Author: Corinne Ashby

San Francisco , Jessica Silverman has announced David Huffman: Odyssey, the Oakland artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, which will run from January 13 through February 25, 2023. The show includes paintings and works on paper from 2004 to 2009, many of which feature “Traumanauts” Huffman’s Black astronauts traversing the political cosmos against stark, abstract backgrounds. Huffman’s work, which combines formal abstraction with inquiries into social identity and ethnicity, invites the viewer to consider their own place among the tidal forces of civilization. Huffman, who was born in Berkeley in 1963 and nurtured among revolutionaries, activists, and Black Panther…

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners (JMP) will collaborate with four New York cultural institutions to bring art into John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 6 at a cost of $4.2 billion. The terminal will now be host to art held in the permanent collections of the American Museum of Natural History, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. The loaned artworks will be shown within the terminal’s international arrivals corridor. Spearheaded by architect Stanis Smith in collaboration with JMP, the new Terminal 6 will also include 19 permanent site…

Soon Lai Wai is a contemporary Malaysian painter whose artistic practice brings together diverse cultural influences, combining the techniques of Western oil painting with the expressive brushwork associated with traditional Oriental art. Through this fusion, he has developed a distinctive visual language characterized by vibrant color, fluid movement, and an appreciation for the beauty of the natural world. Born in 1970, Soon Lai Wai began his professional career as a graphic designer before gradually dedicating himself more deeply to painting. His early experiences in design, combined with formal art training at Saito Academy and his study of Chinese painting, provided…

London Karsten Schubert London presents Frank Kent: Days from February 9 to March 11, 2023. Frank Kent’s sculptures are psychological landscapes that materialize ideas and feelings. Kent worked as a carpenter before attending Nottingham Trent University, where he earned a BA in Fine Art in 2010. Painting and woodworking collided during his postgraduate studies at London’s Royal Academy Schools. This is reflected in Kent’s most recent sculptures, in which he brings together materials he has gathered and then alters and incorporates them into wooden structures constructed with a characteristic lightness of touch. Kent uses material economy to discover the most…

M Shahrin Shaari is an artist whose creative practice centers on painting and explores a diverse range of subjects through different materials and techniques. His work includes portraits, landscapes, and scenes inspired by natural and cultural environments, reflecting a thoughtful observation of the world around him. Working across oil on canvas, watercolor, and pastel on paper, Shahrin demonstrates versatility in his approach to painting. His artistic practice moves between different mediums and visual styles, allowing him to explore the qualities of color, form, atmosphere, and texture in distinctive ways. Many of his works draw inspiration from coastal and rural environments,…

Repatriation ceremonies tend to be bureaucratic affairs done for show the deal to return a looted artwork is conducted long before the object is actually handed over to its rightful owner. But earlier this month, when objects related to Asante culture made their way back to Ghana after about a century and half abroad, many were deeply affected. Ivor Agyeman-Duah, the lead negotiator for Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the monarch of the Asante Kingdom, described the historic occasion as “very touching.” “The emotions that came out of the Asantehene when he first saw these objects weeks ago underlined the whole…

Nell-Lynn Perera is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative practice extends across painting, poetry, writing, art direction, modeling, and activism. At the center of her diverse body of work is a deep interest in emotional expression and the complex inner experiences that shape human life. Her approach to art is deeply personal and intuitive. Rather than beginning with a predetermined image or narrative, she often allows her paintings to emerge through a spontaneous, trance-like process. Guided by movement, emotion, and instinct, she uses color and gesture to translate internal experiences into visual form. The resulting works are primarily abstract, yet they…

Bremerhaven Kunsthalle und Kunstmuseum Bremerhaven presents Anne Bourse from January 29 to April 23, 2023. Every artist creates the space in which they exhibit their work. Anne Bourse, on the other hand, inhabits it in a unique way, since she appears to alter the exhibition space from public to private. Even when it violates privacy, it stays public. This apparent paradox represents a feature of Anne Bourse’s art: ambivalence and the vulnerability that comes with it. Bourse’s focus is somewhere in these private, or more precisely, social areas where intimacy develops and desire emerges. The glass entrance door to the…

Jie Song is a self-taught artist whose creative practice centers on oil painting, with a particular focus on landscapes, still life, and floral scenes. Through her work, she explores the beauty of the world around her, transforming everyday observations into vibrant compositions filled with color, texture, and luminous details. At the heart of Song’s artistic approach is a deep appreciation for the interaction of colors on canvas. She uses rich textures and carefully considered details to create paintings that feel both visually dynamic and emotionally inviting. Her compositions often incorporate delicate touches of gold, adding another layer of depth and…

Piguet Auction House will sell 7 never before seen Picasso ceramics in Geneva on June 19, 2025, revealing rare works from the artist’s private estate. Piguet Auction House in Geneva will auction off seven unique and never before seen ceramic works by Pablo Picasso on the evening of June 19, 2025. These extraordinary pieces preserved for decades in a single family’s private collection have never been offered on the art market before. This upcoming auction marks a significant cultural moment, as it introduces to the public a set of ceramics that reflect Picasso’s pioneering work in the medium during his…