$1 million - you’re having a laugh - try $6.2 million and it just had to be a crypto kid. 

Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian” (2019) was offered at Sotheby’s with an estimate of $1–1.5 million. (image courtesy Sotheby’s)Back-to-back typhoons are ripping through villages, humanitarian crises are raging, and New York City is so dry it’s burning — but tonight, November 20, in the cocooned bubble of a Sotheby’s salesroom on the Upper East Side, a banana has just sold for $6.2 million.This was not just any banana, of course, but rather one selected for artist Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” (2019), his notoriously sparse artwork featuring the yellow fruit duct-taped to a white wall. But much like our hopes and dreams, this banana will eventually rot, and it will have to be switched out...

Italian authorities have seized numerous well-preserved artifacts dating back to the third century BCE that were initially plundered from an Etruscan necropolis in the central region of Umbria, according to an announcement from the country’s Ministry of Culture yesterday, November 19. Intended to be sold on the illicit antiquities market, the findings include decorated stone urns, two sarcophagi, and numerous funerary items from the Hellenistic period that police told Reuters are “worth at least €8 million” (~ $8.4 million).The investigation to recover the illegally excavated objects began last April after the Carabinieri unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage obtained photographs “depicting...

Fifteen women artists aged between 42 and 89 who have made “significant contributions” to their creative disciplines were awarded $50,000 each — no strings attached — as part of contemporary photographer Susan Unterberg’s Anonymous Was A Woman grant, the organization announced today, November 20. A complete list of grantees can be found at the end of this article.Named after a line in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (1929), the Anonymous Was A Woman prize is open to women-identifying artists 40 years of age or older. This year’s grant doubles the $25,000 award of previous years, bringing the total amount awarded to $750,000.While there are no restrictions on how the artists can use the...

Did you know that one Icelandic witchcraft ritual dating back to the 16th century involved the careful de-gloving of skin off the bottom half of human corpses for the living to wear as a pair of magical breeches called nábrók? Or that tight-laced corsets were historically blamed for tuberculosis, epilepsy, and ugly children? These tidbits of fashion history are among hundreds woven seamlessly into British writer Nina Edwards’s newest book, The Virtues of Underwear: Modesty, Flamboyance, and Filth (2024).Published by Reaktion Books, Edwards’s 253-page text on the origins and evolution of underwear is supplemented by 89 historical illustrations and photos — 24 of which are printed in color on glossy...

This is the fourth of a series of comics depicting transformative moments in the lives of artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing affordability crisis in New York CityIngrid Gould Ellen Professor of Urban Policy and Planning and director of New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy @media ( min-width: 320px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_673ec4e590943 { min-height: 100px; } } @media ( min-width: 640px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_673ec4e590943 { min-height: 100px; } } @media ( min-width: 960px ) { .newspack_global_ad.block_673ec4e590943 { min-height: 100px; } } Marquis Jenkins Organizer with Common Justice and District Leader(Color by Katherine...

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, on November 20 named Nora Burnett Abrams as its new director. She succeeds Jill Medvedow, who in October 2023 announced her departure after more than a quarter-century in the role. Abrams arrives to the ICA Boston from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (MCA), where she has served as […]

45 well-known pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong were sentenced in a mass trial on Tuesday under the national security law implemented in 2020, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. It is the largest case of its kind invoked under the national security law. Among those who were sentenced was former law professor Benny Tai, prominent activist Joshua Wong, and artist and elected official Clarisse Yeung. They are among 47 pro-democracy activists who were arrested and charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under a national security law imposed by the Chinese government. The Hong Kong 47, as they became known, were accused of attempting to paralyze the government with disruptive acts. The charges were...

The illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in Umbria, in central Italy, has been seized by Italian authorities, Italy’s Minister of Culture announced on Tuesday. Police now seek two people suspected of stealing an urn and sarcophagi, among other artifacts, worth a total 8 million euros ($8.5 million) with the intent to sell sell them on the black market. As first reported in English by the Associated Press, the illegal operation neighbored another Etruscan burial site unearthed by a farmer on his land in 2015. A statement from Italian authorities said they were tipped off to the crime by photographs of objects and the in-progress excavation circulated by traffickers that resembled artifacts found on...

It’s been almost exactly a decade since we first featured the concentric, ceramic vessels of Matthew Chambers on Colossal, and in that time, we’ve come to find his sculptures no less stupefying. From his studio in St. Lawrence on the Isle of Wight, Chambers continues to push the boundaries of the medium. The artist is known for nesting meticulously scaled forms inside slightly larger pieces, all of which are thrown on a wheel. Hypnotic and seemingly endless, the dynamic works appear like vast portals that descend into relatively small vessels. For his most recent pieces though, Chambers has switched his focus from inner to outer, as the aligned forms shift in position to swell outward and upward. Each...

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A third Just Stop Oil activist was recently charged in connection with a protest at the Stonehenge monument in June, after orange powder paint was sprayed on the ancient stones. Luke Watson, a 35-year-old resident of Manuden, Bishop’s Stortford, was charged with “one count of aiding, abetting, counselling and/or procuring destroying or damaging an ancient protected monument, and one count of aiding, abetting, counselling and/or procuring causing a public nuisance,” according to a statement from the Wiltshire Police on November 18. Two other Just Stop Oil protestors—Rajan Naidu, 73, of Gosford Street, Birmingham, and Niamh Lynch, 22, of Norfolk Road, Bedford—were previously charged on November 14....

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After a year-long search, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has selected Nora Burnett Abrams as its next director. She will begin in the post on May 1, succeeding Jill Medvedow, who has directed the ICA for 26 years. Abrams comes to the ICA after a 15-year tenure at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, where she successfully rose through the curatorial ranks, starting as an adjunct curator in 2009 and rising to the museum’s directorship in 2019. During her tenure there, she increased the museum’s endowment by 30 percent and led its expansion to a second location in the city’s Northside neighborhood. She also led the MCA Denver’s creation of a Racial Equity Plan to further the institution’s...

Set to launch on December 3rd, 2024, this unique collaboration presents a vinyl record and limited-edition print

From the November 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Between 1964 and 1981, visitors to New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) could sit in a darkened room and contemplate opalescent wisps of colour drifting slowly across a screen. The installation, tucked in the museum’s basement, was a favourite among regulars. At times, the screen – eight feet wide and six high – was filled…
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From paper, thread, and gouache, Chattanooga-based artist Hollie Chastain (previously) combines ephemera and found materials into vibrant collages. Strips of paper are cut, woven, and stitched into playful, abstract compositions. The artist’s recent extraterrestrial-inspired series emerged somewhat by accident. “I was playing around with scraps and some abstract surface design, and it ended up vaguely UFO-shaped, so I ran with it,” the artist tells Colossal. “Green Valley” Chastain’s playful series uses a limited palette of five colors, in addition to vintage printed matter and a thin maple veneer for visual warmth. “Creating such a big collection with limited materials and colors is both...

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Anonymous Was A Woman has revealed the 2024 recipients of its celebrated grants, which are awarded to women-identifying artists over the age of 40 in support of their ongoing practice. Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) has awarded $25,000 annually to at least ten artists since its founding by artist Susan Utenberg in 1996. This cycle, however, marks a milestone—one of several—for the organization. The cash prize has been doubled, with $50,000 now awarded each year to 15 artists. The 2024 artists include Liliana Porter, 83, an Argentine artist whose wide-ranging oeuvre explores, and disrupts, notions of time and illusion; Erica Baum, 63, an America artist at the boundary of photography and poetry; 72-year-old...

