Hailing from Natal, on Brazil’s northeastern tip, multidisciplinary artist Jota Mombaça describes herself as a nonbinary travesti of colour, reclaiming the Latin American slang. Working between Lisbon and Amsterdam, the artist is featured in the Disobedience Archive at the Arsenale of the 60th Venice Biennale, and recently showcased video installations, a series of ceramics, and,…
Exploring the fantasmas — ghosts, memories and echoes — that exist imperceptibly in the spaces we inhabit, Sofía Salazar Rosales’ practice draws from the languages of sculpture, installation and architecture, asking the question, “What if walls could talk?” Traversing various mediums, her works eschew categorisation, extending and unravelling unseen and unsung details of the world…
During the 80s, queer filmmakers from around the globe took up the camera to tell previously untold stories in bold and creative ways, bringing unapologetic portrayals of LGBTQ+ individuals to the big screen. The world stood on the cusp of transformation. Borders were poised to change, the fight to end Apartheid in South Africa persisted,…
Chinese multidisciplinary artist Wallace Chan — who pioneered the Wallace Chan Porcelain, a material five times stronger than steel, and more recently, titanium’s unprecedented use in large-scale sculpture, among other innovations — returns to Venice with the exhibition, Transcendence. On display until 30 September 2024 at the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà, the show…
Welcome back to Something for the Week — your weekly selection of things to look at, read, listen to, and experience across the arts. If you like what you see, consider subscribing to the Something Curated newsletter. Charleston Festival at Charleston, Firle Charleston Festival, one of the UK’s longest-running literature festivals, returns for its 35th year with…
Following his graduation from the Royal College of Art just last year, London based artist Shaqúelle Whyte’s career is on a rapid upward trajectory. His work was included in Hauser & Wirth’s major group exhibition, Present Tense, which ran until the end of April, and now he has a solo show open at Pippy Houldsworth…
Welcome back to Something for the Week — your weekly selection of things to look at, read, listen to, and experience across the arts. If you like what you see, consider subscribing to the Something Curated newsletter. Yves Klein and the Tangible World at Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York Yves Klein and the Tangible World takes as its focus…
A staple of the contemporary art landscape, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has profoundly expanded the thinking around sculpture and space over the course of his four-decade spanning career. Sitting at the intersection of abstraction and representation, his tongue in cheek works reimagine familiar objects in unexpected and playful ways, encouraging viewers to see the commonplace…