From the January 2025 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Mario Praz, it seems fair to say, had strong feelings about decoration. In his illustrated history of the subject – published in 1964 – the Roman scholar and collector wrote of the horror he would occasionally experience on visiting the home of a good friend for the very first time: ‘It was like turning over one of those ivory…
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Sappiamo che l’espressione artistica in numerosi periodi storici ha avuto non solo un significato estetico o decorativo, ma anche di rappresentanza diplomatica o di affermazione del potere. Le opere venivano donate a conferma di un’alleanza politica tra paesi; gli artisti venivano dati in prestito dai vari principi o papi per ragioni di stato; i palazzi e le chiese sfidavano con la loro mole lo skyline cittadino e competevano in altezza e sfarzo con le città contermini. Taiwan, alla fine, isola negletta della storia contemporanea, priva di una rappresentanza in sede ONU, sempre con il terrore di intromissioni e colpi di mano da parte del suo ingombrante e inquietante vicino (leggasi Repubblica Popolare...

Gallery Association Los Angeles, an association of around 100 galleries formed in 2020, released an open letter Friday night calling for the art community’s continued engagement, support, and solidarity in the city amid the ongoing Eaton, Hurst, and Palisades fires. “Over the past week, Los Angeles has faced devastating losses due to the destructive wildfires sweeping through our city,” the letter reads. “In moments like these, the art world’s unique strength as a close-knit and interconnected community becomes especially clear. We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from both near and far.” “As members of the Gallery Association Los Angeles (GALA), we have been in close...

Whether you’re trying to beat the winter blahs or enjoy the rare moments of midwinter sunshine, there’s plenty of compelling art to see in New York City’s museums and galleries. Prepare for the overlap of Inauguration and MLK Day with Kamari Carter’s incisive take on the American flag, check out the spiritual art of Shakers, bask in Esther Mahlangu’s colorful patterns and the esoteric worlds of Forrest Bess, and wander into a field of conceptualism with Michael Asher. And when the snowstorms roll in, curl up on your couch and enjoy dozens of online exhibitions designed by the Morgan Library & Museum, including two on the wondrous Beatrix Potter! If you’re in need of some creative community on...

Frieze Los Angeles will hold its sixth edition from February 20 to 23, 2025, despite the devastating wildfires that have impacted the city and its surrounding communities.  In an email sent to those on the Frieze VIP list Friday, the organizers said that while the fair has always played a “key role as a place for creativity, connection, and resilience…[this edition] also serves as an opportunity to stand with the community in its time of need.” The event has received support from city officials and local tourism agencies, who are working to ensure a smooth experience for participants and visitors. Frieze has also partnered with local hotels to accommodate attendees, encouraging collaboration across...

A group of artifacts from the 15th and 16th centuries, linked to the Jagiellon dynasty and royal officials within it, has been discovered in Vilnius Cathedral, a prominent Catholic site in Lithuania. The dynasty, which ruled over territories in Lithuania and Poland during a period of cultural change in Central Europe, was a time of economic growth. The artifacts are believed to have been hidden by an unknown source around 1939 at the beginning of World War II. Metallic crowns, scepters, and medallions associated with Alexander Jagiellon (ruled 1501–1506) and Sigismund Augustus (ruled 1548–1572), were found in the grouping by researchers last December in the cathedral’s archives. Lithuania, unlike other...

Fundraising efforts have sprouted across the United States to support Angelenos displaced amid the unprecedented destruction from the devastating fires over the last 10 days. This weekend, two art-oriented events right here in New York City have emerged to raise money for affected artists in Los Angeles County, including Black and Latino families from Altadena.On Saturday and Sunday, four art spaces in Manhattan’s Lower East Side have joined forces for NY4LA, an art fundraiser to raise money for the Grief and Hope GoFundMe with a starter goal of distributing $500,000 in stipends to LA artists. Galleries My Pet Ram, Below Grand, and Entrance along with event venue and bar Beverly’s have pulled together work...

