Daria Sheina installs prefabricated home in canadian forest
 
Daria Sheina Studio presents a model of remote living with The Nest, a house rising above the dense coastal forests of Keats Island, just off the shore of Vancouver, Canada.
 
Built for a forested, largely inaccessible site, the three-story retreat is fully self-sufficient and is assembled using prefabricated mass timber elements that were flown in by helicopter. The project reflects a broader interest in how small-scale architecture can adapt to difficult terrains with minimal environmental impact. 
 
Composed of two offset geometric volumes stacked vertically over three levels, the 100-square-meter home is organized from bottom to top, housing...

Archeologists have begun to uncover frescoes in the Hall of the Mask and the Peacock at the Villa di Poppaea at Oplontis, near Torre Annunziata, just outside Naples. Their discovery is part of an ongoing excavation and renovation project that began nearly a year ago, according to a release by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. These recently recovered frescoes, done in the Second Style, reveal the Hall’s “true dimensions and decorative richness” and give the “first glimpses of exquisite frescoes, including vibrant peacocks and masks,” per the release. Built during the middle of the first century BCE, the villa is believed to have been the residence Poppaea Sabina, Nero’s second wife. It was known...

WALTHAM, Massachusetts — Before visitors even enter the Rose Art Museum’s main gallery to see Fred Wilson’s Reflections, they’ll encounter a black and white canvas depicting a trident, stars, a swan, and a half-circle gear with a machete through it. Wilson’s “The People” (2010), in the museum’s front hallway, sets the stage for what’s to come. The work introduces a shade of black that is deep, smooth, glossy, and seemingly endless — absorbing so much light that the white walls appear dull. Viewers may or may not decide to decode the cryptic iconography. More importantly, “The People” and other works in the survey consider the relationship that black and white have to each other: One is...

Bad Bunny struck a nerve, rather than a chord, after touching an artifact on display at a Mexico City archaeology museum. On Saturday, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) issued a public scolding of the musician for allegedly placing his hands on a stela, a type of carved stone sculpture central to Mayan culture. According to INAH and fan accounts, the Puerto Rican singer, whose full name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, posted an image on Instagram showing a hooded figure—presumably himself—touching the artifact at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. As first reported by Hyperallergic, the post appears to have since been deleted. “As it is public...

The central attraction at the Venice Biennale is its main exhibition, a curated show meant to pinpoint a dominant theme in art as it stands right now. But all around it are pavilions staged by countries, with each nation selecting one or more artists to mount their own show or installation. These national pavilions have contributed to the common conception of the Biennale as the art world’s Olympics: a place where stars are born and nations flex their might. The national pavilions tend to remain in flux until the very end. In 2024, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza upended several nations’ plans to exhibit at the Biennale. In 2026, those conflicts have once again roiled this area of the Biennale, with Australia...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a new series on the convergence of art and luxury. See all of our reporting on the topic here.Look no further than the auction houses for proof that art and luxury are becoming increasingly intertwined. In 2025, Sotheby’s and Christie’s both softened the blow of sluggish art sales by doubling down on luxury. Handbags, jewels, watches, cars, you name it: these items now account for roughly a third of Sotheby’s total revenue, with private luxury sales soaring 350 percent year on year. Christie’s isn’t far behind, with luxury accounting for a quarter of its overall take. And it’s not just the auction game. Art fairs, too, stepped up their luxury collaborations...

The Eighteenth Istanbul Biennial has ended two years ahead of schedule owing to the departure of its curator, Christine Tohmé. Originally planned by Tohmé as a tripartite affair titled “Three Legged Cat,” the Biennial opened its first chapter on September 20 across eight venues and closed November 23, as planned. The event had been set […]

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COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND—More than 600 possible dwelling platforms and a cistern have been identified at Ireland’s Brusselstown Ring hillfort by Dirk Brandherm of Queen’s University Belfast and his colleagues, according to a Phys.org report. The site, one of the 13 large enclosures in the Baltinglass hillfort cluster in eastern Ireland, is thought to have been occupied during the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, between about 1193 and 410 B.C. The Brusselstown Ring features two ramparts—the outer ring also encloses a Neolithic hillfort. Nearly 100 of the possible roundhouse platforms in the Brusselstown Ring are within the inner rampart. The rest are situated between the inner wall and the outer...

