Q&A with Emily B. Frank, objects and sculpture conservator. What does your role as an objects and sculpture conservator entail? There are a lot of ways to be a conservator, and my career is currently very multifaceted. I’m pursuing a PhD at New York University’s Institute for Study of the Ancient World, where my dissertation examines the way that Roman people and artists manipulated their materials ...
The world’s #1 card game recently announced the launch of UNO Artiste Series: Murakami. UNO is partnering with remarkable Japanese contemporary iconic artist Takashi Murakami for the fifth deck in the brand’s premium UNO Artiste Series.Inspired by Murakami’s signature bright and bold colors, along with his classic smiling flower characters, the UNO Artiste Series: Murakami brings his “Superflat” aesthetic to life in a premium ...
I made Cold Dark Matter in 1991 for the Chisenhale Gallery in East London. It’s a dark space with no natural light, so I wanted to make something that had its own light source. I was making a series of works about things having almost a cartoon death—falling off a cliff, getting blown up, steamrolled, burned. I said to the curator, Jonathan Watkins, that ...
Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton announced Monday a collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama on a series of leather goods for the brand’s 2023 cruiseline collection. The collaboration marks the second time Louis Vuitton has worked with the critically-acclaimed and internet-beloved artist, known for her repetitive use of dots, balls, and reflective materials. “As a celebration of the Maison’s relationship with the artist and to ...
Since it was founded in 1874, Swiss jeweler Piaget has become known for creating pieces akin to works of art. In fact, it has a history of collaborating with artists such as Salvador Dalí, who in 1967 created a special watch and jewelry collection inspired by his famed Dalí d’Or coins. The house is now honoring this heritage with a series of specially commissioned ...
The crypto artist Pak has teamed up with jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to launch a collection of NFTs titled “Censored,” which just went live today in a 48-hour two-part online sale. The proceeds will go toward Assange’s legal battles, as well as freedom of information causes. The Febraury 7 launch date coincides with the deadline for Assange’s lawyers to ask the U.K. Supreme Court to reconsider ...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Futures Fund recently awarded a $200,000 grant to the University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection to expand the promotion of Indigenous Australian art and culture, as well as enhance the leadership of Indigenous people within the museum. This Mellon fund aims “to recognize visionary leadership, distinctive collections, and commitment to both campus and community, as well as historically overlooked ...
Robert Provenzano, best known by his alias, CES, is a prolific street artist hailing from the Bronx. Best known for his wildstyle approach to graffiti, CES has created a series of art prints with the New York Knicks. Hailed by the artist as a “lifelong dream” to bring forth this collaboration, CES designed four custom prints to commemorate the club’s 75th anniversary and will ...
What the future holds will depend on who’s controlling the coding. The promise of technology versus the threat of technology is a conversation that has long been underway. Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab’s (C-LAB) annual Future Media Arts Festival focuses this discussion around the future through media art. Twenty-four works by 23 individual and group artists from Taiwan and abroad are currently on view both ...
Today, UNO #1 card game in the world is announcing its latest collab with contemporary artist, activist and illustrator Shepard Fairey for the release of an all new UNO deck made with sustainable materials: UNO Artiste Series: Shepard Fairey.The deck is designed hand-in-hand with UNO at Shepard’s LA studio (Studio Number One), the UNO Artiste Series: Shepard Fairey deck features new, original environmentally-themed art ...