LOS ANGELES — As the wildfires that devastated large swaths of Los Angeles last week are gradually being contained, thousands of Angelenos are beginning to survey the damage and looking ahead at the long road to recovery. For both LA’s art community and the international art world, there has been much discussion about the city’s upcoming art fairs, which are scheduled to take place the third week of February. Amid some concerns that moving forward with these events would be inappropriate or financially imprudent, other sources told Hyperallergic that the fairs would provide critical sources of support and solidarity.Perhaps the biggest question lingering in the air was about the fate of the fair week’s...

After ending another year of record-breaking climate statistics, we stand at the precipice of 2025, which has already revealed its own devastating challenges. As the window for meaningful change continues to narrow during the next several years, we’re left to wonder what the world might look like if we stay on this path. Through the lens of hyper-consumerism, San Francisco-based artist Michael Kerbow (previously) envisions the future in his wry and imaginative landscape paintings. Swarming decayed gas station roofs, perching atop abandoned vehicles in forests, and sauntering past crumbling highways and fast food joints, the dinosaurs in Kerbow’s paintings govern a world overrun by the effects of late-stage...

The National Building Museum and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., are preparing inauguration dinners for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, respectively. The black-tie, candlelight dinner at the National Building Museum is expected to be attended by Trump and his wife Melania, while a more intimate black-tie event at the National Gallery of Art will be held for Vance. Major donors wishing to attend and be granted direct access to the private events around the swearing-in ceremony, however, will have to pay double compared to the first inauguration, according to fundraising materials. For a brief interaction with Trump and Vance, donors must contribute a minimum of...

A female-centric order has been found for the first time in European prehistory by scientists who analyzed DNA from burial grounds in southwest England.Archaeologists from Bournemouth University, together with geneticists from Ireland’s Trinity College Dublin, made the discovery by analyzing 50 genomes from remains found in burial grounds in the county of Dorset. The site dates to the Roman conquest of BCE 43.The results, which were published in the science journal Nature, suggest the community who once lived there was the first in Europe centered around a female line of descent.“This was the cemetery of a large kin group,” Dr Lara Cassidy, assistant professor at Trinity’s genetics department, said....

Like many sports, men have typically dominated the world of bodybuilding, but for a small group of women in India, lifting weights and chiseling their bodies subverts more than athletic competitions. In an ongoing series of images titled Not What You Saw, photographer Keerthana Kunnath documents a burgeoning community of female bodybuilders in Kerala. Set against common backdrops like beaches, the outside of a traditional Indian home, and lush, green foliage, the collection highlights an alternative vision of beauty grounded in immense female power. Since starting the series, Kunnath has met about a dozen women participating in the sport. Her first encounter, though, was with the popular athlete and trainer...

House-sized snails, roaming unicorns, dog-headed men and beavers with fish-tails abound in the Book of Marvels of the World, a rich illuminated manuscript produced in France in the 15th century by the Master of the Geneva Boccaccio that depicts far-flung lands from a European point of view. Four copies of the manuscript survive, two of which are on display at this exhibition at the Morgan Library…
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In 2019, a small panel by the early Tuscan painter Cimabue, of whose works only a handful survive, was found hanging above a stove in a house in Compiègne, just north of Paris. Four years later, after auctions and export bars, the work, the Mocking of Christ (c. 1285–90), was bought by the Louvre for €24m – a purchase which was crowned acquisition of the year by Apollo. Now, after a process of…
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The steam engine, the seed drill, the world wide web, self-deprecation, most of the best sports – Britain has given so many things to the world that it is useful now and then to remind ourselves of those things Britain has taken from others. These include gladiator contests, which are invariably associated with Rome but, as a new travelling exhibition informs us, took place on this scepter’d isle…
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In 2023, the centenary year of the founding of the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, 74 works from the collection of the Ukrainian museum were transported to Berlin in order to guarantee their safety from advancing Russian forces and air strikes. The paintings, most of which had been brought unframed, were treated by conservators at the Gemäldegalerie and hung in newly made frames…
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Galerie Max Hetzler presents ESCAPISM, a solo exhibition of new works by Toby Ziegler, at Bleibtreustraße 45 in Berlin. This is the... Read More

Coinciding with the 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of Donald Trump, Ben Turnbull X Candidate Q, unveil their guerrilla intervention, 1/6/21

Through a series of intricate works, Pohl explores London’s multifaceted social landscape—housing estates, homeless shelters, financial institutions, and creative spaces—

Martina Droth will assume leadership of the largest collection of British art outside the UK as public reopening nears.

