Eric Yahnker’s Sticks & Drones at Paradise Row, London: From President Obama to Miley Cyrus, the artist’s new show spans the good, bad and the ugly of America’s global influence

Eric Yahnker's Sticks & Drones at Paradise Row, London


LA-based artist Eric Yahnker (one of CH’s favorites) takes his sharp and satirical view of American culture and politics across the pond for his first solo show in the UK…

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Alex da Corte’s Delirium I Exhibition: The artist reinterprets a poem written by a teenage Arthur Rimbaud in 1873 for this striking show in Copenhagen

Alex da Corte's Delirium I Exhibition


The talented Alex da Corte (who was born in New Jersey and lived Caracas, Venezuela for some of his childhood) says that his stunning new show “Delirium I” is an adaptation of “A Season in Hell”—a poem…

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Avec Motifs Apparents: Terracotta Daughters: An in situ installation that blends ancient discovery with contemporary gender issues

Avec Motifs Apparents: Terracotta Daughters


Centquatre (aka 104) is one of Paris’ newly opened and exciting art centers. Along with Gaité Lyrique, this new generation of venues are no longer just art galleries, but spaces…

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Raymond Pettibon: Are Your Motives Pure?: Words and art combine to make up this bold, surf-centric exhibition

Raymond Pettibon: Are Your Motives Pure?


by Charlotte Anderson With characters and landscapes composed in stark ink, self-trained artist Raymond Pettibon’s style is a melding of images and text––reminiscent of William Blake’s illustrated poems––wryly focusing in on motifs of American life, literature, comics,…

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Studio Visit: Ai Weiwei: A conversation with the multi-talented man about the internet, activism and art

Studio Visit: Ai Weiwei


The upcoming exhibition (opening 3 April 2014 at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau) by the multi-talented and outspoken Ai Weiwei promises to be his biggest solo show yet. Spanning over 3,000 square meters in…

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Michael Leavitt’s Cardboard Kicks: The Seattle-based artist replicates an ordinary item with an everyday material, with fantastic results

Michael Leavitt's Cardboard Kicks


by Eva Glettner Seattle-based Michael Leavitt might be a college dropout (he quit Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute of Art as a freshman, despite his a 4.0 GPA) but that, by no means, has meant he’s a failed artist….

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Volta Art Fair 2014: Three must-see booths at this year’s New York City show

Volta Art Fair 2014


Volta Art Fair (in New York City this year from 6-9 March 2014) continues to offer a unique, fresh and edgy alternative to those from more established galleries participating in the bigger fairs like The Armory Show…

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Lisa Swerling’s Glass Cathedrals: Miniature worlds that explore and celebrate the human condition

Lisa Swerling’s Glass Cathedrals


by Eva Glettner To view Lisa Swerling’s “Glass Cathedrals” for the first time is a magical and powerful experience. Perhaps it’s the dimensions that grab you, or how the real and the surreal blend together, or the…

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Interview: Matthew Brandt: The experimental photographer makes images combining acid burnouts, velvet and cocaine

Interview: Matthew Brandt


While his images—made from bubblegum, honeybees and toothpaste—quickly grabbed the attention of collectors and curators worldwide, LA-based artist Matthew Brandt continued to explore the potential of other curious media in order…

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Miami Art Week 2013: Dove Allouche: Amidst the bustle of Art Basel, we find a soothing series of photographs made with lavender

Miami Art Week 2013: Dove Allouche


As part of Art Basel’s “Positions” program, selected galleries are invited to present the work of a single artist. As part of this year’s program, Parisian gallery Gaudel de…

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