«Quello che voglio fare è parlare alle persone» dichiara Khalid Albaih, artista e disegnatore politico sudanese che da anni è dedito a fare della sua poetica un’occasione di dialogo, a partire dalla condivisione della propria vicenda personale. Albaih attraverso tratti sintetici e fumettistici crea figure in digitale, animate da una denuncia sociopolitica incisiva e immediata ma mai feroce, che ci costringe ad affrontare le contraddizioni del tempo presente, un tempo a cui spesso ci dimentichiamo di appartenere preferendo rivolgere altrove lo sguardo, al di qua del confine della nostra safe zone.
Khalid Albaih, “EU Jesus”, 2015, disegno digitale. Courtesy dell’artista
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From found vintage newspapers and hand-painted designs, Myriam Dion composes remarkably detailed collages. Known for reimagining newspapers into sculptural, geometric works, the Montréal-based artist (previously) has recently begun experimenting with a range of found materials, like gouache-painted samples of antique textile patterns and pages from old garden books. The stories Dion chooses to highlight often revolve around women and their accomplishments. “It is interesting to see how women are documented in the media,” she says, “especially at a time when newspapers were written by men for men and how this evolves and sometimes regresses depending on the subjects.” Detail of “Carré Fleuri,...

Stephanie Stebich, who since 2017 had served as director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, DC, this past September was moved out of her position to a senior advisory role in the Smithsonian Institution, after taking more than a month of medical leave. Jane Carpenter-Rock, the museum’s deputy director for museum content […]

The UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict on November 18 announced that it had added thirty-four Lebanese heritage sites to its enhanced protection list, and that it would provide funding and technical assistance to ensure the sites’ security. The decision to protect the cultural properties came after […]

Sprouting like coral or fungi, Sangmin Oh’s biologically-inspired lighting designs and furnishings merge form and function. Based between The Netherlands and South Korea, the designer (previously) is fascinated by the interplay of material, aesthetics, and sustainability. Oh’s sculptural pieces revolve around the use of textiles to create knitted or woven shades for lamps and other objects. In a new project titled SOIL TO SOUL, he and a team of studio assistants have assembled an installation using Heracron brand aramid yarn—a type of lightweight and strong polymer fiber that is resistant to the effects of heat, abrasion, and chemicals. Installation view of ‘SOIL TO SOUL’ Aramid yarn is often used in...

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Works from the Tavitian collection by Van Eyck, Rubens, Bernini, Vigée Le Brun and others, and a $45m donation In a transformative donation, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has received a gift from the Aso O. Tavitian Foundation of 331 works of art, as well as more than $45m to fund the construction of a new museum wing and a new curator…
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Poet, essayist, and novelist Ocean Vuong answers five questions on Robert Frank. Vuong—who contributed to the book accompanying Pace Gallery’s ongoing exhibition of Frank’s work—speaks about his first encounter with the artist’s images, the through lines between poetry and photography, what makes Frank’s work so timeless, and more. Learn More.

Flocks of starlings share risk as hundreds—even thousands—of eyes are on the lookout for predators. “Remarkably, the group achieves this without any leadership structure, the simple interactions between individuals creating outcomes greater than the sum of their parts,” says scientist and photographer Dr. Kathryn Cooper. Cooper’s professional background in physics and bioinformatics—a data science applied to biological systems—led her to study of the dynamics of networks. She uses a 19th-century photographic technique called chronophotography to reveal what she describes as “the robustness of self-organised systems in nature.” Some of the earliest motion studies during the Victorian era...