ARTIZM COLLECTIVE has announced its debut with a free three-day event at the iconic 28 Cavendish Square.

La rappresentazione della realtà come componente morfoplastica e concettuale che detta l’amalgama mistica dei processi esistenziali dell’uomo e del mondo, costituisce forse il momento creativo più indipendente per l’artista che, attraverso il dialogo personale con il suo sé interiore, essenzializza la trasfigurazione di contesti realistici in espressione artistica.
Guido Guidi, “Cervia”, 1983 © Roberta Bosco, [23 dicembre 2021], riproduzione riservata, courtesy MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
La molteplicità e la diversità dell’arte contemporanea generano nuove caratteristiche estetiche che conferiscono nuove funzioni e contenuti alle significazioni artistiche. La fotografia...

Iconoclastic director David Lynch, who with his darkly surreal films brought the avant-garde shrieking and scratching into the mainstream, has died at the age of seventy-eight. His family announced his death via a social media post but did not give a cause. Lynch, who began smoking at the age of eight, had been diagnosed with […]

Editor’s Note: The following post contains mentions of sexual assault. To reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org.‣ Netflix recently adapted a beloved novel by the late Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez — “Gabo” to his devotees — and people have thoughts. But who better to hash it out than his own colleague and friend? Novelist Ariel Dorfman writes in LitHub:And yet, for anyone who has read the novel—as I have, some six or seven times, since I was first enchanted by it in 1967, one of its initial readers thanks to my job as literary critic for Ercilla, Chile’s premier newsmagazine, something essential is missing. If Gabo’s...

David Lynch, the multi-hyphenate film director and artist known for classics both cult and traditional, from Blue Velvet (1986) to Mulholland Drive (2001), has died at the age of 78. His death was confirmed by his family on Facebook today, January 16. Last year, Lynch announced that he had been diagnosed with emphysema and was unable to work or leave his house. Despite the state of Lynch’s health, the overwhelming initial response to the news of his death has been one of shock. Lynch is widely considered an institution unto himself — primarily of cinema, but also painting, music, photography, and pop entertainment in general — such that his presence was utterly integrated with the cultural landscape....

To say that Stephen Morrison’s work is inspired by dogs would be an understatement. Through sculptural assemblages and paintings of puppy faces tucked in foliage or morphing from household items, Morrison evokes the timeless love for our pets. “I think I’ve always been a bit of a hedonist and kind of set up to love the life of a dog, of doing whatever you want when you want to do it,” Morrison recently told Hyperallergic in an interview. “That’s why making work with dogs feels so natural because it’s deeply a part of my character.” “Every Direction at Once” (2025), oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches Morrison also draws inspiration from his beloved pit bull mix, Tilly, who was the ring bearer at...

Multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer Alastair Mackinven, known for wryly humorous performances that crackled with critical energy and, later, for dreamlike figurative paintings in dusky hues, died last week at the age of fifty-three. His death was announced January 8 by his London gallery, Maureen Paley. He had been diagnosed with cancer eight years ago. […]

The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) has appointed London-born curator, writer, and educator Sara Raza artistic director and chief curator of the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Tashkent. Set to open in September in a restored 1912 tram depot and diesel station, the institution will function as a global arts and culture […]

From Nobuhito Nishigawara’s gilded drips to Andrés Anza’s spiny forms that could seemingly scuttle away at any moment, an eclectic array of works go on view this month for Ceramic Brussels. In its second year, the annual gathering is the only international art fair devoted entirely to the medium. The 2025 edition will feature works by more than 200 artists around the globe, with a particular focus on contemporary Norwegian makers. Andres Anza, Galleria Anna Marra Spanning myriad aesthetics and processes, the fair presents a wide variety of approaches to and a sort of state of the medium. Some artists, like Eirik Falckner, push the boundaries of ceramic art even further by collaborating with bees to layer...

