For Shohei Takasaki, art and fashion are cut from the same cloth. Born in Saitama, Japan, before relocating to Portland, Oregon, then eventually Sydney, Australia, Takasaki’s artwork investigates the illusionary power behind art and fashion. While clothes hides the body, paint conceals the canvas, according...
Barry McGee is globally admired for his graphic work that often conflates geometric patterns with large typographic symbols. Many of these paintings and installations are made with a thorough grasp on art history, while projecting a visual lexicon that is entirely his own and of...
This weekend, BEYOND THE STREETS‘ new Los Angeles outpost, CONTROL Gallery, will play host to the most comprehensive exhibition ever on the Beastie Boys. Made in partnership with Goldenvoice, EXHIBIT presents a deep dive into the acclaimed hip hop group’s 40-year history. From Licensed To...
After 30 years of representation by Marian Goodman Gallery, iconic German painter Gerhard Richter has joined David Zwirner. At 90 years of age, Richter is still tirelessly working and will have his first exhibition with his new gallery in March 2023. Throughout his career, the artist...
Photo editing app Lensa has seen an influx of accounts lately. Whether you have the app or not, it’s likely you’ve seen its services through a number of people across social media who’ve transformed into superheroes, astronauts and an infinite repository of characters. The app...
Rannel Ngumuya is a Malawi-born, Los Angeles-based artist best-known for his imaginary Bungaloverse, where Nelious, aka Bungalo Boy, traverses to find his way home. Along his journey, he encounters a number of similar, but unique characters that teach him lessons that he brings back to...
Acclaimed German artist Gregor Hildebrandt partnered with THE SKATEROOM on a custom set of 10 unique music-inspired decks. Made in collaboration with Almine Rech and Kunsthalle Praha, the project imbues Hildebrandt’s longstanding belief that “there is a fundamental connection between art and skateboarding.” “The art of skateboarding...
Art Basel just celebrated 20 years in Miami Beach and the fair was everything that has come to be expected. Celebrities, insiders, pretend-insiders, lavish gowns and a general sense of confusion as to the ground layout, which at times felt like a maze. While it’s...
One week ago, a group of Iranian artists teamed up with Woman Life Freedom, Hank Willis Thomas‘s nonprofit For Freedoms and JR to raise awareness to the humanitarian crisis that has persisted in Iran for the past three months. The project, entitled Eyes on Iran,...
Cleon Peterson is back with two new series of prints that comment on power, lust and vengeance. The prints, titled MY LOVE IS VENGEANCE and NEVER WIN, NEVER LOSE, features the Los Angeles-based artist’s signature humanoid figures in a violent tussle. In the former, what...