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In ‘The Repatriation of King Skellig Mör,’ Duke Riley Explores the Bizarre Relationship Between Nature and Institutional Power

All photos by Robert Bredvad, courtesy of Praise Shadows Art Gallery, shared with permission The most famous goat in the history of Boston was named Skellig Mör. During the early 1900s, Skellig Mör’s name plastered headlines as an arduous legal battle for his custody ensued. The famed goat was born in Killorglin, a town in County Kerry, Ireland. Prior...

Fri May 31, 2024 21:15
JR’s ‘TEHACHAPI’ Goes Behind-the-Scenes of His Monumental Collective Portrait of Incarcerated Men in California

“Can art change the world?” is the fundamental question at the core of French photographer and street artist JR’s global practice. From a participatory public artwork in protest of Iran’s restrictions on women to a giant collective portrait of more than 1,000 New Yorkers, his work takes on architectonic proportions and emerges on the facades of iconic...

Fri May 31, 2024 18:45
Graham Franciose’s Dreamlike Paintings in Watercolor and Gouache Tell a Snippet of a Story

“A Bloom For a One and Only Pollinator.” All images © Graham Franciose, shared with permission “My first memories of appreciating any form of ‘art’ were the illustrations in children’s books,” writes Graham Franciose (previously). “My grandmother had a whole bookshelf full of them in the guest room of her New England home, and my brother and cousins...

Thu May 30, 2024 23:04
Lush Sod Blankets 16,000 Square Feet of a Historic Detroit Warehouse for Lisa Waud’s ‘Petrichor’

All photos by Mike Popso, courtesy of Lisa Waud, shared with permission Petrichor describes the fresh, earthy scent that emanates from dry soil after rainfall. For three days in a historic Detroit warehouse, that sensory experience travels indoors, cloaking 16,000 square feet of an old factory floor in lush, green grass. The latest pop-up project...

Thu May 30, 2024 20:30
‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’ Traces the Remarkable Life and Work of the Visionary Puppeteer

 Few artists—or animators or Hollywood stars, for that matter—can claim to have had as profound an influence on the hearts and minds of numerous generations as Jim Henson. From television sensations like Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppets to silver-screen cult classics like The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), Henson took the art...

Thu May 30, 2024 17:24
From Virtual Beginnings, Lee Sangsoo’s Spirited Creatures Emerge in Pristine Resin and Steel

“Rabbit (Pastel)” (2023), pigment on resin, 27 x 26 x 42 centimeters. All images © Lee Sangsoo, shared with permission With painstaking attention to detail, Lee Sangsoo (previously) renders minimal lines and colorful facets into spirited rabbits, perky cats, and elegant swans. The Seoul-based artist works with digital imaging tools to create virtual...

Wed May 29, 2024 22:00

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