Does the past have a sound? Celebrated for his material-oriented practice, Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence, and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South. Set to the beat ...
Strolling the boardwalks of Coney Island, artist Trey Abdella gets inspiration from the camp, craft, and engineering hidden within the rides and attractions, discovering surprising new strategies for ...
Using rust, decay, and decomposition, these artists tell stories, illuminate histories, and prompt us to think about beauty in new ways. Whether reclaiming discarded materials or employing a camera as ...
Turn Things Over,” a new documentary film. From her New Jersey studio and BOFFO Fire Island Pines residency to a ...
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Sable Elyse Smith was born in 1986 in Los Angeles and lives and works in New York City. The artist received her BA from Oglethorpe University in 2011 and her MFA from Parsons, The New School for ...
At the dawn of the 21st century, American artists are taking self-expression and the artistic process into uncharted territory. Today’s artists are engaging the world and their audiences in vital and ...
The sound of striking keys echoes as artist Lenka Clayton improvises a drawing of a vase on a typewriter. This practice exemplifies her uniquely playful approach that runs through her video, sculpture ...
Populating the galleries of the Whitney Museum of American Art with 3D printed sculptures of office workers wrapped in plastic and neon-orange temporary housing tents filled with emergency supplies, ...
Surrounded by jars of brushes, tubes of paint, and makeshift painting palettes, artist Amy Sherald holds her face inches from the canvas, reveling in the slow and meditative practice of painting. In ...
At once deeply sincere and totally kidding, artist Hadi Falapishi isn’t afraid to play the clown in his paintings, performances, and sculptures if it gives him permission to share universal truths.