From the September 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Elisabeth Frink said that her sculptures are ‘about what a human being or animal feels like, not what they necessarily look like’. This quotation appears on the wall of a new exhibition of her work in the Weston Gallery of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. In the centre of the room are four monumental heads that dominate the space…
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L’arte ha diverse potenzialità, tra cui concretizzare un’idea, un concetto. È proprio questo che accade nella mostra HORTUS. La pazienza e la grazia, in corso fino al 21 dicembre 2024, presso  OTTO Gallery di Bologna. Il progetto espositivo, a cura di  Davide Benati (Reggio Emilia, 1949) è il secondo che prevede la curatela di un artista apprezzato dalla galleria, dopo il precedente dal titolo Stazionari Altrove del 2023, a cura di Matteo Montani.
AA.VV. “HORTUS. La pazienza e la grazia”, room I, installation view, artworks by Davide Benati and Enrico Minguzzi, ph credit: Carlo Favero, courtesy OTTO Gallery, Bologna
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The Paul Hamlyn Foundation on November 14 named the ten artists and composers who have received the organization’s 2024 Awards for Artists. The honors, presented annually, are England’s largest of their kind. Where members of previous cohorts had each received £60,000 (about $76,000), this year for the first time the award amount has risen to […]

The trompe l’œil has an image problem. The genre – in its narrowest sense a group of works that create an optical illusion, typically tricking the viewer into mistaking the representation of an object for the object itself – has long been relegated to the ranks of ‘low art’. Its beguiling feats of deception and preoccupation with everyday artefacts mean that it has often been considered too vulgar…
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From the October 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. I am in Norway, for various reasons. There’s a shipping route called Hurtigruten (‘the fast route’) which transports passengers and freight along the Norwegian coast from Bergen to the town of Kirkenes and back again. The journey is about 2,500 nautical miles, takes 12 days, crosses the Arctic Circle and includes a sometimes…
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Array

Liz West creates vivid environment that mix luminous colour and radiant light. She works across a variety of mediums, aiming to provoke a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer. The award-winning visual artist was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize. Now, she draws inspiration from the light and joy that define the festive season, reinterpreting these themes for a contemporary, 10.7-metre sculpture that will become a focal point for visitors to King’s Cross. We spoke to West about her latest work, how she creates her designs and where her fascination with colour began.
  Tell us about how you first started working in light and colour. Where did that fascination begin? My passion and interest in...

Lo spazio espositivo s.l.m.oo – zerozerosullivellodelmare, diretto dal fondatore Lucio Rosato, accoglie la recente produzione di Nicola Costanzo, uno dei maestri dell’arte pescarese. L’esposizione, curata da Ivan D’Alberto, teorico e storico dell’arte contemporanea, è organizzata dall’agenzia Art Agency | consulenze per l’arte ed è il manifesto dell’ultima parte di carriera di Costanzo, nato a Pescara nel 1936, città nella quale ha operato come incisore, xilografo e pittore, oltre che professore e saggista.
Nicola Costanzo, “Campo giallo”, tecnica mista su tela, 93 x 128 x 4 cm, 2024, courtesy l’artista
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Sabato 16 novembre 2024, a Brugherio inaugura la mostra まつ Matsu osservare l’attesa, curata da Matteo Galbiati e Raffaella Nobili, con le opere delle artiste giapponesi Kaori Miyayama e Kanaco Takahashi, patrocinata dal Consolato Generale del Giappone a Milano e dalla Provincia di Monza e della Brianza. Il concetto dell’attesa caratterizza questa esposizione dai connotati estetici intimi ed eterei, in cui il senso di leggerezza pervade la psicologia percettiva dell’esperienza temporale sospesa dell’aspettare, del volgersi, del tendere al futuro, del momento meditativo che anticipa l’azione. Il titolo まつ Matsu esprime un’ambivalenza fonetica. In giapponese la sua pronuncia richiama...

“It is the purpose of this book to describe and evoke something of the distinct, rich history and culture of the valley.” These are the words of Jem Southam (b. 1950) in The Red River. He has explored the landscape of Cornwall and its history of tin mining through the lens for more than 40 years. His images document a world in flux, with the closure of heavy industry and the emergence of modern technologies. The fingerprints of human activity are everywhere in the images, and yet there continues to be a rugged, unspoiled feeling too, which feels like an echo of the ancient, mythical lands that are so often referenced in his work. Now, decades after the collection were first published, Southam revisits...