Janet Fish, known for her radiant, light-infused still lifes of everyday objects, died at her home in Vermont on December 11. She was eighty-seven. Her death was announced by DC Moore Gallery, which represents her. As rendered by Fish, bottles of window-cleaning fluid, jars of honey, plastic-wrapped trays of fruit, and glass vases bursting with […]

The official trailer for The Moment, the new A24 movie starring Charli XCX during a satirical version of her Brat era, dropped earlier this month, renewing interest in the musician’s cinematic breakout in 100 Nights Of Hero, a farcical fairy tale released at the latest Venice International Film Festival. In that film, the star plays a striking instrument that may have caught the eye of fans of sound art: a sculptural harp by the artist Amanda Camenisch.  The London-based photographer, filmmaker, and performer is perhaps best known for her sonic sculptures—hand-forged, alien-looking music-makers that facilitate what she calls “participatory rituals.”  The piece played by Charli XCX is titled...

Wäschereiquartier: Adaptive Reuse of Historic Kassel Laundry Site
 
The Wäschereiquartier in Kassel, Germany, is a mixed-use residential development created through the adaptive reuse and extension of a former laundry complex. Designed by Querkopf Architekten, the project transforms a previously sealed industrial site into a climate-conscious urban quarter and was awarded the Heinze Award 2025 in the category ‘Neighborhood and Mixed-Use.’
 
Located in the Vorderer Westen district, an area characterized by Art Nouveau housing and historic villas, the site consists of three listed brick factory buildings originally constructed around 1900 for the Welscher laundry. Situated within a rear courtyard of a...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as industrialization swelled and advances in science and health paralleled social and economic transformation, artists searched for ways to express the changing times. Fatigued with the traditions and values of conservative society, which increasingly felt at odds with the way the world was heading, artists began to seek new visual languages in painting, architecture, and design. What started as dalliances with non-academic painting in the late 1800s—think Vincent van Gogh and the Impressionists—burgeoned into a full-throttle movement, especially after World War I. Kasimir Malevich’s “Black Square” (1913), for one, marked a turning point in Western art when...

Limestone statue fragment CAIRO, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, excavations at connected sites in northern Egypt’s western Nile Delta have uncovered an industrial area at Kom Wasit that was in use as early as the fifth century B.C., and part of a Roman-era necropolis at the site of Kom al-Ahmar. Mohamed Abdel Badi of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that a large building divided into at least six rooms was unearthed in the industrial area. More than 9,000 fish bones found in two of these rooms show that they were used to process and salt fish. Metal and stone tools, faience amulets, and limestone statues are thought to have been made in the other rooms...

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO—Phys.org reports that a reexamination of more than 2,400 parrot bones unearthed at Chaco Canyon suggests that most of the macaws and parrots that were kept by ancient Puebloans were likely restricted to the large, multistory buildings known as great houses, where they lived in heated rooms with plastered walls. Katelyn Bishop of the University of Illinois determined that 42 of these 45 birds were macaws, while the other three were thick-billed parrots. These bird remains were last examined more than 50 years ago. The remains of four of the macaws and all three of the thick-billed parrots are now missing. Analysis of the remaining bird remains showed that they had been acquired over a...

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Pieces by David Shrigley and Lubaina Himid grace the walls of government offices

The exhibitions to visit in London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Madrid

As the year draws to a close, we look back on a dynamic twelve months across Aesthetica’s platforms, celebrating creativity in all its forms. From the Aesthetica Art Prize and Film Festival to the New Music Stage, Aesthetica Future Now Expo and the pages of Aesthetica Magazine, 2025 has been defined by bold ideas, emerging talent and ambitious work that responds to the world around us. Together, these highlights reflect our ongoing commitment to championing innovation across art, film, music and design, while creating space for new voices shaping the future of contemporary culture. Aesthetica Art Prize The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize brought together 25 shortlisted artists, whose works span painting, drawing,...

