Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Kukeri/ A Bulgarian Dance Tradition at Everyday Icons 2. Merch Alien Graffiti Via Superchief Gallery 3. Indecency Is Turning Love Into Hate. Via Indecline BSA Special Feature: Kukeri/ A Bulgarian Dance Tradition at Everyday Icons And you thought it all came from Nick […]
A selection of images from renowned Japanese photographer Toshio Shibata’s first monograph with Deadbeat Club. Described as a true collaboration between artist and publisher, “Day for Night,” presents 70 never-before-seen photographs Shibata made in the 1980’s. The concept behind the book is seemingly simple as it progresses through a series of nighttime photographs into a set of images taken during […]
Meet ten creators that helped turn a piece of metal into a piece of art. Ten years ago, we created a metal canvas. We called it a Displate. And at first, it was just that: a thin, rectangular metal sheet. The only thing bringing a Displate close to any form of art was a pleasant sound it made when it […]
It’s the poster rip, achieved in tile. Since the 1960s, with the Nouveau Réalisme art group, people like Jacques Villeglé became one of the first street artists to rip and lacerate posters wheat-pasted atop one another in thick layers. Each rip was revelatory, literally, and his process of collage through destruction captured the imagination of everyone from the American street […]
A selection of paintings and extremely detailed preparatory drawings by artist Nathan Walsh. While starting out firmly rooted in the “observable world,” Walsh’s artistic process involves shaping and manipulation in an effort to develop a new language of realist painting. Over the years, Walsh has built an archive of raw materials, objects and photographs, which he keeps in his studio […]
Chase Contemporary is announcing an upcoming solo exhibition for renowned graffiti artist Angel Ortiz, also known as LA II/ LA2. Titled “ODE 2 NYC,” the show will feature 30 new canvas works in Ortiz’s vibrant and playful geometric style, which evokes the atmosphere of early 1980s New York. Silver on Blue (H&T), 2022Acrylic & Silver marker on canvas60 x 72 […]
For our first-ever Booooooom Photo Awards we selected 6 winners, one for each category: CLIMATE, PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, SERENDIPITY, COMMUNITY. Here is our interview with PEOPLE Winner Amber Hakim. Currently based between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Amber is a photographer who focuses on the cross-section of fashion, culture, and identity. With a background in Fine Art, she utilizes light […]
May 2, 2023 Artists “Substratum” is the latest exhibition by Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo n the occasion of the Fotografia Europea Festival. Borondo, a renowned street artist, is set to unveil his latest project, taking a measured look at the complex themes of cultural heritage and its conservation. Through a combination of analog and digital photography, Borondo challenges viewers to […]
May 2, 2023 Artists “Substratum” is the latest exhibition by Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo n the occasion of the Fotografia Europea Festival. Borondo, a renowned street artist, is set to unveil his latest project, taking a measured look at the complex themes of cultural heritage and its conservation. Through a combination of analog and digital photography, Borondo challenges viewers to […]
A selection of paintings by Paris-based artist Inès Longevial (previously featured here). Working mostly around self-portraiture, Longevial approaches painting like problem solving, attempting to capture the feelings and emotions projected on the skin. Longevial devoted herself to drawing from an early age and is particularly interested in the “pleasure of color and the part it occupies in our lives.” Her […]