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20 Dec Mestre Projects Has a Lot in Store for the New Year

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Based in Nassau, Bahamas, Mestre Projects alighted on the art scene in 2017, helmed by Jose Mestre following years spent in New York City. Championing Bahamian and Caribbean artists and bringing international art to the local region, Mestre Projects maintains a foundation based on close...

19 Dec Cynthia Daignault Reimagines Masterpieces in an L.A. Show

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American painter Cynthia Daignault draws particular inspiration from art history. This passion is reflected in unrelenting detail across her oeuvre. Daignault received her B.A. from Stanford University, but rather than continue on a postgraduate academic course, she instead chose to work with and be mentored...

19 Dec Expansive New Media Institute Diriyah Art Futures Opens In Saudi Arabia

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Diriyah Art Futures (DAF)—the Middle East’s first new media art hub—has opened with a groundbreaking exhibition, a full events calendar, and a launchpad for practitioners at the intersection of art and tech. Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, DAF embodies the...

18 Dec 7 Questions for Ji Dachun on Imagining the “Perfect Picture”

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Chinese artist Ji Dachun (b. 1968), who is currently based between Beijing and Berlin, belongs to the early 1990s generation of artists hailing from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, whose boundary pushing, experimental practices transformed contemporary Chinese art. Vacillating between figuration and abstraction, Ji...