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"Your current set-up may not be aligning with where you want to be"

Transitioning into a new industry can be challenging, requiring time to adjust and align with personal values for creative motivation.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
2 hours ago

The metallic graphics of Jump Jirakaweekul are rooted in the ancient but feel sharp and current

Jump Jirakaweekul blends graphic design and illustration to create fluid imagery that balances structure and personal expression.
Design
fromBig Think
13 hours ago

"Agreeable Gray": How color vanished from modern life (and why it's coming back)

The most popular house paint colors in the U.S. are predominantly gray, beige, or off-white, reflecting a trend known as 'the grayening.'
fromBOOOOOOOM!
22 hours ago

Pictoplasma Berlin 2026

Pictoplasma is the world's leading conference on contemporary character-driven creativity, focusing on storytelling and how characters shape emotion, identity, and meaning.
Berlin
Film
fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

Watch 434 Avant-Garde and Surreal Short Films Online: Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Luis Bunuel and Many More

Hollywood faces a crisis with declining interest in films, prompting a search for re-enchantment through experimental cinema.
Photography
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

40+ Contemporary Architectural Works Across Ecuador Captured by Francesco Russo and Luca Piffaretti

Photographers document Ecuador's architecture and landscapes, highlighting the country's evolving identity and the interplay between built environments and natural surroundings.
#ai
fromMedium
1 week ago
Graphic design

Disruption has a shape. Design history shows us what it is.

AI is causing anxiety in design, echoing past technological disruptions like the printing press and desktop publishing.
Graphic design
fromMedium
1 week ago

Disruption has a shape. Design history shows us what it is.

AI is causing anxiety in design, echoing past technological disruptions like the printing press and desktop publishing.
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

How Some People Became So Averse to Hype

Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Media industry
#art-exhibitions
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Estonia exports a modernist, Glasgow gets poetic and Leonora Carrington goes wild the week in art

Estonia's modernist painter Konrad Magi is featured in an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery from March to July.
Writing
fromItsnicethat
4 days ago

Elizabeth Goodspeed on why design writing needs designers writing

Writing and design stem from a shared love of history and complex ideas, with personal expression being key to the author's creative process.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

The US is no longer the go-to place': How Korean culture is taking Latin America by storm

The Korean wave or hallyu that brought the country's culture to the world has now well and truly engulfed Latin America.
Madrid food
fromPhilosophynow
6 days ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
UX design
fromMedium
6 days ago

Rethinking design awards in an AI world

AI's integration into design necessitates a reevaluation of award judging criteria to acknowledge human creativity alongside automation.
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

The Illusion of Lightness: Designing Civic Voids for Public Life

The original intent of pilotis was to create a sense of lightness that would allow circulation and light to flow beneath a structure, but contemporary requirements render thin columns insufficient for large-scale civic projects.
Renovation
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

8 unapologetically trans-owned businesses redefining fashion, art, and more - LGBTQ Nation

Trans individuals significantly influence culture and deserve visibility and support, especially through trans-owned businesses.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 day ago

This Artist Creates Dark Wood-Burned Illustrations Exploring Identity And The Human Psyche

Robb is an Italian artist known for his intricate pyrography, creating dark, psychological imagery that explores themes of identity and isolation.
Design
fromDesign Milk
3 days ago

OUTSIDERS Investigates the Space Between Society and Solitude

Modern design challenges conventional public seating to enhance social interaction and presence in urban spaces.
#photography
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Occasionally a picture can change the course of history': 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world

Photographs possess the power to reveal truths and alter perceptions, often linking public figures to scandals in ways that words cannot.
Photography
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

Alejandro Cartagena's Mexico in Flux

Photographs capture the transformation of landscapes and suburban growth, reflecting themes of isolation and environmental change.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
5 days ago

ROOM FOR DREAMS: immersive installations, cinema and talks at milan design week 2026

ROOM FOR DREAMS becomes a living manifesto for utopian optimism, creative courage, and the power of imagination through a multilayered approach where large scale installations, cinematic storytelling, live conversations, and ritual-driven encounters converge.
Berlin
#expo-chicago
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Really, you made this without AI? Prove it

Labeling human-made content is essential as AI-generated works proliferate, creating confusion and skepticism among audiences.
Design
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Architectures of the Gaze: 25 Viewpoints for Experiencing the Landscape

Viewpoints are structures designed for observing the landscape from elevated positions. They act as devices that organize the gaze and establish a direct relationship between the body and the territory.
Philosophy
Arts
fromHyperallergic
21 hours ago

Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds

The Jewish Museum presents the first US exhibition focusing on Paul Klee's late work, highlighting his response to 1930s fascism.
Berlin
fromArtforum
6 days ago

Bettina's Obsessive Geometries: The Search for a Fourth Dimension

Bettina's artistic journey includes innovative photography and sculptures, showcasing organic forms and a retreat from public life as her productivity increased.
#architecture
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
6 days ago

Light, Lighter, Lightest: ArchDaily's April Editorial Focus

Building lightly is an ecological and ethical imperative shaped by environmental concerns and technological advancements.
Design
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Reversible Cultural Pavilion Activates Public Space in Frankfurt 2026

Spain's pavilion for World Design Capital 2026 emphasizes reversible cultural infrastructure and innovative materials to address environmental and social challenges.
fromArtnet News
1 day ago

The Business of KAWS: What Data and a Museum Show Reveal About His Market | Artnet News

KAWS has shown an uncanny ability to connect with a wide variety of people. Younger buyers clamor for his $50 Uniqlo T-shirts, while trophy-hunting collectors shell out millions for paintings.
Arts
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
6 days ago

Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums

Generative AI poses a significant threat to creative professionals, impacting job prospects and sparking protests among students.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain

The export of a significant Mexican art collection to Spain has caused outrage among cultural professionals in Mexico.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

14 Major Museum Projects Currently in Progress Around the World

Numerous museum projects are being developed globally, reflecting a shift towards cultural institutions as public spaces for education and civic engagement.
#art
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

In praise of upheaval: Women, art, and the refusal of stillness | amNewYork

Art emerges from upheaval, reflecting change as an inherent female quality and rejecting imposed stillness.
Arts
fromIrish Independent
6 days ago

'You have to step in and experience it' - artists on the rise of AI-generated art and the 'essential' gallery visit

Miriam Fitzgerald Juskova's exhibit combines paper quilling with mathematics, showcasing intricate art that engages viewers and emphasizes the value of handmade creations.
fromArtnet News
3 days ago

The Printmaker Who Became a Hero of Mexican Cultural Identity

Frida Kahlo, during her 1933 trip to New York, created a colorful haven in her hotel room by covering the walls with prints by José Guadalupe Posada, which depicted sensational news and political imagery.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Required Reading

Calida Rawles' art explores the duality of water as both healing and destructive within the Black diaspora's history.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

How Contemporary Design Fairs Are Redefining Craft

Design fairs remain essential for experiencing the full character of objects, emphasizing craft, innovation, and global collaboration.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago

The identity for Spatial festival feels aptly three-dimensional

Motion was integrated as a foundational design element rather than an afterthought, creating a dynamic, three-dimensional brand identity that responds to physical and digital spaces.
Arts
fromBerlin Art Link
4 days ago

Review of Group Show Anahita Sadighi Gallery | Berlin Art Link

The exhibition 'Let Us Believe in the Dawn of Spring' celebrates renewal through diverse artistic expressions coinciding with the Persian New Year.
Arts
fromColossal
3 days ago

Explore Art UK's Digital Database of More Than 6,600 Street Art Murals

Art UK archives over 21,000 public artworks, including street art and murals, to preserve ephemeral experiences and document local history.
Arts
fromArtforum
6 days ago

The Biennial as Art Form in an Age of Global Fatigue

Art forms evolve with institutional structures, but can face decline as those structures change or disappear.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Photographers documented the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ramadan in Gaza, Russian airstrikes in Odesa, and severe flooding in France.
Arts
fromArtforum
6 days ago

Can the Biennial Serve a City, or Just "Big Art"?

Regional juried exhibitions have evolved, with new triennials emerging to address local artmaking and economic growth, but face challenges in meeting diverse expectations.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications for art-related positions often include unconventional traits and low compensation.
Arts
fromArtforum
6 days ago

Biennials and the Environmental Cost of Global Art

Biennials embody complex circulations of art, audiences, and resources, raising ecological concerns about mobility and engagement in cultural contexts.
fromBOOOOOOOM!
5 days ago

"Idling" by Artist Greta Kresse

"These paintings merge the landscape and the intimacy of windows through the framing of the car, bridging the two realms I've typically explored separately. The car becomes a meditation on transition, on existing simultaneously here and elsewhere."
Arts
fromColossal
6 days ago

