TORONTO — The only thing most people know about epiphytes, if they know about them at all, is that they’re rootless. That’s not quite true — they develop highly specialized root systems adapted to wherever they land. In Epiphytic Elucidations at Patel Brown Gallery, Calgary-based artist Marigold Santos takes this fact as more than a metaphor. The exhibition uses epiphytes — plants that grow on other plants without harming them — as a framework for the expansive ways diasporas form through material labor.To this end, she considers both her own labor and the histories of the material she uses. The exhibition's sharpest work, “shroud epiphyte (bilibid chair)” (all works 2025), references a...

Join us for an exclusive, intimate talk with artist and Hyperallergic contributor Damien Davis, whose distinctive voice challenges the power structures and inequities of the contemporary art world.As an artist whose work explores complex histories and cultural signifiers, Davis brings a unique, dual perspective to his critical essays. His writing for Hyperallergic has sparked vital discourse on pressing issues, including:The exploitative “tokenization” of Black and queer artists by the art marketThe inherent unfairness of the standard 50/50 gallery splitThe disconnect between the spectacle of high-profile auctions and the daily realities faced by working artistsFor this event, Davis will be in conversation...

k-studio’s new layer above the tanks
 
The expansion of Dexamenes Seaside Hotel extends K-Studio’s transformation of a former wine factory into a coastal retreat in Greece.
 
When the hotel first opened in 2019 in the western Peloponnese (see designboom’s coverage here), its identity was shaped by the adaptive reuse of concrete fermentation tanks set directly along the Ionian shore. The cylindrical structures, once vessels for wine production, were converted into Beachfront Wine Tank Suites. With the latest phase, K-Studio builds upward to introduce eight Seaview Terrace Suites above the existing tanks as a linear addition that maintains the site’s rhythm.
 
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Editor’s Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault. To reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org.Ten days before several hundred sans-culottes and Parisian commoners, armed with filched muskets and cobblestones, stormed the Bastille, its most notorious prisoner had already been transferred. Coincidentally, it was that transferred inmate — Donatien Alphonse Francois, better known as the Marquis de Sade — who represented the ancien regime at its most dissolute, decadent, and depraved. An atheist, materialist, and hedonist, de Sade was above all an aristocrat, which is to say that his understanding was of “Wolves which batten upon...

Building on its momentous debut last spring, the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair returns to Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus from April 9 to 12, 2026. Presented by Powerhouse Arts in collaboration with Fine Arts Baltimore, Brooklyn’s only fair dedicated exclusively to fine art printmaking continues its mission to provide a focused platform for print-focused galleries, studios, academic programs, and self-representing artists working across contemporary print practicesA notable addition to the 2026 program is a juried national print exhibition presented by MGC Community Print Studio (historically Manhattan Graphics Center). Installed in the Small Hall at Powerhouse Arts, the show, which highlights contemporary print...

Les Wexner, the billionaire founder of L Brands and a major art collector, gave testimony to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, in a closed door deposition from his home in New Albany, Ohio. In an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee, which is conducting an investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case, Wexner said he had been “naive, foolish, and gullible” for trusting Epstein. “I was naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein. He was a con man,” Wexner said in a prepared statement that was made available to media. “While I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide.” While Wexner’s testimony was not made public, Democratic...

At long last, the state of California is officially recognizing South Los Angeles as a hub of Black art and music. The LA Times's Kailyn Brown reports on the next step, which is to establish a monument to the newly minted cultural district:“Black people have experienced quite a level of erasure in South L.A.,” added Karen Mack, founder and executive director of LA Commons. “A lot of people can’t afford to live in areas that were once populated by us, so to really affirm our history, to affirm that we matter in the story of Los Angeles, I think is important.”The Historic South L.A. Cultural District spans roughly 25 square miles, situated between Adams Boulevard to the north, Manchester Boulevard...

The organizers of Art Basel today named the 290 galleries slated to participate in the Swiss fair’s flagship edition, to take place June 18–21 with preview days June 16 and 17. The exhibitors represent forty-three countries; twenty-one galleries will make their inaugural appearances at the event. The fair will unveil two major commissions: a work by Nairy […]

Dóra Maurer, a Hungarian conceptual artist whose output in multiple mediums explored how meaning shifts across time and space, has died at 88. The Art Newspaper reported that the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts, where Maurer served as president, confirmed her passing. Maurer was one of the most important contemporary artists in Hungary. She is today best known for her works produced in the country while it was still under Soviet rule. Many of those famous works were produced in the 1970s, during a period when Maurer was producing photography and films that primarily featured the artist and her collaborators performing banal acts. One 1971 piece, titled Mit lehet egy utcakővel csinálni? (What Can...

