Category: ART
HUGO DURANTE ET L’APOCALYPSE
Pour qualifier son art, Hugo Durante préfère évoquer l’onirisme, la magie ou encore l’alchimie. Cet artiste plasticien reste attaché aux espaces mystiques dans la création de ses œuvres.
Contemporary African Art through a Different Lens
In the past decade, contemporary African art has moved from the margins to the global stage, with London’s 1:54 art fair playing a pivotal role in that shift. From the hyperreal portraits of Nigeria’s Ayogu Kingsley to the mystical, myth-infused visions of Brazil’s Gustavo Nazareno, and the deeply personal, multidisciplinary work of Moses Quiquine, artists from Africa and the diaspora are redefining what global contemporary art looks like. Once dismissed by critics like the late Brian Sewell, Black art now commands centre stage, with even institutions like Tate Modern celebrating its brilliance. This is a new era—bold, spiritual, unapologetically complex—and, above all, undeniable.
DANIEL BEAUDOIN : L’ARTISTE SENSORIEL
Daniel Beaudoin n’est pas seulement un spécialiste de l’ouïe, il a un don pour le visuel, il sait créer des visages fortement expressifs. On est fascinés par des portraits qui affirment puissance ou infaillibilité, on est aussi émus par d’autres qui expriment une grande sensibilité ou une vulnérabilité touchante.
SXSW 2023
This year’s SXSW festival was a welcome alternative portrait of the American south; possibly reminding us of the fact that there isn’t just one American south, but several…
A Celebration of Spanish and Hispanic Art
The exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts highlights the fact that Spain and Latin America have produced some of the greatest artists in history.
In the Black Fantastic
Hayward Gallery: in the Black Fantastic | How as an artist do you make sense of a world in which at times you are made to feel invisible? That has been an ongoing challenge for black artists throughout the African diaspora.
L’art ou l’énigme du succès
« Peut-être vous faudra-t-il cinquante ou cent ans pour toucher votre vrai public, mais c’est celui-là seul qui m’intéresse » – Marcel Duchamp.
Shubbak 2021 – A Journey Through the Arab World
The Shubbak Festival in London, a biannual arts festival which highlights the work of artists from throughout the region seeks to challenge misconception aobut the Middle East.