Mindset by Mambo: Global street artist Flavien Demarigny settles into LA with a collaborative group show tied by “strong personalities”

Mindset by Mambo


by Vivianne Lapointe Chilean-born, Paris-bred, Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Flavien Demarigny aka Mambo can now add curator to his list of skills. His collaborative exhibition titled “Mindset” at the…

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Art Basel Hong Kong: West: Highlights from the Western component of the recent fair

Art Basel Hong Kong: West


More than delivering the caché of the Art Basel name, the inaugural Hong Kong edition contextualized Asian art in the global community. Showcased aside it, an array of Western artists rounded out the festival with grandeur, color and abstraction. Cuban-American …

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World Map Archive: Hand-drawn maps from across the globe reveal regional and individual perceptions

World Map Archive


Picture a map of the world. Chances are, your country of residence is overwhelmingly large. If perspective and place are linked, Benjamin Pollach’s World Map Archive project is absolute proof. What started as a doodle on…

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Art Basel Hong Kong: East: Highlights from the Asian component of the recent fair

Art Basel Hong Kong: East


After six years of galleries, artists and buyers surging upon Hong Kong’s ART HK festival, Art Basel has taken the reigns to build upon Asia’s creative boom, bring the local market global and take global audiences local. With 50% of the fair required…

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Tender Lotto by Seth Kinmont: Explore the concept of value through a winnable artwork

Tender Lotto by Seth Kinmont


Part of the New Museum’s 2013 Ideas City Festival, Seth Kinmont’s new project, Tender Lotto, explores the concept of value and the creation of it. Rather than just a sculpture to be viewed, Tender Lotto…

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I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth: Artist Aïda Ruilova talks about themes of desire, exploitation and escape in her first West Coast show

I'm So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth


by Vivianne Lapointe “I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth,” a multidisciplinary exhibition by West Virginia-born, New York-based artist Aïda Ruilova, presents…

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I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth: Artist Aïda Ruilova talks about themes of desire, exploitation and escape in her first West Coast show

I'm So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth


by Vivianne Lapointe “I’m So Wild About Your Strawberry Mouth,” a multidisciplinary exhibition by West Virginia-born, New York-based artist Aïda Ruilova, presents…

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Shark Toof: The graffiti artist talks about diving with, painting and saving his beloved predator

Shark Toof

by Vivianne Lapointe LA-based artist Shark Toof has made quite a name for himself for his dangerously bold depictions of the world’s most popular and misunderstood apex predator on street corners across the US. When asked about the genesis of his style and the reasoning behind his shark fetish, he…

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Interview: Jiminie Ha and Item Idem: We get the scoop on the Miami launch of White Zinfandel Issue No. 3: Food Fights

Interview: Jiminie Ha and Item Idem

by Laila Gohar “White Zinfandel is not a magazine about food, it’s a magazine inspired by food” says Cyril Duval, a conceptual artist better known as Item Idem. The artist is collaborating with Chef Leif Hedendal for the release of White Zinfandel Issue No. 3: “Food Fights”, which launched at…

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Interview: Matt Kenyon: The cross-platform artist talks technology, politics and his newest work, SUPERMAJOR

Interview: Matt Kenyon

Best described as a bit of a tech nerd with creative interests, Matt Kenyon also has a score to settle with big business and irresponsible government. Reacting to the economic and social impact engendered by their misbehavior, Kenyon joined forces with Doug Keaton in 1999 to found SWAMP, a…

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