ZSÓFIA KERESZTES – IN ETHYLENE ARMS

Posted on 2023-08-28

Zsófia Keresztes is a leading figure in contemporary Hungarian art, where her sculptural style is characterized by amorphous, anthropomorphic forms, reminiscent of both surrealist flesh and post-human, virtual bodies. Significant for her work in recent years is the use of glass mosaics within her sculptures. Keresztes manages to free the rigid lines and grid inherent in the mosaic structure, subordinating them to her fluid forms, which appear to be in constant flux. In particular, one of the primary motivations for incorporating mosaic into her works was the glossy sheen of the glass, which reminded the artist of the shiny, smooth surface of internal organs. Indeed, her sculptures are almost painfully reminiscent of flesh, organs, and fantastical, brutalized bodies, often bound in a suffocating embrace between tenderness and cannibalism. Although loaded with multiple meanings and references to mythological images and theoretical texts, her works are distinguished by a certain levity and elusiveness.

Opposite – Installation view

Exhibition runs through to November 11th, 2023

KÖNIG GALERIE
St. Agnes – Alexandrinenstr, 118-121
10969 Berlin
Germany

www.koeniggalerie.com

  

DERRICK ADAMS – COME AS YOU ARE

Posted on 2023-08-28

The exhibition’s title offers encouragement to be present without the need to conceal one’s true self, dreams, and aspirations—a prompt to shed the pressures of adaptation and conformity. Adams counters hackneyed narratives by presenting figures in moments of carefree leisure, inspired by his belief in the constructive power of scenes that uplift and support Black culture. Adding elements of fantastical daydreams along with a few icons familiar from previous series, he dramatizes lived experience and self-actualization in compositions that balance vivid and muted tones, flat planes and multidimensional space.

Opposite – Lookie Loos, 2023

Exhibition runs through to October 28th, 2023

Gagosian
456 North Camden Drive
CA 90210 Beverly Hills
USA

gagosian.com

  

HAMED OUATTARA – BOLIBANA

Posted on 2023-08-28

Hamed Ouattara, one of the most prominent voices in the world of contemporary African design, marks his American debut by unveiling a new body of work and featuring a continuation of his characteristic modes of making. In the Bamana language of West Africa, ‘Bolibana’ refers to the unusual end of a journey, a transformation. Known for upcycling discarded materials, such as his signature oil drums, into distinctively colorful works, Ouattara engages with industrial debris to tell an unusual end to the story of waste and global trade.

Opposite – Afrikya (Africia), 2022

Exhibition runs through to September 13th, 2023

Friedman Benda
8260 Marmont Lane
CA 90069 Los Angeles
USA

www.friedmanbenda.com

  

JAMES BARNOR – ACCRA/LONDON

Posted on 2023-08-28

This exhibition of Ginsberg’s personal photographs balances our understanding of the public, outspoken poet and most prominent figure of the Beat Generation. At his core, Allen Ginsberg was a witness and chronicler of the world; his profound admiration for the beauty of the vernacular, intense observation, and celebration of the present moment guided his photography and poetry. The photographs included in this exhibition are joyful, often tender, sometimes profound while at other times humorous – and capture Ginsberg’s numerous meaningful relationships.

Opposite – Studio Ever Young, Accra, c. 1950s

Exhibition runs through to October 15th, 2023

Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit
MI 48202

dia.org

  

GOLDA

Posted on 2023-08-28

Golda is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Helen Mirren), faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction, must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet, and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber), with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation and leave her with a controversial legacy around the world.

In theatres October 6th, 2023

golda

  

KISS LAND COLLECTION BY THE WEEKND

Posted on 2023-08-28

Superstar singer-song writer The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) celebrates the 10th Anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, Kiss Land, with a new art toy collaboration with Superplastic. The Kiss Land art toy collection features a new vinyl figure blending the R&B artist’s Super Fantastic Red Panda Cat mascot with Superplastic’s SuperJanky figure. This red panda cat—with striped tail— is hip to the future of entertainment with its removable VR goggles. Diving into the design, the figure appears to have a custom head with sculpted nose, new sculpted tail and standard SuperJanky body.

theweeknd.com