A selection of paintings from Berlin-based artist Ruprecht von Kauffman (previously featured here). Von Kaufmann was born in Munich and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California. Forceful, emotional and purposefully unsettling, von Kaufmann’s work is full of dark humour and melancholy. While capturing moments that are at once deeply personal, his artworks often hint […]
French-Swiss artist Saype is continuing on his ambitious worldwide project, “Beyond Walls,” bringing it to Japan with an awe-inspiring display across multiple cities. From April 22nd to May 14th, 2023, four monumental landart paintings were painted by the artist in Okinawa, Nagasaki, Fuji, and Tokyo, forming the 17th step of this visionary endeavor. Saype’s artworks, crafted with natural pigments derived […]
A look at photographer Lindsay Ellary’s photobook, “Chin Up Baby, Smile.” Currently based between New York and Los Angeles, Lindsay has worked for clients such as Adidas, Nike, Vogue, and The New York Times. For this project, Lindsay offers up an intimate perspective of female youth. The images draw on the easy innocence of the subjects and the calculated tone […]
Welcome friends! Shout out to Joey, owner of the Village Works bookstore, whose new location opens this weekend on St Marks Place in Manhattan. Friday night the river of people flooded the banks in this pantheon to New York culture, history, and stylish bravado – and special guests Homesick were in the house to welcome the hundreds of excited streetwise […]
Welcome to the first American celebration of graffiti studies. The Tag Conference Brooklyn is set to be an impressive event, bringing together some of the most influential and pioneering voices in the field of graffiti studies. This groundbreaking event will take place on May 14th, 2023, in the heart of New York City. The conference focuses on the art of […]
May 12, 2023 Artists, BSA Film Friday f Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Rose B. Simpson in “Everday Icons” 2. Jan Kaláb – Via Designboom 3. ENESS – Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness BSA Special Feature: Rose B. Simpson in “Everday Icons” Meet Rose B. […]
“Yeahnahnesia,” “The Temple of Frivolous Wishes,” and Yok & Sheryo in PerthThe mysterious, trouble-making, wise-cracking, sporty, surfing graffiti-street-art-fine-art duo Yok & Sheryo haven’t graced our pages since pre-pandemic days, which may as well be the Paleolithic…
A collection of images by Los Angeles-based photographer Sydney Krantz (previously featured here). Formed during the height of the pandemic, the series was born out of grief — “Grief over relationships ending, friends dying, my stable mental health wavering, and the end of the world we once knew.” As a photographer who lives and breathes in bright colours, the images […]
Amidst the aesthetic avalanche that is Spring Art Week in New York, you will also find many artists have shows in galleries in Manhattan that are timed to catch the wayward art buyer or tastemaker who is in NYC just for another minute. It is an excellent way to expose the artist to a potentially new audience, to re-invite collectors […]
Amidst the aesthetic avalanche that is Spring Art Week in New York, you will also find many artists have shows in galleries in Manhattan that are timed to catch the wayward art buyer or tastemaker who is in NYC just for another minute. It is an excellent way to expose the artist to a potentially new audience, to re-invite collectors […]