Tag: Movement

  • The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century

    Photography is often touted as the most democratic and accessible medium in the visual arts. Today, the majority of us carry phones equipped with powerful, easy-to-use cameras that capture our lives and the world around us, transforming each of us into a documentarian at a moment’s notice. This omnipresence shapes our understanding of art and read more

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  • Mirei Monticelli's Handwoven Banana-Fiber Lamps Swell Between Material and Movement

    Milan-based Filipina designer Mirei Monticelli creates biomorphic lighting fixtures that toe the line between sculpture and utility. Undulating outward and glowing from within, the artist’s works feel as if they are alive, quietly dancing wherever they stand or hang. These gestural, biodegradable structures are crafted with hand-woven Banaca fabric made from Abacá, a fiber that read more

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    Mirei Monticelli's Handwoven Banana-Fiber Lamps Swell Between Material and Movement

  • Birth of A Movement: The Art of Robert Williams – Hi-Fructose Magazine

    In 1986, another in a long string little bands from the strip asked Williams for cover art. They wanted to use his 1979 painting “Appetite for Destruction.” “I told them what would happen,” says Williams. There were protests. A media frenzy. Chain stores refused to carry Guns N’ Roses. And, after the artwork was moved read more

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