Blurring the lines between on-set spectacle and individuals’ chosen outward personas, artist duo Jodi and Alex explore the dichotomy in their new video series “Looking for Something.”
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Nigel Nolan and Cody Laplante’s Triple Slash: /// Archives Queer Vulnerability
In the twilight of the digital age, where the boundaries between reality and the virtual blur, “Triple Slash: ///” by Nigel Nolan and Cody Laplante emerges as a profound testament to the power of multimedia storytelling.
Dreamscapes by v?
Connection has been a hard ideal to articulate as of late. Being physically dissolved through global isolation while being equally amplified through social digitalization, the concept of genuine connection has become difficult to understand and even harder to communicate.
The Wonderous World of Frank Dorrey
Frank Dorrey is an artist for the digital age, whose surrealist pieces, which blend digital collage and illustrations, are created on his iPhone using the PicsArt app.
Wolfgan Tillmans “To Look Withour Fear”
Wolfgang Tillman’s To Look Without Fear, currently exhibiting at the Art Gallery of Ontario until October 1st 2023, is a retrospective of the German photographer’s oeuvre.
Seeing Loud: Basquiat’s Musical Muses
In the early 1980s, while his career was at its peak, New York City-based artist Jean-Michel Basquiat enjoyed a certain level of fame.
Faye Wei Wei and the Female Gaze in Abstraction
“The Moon spat a cigarette out at me last night. Her face was veiled in smoke, a secret tangible magic.” An excerpt of the multi-faceted Faye Wei Wei’s poetry reads much like a soliloquy.
Dior Beauty’s Most Exciting Young Photographers
Dior has been holding its Photography and Visual Arts Awards for Young Talents for the last five years. In partnership with LUMA Arles and ENSP, the project seeks to identify the most exciting emerging image-makers around the world, many of whom are hand-picked from the finest international art schools.
Shirin Neshat’s Land of Dreams
Iranian-born New York City resident Shirin Neshat is a visual artist best recognized for her work in photography, and film. Prior to the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1974, Neshat traveled to Los Angeles to pursue her art studies.
Art In Real Life: the plumb is Toronto’s Underground Gallery Bringing Us Back Together
In September 2020, the plumb christened their newly renovated gallery space in Toronto’s St. Clair West neighbourhood with exhibition Pits, Seeds.