Oupa Sibeko, an interdisciplinary artist from South Africa, returns to the Cape Town-based gallery Nel with a new solo exhibition. While the artist is primarily known for his evocative, emotional, and interactive performance art, he is not a stranger to cross-genre experimentation. Sibeko’s latest body of work consists of mixed-media paintings, drawings, and collages that tell a story of vulnerability and interconnectedness.
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Platform 101, an independent digital art institution from Iran, is not only popularizing video art but also pushing the perceived limitations of the genre on an unprecedented scale. Together with Glitch.art.br, a glitch art platform from Brazil, they are actively creating a global community of artists who are revolutionizing the current artistic landscape through digital mediums.
Platform 101, a project that pioneered glitch art in Iran, represents the Iranian Pavilion at The Wrong Biennale 2024. It is actively paving the way not just for digital artists but for Middle Eastern artists in general. “Glitch In The Sacred Geometry," the exhibition featured at The Wrong Biennale 2024, is curated by the acclaimed artist and founder of Platform 101 Mohammad Ali Famori. It can be viewed online through March 31, 2024.
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (PBM+C) is a must-visit event for anyone who considers themselves a serious collector. This is the biggest art fair of the winter season, not only because of its scale but also because of the tremendous variety of the exhibition program. As Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2024 is now in full swing, let’s admire the diversity of its genres, mediums, and perspectives.
Residents of London have recently received a gift from the legendary British street artist. A new Banksy mural depicting a woman standing next to a green tree appeared on the wall of a residential building in North London. It took the famously anonymous artist mere hours to confirm authorship by posting a picture of the piece on his Instagram page and official website.
Getting married in a museum sounds like a beautiful dream, but an expensive one. For example, some art institutions charge couples looking to hitch surrounded by works of art and ancient artifacts hundreds of thousands of dollars for their services. However, in South Korea, the situation is about to take a completely different route. The country’s government has announced that it is planning to turn Korean museums into wedding venues to combat the decline in marriage and birth rates.
"Spark of Fire," the upcoming solo exhibition of the Colombian artist Santiago Parra, attempts to lift the veil of secrecy hiding the story of the creation of the world. His large-scale abstract paintings are subjective but pertain to a universal experience. The new show will take place at JD Malat Gallery in London from March 7 through April 6, 2024.
In 2013, Banksy created a series of works on the streets of New York, using walls of buildings as canvases. Among them was a mural titled “Ghetto 4 Life,” depicting a boy writing words on the wall, with a butler holding spray paint cans on a tray for him. After a decade had passed, the owner of the building with the Banksy mural on its wall decided to relocate it to Bridgeport, CT.