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Every year, the ING Discerning Eye hosts an open competition for submissions of small pieces of art. This time, 2,400 artists nationwide put forward their work for consideration; the exhibition received more than 6,000 entries. The result is a shortlist full to bursting with exceptional creatives, combining emerging talent with well-known and established figures. Will Gompertz, art critic and one of this year’s six judges, said: “I am thrilled with the artists we have chosen, some of whom I have admired for years, others who are completely new.” The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition – returning to London’s Mall Galleries this month – offers visitors the chance to enjoy these works for themselves.  The...

Cinque artisti, cinque amici. Una situazione. Questo è il punto di partenza della nuova collettiva allestita presso la Galleria Antonio Battaglia di Milano. La situazione, sembra sia quella di entrare in un caleidoscopio spaziale dove il quotidiano assume nuovi connotati attraverso colore, umorismo e ironia poetica.
Corrado Bonomi, L’Accademia di Belle Arti, 1994. Polystyrene, plastic miniatures, 35 x 40 x 50 cm, courtesy Galleria Antonio Battaglia Curata dal gallerista Antonio Battaglia, la mostra presenta dipinti, sculture e composizioni multimediali di cinque artisti considerati tra le figure più prolifiche del panorama artistico e culturale dell’Italia postmoderna: Corrado Bonomi, Gianni Cella, Enzo...

Step into the Splendour of Ghanaian Heritage as Benissan’s Installations Celebrate Chieftaincy, Tradition, and the Power of Ancestral Connection Detail of installation. Image courtesy of Brendon Bell-Roberts. Last night, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art […]

Yannis Davy Guibinga (b. 1995) explores the manifold identities and cultures of the African continent and its diaspora. His bold lens-based work plays with contrast and texture, creating a distinct and refined aesthetic. The day the sun turned black is a meditation on the shared moments that define our humanity. Through its blend of vivid imagery, theatrical composition, and evocative storytelling, it invites viewers to reflect on their own experiences of wonder, fear, and unity, reminding us that even in the darkest moments, there is a common light that binds us all. The series unfolds in a sequence of dramatic tableaux, each meticulously composed to highlight the interplay between light and darkness,...

The Norval Foundation announces the opening of an exhibition  featuring the works of Kenyan painter, Kaloki Nyamai. Titled ‘Ithokoo masuiluni’, this exhibition takes  inspiration from quotidian life in Nairobi, the capital city where the artist […]

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FilmAfrica’s 2024 Festival Highlights the Transformative Impact of Film Lab Africa’s Programmes in African Filmmaking and Creative Economy FLA24 Moderator & Panelists, Peter Macjob, Julian Alcantara, Collette Otusheso, Olasunkanmi Adebayo, Don Omope. Courtesy of African […]

We’re super excited to announce the first issue of our new zine, Array, is now available in our shop as a free downloadable zine! Enjoy 122 pages full of work by 50 artists and photographers we’re excited about, and this time there are interviews to read as well!
Also we are now accepting submissions to Array 2, so if you’re interested in being featured in the next issue, head over here to submit!

Using a limited palette, oil painter Seth Haverkamp conjures up glowing portraits that glow with magic and mystery. We  interviewed the portrait artist about his latest exhibition of light infused paintings at Bender Gallery in North Carolina. Click the above image to read the interview!
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Running from the 15th to the 24th of November 2024, the seventh edition of Sharjah Film Platform brings together nearly 30 international films, all UAE premieres Screening of Goodbye Julia, 2023. Director: Mohamed Kordofani. Sharjah Film […]

In 1961, the Vostok 1 spaceship circled the Earth at a speed of 27,400 kilometers per hour in a flight that lasted 108 minutes. On board was Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The journey would make him the first human to enter outer space. He is reported to have said: “I see Earth. It is so beautiful.” Eight years later, Neil Armstrong made history as the first person to walk on the moon. The pioneering real-time satellite image of the planet came in 1972, a picture known as the Blue Marble, representing the first time humanity could witness the scale and spectacle of the globe. These events together go some way to explaining the fascination with the cosmos that gripped so many in the latter half of...