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Traditional fireworks contribute to air and noise pollution
 
Biodegradable fireworks, light shows, and drones can offer an alternative and cleaner change to the future of traditional pyrotechnics. For hundreds of years, fireworks have meant loud bangs and bright colors in the sky as a way to mark celebrations, like New Year’s Eve, national holidays, weddings, and victories. But what happens after the fireworks fade? Our deep dive explores the current climate of traditional fireworks and the potential of the biodegradable ones alongside drone technology and light shows as cleaner alternatives. Chemically, traditional fireworks get their colors from metals: red from strontium, green from barium, and blue...

There are few career paths where a professional mishap leads to great success, but Cecilia Giménez found one. The Spanish artist, who died this week at the age of 94, rose to fame and notoriety in the 2010s for her delightful “restoration” of “Ecce Homo,” a fresco of Jesus in a Zaragoza church. The face that launched a million memes, affectionately known as “Beast Jesus,” may not have inspired religious ecstasy, but it birthed a cultural icon. Today, Staff Writer Isa Farfan commemorates Giménez's life and improbable legacy alongside a selection of “Beast Jesus” stories from our archive.Speaking of icons, Heated Rivalry, the hit Canadian show about two hockey stars who fall for each other...

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Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months

When Chen Chuanduan (b. 1994) was a child, he often dreamt of the stars – traversing space, drifting through bubble universes, weightlessly floating towards celestial bodies. Yet, as he grew older, these visions faded – giving way to adult routines and reality. Now, with a camera in hand, he’s recapturing these lost memories through an extraordinary work of docu-fiction: the Everett’s Notes series. This body of work is central to his latest solo exhibition at Fotografiska in Shanghai, The Tacit Measure: Caves, Comets, and Dreams Uncollapsed. Here, Chuanduan takes inspiration from physicist Hugh Everett, whose ideas gave rise to the concept of “multiverses.” This theory – of endless stages where...

Cecilia Giménez Zueco’s reworking of Ecce Homo in her local church inspired memes and headlines

installations that shaped 2025
 
As 2025 comes to a close, this final list in our annual round-up pulls together the installations that shaped the most immersive encounters of the year. Across deserts, plazas, courtyards, coastlines, and museums, artists and designers turn movement, light, sound, and material experimentation into living environments that ask us to slow down, listen, and look again.
 
A single year brought iridescent glass shimmering in the Coachella Valley, a fictional equestrian mystery unfolding inside a New York warehouse, plush flowers blooming under Rockefeller Center’s flags, and a rotating library of 3,000 books glowing at the heart of Milan. Elsewhere, flip-flops became a pneumatic...

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jun aoki lands in beijing with a third louis vuitton flagship
 
Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun opens in Beijing as a new flagship by Louis Vuitton, designed by architect Jun Aoki and located within the Sanlitun district. The building introduces an organic, multi-layered glass facade and a vertically organized interior that brings retail, hospitality, and exhibition spaces into a single building.
 
The project extends Jun Aoki’s long collaboration with the House, following earlier works in Tokyo and Osaka. In Beijing, the architect applies a refined approach to surface, enclosure, and daylight, responding to the urban intensity of Sanlitun through material density and calibrated transparency.
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La storia artistica di Carmine Rezzuti non devo certamente presentarvela io: Rezzuti è un artista che ha saputo raccontarsi, nel tempo, con genio raffinato e una profonda e simbolica narrazione iconografica. Le sue scelte hanno sempre attraversato l’immaginifico, sia quando ha lavorato in esperienze site-specific, sia quando tutto è nato spontaneamente nel silenzio del suo studio, immaginando spazi da contaminare e luoghi da percorrere con estro e originalità.
Carmine Rezzuti, vista d’insieme della mostra “…Di Notte” alla Galleria Frame Arts et Artes di Napoli. Foto di Rita A. Fusco
C’è qualcosa di primitivo e apotropaico nelle opere di Rezzuti, qualcosa che ci appartiene, un’intimità che...

So much for watching it for the plot. (screenshot via X)Read with caution: Spoilers ahead!Let me start by saying that I am a cis woman, and I don't know anything about ice hockey except that people on TikTok have started calling the rinks “boy aquariums.” But I, like a large percentage of the show’s women-identifying audience, tore through the first five episodes of Heated Rivalry (2025–ongoing) in less than a day.In just one month, the Canadian gay hockey romance drama, adapted from author Rachel Reid's Game Changers (2019–) novel series, has skyrocketed in popularity and critical acclaim, scoring an impressive 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's also responsible for an influx of horny,...

