Blackburn’s National Festival of Making Celebrates Collaborations Between Art and Industry
Every year, in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, a vibrant festival erupts with creativity in a celebration of art, craft, and industry. This year marked…
Roméo Mivekannin’s Cage-Like Sculptures of Museums Reframe the Colonial Past
Known for bold, chiaroscuro paintings that reimagine European art historical masterworks in his own likeness, Roméo Mivekannin is interested in the Western, colonial gaze on…
In Immersive Mixed-Media Tapestries, Lillian Blades Reflects on Pattern and Presence
Reveling in the interplay of light, material, and space, Lillian Blades creates expansive and immersive installations that reflect on how we experience pattern and texture….
Descend into ICA SF’s New Space for Masako Miki’s Otherworldly ‘Midnight March’
Huddled together like birds of a feather or standing resolutely on their own, Masako Miki’s vibrant, playful sculptures come to life at the Institute of…
Ubiquitous Objects Transform into Ambient Soundscapes in Zimoun’s Installations
Objects often regarded as fixtures of modern life—cardboard boxes, glass cups, and plastic jugs, to name a few—become generative materials in the soundscapes of Swiss…
Discarded Packaging and Labels Find New Life in Kelly Kozma’s Vibrant Patchworks
From dozens of Chiquita banana labels to toothpaste packaging to color-coded quality control stickers, Kelly Kozma finds beauty in everyday ephemera. “Piece by piece, she…
With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art
The monumental textile exhibition that took over an 18th-century warehouse last spring is back for a second iteration. In the South Street Seaport area of…
Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos’ Murals and Installations
Vibrant contrasts, eye-opening patterns, and mischievous creatures are just a few of the characteristics of Brazilian artist Amanda Lobos’ beguiling scenes. Based in Vila Velha,…
‘Imagining the Future’ Honors Aleksandra Kasuba’s Trailblazing Installations and Environments
From immersive fabric installations and sculptures to photography, landscape design, and architecture, the work of Aleksandra Kasuba (1923-2019) merges myriad ideas about how we experience…
Ernesto Neto Crochets an Enormous Snake to Slither Inside Le Bon Marché
“If Adam and Eve had not eaten the Divine Apple, they would still be in paradise, wouldn’t they? And us? Where would we be?” asks…