Koyo Kouoh, one of Africa’s most high-profile curators, has been picked to organize the 2026 edition of the Venice Biennale’s, the world’s biggest recurring art exhibition. She will now become the second African-born curator ever to organize the Biennale, and the first to do so since Okwui Enwezor, who made history when he curated the...
Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, an artist whose work appeared prominently in this year’s Venice Biennale, said that her pro-Palestine views cost her an exhibition in Berlin and a $19,000 stipend associated with it. The stipend was awarded to her earlier this month by the Günther Peill Foundation. As part of the award, Toranzo Jaeger also won...
Five years after Paris watched Notre Dame Cathedral burn, the 861-year-old structure has been restored. It is slated to reopen its doors to the public on Sunday, December 8, with two Catholic masses will commemorating the event. Following the April 2019 blaze, €846 million ($891 million) was raised in donations from 340,000 donors across 150 countries, with...
Members of the Art Basel editorial team share their personal highlights Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (New York) Kabinett and Galleries (C2) What is American art? When walking the aisles of Art Basel Miami Beach, despite the plethora of extraordinary works on view, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a conclusive answer. And yet, at Michael Rosenfeld’s booth, it might...
In collaboration with GOAT, Diana Yesenia Alvarado brings symbols of resilience and curiosity to her design, capturing the spirit of East LA Diana Yesenia Alvarado, a Los Angeles-based artist making a name for herself with rough-hewn, large-scale ceramic sculptures, brings the textures and colors of East LA into her work. She draws from hand-painted murals,...
Exclusive tours, bespoke products, how to get around: the show at your fingertips Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 is around the corner. Brimming with exceptional art and events, the show opens to the public on Friday, December 6 – unless you would like to attend the exclusive vernissage on the afternoon of Thursday, December 5 (get...
Type text into AI image and video generators, and you’ll often see outputs of unusual, sometimes creepy, pictures. In a way, this is a feature, not a bug, of generative AI. And artists are wielding this aesthetic to create a new storytelling art form. The tools, such as Midjourney to generate images, Runway and Sora...
In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer find from the stalls selling used and low-quality apparel imported from the West. At the other end of the street, an upcycled fashion and thrifting festival unfolds...
If you have a meticulous skincare routine, you know that personal skincare products (PSCPs) are a big business. The PSCP industry will reach $74.12 billion USD by 2027, with an annual growth rate of 8.64%. With such competition, companies are always looking to engineer themselves an edge, producing products that perform better without the downsides...
Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. And through her voice, her ancestors speak. “When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders,” said Silvano, 36, from her home...