You’ve probably heard the term “cookie-cutter” to describe rows of houses seemingly indistinguishable from one another, save details like color or which side the garage sits on. For Brooklyn-based artist Hayden Williams, the comforting yet slightly eerie predictability of these sprawling settings is fodder for Suburbs, a series of illustrations tapping into American obsessions with privacy and perfect lawns. “A lot of things interest me about suburbia,” Williams tells Colossal. “I enjoy the quiet, uncanny beauty that, due to its cookie-cutter nature, is also extremely relatable and nostalgic to many people.” “Sprawl” Williams uses Houdini, a 3D rendering tool, to create his saccharine digital...

London Art Fair returns for its 37th edition with new shows from more than 120 international galleries. The renowned event, which takes place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, offers a diverse presentation of modern and contemporary art, alongside curated displays and an inspiring programme of talks, panel discussions and artist insights. For 2025, the Fair partners with celebrated art museum, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, whose showcase encourages viewers to interact with objects up close. This is an event which ensures that all aspects of today’s art world is made accessible to everyone. There are more than 120 galleries representing countries from around the world, including the Czech Republic,...

Blending regional heritage with cutting-edge technology, Editor Suzette Bell-Roberts explores how Diriyah Art Futures positions Saudi Arabia as a global leader in innovation and cultural exchange. Leonel Moura, Arabia series, 2021. Courtesy of Diriyah Art […]

Launching 17 January 2025, the archive will illuminate stories beyond European knowledge systems, fostering plural narratives and expanding dialogues between African and European museum collections Courtesy of TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE. On 17 January 2025, the […]

Exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery Will Spotlight Compelling Visual Narratives on Migration, Identity, and Cultural Memory © Rahim Fortune The Photographers’ Gallery is thrilled to announce the exhibition details for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation […]

Parlano, bisbigliano e mai urlano, sino a creare un vociare inconsulto immerso in nubi di umido vapore. Si tratta di anonime identità di ragazze, donne e bambine, alcune giocano con fiori, altre ruotano, danzano, altrimenti giacciono sedute. Non sono certamente dee o madonne, anche se alcuni nomi lo fanno pensare, bensì sono semplici esseri anonimi, sicuramente femminili, che vivono lo spazio di un luogo indefinito. Questo è quanto propone la Tim Van Laere Gallery di Roma nella mostra personale di Leiko Ikemura (Tsu, Giappone, 1951), intitolata Mia Mamma Roma, in programmazione fino al 1 febbraio 2025. Non si direbbe, ma l’esposizione ruota attorno alle indefinite e infinite forme che la materia pittorica...

Calder Gardens, the forthcoming sanctuary being built in Philadelphia to honor pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), has announced that it will open to the public in September 2025 with Juana Berrío serving as its inaugural Marsha Perelman Senior Director of Programs. Berrío, who is currently curatorial and sustainability adviser to the Independent Study Program at […]

The Trellis Art Fund, a New York–based nonprofit that launched in February 2024 with a $15.8 million endowment and the aim of supporting individual artists through unrestricted grants, has revealed a novel annual $420,000 initiative, the Stepping Stone grants. Twenty-one artists will each receive an unrestricted award of $20,000: The fund’s original $100,000 grants, presented […]

We are living in even stranger times. While fires are ravaging Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States, affecting many of our friends and collaborators, the scores of artists in Asheville affected by Hurricane Helene in December are still reeling from the loss of their homes and studios. To provide support, Bender Gallery has organized an art show with their local artists to support the River Arts District. Click above to read all about it and see a few works on display.
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At Tate Liverpool, a powerful exploration of nature, industrialisation, and the global movement of people and plants reveals how trade, migration, and colonial histories have shaped urban and natural landscapes. Henri Matisse, The Dancer (La Danseuse), 1949. […]

Nella storia dell’arte recente l’oggetto è stato declinato in innumerevoli modalità, assumendo di volta in volta la funzione di provocazione, feticcio, documento, denuncia anti-consumistica o presentazione concettuale, al punto che la sua presenza, all’inizio invasiva e disturbante, ci è diventata abituale. La domanda che sorge spontanea, ogni volta che si ha a che fare con lavori di artisti che implicano a vario titolo la centralità degli oggetti, è: cosa avrà ancora da dire alla nostra riflessione e sensibilità questa categoria estetica dell’esistente così trasversale a stili e poetiche da poter essere istintivamente gravata da un sospetto a priori di inflazione? Si lancia con un certo...