UNO Stool is formed from a single injection-molded piece
 
UNO Stool by Wenhan Zhang reconsiders modular furniture through a single-piece, injection-molded construction. Manufactured from one mold without hardware or assembly, the stool shifts the concept of modularity away from mechanical connection and toward spatial arrangement. Rather than relying on joinery systems or interchangeable parts, UNO eliminates connectors entirely. Adaptability is achieved through quantity, color, and configuration, allowing the stool to scale across residential and public interiors as flexible seating landscapes.
The stool is produced as a one-piece injection-molded form, requiring no screws, inserts, or tools. By removing...

A rare fossil in the collection of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, is the subject of new research that suggests its shows signs of an attack by a Tyrannosaurus rex. As reported by Phys.org, the skull of an Edmontosaurus—a duck-billed creature that counts among the last dinosaurs to exist—has a Tyrannosaurus tooth lodged within it in a way that indicates a fateful bite to the face. The skull, found in 2005 in eastern Montana and currently on display in the Museum of the Rockies’s Hall of Horns and Teeth, is the subject of a paper published in the journal PeerJ. (Its not-so-snappy title: “Behavioral implications of an embedded tyrannosaurid tooth and associated tooth marks on an...

From his monumental, meditative installation of 100 million hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds on the floor of Turbine Hall at Tate Modern to architectural columns wrapped in 14,000 salvaged life vests worn by refugees, artist-activist Ai Weiwei has long tapped into the power of scale, repetition, and symbols to plumb cultural heritage and expose societal issues. Ai is known for his wide-ranging practice that encompasses large-scale installations, video, architecture, photography, public art, and more. This spring, TASCHEN releases a fully revised monograph titled Ai Weiwei. Updated Edition, building upon the initial volume published a decade ago. “Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo” (1994,), Western...

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foldable wooden tent box ‘wingcube’ unfolds like fan
 
Meet Wingcube, a foldable tent box that transforms from a wooden cabinet-like structure into a wing-looking mobile shelter. Combining the structure of a tent with the concept of a compact cabin, the project, which is till in development, focuses on being modular so users can transport it anywhere with their vehicles. It can be towed easily, and once it finds its spot, the structure extends outward like a fan, creating a raised mini cabin.
 
From the outside, the foldable wooden tent box looks soft and rounded as the roof curves gently like an arc, and the material appears to be made from weather-resistant canvas in a neutral beige tone. Large...

Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s popular marble sculpture of an elephant in Rome’s Piazza della Minerva was damaged over the weekend, with a four-inch fragment of the tip of one of its tusks broken off and found on the ground.  Local authorities discovered the damage over the weekend and revealed it on Monday night. It’s at least the second time the statue has sustained damage. The tip of the same tusk was broken off in 2016 by a vandal and later restored. The Italian capital has seen has seen uncommonly heavy rains in recent weeks, and police are uncertain whether the damage was incidental or a result of vandalism. They are currently consulting security camera footage to see if the cause can be...

The repatriation, from a private collection in Detroit, is the largest of its kind in Brazil’s history

naf architect & design opens wall ajar house to greenery in japan
 
In a dense residential pocket of Tokyo’s Setagaya ward, naf architect & design completes Wall Ajar House, a two-story wooden dwelling defined by a carefully cut perimeter wall and a horseshoe-shaped courtyard. Designed by Akio Nakasa and Takumi Hara, the 108-square-meter residence occupies its 115-square-meter site almost entirely at ground level, securing a 17-meter uninterrupted visual axis from garage to washroom while filtering light through calibrated openings.
 
On first visiting the site, Akio Nakasa was struck by the greenery to the left and rear, visible from the street instead of the typical boundary walls. The architects wrap...

