Leading lights - Artists
Jiab Prachakul wins 2020 BP Portrait Award, this year not judged by BP rep
The BP Portrait Award, organised by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London, is among the most prestigious prizes that can be awarded to a work of portraiture. During this […]
MSCHF cut up a $30,000 Damien Hirst spot painting
Cutting up a $30,000 artwork might have some seeing spots at the mere thought of doing something so seemingly crazy. The faint of heart might want to stop there as […]
Damien Hirst spreads hope with Butterfly Rainbow to show solidarity with NHS
In the UK, rainbows have been popping up in windows and storefronts, from hand drawn creations to elaborate designs, as a reminder to stay positive during the pandemic as to […]
A poem for the world by Yayoi Kusama
Known for her polka-dotted pumpkins and glistening infinity rooms, Yayoi Kusama hasn’t slowed down despite being 91. However, the coronavirus pandemic put upcoming exhibitions of the Japanese artist’s works on […]
The prolific pace of Tim Mikula’s Endless Portrait Project
While the romantic ideal of using this time- where the majority of the population is on lockdown- as a window for pure, dedicated, artistic endeavours, the truth of the matter […]
How the iconic coronavirus illustration came to be
What’s red, orange, yellow, and grey all over? That’s right, the illustration for the novel coronavirus. It’s an image that has been used time and time again around the world […]
The Social Distancing Festival- an international platform of connection
We’ve been seeing an uptick in digital content consumption in the wake of the global COVID-19 crisis. And with the nigh-impossible feat of viewing art in person right now, artists […]
