The minimal and elegant wood sculptures of Cheli Sanabria are almost Zen-like in their simplicity, so it should come as no surprise to learn that Sanabria sees his creative process as a meditative and spiritual journey. Each piece is a contemplation of the life of St. Joseph the Carpenter and Sanabria’s inner pilgrimage to “clean […]
The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) present Will Rogan / MATRIX 253 through June 29, 2014. For Will Rogan’s first solo exhibition in a museum, the artist debuts a new body of work, including photographs, sculpture, and video, that explores various time scales—past, present, and future—as manifested in common […]
“I love carving a stone and letting it tell me where it wants to go,” Jesse Ensling says of his sculptures. “It is a process that speaks to me and connects me to a past when carving stone was just beginning.” A painter as well as a sculptor, Ensling captures nature in many forms in […]
Japanese artist Koki Morimoto likens his painting process to the natural process by which plants emerge from the ground and grow, an evolution which is echoed in the elegant lines and shapes of his black and white acrylic compositions. The seductive curves and textures in these abstract canvases occasionally suggest such disparate subjects as landscapes […]
Mixed media painter Laura Bedard predominantly uses acrylic and ink to produce soft, gentle, meditative works of art. She uses a very limited palette for each piece and invests heavily in textures and layers to create a shallow sense of space, evoking a sense of floating. Ochers dominate, with slight variations in tints and shades, […]
Brooklyn, NY– In his inaugural solo exhibit at 440 Gallery, Jay Friedenberg’s digital images vibrate with a neon intensity. His photographs of New York City scenes are digitally manipulated, the colors and details pushed into surreal landscapes. In one image an inky black cityscape glows with electric daubs of light, and in another the encroaching […]
The splendor of Byzantine Christian art—preserved through the ages in early Christian churches in both Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Cappadocia region of Turkey—is the focus of this large-scale photography exhibition. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug, a two-part exhibition fittingly presented under the vaulted ceilings of the Museum’s first […]
Creative Time today announced that New Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change. Generously supported by Creative Time board member Elizabeth K. Sorensen, the prestigious annual prize is given to artists whose work, like that of Kanwar’s, provokes awareness of and […]
In 2014 the Art Basel show in Basel features 285 leading international galleries, drawn from 34 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. In addition to showing artworks ranging from modern masters to the latest contemporary works, this year’s edition features an extensive program of outdoor art installations, film screenings, performances, and […]
The Abraaj Group Art Prize is an art prize for artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Uniquely rewarding proposals rather than completed works of art, winners are announced each autumn and go on to produce works which are revealed the following March. The Abraaj Group Art Prize has opened applications for […]
The Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, a research centre of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is looking for a Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Residencies. Background: The Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is a research centre of Nanyang Technological University with the support of the Economic Development Board. CCA is located within the Gilman Barracks alongside […]
Modern Art Oxford presents Barbara Kruger an exhibition on view 28 June–31 August 2014. Her instantly recognisable works incorporate bold slogans, colour and dramatic presentations of text and image to investigate strategies of power and influence at play in mass media and contemporary popular culture. For Modern Art Oxford, Kruger presents a new site-specific text […]