Ey, Tití me preguntó … Why did you touch a historical artifact in a museum? The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico City issued a statement on Saturday, December 27, after Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny touched an artifact on display at an archaeology museum earlier this month. According to INAH and fan accounts, Bad Bunny, whose full name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, posted images of himself placing his hands on a stela, a type of carved stone monument found in former Maya city-states in Mexico and Central America.A fan account posted what it said was a photo of Bad Bunny at the National Museum of Anthropology (screenshot via @benitodata on Instagram)The singer and...

Rosana Paulino was selected as the recipient of the annual BMC Prize, a grant for artists working in the spirit of Black Mountain College. An artist, educator, and researcher based in São Paulo, Brazil, Paulino’s work centers around social, ethnic, and gender issues, particularly foregrounding the histories, myths, narratives, and images of Black women in Brazilian society. Her practice, which spans drawing, embroidery, engraving, printmaking, collage, sculpture, and installation, explores the history of racial violence and the persisting legacy of slavery in Brazil, illuminating the impact of memory on psychosocial constructions. Through archetypes and documents, Paulino blends personal and archival...

Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. Get Published in Artistonish Magazine and Astonish Art Lovers with Your Art!FeaturedThe 66th issue of Artistonish Contemporary Art Magazine will feature contemporary artworks from around the world on vibrant glossy pages in print and online. It offers a chance to share your work with art lovers, curators, and collectors and join an international conversation on creativity and expression. Jury-selected artists will be published in the January 2026 issue, featured on Artsy, receive a certificate of achievement and...

ANTALYA, TURKEY—The Anadolu Agency reports that excavations at Syedra, a 3,000-year-old city site on Turkey’s southern coastline, suggest it was a center for olive oil production. “Through excavations, we have uncovered nearly 20 olive oil workshops,” said Ertuğ Ergürer of Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University. “Beyond that, we have identified over 100 such workshops across the entire ancient city,” he added. Olive oil was usually produced outside a city’s walls, he explained, but at Syedra, evidence for the production of olive oil was detected under nearly every building. The olive oil was likely used locally and shipped from Syedra to North Africa and the Levant, he concluded. For more on the...

Artifacts recovered from the mission site include (top row) brass trade rings, (middle row) lead shot, and (bottom row) part of a scissor and a small copper kettle handle. JACKSON COUNTY, TEXAS—According to a statement released by Texas Tech University, a team of archaeologists from Texas Tech University and the Texas Historical Commission have discovered the site of Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo on private land in southeastern Texas. The colony was founded in the 1680s by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who was soon killed by his own men. Christian missionaries from Spain then settled at the site but abandoned it in the 1720s. Team leader Tamra Walter of Texas Tech...

Blurring the boundaries between architecture, social space, and sculpture, a new bar has arrived on the scene in Rome. Bar Far reimagines a traditional gallery, which happens to be the new location of Villa Lontana, into a visually mesmerizing meeting spot. The name of the show and temporary libations pop-up is a play on the name of Villa Lontana itself, which translates to “faraway villa,” and it’s the latest from artists Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page. From the neon sign on the facade to tables held up by legs and sconces in the form of hands holding candles, the exhibition celebrates the legacy of illustrious art bars like Cabaret Voltaire—the birthplace of Dada in Zurich—or the...

Art fairs remain vital cultural touchstones, offering artists, collectors and audiences a rare space to connect, discover and reflect on the state of contemporary art. In this roundup, we spotlight the most compelling events of 2025, celebrating the ideas, visions and experiences they brought to life. From Togo Photo Festival and Paris Photo to Photo London, PHOTOCLIMAT and Ragusa Foto Festival, this year’s selection spans the globe, showcasing a remarkable range of talent and approaches to photography. Togo Photo Festival Founded and directed by Ako Atikossie and Giulia Brivio, Togo Photo Festival’s goal is to provide international visibility and create new opportunities for emerging photographers from...

