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…

Continue Reading…

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…

Continue Reading…

Michael Leon + Arkitip Vexhall Series: The artist creates new flags as part of his ongoing project

Michael Leon + Arkitip Vexhall Series


by Eva Glettner Both an artist and an art director, Michael Leon never strays far from the tenacity and enthusiasm he picked up as a skateboarder in the late ’80s. He blends a DIY attitude with finely…

Continue Reading…

The Country of Summer Insects: A nostalgic animated film by Chinese artist Tang Bohua, on the capital city of fireworks

The Country of Summer Insects


Tang Bohua (TBH) was born in Liuyang, Hunan Province—the Chinese capital of fireworks—a city scattered with Buddhist temples where the locals would ask for protection from the hazards of their risky craft. During his childhood, temples were TBH’s playground. He was immersed in…

Continue Reading…

Interview: Aaron De La Cruz: The San Francisco-based artist on his new Ace Hotel mural and embracing imperfections

Interview: Aaron De La Cruz


by Eva Glettner Prolific artist Aaron De La Cruz was initially inspired to paint because he idolized his older brother. His now-signature style—which bounces from design, graffiti to illustration—is highly stylized and technical, blending influences from Mayan…

Continue Reading…

Charged: Shih Chieh Huang: A discussion with the 2014 TED Fellow and sculptor on his work that blends technology and nature

Charged: Shih Chieh Huang


Since Marcel Duchamp and his bicycle wheel (and urinal), countless artists have included daily objects into their work. There may only be one, though, who uses them to create bioluminescent “living” organisms. Taiwanese-American artist …

Continue Reading…

Interview: Joseph Ari Aloi aka JK5: The artist reveals his secret for creating a great tattoo, his new book and more

Interview: Joseph Ari Aloi aka JK5


by Hugh Hart Joseph Ari Aloi graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1994 armed with dozens of sketchbooks, self-described ADD, a set of tattoo implements and a headful of eye-popping mythologies inspired variously by Star…

Continue Reading…

Charged: inFORM, a Revolutionary Design Tool: New technology from MIT’s Media Lab presents a game-changer for designers and architects

Charged: inFORM, a Revolutionary Design Tool


Virtual reality has made huge strides over the past few years, but for pioneers like the scientists at the MIT Media Lab, digital simulations have begun taking actual, material shape….

Continue Reading…

Cool Hunting Video: Christopher O’Riley: Transforming pop music hits into classical piano masterpieces

Cool Hunting Video: Christopher O'Riley


In a private residence on NYC’s Upper West Side, we recently had the pleasure of attending a thrilling performance organized by Culture Shock featuring pianist Christopher O’Riley. Renowned…

Continue Reading…

Art Paris 2014: Chinese Talent: Four standout creators whose works question consumerism, women’s position in society, authenticism and more

Art Paris 2014: Chinese Talent


As France and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of their state relations, Art Paris 2014 (27-30 March at the Grand Palais) took the opportunity to shine the spotlight on the ever-evolving Chinese art scene. Around 90 artists were on show by ten galleries from…

Continue Reading…