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Conceptual art by Adam Niklewicz

The works of Polish-born American artist Adam Niklewicz, ranging from conceptual sculpture and photography to installation and video, focus on the decontextualization, often in a playful and humorous way, of familiar objects, turning the ordinary into a surprising artistic result, with … Continued

WE AArt – Urban Art Project 2014

A private initiative of Lars Bonde and Mads Mulvad, WE AArt – Urban Art Project 2014, the first festival in Denmark focused entirely on murals, took place in Aalborg, from August 21st to September 10th. The idea of the project was to enrich the … Continued

Earl Wan: Modern Evolution Is a Decadent Decay

In the series entitled “Modern Evolution Is a Decadent Decay”, Hong Kong based photographer Earl Wan explores how man in today’s society is slowly degraded by consumerism, convenience, status and materialism. The series presents the causes, and also highlights the effects of this state of … Continued

Preview: ‘ABSTRACT’ @ BC Gallery

As we were recently telling you here, the opening of the group show ‘ABSTRACT’ at BC Gallery is set for Friday, September 26th, 6 pm (registration: rsvp@bcgallery.de). The show features nine international artists – Ahmed Abdellatif, Clemens Behr, Hense, Moneyless, Momo, Nural Moser, Nelio, Severin Gruner, Stohead – and can be visited from September 26th … Continued

Jaz Harold: Soft sculptures of beauty and innocence

The recent works of New York based fine artist Jaz Harold include sculptures that “soften the emphasis on the ego, ritual, intimacy, and stigma that society generally attaches to sex.” Created from plush fabrics, yarns and pastel hues, the works, with their sexual undertones … Continued

Anim’est 2014

Anim’est 2014, the 9th annual edition of the International Animation Film Festival, takes place this year in Bucharest, from October 3rd to 12th.  Ten days of animated films, workshops, master-classes, thematic nights of music and film, and special meetings will be hosted at … Continued

Recent works by ETNIK

The works of ETNIK, currently based in Italy, explore what the artist refers to as “Prospective Cities”, a project he has been focusing on in the past decade, mixing lettering, architecture and illustration in the same piece. His 3D image of a … Continued

3 years of Art Yourself Gallery • Anniversary exhibitions

For their 3 year anniversary, Art Yourself Gallery (read interview) had three exhibitions. Below are a few highlights from the group show ‘Exotic’, part of the project 11172014 and Radu Rodideal’s solo show ‘Nostalgia’.   EXOTIC / PROJECT 11172014 ‘Exotic’, the 8th exhibition of … Continued

The brilliant works of Romina Ressia

In the vision of Argentinian photographer Romina Ressia, everybody has a mask. She refers to these masks as defense mechanisms, that people use to not feel and look weak in front of others. Indeed, at the core of today’s society stands the … Continued