Collector David Walsh says budget for long-awaited extension is more than AUS$100m

Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens opens with unmistakable force. The Brooklyn Museum draws visitors into the charged atmosphere of mid-century Bamako, where political transformation and personal aspiration met in the intimate space of a studio. More than 280 works build a world of surfaces and sensations, from elaborately patterned cloth to gleaming accessories and the quiet poise of sitters who understood the camera as a tool of self-realisation. Here, tactility becomes a crucial narrative thread, revealing how material choices shape identity in a moment of development and social change. Keïta’s portraits were made during a period when Mali was moving towards independence and urban life was in rapid evolution....

Molto spesso si pensa che mettere troppa carne al fuoco sia un errore. Creare mostre con numerosi artisti esposti può disturbare l’atmosfera che le varie opere esprimono, influenzandosi a vicenda. Sebbene questo sia vero per la maggior parte delle esposizioni, il caso della mostra Microcosmi, presso Studio la Linea Verticale è di certo un’eccezione. Le sedici opere esposte, tutte di piccole dimensioni, spingono l’osservatore ad avere un contatto ravvicinato con l’oggetto artistico. L’intimità del dettaglio richiama la grandezza che queste opere esprimono. «È nella piccola dimensione che l’infinito a volte si lascia osservare con maggior chiarezza».
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The UK Treasury will rely on the taxpayer-backed Government Indemnity Scheme to insure the Bayeux Tapestry for an estimated £800 million ($1 billion) while it is on loan from Normandy to the British Museum next year, the Financial Times reports. The scheme, which is administered by the UK department for culture, media, and sport, is […]

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of the African Diaspora, also in San Francisco, have announced Cornelia Stokes as inaugural assistant curator of the art of the African diaspora. Stokes brings more than a decade of experience as a curator, educator, and researcher focused on the African diaspora. She will take […]

As we reflect on 2025, we’re taking a peek into our archive to spotlight some of the stories we’re still thinking about. It’s a joy and a privilege to share so much creativity with you each day, and we’re grateful to know you’re out there reading. In case you missed it, check out our favorite art books of the year. —Christopher, Grace, Kate, and Jackie “Bosch Beast No. 14” (2025), paper, paperboard, glue, wire, and crepe paper, 33 × 19 × 14 inches Uncanny Papier-Mâché Creatures by Roberto Benavidez Mingle in ‘Bosch Beasts’ For Los Angeles-based artist Roberto Benavidez, the art of the piñata is a central tenet of a practice exploring intersecting themes of race, sexuality, humor, sin,...

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As the year draws to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary visionaries who shaped our pages in 2025. From evocative portraiture to daring conceptual work, these cover images capture the spirit of contemporary creativity and artistic exploration. Across the past 12 months, each artist has brought their unique voice to the fore, inviting us to see the world anew through colour, form and imagination. Here are the six remarkable photographers that made it onto our cover this year.  Sarah Doyle | The imaginative contemporary photography of Dublin-based Sarah Doyle plays with shapes and colours, to offer up a joyful viewing experience. Maria Svarbova | Simplicity, detachment and symmetry are...

«Gli artisti sono sempre più paragonabili a degli sciamani, perché gli sciamani sono individui che cercano di stabilire dei contatti con altri mondi». Nicolas Bourriaud
La dimensione relazionale dell’arte, ovvero l’idea che l’opera esista e si attivi nel rapporto con lo spettatore, è sempre esistita. Ne parla, già nel XIX secolo, Eugène Delacroix nei suoi diari, dove descrive la triangolazione artista-opera-pubblico servendosi di una metafora metereologica in cui il pittore viene paragonato alla pioggia e il quadro alla nuvola che si forma dalla sua evaporazione, destinata a piovere di nuovo sullo spettatore. Su questo concetto è imperniato il saggio Estetica relazionale, pubblicato nel 1998...