The pioneering multi-media artist found international recognition towards the end of her six decade-long career

Art duo are delivering actionable ecological change through sustainable food production and consumption schemes

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has acquired the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, as well as an early watch page of the video-sharing platform, for its collection. The video, “Me at the zoo,” was first uploaded to the site on April 23, 2005. YouTube was officially founded in February 2005 by former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The 19-second video features Karim at the San Diego Zoo standing in front of several elephants. The site launched in a public beta the following month and was sold to Google in November 2006 for $1.65 billion. Last year, financial analysts estimated it to be worth over $500 billion, if Alphabet (Google’s renamed parent company as of 2015),...

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In Modena, Teodor Currentzis's Ring ohne Worte foregoes words but not gimmickry.

Knife-Woman is the fullest account to date of the life of one of the most influential artists of the last century

The artist and the curator Ingrid Masondo will be challenging the decision handed down by a judge from South Africa’s high court

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Paati Veedu: A Compact Rural House in Tamil Nadu
 
Located on the outskirts of Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, India, Paati Veedu by Koodu Architecture is a compact rural residence developed under financial constraint and material limitation. Built on a 1,200-sqft site within a neighborhood of small houses and agricultural fields, the project is defined by reuse, adaptation, and resource-conscious construction. The house was constructed using 10,000 bricks accumulated over time by the client, forming the primary material basis for the design.
 
The existing foundation was reinforced with a plinth beam to support new load-bearing brick walls. The plan is organized as a single-story layout comprising a veranda,...

While the three leads do sing the material well, there has been a glut of recordings since then which are more complete and at least as well sung.

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La pratica artistica di Yichun Yao, in mostra fino al 25 febbraio 2026 nella collettiva Rose Jail[1] alla Tache Gallery di Londra, fonde videoarte e narrazione episodica in modalità mockumentary e art comedy. Ricco di idee immaginative e di un’autoironia che ricorda Woody Allen, il suo approccio alle nuove tecnologie oscilla tra lo sviluppo di app all’avanguardia e performance interattive a bassa fedeltà che svelano la “scatola nera” degli algoritmi dell’amore. Utilizzando se stessa come medium sperimentale, l’artista indaga l’ansia diffusa nella società contemporanea di sfuggire alla condizione di single. Di recente, in veste di curatrice, ha organizzato la mostra collettiva online Coded...

As part of Shutter Hub OPEN 2026, we’re pleased to be hosting the Shutter Hub OPEN 2026 Curator’s Talk and Tour alongside a series of in-person portfolio reviews at the Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge, on Thursday 26 March 2026.
We’re starting off the day at 10.30am with the Shutter Hub Portfolio Review – a small number of one-to-one portfolio review sessions with Shutter Hub Founder and Creative Director Karen Harvey MBE.
These focused sessions provide photographers with constructive, practical feedback on their work from an industry professional with extensive experience of curating exhibitions, publishing books, judging international awards and reviewing portfolios across the UK,...

Gordon Parks understood the camera as a weapon, a tool for justice and revelation. Born in 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, he transformed the lens into an instrument capable of exposing both brutality and beauty, inequality and resilience. His photographs chronicled the daily lives, struggles and triumphs of Black Americans, insisting that their stories be seen and remembered. We Shall Not Be Moved, now at Alison Jacques in London, presents these works in a powerful dialogue with the present, reflecting Parks’ capacity to bear witness while demanding accountability. The exhibition coincides with the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation, celebrating a legacy that continues to shape contemporary...

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The Sony World Photography Award is one of the most prestigious competitions for lens-based artists. Now in its 19th year, the Open competition recognises the best single images taken in the last year, celebrating the power of an individual photograph to pique curiosity, spark imagination and reveal a wider narrative. The winners and shortlists across 10 categories have now been announced, spanning architecture, landscape, portraiture and travel, and offering a vivid cross-section of contemporary photography from around the world. From meticulously composed cityscapes to fleeting moments of human connection, the selected works highlight both technical excellence and compelling storytelling. Liping Jiang |...

Even though most of us are eager for spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re happy to linger in winter a little while longer to take in Robinsson Cravents’ new project. The Colombia-based designer and illustrator recently released a pair of hand-drawn digital landscapes that take a bird’s-eye view of Yosemite National Park. Starting with a wide aerial shot of coniferous trees, the films then journey down a stream up to a waterfall, capturing the majestic scenery with grainy, tactile detail. The project is a commission for Yosemite, a venture capital firm helmed by Reed Jobs that funds startups and researchers working on cancer treatments. For the creative direction, Cravents collaborated with...