Un enorme rivestimento in carta da parati ci accoglie mentre si è in fila alla biglietteria o a sbirciare al bookshop di Palazzo Fava. Copre tutte le pareti e tra le tante figure riprodotte in serie sulla superficie spicca un lama che in realtà è un alpaca. “The Animal That Looks Like a Lama but is Really an Alpaca” (2023) è l’opera site specific che introduce alla figura e all’arte di Ai Weiwei, per la prima volta in mostra a Bologna. Ma, se si guarda con molta attenzione, sono raffigurate tante telecamere da controllo stradale (e sociale) che da tempo sono entrate tra le cifre stilistiche non volute dell’artista cinese.
Ai Weiwei durante l’allestimento della sua mostra personale “Who am...

Art Genève is a major moment in the international art calendar. The salon-style fair incorporates exhibitions alongside a new educational programme focusing on the art market. The 13th edition of the event it is set to be bigger and better than ever. This year, it is collaborating with major Swiss institutions like MASI Lugano and Musée des Beaux-Arts du Locle, as well as expanding its global reach with guest presentations from establishments in Berlin, Brussels and London. The fair takes place at Palexpo, Geneva and is sure to be an exciting and enriching start to 2025.  Eighty international galleries come together to showcase expansive collections and visionary creatives. The highlights include Gallerie...

Hew Locke’s Interrogation of Power, Memory, and Identity at the British Museum, by Sabrina Roman Installation view of ‘what have we here?’ at the British Museum. © The Trustees of the British Museum Who does […]

Discover one exhibition for every month of the year in 2025. This list spans art, architecture, design, photography, science and technology, and includes retrospectives of Andy Goldsworthy, Do Ho Suh and Lee Miller alongside group shows tacking urgent themes like protest and water scarcity. January | Soil: The World at Our Feet, Somerset House23 January – 13 April We kick off the year with Soil: The World at Our Feet, in which visionary artists and thinkers from around the world explore the remarkable power and potential of soil, and the crucial role it plays in our planet’s health. The idea: to encourage a more sustainable, harmonious relationship with the Earth – if we choose to act now. The display...

Shoes are integral to the human story. The oldest-known pair of sandals, recovered from Oregon’s Fort Rock Cave in 1938, dates back over 10,000 years. Since then, other ancient examples have been found in Armenia, Scandinavia and Spain. These are, and were, objects of huge personal and historical significance. Jump forward to today, however, and footwear has become a multi-billion-dollar industry led by huge demand and fleeting fast fashion trends. The question: has footwear lost its cultural meaning? The art world seems to say: not so much. In the mid-to-late 20th century, Andy Warhol was using shoes to speak about pop culture and consumerism. More recently, Joana Vasconcelos has become known for...

Guido Klumpe’s work moves between street and abstract architectural photography. The artist is drawn to functional places that people only visit for short periods of time – train stations, shopping centres and garages. These are buildings Individuals pass through on their way to other destinations and are often overlooked. Klumpe reveals aesthetic beauty and poetry in these banal and everyday spots. The minimal images reduce the bustle and chaos of the urban environment to its fundamental elements. Viewers are offered snapshots of angles, shapes and textures, left to imagine the wider scene beyond the lens. The bold primary colours, often set against brilliant, cloudless blue skies, create a sense of joy...

As we ease into 2025, our minds turn to the stories we uncovered in the year to which we've said farewell—narratives from a mix of experiences that have both delighted us and tested our resolve. Amidst the geopolitical landscape, art helps us find our resilience and innermost joy. In 2025, we’re excited to continue sharing thought-provoking stories, inspiring insights, and art world perspectives depicted by practitioners from around the globe, which enrich our understanding of the human condition. Here’s to a creative and art-filled 2025! © Copyright Hazel Clarke 2025

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As the technological advancements such as generative imagery for instance continues todominate the current artistic landscape, some photographers and artists try to redefine theboundaries of the medium through new and alternative practices. For Oriana Confente, it isthrough a focus on ecology and sustainability that she finds her strength as an artist. With adeep understanding and commitment to fight against environmental issues and to exploresustainability, as well as a respect for the natural world, Oriana challenges traditionalphotographic and artistic norms by collaborating and experimenting with plant life, using them as the primary focus of her work. Rooted in what is called “alternative...

