to art galleries, independent restaurants and shops, and creative professionals. Studio apartments are located close to parks, the city’s waterfront, and multiple modes of transportation.The artist studio is open 24/7 and features freight and passenger elevators and high ceilings.The 2025-2026 Sharpe-Valentas Studio Program residency will run from September 2025 to August 2026, with an Open Studio Weekend planned for spring 2026. The Sharpe-Valentas Studio Program has provided working studio space and community for artists since 1991.Artists are…

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Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart is to reopen its women-only art installation after a successful reversal of a Tasmanian court case. A work by artist and curator Kirsha Kaechele titled ladies loungeJason Lau filed a lawsuit against the agency, claiming his rights were violated when he was denied access to the facility in April 2023. He subsequently complained to the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, who referred him to the tribunal. In response, Keichler argued that the artwork was deliberately disingenuous. The article refers to a moment in Australian history when women won the right to drink…

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Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander, leading luxury real estate agents in New York and Miami, were arrested Wednesday in Miami on federal sex trafficking charges. Their brother Alon, who was not an agent, was also arrested. A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses the brothers of conspiring for more than a decade to “repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women.” “At times, the Alexander brothers would arrange these sexual assaults well in advance, using promises of luxury experiences, travel and accommodation to lure and lure women to locations where they were subsequently forcibly raped or sexually assaulted,…

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How long have you been working in this field? Three months. Describe an average day in your studio. I start working as soon as I arrive at the gallery space where I rent a studio, but I take a break. I prefer to do one thing at a time. My routine is to work for 25 to 30 minutes, then take a five to six minute break to stretch, read, or eat. Sometimes I listen to podcasts about gay/queer or artistic content. How does this space impact your work? I’m usually the only one in the gallery space, especially when…

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A nativity scene featuring a turban unveiled in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on December 7 by Bethlehem-based Palestinian artists Johny Andonia and Fatan Nastasi Mitwasi (Faten Nastas Mitwasi) Design. (©Vatican Media)On December 7, Pope Francis attended the opening ceremony. Bethlehem Christmas 2024, Nativity scene exhibition in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. One scene shows an olive wood sculpture of Mary, Jesus and Joseph by two Palestinian artists from Bethlehem, Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi. Mitwasi) design. Jesus is wrapped between the kneeling Mary and the standing Joseph. scarfa black and white scarf that symbolizes Palestinian heritage and…

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As the year 2024 is almost over, we look back at the artists who have left a mark on the world of creativity. Among them, Bobbie Carlyle stands out with her ability to transform bronze into narratives of strength and perseverance. Her work, ranging from figurative expressions to wildlife and western themes, captures the raw essence of life’s highs and lows. The widely celebrated Self Made Man epitomizes her philosophy—an enduring depiction of carving one’s own path and purpose. Carlyle’s journey has been anything but ordinary. While earning a Fine Arts degree at Brigham Young University, she balanced the demands of raising…

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For a decade, critic and educator Maurice Berger wrote a column for The New York Times. new york times It’s titled “Race Stories.” In writing about the photo, he wanted to teach visual literacy and then “racial literacy through visual literacy.” The column championed the work of photographers such as Jamel Shabazz, Zanele Muholi, Carrie Mae Weems, Nona Faustine and Gordon Parks, whose projects—whether social documentary or artistic exploration—left a deep impression on Berger. This month, Aperture has partnered with Aperture to publish a collection of nearly 70 essays. New York Times, The first in the Vision and Justice series…

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Zaachariaha Fielding is perhaps best known as the voice of Electric Fields, the pop-tech duo who became the first group to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest. The duo performed their song One mikali (one blood), The lyrics are in English and Yankunytjatjara (an Australian Aboriginal language).Now Fielding will also have his first gallery show. Albertz Benda has just opened the first solo exhibition of the Aṉangu artist and singer in a new space next door to the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. This solo exhibition will be on view until February 1, 2025, and features eight landscape paintings.…

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