For its 19th edition, the Sony World Photography Awards welcomed over 430,000 submissions for its Open competition from photographers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. Ten categories, ranging from portraiture to landscapes to travel, encompass the staggering breadth and beauty of nature and society captured throughout 2025. The contest has announced the category winners, including Robby Ogilvie’s vibrant composition of a vintage car in front of colorful buildings in the Bo-Kaap neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa, and Klaus Hellmich’s portrait of an arctic fox braving a blizzard. © Robby Ogilvie, United Kingdom. Winner, Open Competition, Object “The Open competition...

Practically glowing in contrast to their dark backgrounds, Clare Celeste’s large-scale installations of foliage and flowers spring vibrantly to life. Made from layers of paper cutouts, myriad leaves and blooms invite viewers to immerse themselves in a jungle-like atmosphere. Most recently, Celeste completed compositions for Riem Arcaden Munich, Cartier, and the American Museum of Natural History. Find more on the artist’s Instagram. Cartier American Museum of Natural History Riem Arcaden Munich Detail of Riem Arcaden Munich American Museum of Natural History Cartier Cartier
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Around the inaugural edition of Art Basel's latest outpost in Doha

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Ahead of his performance in Les pêcheurs de perles with Washington Concert Opera, Parterre Box features the unusually elegant Anthony León performing Mozart.

The latest exhibition at MASS MoCA grapples with the rapidly advancing technologies that are reshaping daily life. From AI and algorithms to computer-aided design, Technologies of Relation brings together 12 creatives who move beyond the oft-referenced binary of digital innovation as “good” or “bad,” instead offering more nuanced viewpoints. The goal: “to reframe how we relate to each other, to our devices, and to our future.” This show acknowledges that contemporary tools can indeed “manipulate, marginalise, and oppress us,” whilst also asking how they might be resisted, redirected and wielded more ethically. “Artists have long been key to identifying the colonialist logic, racism and...

The gig economy is a “labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs.” In the UK, this encapsulates 2.8 million people, with roles spanning transport services, food delivery, digital roles and content creation. It’s almost impossible to know how many people work in these positions worldwide, although some estimates put the numbers as high as 1.5 billion. Photographer Salvatore Vitale presents an exploration of how the gig economy is reshaping labour and revealing the contradictions of digital capitalism. He uses film, photography and installation to document the everyday realities of people whose lives are increasingly governed by...

In 2026, the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago marks its 50th anniversary, a milestone that prompts reflection on photography’s shifting status within the cultural landscape. Founded in 1976 and initiating its collection in 1979, the museum has amassed more than 18,000 objects by over 2,000 artists, forming a collection that charts half a century of aesthetic, political and technological change. The anniversary exhibition MoCP at Fifty: Collecting Through the Decades functions as both a celebratory gesture and a critical enquiry into how institutions shape photographic history. It offers an opportunity to look back at the museum’s evolving priorities and consider how these...

Il maestoso Palazzo de’ Toschi, luogo che durante Arte Fiera era già stato deputato a ospitare precedenti mostre di Art City, torna a farsi scenario espositivo anche in questa edizione 2026, accogliendo un progetto di stampo concettuale che ragiona sulla nozione di realtà, rappresentazione e illusione, all’interno del campo dell’arte, utilizzando gli strumenti che le sono propri.
Francisco Tropa, “Miss America”, installation view at Palazzo de’ Toschi, ph. Carlo Favero, courtesy Banca di Bologna
La mostra dal titolo Miss America curata dal direttore di Arte Fiera uscente, Simone Menegoi, è la prima personale in Italia di Francisco Tropa, uno degli artisti portoghesi più significativi...

Prolific director Frederick Wiseman, whose pathbreaking documentaries shed light on aspects of society hitherto in shadow, died on February 16 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ninety-six. News of his death was announced by his family through his distribution company, Zipporah Films. First gaining wide acclaim for his 1967 film Titicut Follies, which exposed the […]

London-based photographer Peter Li considers the cathedrals, basilicas, and historic spaces he captures to be “living vessels of light, symmetry, and time.” Soaring ceilings, gilded filigree, and saintly stained glass windows both reflect religious traditions and create a sanctuary for such practices. Whether in the luminous Gothic style or awe-inspiring Baroque, these spaces are also often architectural marvels, which Li documents through an almost portrait-like approach. Many of his panoromas span 180 degrees and offer a symmetric, reflective view of the space through a meticulous stitching process. This perspective accentuates the dramatic, all-consuming effect of standing beneath ascendant rib vaults...