What I love about art is the vast array of crafts it embraces. Readers of THE GAZE may recall our Spotlight feature on the breathtaking Kamer-Ruf collection, a historical compilation of haute couture and textiles showcasing centuries of mastery. Today, we turn our focus once more to haute couture appreciating the enduring creativity that this art form has to offer. On the occasion of his fashion show, I had the privilege of previewing the Autumn-Winter collection of Raphael Blechschmidt, Basel's last remaining haute couture designer. Stepping into his world, the catwalk transforms into a gallery of living art. "Vibrations de Couleurs," the show's theme, immerses the onlooker into a universe of...

A transformative space reimagines an unfinished structure, fostering global dialogues on sustainable design and creative regeneration. Dominique Petit-Frere (front) and Emil Grip (back) of Limbo Accra. Photographer: Caroline Tompkins From November 8-10, 2024, Limbo Museum […]

“Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees” September 7 – December 29, 2024Presented by Getty PST ARTDigital Program By Betty Ann Brown“Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees” is a scientific, poetic, and aesthetically rich exhibition that opened in early September at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster. The expansive exhibition was expertly curated by […]

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Since 2004, french artist Ciou has created adorably sharp-toothed creatures utilizing a hybrid style which harnesses the language of art found in  European, American, Mexican and Japanese sub cultures. Amsterdam’s KochxBos Gallery is hosting an exhibition celebrating the artist’s immensely-detailed oeuvre. Click above to read our exclusive interview with the artist!
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The atmosphere in the city was electric, the staging theatrical, the energy vibrant. Yes, Art Basel Paris shifted gears, adapting seamlessly to its new, majestic home in the Grand Palais in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The grandeur of the fair's novel setting, an art spectacle in its own right, along with city-wide events, affirmed the French capital’s prominent place on the Art Fair map. Art Basel Paris, reinvented from its first iteration at the Grand Palais Éphémère in 2022, is an addition to the flagship, long-standing and internationally renowned contemporary art fair Art Basel, in Basel founded in 1970. The Parisian extension of the Art Basel brand convened this year one hundred and...

An invitation to a vernissage from a previously unknown gallery slipped in to my WhatsApp inbox in late September. Determined to shake off the gloom of the dreary Saturday coinciding with the show's launch, I glammed up, grabbed my fully charged camera and set off in search of some artistic inspiration, defying en route the grey soupy air that engulphed the city. I was not disappointed. The invitation led me to the newly established EEE gallery in Basel where I discovered an array of of artistic brilliance from nearby and afar, with works that simply lit my fire. Elisa Eva Erdlen, born in 1984 in Munich, Germany, is the gallery owner and founder of EEE. Her concept is for the gallery to serve as a meeting...

Paula A. Prager Long Beach, CA Age 79 What keeps you excited in the studio?Knowing that I on a continuing journey of creativity Looking back at your trajectory as an artist, how would you say your work has developed? My trajectory started out at 15 years old as a watercolorist and I gradually switched to […]

Gilah Yelin Hirsch Venice, CA Age 79 What keeps you excited in the studio?I am riveted by the infinitely unfolding process of following and furthering the unknown. Stroke by stroke surprises are released opening new doors to cognition, recognition and perception. Looking back at your trajectory as an artist, how would you say your work […]

Gina M. Altadena, CA Age 60 What keeps you excited in the studio?The endless possibilities of reshaping familiar objects and childhood iconography into powerful statements that challenge societal norms. I find excitement in the process of transforming something seemingly innocent into a thought-provoking piece that exposes the unsettling realities beneath the surface. The anticipation of […]