The Wellcome Photography Prize celebrates captivating stories of health, science, and human experience – and if this is something you’re passionate about, it’s your last chance to get involved. Free to enter and open to anyone at professional, amateur and student level from anywhere in the world, they don’t mind who’s behind the lens, only what’s in front of it. Don’t miss out on the chance to win one of 25 prizes and have your images exhibited in central London. Tap below to find out everything you need to know including information about different categories and full terms and conditions. But be quick, entries close 14 January 2025. Enter today!
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Less than two years ago, New Mexico painter Anthony Hurd completely changed the subject matter depicted in his paintings, focusing on themes which related to the artist on a more personal level. While Hurd’s graphic paintings of dynamic skulls were quite popular, his painterly depictions of male figures having intimate moments are simple and powerful.
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Cone of Shame ©Winnie Au We think photography books make thoughtful and unique gifts, especially for that person on your list who seems to have everything. Photography books offer a meaningful way to connect with a recipient’s interests and personality while being something they likely don’t already own. Even people who prefer minimalism often have a few cherished photography books lying around their space! We are excited to showcase these crowd-pleasers to suit various interests—from skateboarding to dogs, Alpine travel, sand dunes and more. Cone of Shame by Winnie Au Cone of Shame ©Winnie Au “The hard plastic post-surgery cone is every dog’s worst nightmare. But in this stunning collection by...

Finding the perfect photography gifts can feel overwhelming. With so much specialized gear, it’s easy to get it wrong. With “inspiring creativity” as our theme, we’ve curated our list this year to encompass photography gifts to expand the minds of all types of photographers, from beginner to pro, fashion to documentary. The Cyanometer Postcard Share the sky above with someone far away. Artist Macarena Ruiz-Tagle created these conceptual art postcards as part of the 13th Annual Architecture Venice Biennale. Hold the Cyanometer or Sunset postcard to the sky and peer through the Cyanometer, mark the corresponding hue, and share a thought or two before dropping it in the mail.  Horace-Bénédict de...

I am thrilled to share this blog post featuring a thought-provoking video interview I conducted with two highly respected contemporary artists: sculptor Barbara Schnetzler and painter Dominique de Bellefroid. The interview marks the occasion of their joint show 'Entanglement', which launched at the Anja Edith Brinckmann Gallery in Basel. In this insightful conversation, Barbara from Switzerland and Dominique from Belgium, discuss the inspirations behind their unique creative processes. I discover how Barbara's sculptures foster a serene dialogue with nature and the surrounding landscape, imbuing a sense of calm and contemplation. Meanwhile, Dominique's paintings explode with colour and...

This past week brought a whirlwind of art and creativity, with inspirational exhibitions set to carry us through till New Year. At the Voskhod Gallery in Basel, Barcelona-based artist Anna Andrzhievskaia presented "Fundbüro Geist," an exhibition featuring dreamlike paintings and installations, portraying the emotions experienced when one has to leave one's country. The installation is infused with surrealistic elements and vibrant colour. The 'Regionale', an annual tri-national exhibition celebrating its 25th anniversary, opened over the weekend featuring contemporary art from institutions in Germany, France, and Switzerland. I had the pleasure of attending opening evenings of the Kunsthaus...

Anna›s depression was starting to increase as time passed. Yawning in the doctor’s office, melting ice cream, waiting in traffic, stolen kisses, bedtime rituals—these mundane, in-between moments took on new meaning in the wake of photographer Anna Rathkopf’s cancer diagnosis. When Anna was diagnosed at 37 with an aggressive form of breast cancer, she knew she wanted to document this time for her young son. Her husband and caregiver, Jordan Rathkopf, also started photographing, capturing their family’s cancer journey from his perspective. The resulting book, HER2, is a moving and vulnerable portrait of a family offering an intimate and rarely-seen look at the “new normal” many cancer patients...

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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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...

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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...