Mariko Mori, Wave UFO, 1999-2002, Brainwave interface, vision dome, projector, computer system, fiberglass, Technogel, acrylic, carbon fiber, aluminum, and magnesium, 528 x 1134 x 493 cm. Installation view: Mariko Mori: Wave UFO, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, 2003.
Mariko Mori’s Exploration of Posthumanism at Mori Art Museum
Gallery History demonstrates that artists often forge a path out of the present into a future that could not be imagined otherwise. Japanese artist Mariko Mori (b.1967) is one of those artists whose Buddhist-informed practice of “Oneness”—a concept advocating for the interconnectedness of all life, from deep geological time to the infinite universe—seems not only relevant, but urgent.
Hew Locke’s Imagery Explores Colonialism, Identity, and History
Gallery Internationally renowned, award-winning Guyanese-British sculptor and visual artist Hew Locke (b. 1959) has a solo exhibition opening at P·P·O·W in New York City. For over four decades, Locke’s richly detailed, beautifully riveting, densely imagined work has explored colonialism, identity, and history through powerfully evocative imagery.
What It’s Really Like To Be A Nude Figure Model
Essay "Figure modeling requires total stillness for extended periods of time, most commonly 20- to 25-minute intervals followed by five-minute breaks. A position that felt perfectly comfortable five minutes ago can suddenly become excruciating. A change that feels insignificant to the model can be much more obvious to an artist who has spent the past hour studying that exact pose."
A New Generation of Global Weavers and Textile Artists Emerges
At Large From coconut palm leaves folded into ceremonial forms in Bali to brown ash splints woven into baskets in Maine and wool blankets woven across the Navajo Nation, a younger generation of artists is returning to textile techniques their ancestors perfected centuries ago. Museums, galleries, and design houses are all taking notice.
Reframing the Life of Van Gogh Through a New Perspective
Interview Author Joan Martelli has arrived on the scene with a new myth-busting biography of van Gogh that reframes his story through the life and letters of his sister-in-law. Following the death of her husband Theo, Johanna "Jo" van Gogh-Bonger found herself with an extraordinary inheritance that included a trove of van Gogh’s drawings, letters, and some 400 paintings. Martelli reveals how Jo managed that awe-inspiring legacy.