Anoushka Mirchandani Conjures Ancient Mythological Nature Spirits in Vibrant Oil Paintings

These water-women are beings of transformation, embodying sensuality, cosmic energy, and the transmission of matrilineal knowledge.
Arts
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Global photojournalists documented ICE operations, Russian airstrikes, protests in Greenland and Sakhnin, and the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat last week.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

The Art Consultancy Firm Saying No to the Attention Economy

Approximately Blue prioritizes anonymity and substance over visibility and social media presence in the contemporary art market.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Social Malpractice in the Age of Cultural Compliance

Socially engaged art faces challenges in a world increasingly hostile to independent thought and public expression.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Hong Kong show offers 'most comprehensive survey' of 21st-century Chinese art

We want to make this the most comprehensive historical survey of Chinese art in the first quarter of the 21st century. That was the first exhibition to introduce Chinese experimental art to the international art world, right after the end of the Cold War.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Before the "Global South," Indian Modernists Dreamed of Solidarity

Atreyee Gupta's book connects Indian art and anticolonial thought, emphasizing the need to decolonize Western frameworks in understanding Global Modernisms.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Are We Entering a Post-Individual Era of Art? | Artnet News

Artist Christopher Kulendran Thomas explores how technology reshapes human identity through AI-generated imagery, deepfake interviews, and installations examining political systems and future trajectories.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Islamic Futurism Here and Now

Contemporary Islamic artists advance visual traditions through calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making, while global art institutions face boycott demands and labor disputes.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Artists Set Islamic Futurism Into Motion

Contemporary Muslim artists use calligraphy, installation, and speculative image-making rooted in Islamic philosophy and medieval traditions to imagine and shape Muslim futures.
Arts
fromwww.jezebel.com
4 weeks ago

There's Not Enough Women Beheading Men in Art Anymore

Renaissance art frequently depicted women beheading men in biblical scenes, particularly Judith and Holofernes and Salome with John the Baptist's head, representing a powerful artistic tradition largely absent from contemporary art.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

What Do You Think of Asia's Biennials? We Want to Know | Artnet News

Asia hosts multiple concurrent biennials serving as cultural, economic, and political tools for cities and nations to promote themselves globally and develop local art markets.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

What Will Define Art in 2026? Key Themes From the Big U.S. Shows | Artnet News

Three major 2026 U.S. art surveys reveal emerging curatorial patterns emphasizing folklore, natural-human boundaries, Black history, and collective identity through shared artist selections.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
#art-books
Arts
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 signs you appreciate art, music, and culture on a deeper level than most people - Silicon Canals

Some people experience art deeply, reacting emotionally and perceiving subtle artistic cues that reveal heightened sensitivity and meaningful connections to creative expression.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time

Crowd-curated liminal photography captures eerie, nostalgic unease in abandoned commercial spaces, reflecting a collective artistic response to late-capitalist decline.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Does It Have to Mean Something to Be Great?

Joanne Greenbaum combines diverse media and mark-making to create cohesive paintings where individual elements retain distinctiveness, blending stillness with accelerating movement.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art Movements: New Leaders Everywhere

Jean Cooney will become executive director of Creative Time; major museum leadership changes include Sally Tallant leaving Queens Museum, Yasha Grobman in Jerusalem, and Amy Sherald signing with CAA.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Uman's Diasporic Abstraction

Uman's work evokes floating, mutable memories that bridge a lost homeland and the imagined labor of dreaming it back into existence.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

A Surprisingly Enjoyable Show About Critical Theory

Echo Delay Reverb examines French critical theory's influence on American art, highlighting Francophone thinkers and artworks addressing labor, incarceration, materiality, and formal contrasts.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Archival Art Will Not Save Us

Archival work supports historical recovery and cultural self-understanding, but not every artwork must be archival and political work requires action beyond mere presence.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

How the Debates Over Art, Race, and Tech Have Changed | Artnet News

Aria Dean bridges digital-culture critique and race-centered work, culminating in The Color Scheme, a theatrical fusion of theory and performance set in 1920s Berlin.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color

In the autumn of 2022, Max and I walked up the iconic steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to visit Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color. As the young son of a professional classicist, and a burgeoning one himself, my museum partner already knew about the ancient history of painted statues when we began to explore the galleries. Max's knowledge seemed the exception rather than the rule.
Arts
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on living more creatively: a daily dose of art | Editorial

Daily engagement in creative activities improves physical and mental health, reduces mortality risk, and should be prioritized alongside diet and exercise.
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