Author: Megan Foster
In the world of contemporary art, self-taught artists often bring a unique and refreshing perspective to their craft. Stormie Steele is a great example of such an artist, whose journey through personal and spiritual growth has deeply intertwined with her creative expression. Her artwork and her approach to life share a common theme embracing the beauty of the imperfect and learning from the transformative journey of existence. Stormie’s art is not just a visual experience; it is a philosophical exploration into the depths of life’s challenges and the hidden riches they contain. She views life’s hurdles as catalysts for transformation, believing that…
Vandorn Hinnant, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1953, is a distinguished artist whose career spans several decades, encompassing a wide range of mediums and thematic explorations. His work is a testament to his profound understanding of art, science, and spirituality, merging these fields into compelling visual narratives. Hinnant’s artistic journey began in Greensboro, where he was born and raised. He pursued his passion for art by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Design from North Carolina A & T State University. Further honing his skills, he studied sculpture at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This…
Sabrina Puppin is a visual artist whose works have been exhibited across the globe. Her creations are marked by hyper-colorful, shimmering abstract arrangements that challenge the perception of reality while expressing her emotions and daydreams. Puppin’s art is more than visual; it invites viewers to engage deeply, to reflect on its meaning, and to feel its energy. Her artwork has been displayed in museums and galleries, including the Museum of Kyoto in Japan and the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Other exhibitions span the USA, UK, Qatar, Germany, and beyond. Puppin’s contributions include participation in events such as…
In this monthly roundup, we spotlight five star exhibitions at small and up-and-coming galleries around the world. Although he first trained as a sculptor, Thai artist Pawarest (Doe) Choksaen worked as an art director for an advertising agency from 1997 to 2019. Only at the age of 49 did the artist decide to practice his art. the time Currently exhibiting solo at Richard Koh Fine Art, Choksaen presents a series of figurative paintings in “Conversations with Strangers” where he uses a palette of electrifying hues to illustrate fleeting, often forgotten moments of connection with others. Inspired by his community in…
New York-based artist Tschabalala Self and Romanian-American sculptor Andra Ursuţa have won the Fourth Plinth Award. The Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group chaired by Ekow Eshun selected the two artists from a shortlist of seven artists. The sculptures will be presented on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square in 2026 and 2028, respectively. Self, known for his depictions of the female form in media such as paint and fabric, won for Lady in Blue. This bronze sculpture is a tribute to young metropolitan women of color, inspired to capture the “everywoman” of today, and will be patinated in blue lapis…
After decades as a representational painter, in her seventies Alma Thomas turned to abstraction, creating shimmering, mosaic like fields of color with rhythmic dabs of paint that were often inspired by forms from nature. The artist had been fascinated with space exploration since the late 1960s, and her later paintings often referenced America’s manned Apollo missions to the moon. Although she had never flown, Thomas began to paint as if she were in an airplane, capturing what she described as shifting patterns of light and streaks of color. “You look down on things,” she explained. “You streak through the clouds…
“With just one polka dot, a painting can become a work of art” Yayoi Kusama’s monumental and immersive installations are famous worldwide! Her works have inspired artists such as Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, and Damien Hirst. They have also been exhibited by the most prominent contemporary art institutions including the MoMA in New York, the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris, and the Venice Biennale. Born in 1929 in Nagano, Japan, Yayoi Kusama began drawing when she was a child. She started having hallucinations very early. After once having looked at a flowered tablecloth, she looked up to the ceiling and realized that she…
Ricardo Scofidio, the pioneering architect whose conceptual approach transformed modern museum design across the United States, passed away on Thursday at the age of 89. His death was announced by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the world-renowned firm he co-founded in 1997 with his wife, Elizabeth Diller, alongside partner Charles Renfro. Over his decades-long career, Scofidio helped redefine civic and cultural landscapes. While DS+R executed prominent non-museum works—including New York City’s High Line, the $1 billion redesign of Lincoln Center, and the futuristic Blur Building in Switzerland—it was their landmark museum spaces that left the most enduring mark on public…
In a dimly lit basement room at New York’s SculptureCenter, ventriloquist Sophia Becker carefully adjusted the articulated limbs of a uncanny, long-haired doll dressed in scrap metal and medical materials. “Oh god that feels good,” the doll chirped in a girlish voice, lamenting her stiff, untouched existence as a museum display. The live performance was an activation for “Ideal Space for Music,” the solo exhibition by Mexico City–based artist duo ASMA comprising Hanya Beliá and Matias Armendaris. Blending puppetry, sound design by DJ Esra Canoğullari (8ULENTINA), and immersive spatial interventions, the show captured the essence of ASMA’s practice: an exploration…
New York is a deeply sick town and not in the colloquial sense. It is morbid, ill, and macabre. This rot springs directly from how disastrously each passing generation emphasizes the “New” in New York: Forget what came before you. Just accept that things change. Enjoy the present while it lasts. Yet, sitting inside Manuela, the pristine new SoHo establishment opened by Hauser & Wirth’s hospitality arm, Artfarm, only one overwhelming realization takes hold: our present sucks. To be direct, Manuela itself is lovely. The food is undeniably excellent, and the service is even better. But the surrounding streets feel…