Nel lavoro Il prato del vicino, presentato all’interno di EDICOLA480, Vega Flux – pseudonimo di Chiara Panunzio, pittrice pugliese nata nel 1997 – costruisce un’immagine che non si esaurisce nella dimensione pittorica, ma si apre a una rete di rimandi storici, simbolici e percettivi. Lo spazio espositivo – pensato come soglia permeabile tra opera e città – amplifica il carattere diretto e interrogativo del lavoro, che si impone allo sguardo come una presenza ambigua, capace di attivare letture stratificate senza mai chiudersi in una narrazione univoca.
EDICOLA480, 2025, Vega Flux, “Il prato del vicino”, olio su tela, 120×100 cm, 2023, ph. Danilo Donzelli, courtesy Edicola480
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È la prima metà del 2003 quando la Peggy Guggenheim Collection di Venezia organizza una mostra dal titolo “Kandinsky e l’avventura astratta”, in cui l’unica donna presente è un’artista italiana. Veneziana di origine e deceduta nel 1981 (quindi due decadi prima), Bice Lazzari è da tempo ormai ricordata come la prima pittrice italiana dell’astrazione, colei che ha respinto “ogni forma pittorica immobile e socialmente accettata”, come scritto nella presentazione del curatore di questa mostra milanese che ha, tra i suoi meriti, soprattutto quello di volgere il proprio sguardo su un’artista (molto) ingiustamente poco conosciuta. “I linguaggi del suo tempo” è, infatti, il titolo di una...

 
Over the past year we’ve worked hard to make Shutter Hub more accessible than ever. Our community has grown stronger, and we’ve created the greatest number of opportunities in Shutter Hub history.
Here are a few milestones from 2025 that we’d love to look back on with you…
A New Chapter
 2025 was a year of important, meaningful change. To celebrate a decade of Shutter Hub, we completely relaunched our platform as a membership-free, open, and inclusive resource for photographers worldwide.
There was no doubt in our minds that this was the right thing to do and the natural next step, but we didn’t know how people would respond. Your response was incredible! We received so much support from our...

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“I don't aim for my art to be political, but because I have my own perspective and worldview, that inevitably comes through in the art,” says Shyama Golden. Read Silke Tudor's full article on the artist by clicking above.
The post The Nature of Life: Shyama Golden on Art, identity, & The Not So Elusive Catsquatch first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Max Seckel's paintings are all about the details. His landscapes come alive with the messy signs of humanity: a traffic cone standing in a puddle surrounded by a weedy yard; a utility pole teetering behind a dumpster; streams of yellow tape banding around trees. Read more about the article by clicking above!
The post Cracks In the Levee: The Paintings of Max Seckel first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Sean Norvet has long been described as a Renaissance-inspired satirist, a mish-masher of photorealism and cartoons into goofy–gruesome critiques of consumer culture or social media habits or other twenty-first-century concerns. Read the full article by clicking above..
The post Tropical Flavored Nightmare: Sean Norvet’s Paintings Are Reflective Mountains of Disgusting Excess first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

What is the value of knowledge? A coffee shop latte easily costs six dollars or more these days, but peruse any used book sale and you’ll find classics of literature and science for mere cents—published works that have had an indelible impact on culture. In many cases, mass production has rendered the value of books—as objects—at pennies. Used bookstores with buy-back policies often play a vital role in simply being able to properly recycle or dispose of volumes that are no longer salable. Hundreds of millions of books are tossed each year, whether due to overstock, age, or damage, which is an ongoing problem for the publishing industry. “The New American” (2021), hardcover book, acrylic varnish,...

A year-end post highlighting our favourite pieces from every art feature this year. This compilations represents the wide array of talent and perspectives that have come to make Booooooom the community that it is.
We want to thank everyone who took the time to share their work with us this year! Whether you’ve been following us for a while or participated in your first open call with us, you’re presence here means a lot to us.
You can also check out our year-end posts of photography/photographers here, if you haven’t already!
Which artwork was your favourite discovery this year?

“I never imagined being a ceramic artist when I was a kid,” Iwamura admits. “I had no interest.” But today, he is a ceramicist living and working in Shigaraki—a small town east of Kyoto and home to one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above.
The post Using Ancient Kilns En Iwamura Builds His Ceramics One Coil At a Time first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine.

Welcome to our annual year-end photography post highlighting our favourites! Going back through every feature from the past year we’ve compiled our top picks of this year’s roundup. As in previous years this collection represents a wide range of talent and approaches.
We want to thank everyone who took the time to share their work with us and participate in our open calls this year. Whether you’ve been following us for a while or are brand new to our membership, you’re an integral part of what makes the Booooooom community what it is.
If you haven’t seen our previous A Year in Photos posts you can check them all out here: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011,...