3D Drawing has been at the core of Morling’s artistic practice for roughly a decade. Read all about the artist's work by clicking above.
The post Black & White, Ceramic, And Totally Personal: The sculptures of Katherine Morling first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

“The world I build has no constraint, no logic. Everything is possible,” says Pontiroli. “My objective is to shake our imagination by developing a universe based on the absurd and the senseless.” Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!
The post Sometimes You Just Have To Hug That Walrus: The Humorously Surreal Paintings of Bruno Pontiroli Twist Our Relationship with the Animal World first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Eugenio Viola will leave the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (MAMBO) in May after seven years in the dual roles of artistic director and chief curator. The museum announced the news on its social channels on February 6, praising his “avant-garde and professional vision” and saying his departure followed a “comprehensive and ongoing review […]

Marina Rebeka comes tantalizingly close to triumph in Cherubini’s Médée at Théâtre des Champs Elysées.

A Parigi, presso lo spazio espositivo Parliament Gallery, figure e immagini si dissolvono e sfumano senza scomparire. Tramite il colore a olio e diversi altri media l’artista Helmut Stallaerts crea una rappresentazione visiva che interpreta il nostro tempo. Lo spazio è qualcosa che viene meno, si dilata e si assottiglia, è una variabile. Ciò che rimane è la nostra presenza, che perdura anche senza il riferimento tangibile della nostra figura aprendosi alla rappresentazione più intima e profonda di noi stessi.
Helmut Stallaerts, “The Return”, 2025, olio e cera su tela, courtesy Parliament Gallery
La tecnologia adatta, connette e manipola l’uomo, creando una struttura comunicativa che lo estrania...

Revisiting Sean Keller’s essay on the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Their presence is implied. They’ve built gravity-defying structures from shopping carts, stacked newspapers, and plywood. They’ve hung laundry and left crushed beer cans scattered across surfaces, and yet the real subjects of Alvaro Naddeo’s paintings are never seen. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!
The post The Price of Everything: The Art of Alvarro Naddeo first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Il lavoro di Jonathan Lyndon Chase si costruisce attorno a una riflessione sulla memoria come esperienza incarnata, sull’identità come processo relazionale e sull’appartenenza come spazio vissuto. Philadelphia, città d’origine dell’artista, diventa il luogo da cui osservare e restituire una geografia affettiva fatta di case, fisicità e relazioni.
Jonathan Lyndon Chase, “Keep thinking nobody does it like you here comes the sunset”, installation view at Gió Marconi, Milan, photo: Fabio Mantegna, courtesy the artist and Gió Marconi, Milan
In Keep thinking nobody does it like you here comes the sunset, personale dell’artista alla Galleria Gió Marconi, la dimensione domestica emerge come motore...

Non si tratta di una semplice retrospettiva del collettivo Opiemme (Torino, 1998), Senza bandiere v.3.0. Divide et impera è piuttosto una dichiarazione d’intenti, una poetica del dissenso visualizzato, che trasforma le opere in scenari di resistenza simbolica. Alla galleria Marignana Arte di Venezia sono esposti alcuni lavori realizzati negli ultimi quindici anni, che insieme funzionano come un manifesto artistico, poetico, sociale e insieme profondamente umano, dove ogni gesto e parola tracciata diventa un atto di lettura critica del presente. Il progetto prende forma attraverso le opere di Davide e Laura Bonatti, Margherita Berardinelli e Stefano Campano, membri del collettivo, riuniti in una pratica...

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What does love look like? Sometimes it comes with lust and desire, sometimes with deep-rooted care from the heart, and other times it’s a disguise for something that isn’t love at all.
Love can be found in the quieter gestures of everyday life. It can look like kindness, the people and places you hold dear, moments of care and support, or the small comforts that bring you peace: a cup of tea, a single flower, a familiar corner of home.
DO YOU LIKE LOVE? is a metaphor for the things that bring us joy and comfort, and for what we offer others to help them feel the same. Within the pages of DO YOU LIKE LOVE?, photographers answer the question – do you like love?
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A bad Facebook experience turned Brown off to social media, but he ultimately brought David Henry Nobody Jr. to Instagram... Read the full article by clicking above!
The post David Henry Nobody JR Exposes Himself first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

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