Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre hosts the first international retrospective of the prolific Vietnamese artist, Trần Lương. An influential figure in his home country, the artist’s work is lesser known outside of South East Asia—though it seems like that’s imminently going to change. Following its presentation in the United Arab Emirates, the new exhibition, titled Tầm…
Ahead of Reginald Sylvester II’s exhibition at CANADA gallery in New York, opening on 16 January 2025, Something Curated’s Keshav Anand spoke with the Hudson-based artist to learn more about his inspirations and the evolving language of his practice. Sylvester creates large-scale paintings and sculptures that trace the generative threshold between the two mediums, utilising…
Ayurveda is a holistic healing system that originated in India over 3,000 years ago. Offering a wealth of wisdom that remains—certainly in part—relevant today, it is extensively practiced throughout India and Nepal, among other parts of the world. Derived from the Sanskrit words āyus (life) and veda (knowledge), ayurveda seeks to address the intersection of…
Born in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture in 1981, Takuro Kuwata has earned a reputation for pushing the boundaries of ceramics, blending traditional Japanese techniques with modern experimentation for nearly two decades. Opening on 10 January 2025, New York gallery Salon 94 will present an exhibition of new works by the Japanese artist, showcasing his largest body…
New York-based artist Tasneem Sarkez’s works amalgamate the personal with the universal, informed by an aesthetic she describes as “Arab kitsch.” Her multidisciplinary practice weaves together symbols from pop culture with historical traditions, forming a visual tapestry that speaks to her lived experience as an Arab woman existing in the diaspora. Through her investigations, Sarkez…
Cinema-ye Motafavet—also known as Iranian New Wave—emerged in the 1960s and 70s as an artistic response to the rapid modernisation and underlying paradoxes of Iranian society during the reign of the last Shah. These films, crafted by a small, passionate group of mostly self-taught filmmakers, combined documentary realism with poetic allegory, illuminating the complexities of…
From Archie Moore’s celebrated Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, to Naudline Pierre and Caitlin Cherry’s interactive floats at Cayman Carnival, and Mariko Mori’s luminous Peace Crystal destined for an Ethiopian cave, artists around the world have sparked important conversations about identity, community, and resistance through diverse projects this past year. Here’s a look back…
Step into the world of Steph Huang, the London-based Taiwanese artist whose poetic practice traverses diverse techniques and media, from glass blowing and bronze casting, to filmmaking and sound. Born in 1990 in Taiwan, Huang’s work draws on autobiographical narratives and traditions of storytelling, underscoring the eccentricities of everyday life. Currently the subject of Art…