Art, design, and visual culture

Art, design, and visual culture

Art, design, and visual culture

The best of art, craft, and visual culture since 2010.

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Formidable Bronze Crowns by Marianna Simnett Conjure Myth and the Sublime Feminine

For Marianna Simnett, sticking to one medium or theme defies her interpretation of what art can be. She fights the natural proclivity of galleries, collectors, and art enthusiasts to typecast her practice as one thing. “Trying to shed those expectations every time—trying to do something different—it’s exhausting but so worth it,” she says in an interview for Art Basel. “Now the signature is that people don’t know what to expect, and that’s the best outcome possible.”..
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‘Titanic: The Digital Resurrection’ Unveils an Unprecedented View of the Harrowing Maritime Disaster

In the summer of 2022, a team of deep-sea researchers spent six weeks in the North Atlantic Ocean at a remote site about 370 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland. The final resting place of RMS Titanic, which sank on April 14, 1912, the ocean floor bears the magnificent remains of the 883-foot-long vessel. When the ship disembarked from Southampton, England, it carried more than 2,200 passengers and crew, but only about 700 were rescued after it struck an iceberg...
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A Bizarre Animated Music Video for Foxwarren Compels Us to Listen

Director Winston Hacking (previously) and animator Philippe Tardif are back with another collaborative music video that propels us through an uncanny series of portals. For Foxwarren’s catchy “Listen2me,” the pair created a cheeky animated collage in which characters gab as we’re pushed closer to their faces. The result is a mesmerizing, surreal video that, to Foxwarren’s pleading lyrics, compels our attention...
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Christopher Wilton-Steer’s 25,000-Mile Journey Captures a Contemporary View of an Ancient Trade Route

From aerial views of modern-day Venice to a 15th-century caravanserai in Kyrgyzstan, Christopher Wilton-Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes. An extraordinary historical, cultural, and archaeological phenomenon, the Silk Road connected China in the East to Rome and the Mediterranean in the West...
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vanessa german Channels Metaphysical Healing Powers in a Series of Monumental Assemblages

Meaning “perfection” or “attainment,” the Sanskrit word siddhi describes a kind of powerful spiritual energy attained through meditation and mindfulness. To be a siddha is to be accomplished—to achieve a level of optimum spiritual wellbeing. For vanessa german (previously), making sculpture is a spiritual practice with the power to confront systemic social issues and conjure a sense of community...
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Support the Arts & Independent Publishing During our Annual Spring Membership Drive

We’ve made it through the depths of winter, and spring is finally here. That means it’s time for our annual spring membership drive. Each year, we like to do something fun to encourage the growth of our creative community, and this year we’re not only offering $20 off your first annual subscription but also giving away 10 art books! Whether you’ve been wanting to build your very first art library or are looking to add some incredible gems to your current collection, we’d love for you to take part in this exciting offer...
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